Primary School Teachers and Learning Media in the Era of Education 4.0

Education era 4.0 demands teachers to be more competent since the nation’s progress is determined by education quality, particularly in the primary education level. However, education in Indonesia, especially in Eastern Indonesia, is very apprehensive due to limited facilities and infrastructure as one of the factors that trigger the low quality of education and human resources. The information technology utilization, specifically computer applications for primary school teachers, has not yet run well and equal. Other educational levels that still implement conventional learning that is no longer able to fulfil educational needs for complex societies require innovations and media to address this issue. A preliminary survey in several primary schools in Gorontalo revealed that teachers wanted to use computer applications as the learning media. The training of utilizing computer applications for primary school teachers is not the only solution to improve students’ comprehension about learning topics. A good cooperation between related institutions or agencies is required to produce teachers who understand technology in education era 4.0. Higher education institutions that will produce quality teachers should arrange a course curriculum that highly influences students as the teacher candidate. School members should also provide supporting facilities for an effective learning process.