Digital Technology Adoption for Instruction Aids: Insight into Teaching Material Content

This study aims to examine the strategic approach on adapting and adopting the teaching aids with the support of digital multimedia to help in teaching process amongst Islamic education teachers. The method of this study was through the qualitative approach with an interview design, observation and document review was used in this study. Through using a purposive sampling method, the sample of this study consisted of five Islamic education teachers and three trainee teachers. The results of research data from interviews were analysed using thematic methods and grouped according to themes to achieve the objectives of the study. The findings of the study show that all teachers know what is meant by the teaching aids as well as their function in the teaching of Islamic education and know how to use the digital media-based teaching aids and also the factors that support and prevent the use of media-based teaching aids in the teaching. The researcher in the observation section has included the method and use of each of the teaching aids while the factors that support the use are to attract students’ interest and facilitate the teacher's teaching. The hindering factor is more the lack of internet achievement and the lack of time which results in some teachers using other skills. In conclusion, this study shows the advantages and methods of using teaching aid based on digital media in the teaching of Islamic education. The contribution of this study shows that a qualitative approach using the interview method provides more in-depth data and can contribute to stakeholders more clearly.