Learning Laboratory
The history learning laboratory is a learning space that is specifically designed to support the process of learning history that is active, contextual, and source-oriented. Unlike laboratories in the field of exact sciences that are identical to experiments and testing, the history laboratory functions as a means to present a real history learning experience, through direct observation of documents, artefacts, visual media, and simulations of historical events.
The history learning laboratory becomes an important means in developing students’ competence in understanding, studying, and reflecting on historical events in a deeper and more meaningful way. In the laboratory, students are not only equipped with factual knowledge about history but are also actively involved in the historical reasoning process through a source-based approach or media and contextual learning experiences.
Through various activities held in the laboratory such as observation of historical dioramas, interpretation of artifacts, utilization of visual media, and simulation of events, students are trained to develop critical, analytical, and chronological thinking skills. These activities not only hone academic abilities, but also encourage the birth of historical awareness in students, namely awareness of the importance of history as a foundation for identity, culture, and national life.
The integration of the immersive learning approach in the history learning laboratory also strengthens the role of the laboratory as a learning environment that is able to touch the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor aspects of students. By presenting a learning experience that is close to the reality of the past, students not only receive historical information, but also experience it actively, either through simulations, documentaries, or interactive visual projects.
The history learning laboratory developed in the History Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Lambung Mangkurat University, has unique characteristics and is relevant to the needs of history learning in the 21st century. As part of an effort to strengthen experience-based learning, this laboratory does not rely on original historical documents such as archives or ancient manuscripts, but rather optimizes various forms of representative media and educational technology as a means to build students’ historical understanding.
Students of the History Education Study Program as learning objects in this laboratory are directed to not only understand history theoretically, but also experience a contextual, reflective, and participatory learning process. The media used in the laboratory include miniatures of historical buildings and events, visual infographics, chronological maps, documentary films, and the latest technological support such as educational podcast rooms and Virtual Reality (VR)-based learning devices.
Immersive Learning Tools
Virtual Reality (VR): The laboratory has forty units VR devices that allow students to “enter” historical simulations, such as the colonial era, the kingdom era, or prehistoric life, to enhance the immersion-based learning experience.
The use of Virtual Reality devices in the laboratory opens up opportunities for students to experience historical events in the form of three-dimensional simulations. With this technology, students can “enter” past situations imaginatively and interactively, such as witnessing the life of the kingdom, the struggle for independence, or the atmosphere of the colonial era, so that the learning process becomes more alive and memorable.
Students can use VR devices to explore historical simulations such as the conditions of society during the kingdom, colonial period, or prehistoric times. This experience allows students to understand history in an immersive and reflective way, and evaluate how technology can enrich the process of learning history in the classroom.
Collection of Miniatures and Historical Representative Media
Miniatures serve as visual representations of history that students can observe directly. This collection includes:
- Miniature Historical Buildings:
- Miniature of Prambanan Temple
- Miniature of Borobudur Temple
- High Roof House Miniature
- Miniature of Dayak Betang House
- Miniature Banjar Household
- Miniature Traditional Transportation Tools:
- Miniature Jukung Sudur
- Miniature Jukung Patai
- Thematic History Miniatures:
- Miniature History of Asia
- Miniature European History
- Miniature History of Indonesia
- Miniature of Ancient Humans
These miniatures serve as visual aids that enrich students’ understanding of the cultural characteristics, architecture, and social life of the past.
Audio-Visual Media and Podcast Production
The laboratory has complete facilities for creating History content:
- Podcast Microphone & Audio Mixer: Used for the production of educational podcasts with a history
- Active Speaker: Supports learning audio needs in presentation rooms.
- Studio Lighting & Studio Lights: Used in video and podcast production for optimal lighting.
- Dedicated Podcast Room (Podcast Round Table, Comfortable Chairs): This facility creates a professional atmosphere in the production of student audio-visual
Technology and Multimedia Equipment
This equipment supports technology-based learning processes:
- LCD Projector & LCD Projector Screen: To display learning materials visually and attractively.
- Television & Smart Television 32″: Show historical documentaries, films, or other visual content.
- DSLR Camera & Handy Cam: Used for documentation of activities and creation of historical content by
- Printer, IP Phone, All-In-One Computer-UPS, Laptop: Supports administrative operations, presentations, and digital-based tasks.
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