ADAPTASI DIFUSI INOVASI DALAM MEDIA EDUKASI HISTORIKAL MONUMEN TUGU MUDA SEMARANG
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https://doi.org/10.33633/ja.v2i1.2697Abstract
AbstraksiBangunan-bangunan ikonik di kota Semarang menjadi saksi perjuangan masyarakat dalammelawan penjajah. Salah satunya yaitu monumen Tugu Muda sebagai simbol pertempuranlima hari Semarang. Peristiwa tersebut dikenang dalam teatrikal yang ramai ditonton olehkalangan remaja hingga orang tua. Di sisi lain, penceritaan peristiwa bersejarah tersebutjustru belum bisa dinikmati oleh anak-anak, sebagai generasi emas Indonesia. Anak-anakhanya mengetahuinya dari buku bacaan. Padahal, karakter anak dalam menyerap informasisangat membutuhkan cara tepat diantaranya dalam empat gaya, yaitu: auditori, visual,reading, dan kinestetik. Berdasarkan permasalahan tersebut, maka dibutuhkan media edukasiyang bisa menggabungkan keempat gaya tersebut untuk memberi pengetahuan kepada anaktentang cerita historikal Tugu Muda secara efektif, komunikatif, dan menyenangkan denganmengadaptasi teori Difusi-Inovasi berupa konsep miniatur yang ditata mengacu pada lingkungansekitar Tugu Muda. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif sesuai dengan permasalahanyang diangkat. Pemanfaatan konsep miniatur menjadi cara baru yang melibatkan kemampuanmendengar, melihat, membaca, serta gerak aktif anak-anak. Hasil dari penelitian ini yaitu mockup miniatur Tugu Muda yang berisi visualisasi suasana monumen beserta beberapa karakterpejuang dan penjajah, yang dikembangkan melalui design thinking.  Kata Kunci: design thinking, difusi-inovasi, edukasi, miniatur, Tugu Muda AbstractThe iconical building in Semarang become prove about peoples struggle againts invaders.One of them is Tugu Muda as a symbol of the Semarang five days battle. That incident isremembered through theatrical which is watched by teenagers to parents. On the other side,the storytelling about that historical incident has not been enjoyed by children yet, which areIndonesia golden generation. Children know that story only from books. Whereas, children’scharacter in obtaining information needs the right way, including in four styles, namely:auditory, visual, reading, and kinesthetic. Based on that problem, an educational media isneeded to combine four styles to share knowledge for children about Tugu Muda historicalstory effectively, communicatively, and pleasantly by adapting Difusion-innovation theoryin form of miniature concept which is arranged according to the environtment around TuguMuda. This research uses qualitative methods according to the main problem. The usage ofminiature concept becomes a new way which involves children’s ability of listening, seeing,reading, and practicing. The result of this research is mock up about Tugu Muda miniaturewhich contains visualization of the monument situation along with some characters of warriorand invader, which is developed through design thinking.Keywords: design thinking, diffusion-innovation, education, miniature, Tugu MudaÂDownloads
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2019-07-24
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