Social media as learning resources: Teacher creativity in society 5.0

This study analyses the extent of teacher creativity in the utilisation of social media as a learning resource in the digital era. It employed descriptive qualitative and quantitative approaches. The respondents (n=14) are 8 Mathematics teachers at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri 1 Malang and 6 Mathematics teachers at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Malang. Three domains of creativity were explored including teachers’ acting and thinking flexibility; ability to express ideas; and ability to adapt to a new environment. The results show that teachers’ acting and thinking flexibility scored 3.83; teachers’ ability to express ideas scored 3.93; and teachers’ ability to adapt to a new environment scored 3.89. The overall average score is 3.88, meaning that teachers’ creativity in utilizing social media as a learning resource is high.