Breaking the Indonesian society’s perception about pesantren only focuses on learning Islam in a traditional way is a new challenge in this modern era. Pesantren needs to adjust to the development of digital era right now in order to spread and shape the information related to Islam with the easiest way in which people in society can get the Islamic teaching and knowledge fast and efficiently. This research was intended to scrutinize the implementation and challenge of using digital media in 3 pesantren: Muhammadiyah Modern Boarding School, Al-Amien, As Sa’idiyah in Kediri and their challenges in transforming from ngaji (reciting Holy Qur’an) with traditional to modern digital media. The research used qualitative descriptive in analyzing the data related to the implementation and challenge of using digital media in learning. 10 ustadz and 10 ustadzah (teachers in pesantren) participated as the respondents in the study. The data were collected through observation and in-depth semi-structured interviews. The findings revealed that this pesantren applies teaching and learning integrated with ngaji digital through social media: live streaming on social media YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and Spotify with some reasons to; introduce and Islam as a part of (da’wah), get positive feedback and trust from society, break the society’s perception about conservative pesantren, and build connection. However, it was also found some challenges related to the society’s perception of conservative culture regarding the role of pesantren itself. In short, the digital media can a tool of a dynamic transformation process in spreading the information regarding Islam.
Nurul Aini (Tue,) studied this question.