Digital Virtual Reality Teaching Aids In Islamic Education

Abstract

The teacher’s expertise in using various educational resources is the most critical point in planning a quality teaching and learning session (PdPc) in the classroom. Learning objectives become a priority that must be achieved especially in Islamic education. Furthermore, Islamic education is central to the formation of the student’s identity, especially their spiritual aspect. Sirah, as taught in Islamic education, is closely related to the story of Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam (SAW) and the history of his life. Thus, mastery in Sirah will produce students who will idolize Prophet Muhammad throughout their lives. Sirah enables students to appreciate the struggles and promote learning concepts in terms of recognizing Prophet Muhammad’s personality, leadership, servitude, family, manners and commendable morals. This concept paper aims to identify teaching aids (TA) that are often used by Islamic education teachers (GPI) as well as to identify the application of virtual reality (VR) in the teaching of Sirah in primary school. The discussion, findings and implications of the study are stated in order to inspire new ideas for future researchers as well as to benefit the teaching of Sirah as a whole.