Delivering blended learning for generation Z: When will we be ready?

Teaching and learning have shifted from synchronous meetings in the classroom and laboratory to virtual synchronous and asynchronous meetings. Teaching and learning can take place anytime and anywhere. The availability of ICT infrastructure is one of the supporting factors for teaching and learning in today's Education 4.0. This article describes the availability of ICT facilities to support blended learning. Accidental sampling was conducted on 56 lecturers of the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY), who participated in a webinar and filled out polls. The polls revealed that nearly 72% of respondents had subscribed to Internet Service Providers and cellular data packages. Total respondents who own laptops or PCs with Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3 processor specifications were only 23%, yet a mere 4% still own lower processors specifications. Cloud-based software provided by UNY, such as Microsoft 365, was only used by 46% of respondents. The availability of facilities to support virtual synchronous meetings included headset 96%, Zoom educational license 86%, and interactive application 18%. In contrast, facilities to support asynchronous meetings were owned only by less than 60% of respondents, including condenser or clip-on microphone types, graphic pads, video editing software, screen recording software, and project management software. Facilities to support collaborative asynchronous activities such as Google Workspace were applied by 66% of respondents. The availability of ICT facilities supporting teaching and learning is an indicator of readiness for Education 4.0, and this study shows it needs to be improved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]