1. Previous Studies on Students’ Lived Experience
Previous studies of students’ lived experience are put first to highlight the context in which this research is placed. This starts by presenting the results of the
studies conducted in other countries and by presenting the results of the studies conducted in Indonesia, specifically in Jogjakarta. These are presented in order to
discuss what have been found in similar researches and to give a general overview of what this research can contribute. The studies mostly reveal empirical meaning
about the use of multimedia in any types and how the media has created meaning to students’ life. Meanwhile, one of the studies has revealed a little about
transcendent meaning. The previous studies have provided context of this research; that this research is trying to dig much deeper empirical and
transcendent meaning to provide more complete understanding. It is also especially because transcendent meaning is not fully addressed by the previous
studies. There are some reports about students’ lived experience in learning with
the aid of multimedia. One of those reports is the study on students’ lived experience of blog-assisted learning. One of the participants mentions that “This
is very convenient because I don’t need to worry about forgetting to bring the material or rushing to school to hand in the assignments to the office” Lin, Lin,
Groom: 2013. It is an advantage that students can take. She feels that it makes learning easier without having too worried about being late. Another participant
also thinks that it is beneficial. She says, “Blogs are convenient because I can access material or review your referring to the teacher notes any time I like”
Lin, Lin, Groom: 2013. Blogs make the materials more accessible. It is easier
to go back and carefully read the materials which she still does not understand. She is also able to read it many times.
Meanwhile, there are also some things which are less convenient. The most inconvenient thing is when other readers read their blog and find
grammatical mistakes. A participant tells that what makes her worried is “there would be more people spotting my grammatical mistakes…They may laugh at
me” Lin, Lin, Groom: 2013. Students’ anxiety will likely to make them unable to write freely. They think that whatever they post, they have to make sure that
everything is correct. Yet, for other students, they are not afraid of it. It is because they always check everything before they post a writing composition.
Students’ understanding about the materials and also their motivation and attitude are things which can be observed. Most participants in those studies have
stated the empirical meaning, such as how they can learn more easily through blog-assisted learning. The texts obtained from the participants contain
information about empirical meaning only. There is not any explanation about how it affects their life beyond what can be seen and how it made them more self-
actualized. Those studies have not revealed what students’ feel beyond those academic things. The next study presented her, however, is able to reveal the
transcendent meaning. It revealed something which is more than the process and the result of learning itself. Another research is the one studying students’ lived
experience in their interaction in distance learning courses. Participants of this study showed that they had different point of view. Liu 2008 mentions that one
of participants say,
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