Perancangan Sistem E-Learning Berbasis Ajax dalam tesis ini bertujuan untuk melengkapi metode pembelajaran di Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri (STAIN) Pontianak. Pada tesis ini, E-Learning dijadikan sebagai solusi terhadap pelbagai keterbatasan individual dan instusional. Dalam konteks tersebut, E-Learning dipahami sebagai konsep keterperantaraan-tekhnologi pembelajaran. Hal tersebut lebih dimaksudkan untuk meningkatkan kualitas pendidikan pada STAIN. Di lain sisi, E-Learning di STAIN akan semakin mengakrabkan Civitas Kampus dengan Dunia Tekhnologi, secara lebih khusus Seputar Komputer. Perancangan Sistem E-Learning Berbasis AJAX (Asynchronous Javascript Xml) dipilih karena memiliki beberapa keunggulan. E-Learning basis tekhnologi AJAX di sini didukung dengan penggunaan program Framework Xajax. Selain memudahkan rancang bangun E-Learning ini, Framework Xajax digunakan untuk membuat Javasript di server dengan dukungan AJAX dalam browser yang terhubung kepada Php. AJAX merupakan gabungan sejumlah teknologi yang terdiri dari Xhtml, Dom, Css, Xslt dan Javascript. Melalui tekhnologi AJAX inilah sisi keunggulan E-Learning dalam tesis ini memiliki keunggulan. Hal ini tentu untuk menutupi kelemahan E-Learning model konvensional. E-Learning basis AJAX akan tampil lebih interaktif dan responsive, sehingga lebih mendukung proses pembelajaran di STAIN Pontianak. Selanjutnya, E-Learning Basis AJAX ini akan diaplikasikan pada Jaringan Internet di STAIN Pontianak. Pada tahap inilah, E-Learning dapat difungsikan sebagaimana diharapkan, yakn

Designing E-learning system based on AJAX in this thesis has to complete a learning method in Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri (STAIN) Pontianak as a purpose in this thesis. In this thesis, E-learning has been created as solution to solve the limitation of individual or institution. On this context, E-learning has been understood as a mediator of learning technology concept. The most goal of E-learning is to increase the quality of education in STAIN, but in the other side E-learning in STAIN will make all persons in this campus more familiar with technology, especially on computer subject. Designing E-learning system based on AJAX has been choosen because E-learning has many superiority. E-learning based on AJAX technology has been supported by Framework Xajax. Framework Xajax was not only to make easy the development of E-learning but also to make Java Script on Server supported by AJAX on browser which has a connection with PHP. AJAX is a union of many technology such as XHTML, DOM, CSS, XSLT and Java Script. Using AJAX on this E-learning was the superiority of this thesis. E-learning based on AJAX can cover the limitation of E-learning based on conventional model. E-learning based on AJAX will be perform more interactive and responsive, so it can support the learning process in STAIN Pontianak. After this, E-learning based on AJAX will be applied on Internet network in STAIN Pontianak. On this step, E-learning can be used as much as that we hoped, like E-learning was a mediator technology on the learning process in STAIN Pontianak environment.

Kata Kunci : E Learning, Perancangan, AJAX, Mediator – Learning Technology