This article aims to illustrate the use of several media to explore the character of Diponegoro from Edgar Dale Experience Cone. Media to explore Indonesian hero characters, is very important to respond to the changes in Revolution 4.0 because using the media of student learning easily absorbs abstract things into concrete as described by Edgar Dale's theory. This article uses descriptive qualitative methods to illustrate the use of several historical and media learning media in accordance with Edgar Dale's theory, specifically to discuss the character of Diponegoro. The results of this study serve to strengthen the character of the nation's children, so that with the existing technological advances do not change their identity and identity as a culture-rich nation. The hope is that historical educators can innovate with learning media that is adapted to contextual history learning to deal with changes in Revolution 4.0.

DOI: doi.org/10.24071/snfkip.2018.07