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Enhancing Design Thinking Skills through a Multi-Interaction Blended Project-Based Learning Model in Higher Education
No full textThis study develops a multi-interaction-based Project-Based Learning (PJBL) model aimed at enhancing design thinking skills among higher education students. Addressing the challenges of the Education 4.0 era, this model emphasizes critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity, which are essential competencies for students. Using the ADDIE framework (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, Evaluate), the research involves needs analysis, model design, development of learning tools, experimental implementation, and effectiveness evaluation. The findings indicate that the model significantly improves students’ design thinking skills, as demonstrated by statistical tests during the implementation phase. Key interactions include collaboration among students, lecturers, and external stakeholders such as industry partners and the community. The learning process incorporates stages of empathy, idea exploration, prototype development, and project implementation. Additionally, the model has proven both academically relevant and applicable to real-world contexts, fostering increased student motivation and engagement. This model is expected to be widely adopted across various programs, contributing to the development of adaptive, innovative, and competitive graduates. The study provides valuable insights into the advancement of multi-interaction-based PJBL in Indonesian higher education
Interactive-Based Media and Effective Learning Strategies to Improve Students\u27 Digital Literacy: A Structured Literature Review
No full textThis structured literature review examines the role of interactive-based media and learning strategies in improving students\u27 digital literacy, focusing on secondary education. Through a systematic analysis of 19 peer-reviewed studies (2018–2024), the study identifies key approaches such as TPACK, project-based learning, and augmented reality (AR) that enhance digital literacies like information evaluation, content creation, and ethical technology use. Findings reveal that while digital tools significantly boost engagement and literacy skills, their effectiveness depends on contextual design, teacher readiness, and institutional support. Challenges such as infrastructure gaps, uneven teacher training, and curriculum misalignment persist, particularly in public schools. The study offers strategic recommendations, including practice-based teacher development, culturally responsive media, and policy reforms to bridge disparities. By synthesizing trends and gaps, this review provides a foundation for adaptive digital literacy frameworks, emphasizing the need for holistic, interdisciplinary integration in education. The results hold implications for educators, policymakers, and researchers seeking to align pedagogy with the demands of 21st-century digital citizenship
Needs Analysis for Designing and Developing a Traditional Games Application to Enhance Psychomotor and Cognitive Skills in Inclusive Elementary Education
No full textInclusive elementary education increasingly emphasizes developing both psychomotor and cognitive skills among students with diverse learning needs. However, existing instructional approaches often rely on conventional strategies that fail to meet the dynamic requirements of inclusive classrooms. Although traditional games are culturally rooted and pedagogically rich, their integration into digital learning tools remains limited, particularly in enhancing specific skill domains such as motor coordination, memory, logical reasoning, and adaptive interaction. A critical gap exists in the design of educational applications that adapt traditional gameplay for inclusive use while aligning with differentiated instructional needs. This needs-analysis study is guided by a conceptual framework that integrates inclusive education principles and game-based learning, emphasizing learner-centred engagement, differentiated instruction, and the pedagogical potential of games. Using a sequential mixed-methods approach, data were collected via a closed-ended questionnaire and focus group discussions with 15 inclusive elementary school teachers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The questionnaire covered four dimensions: instructional relevance, user accessibility, pedagogical suitability, and digital integration. Findings revealed strong support for incorporating traditional games to engage learners across ability levels, but concerns were raised about limited access to assistive features, lack of digital infrastructure, and insufficient teacher preparedness for using game-based applications. Participants also stressed the need for customizable content, culturally responsive game mechanics, and sensory-sensitive design features to ensure meaningful inclusion. These findings provide critical insights for future development of inclusive educational technologies and emphasize the value of stakeholder-informed design in bridging pedagogical and technological priorities
The Core Crimes MLAT: A Reason for (Cautious) Optimism?
No full textIn 2023, negotiators finalized the text of a new Convention on International Cooperation in the Investigation and Prosecution of the Crime of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes and Other International Crimes. The intention was to close the cooperation gap left by existing multi-lateral instruments which govern these international crimes. In this contribution, I suggest that the new Convention may not be fit for that purpose. The negotiators of the new Convention on International Cooperation included in that instrument the types of provisions which have become common in multi-lateral conventions which establish cooperation regimes in respect of transnational offences. Unfortunately, these instruments prioritize state sovereignty, something which was replicated in the text of the new Convention on International Cooperation. I argue that this is likely to undermine the effectiveness of the regime: to close the cooperation and impunity gap, the new Convention should have included provisions which would limit state sovereignty, and consequently the ability of a state to shield its nationals or officials from investigation and prosecution. Drawing on the work of other scholars who have highlighted distinctions between transnational and international criminal law, I suggest that the new Convention is too much a creature of the former to be successful in addressing the latter
An Empirical Analysis of School Students’ Continuance Intention to Use Mobile Learning
No full textSchool students are increasingly using mobile applications to enhance their learning. The adoption of mobile learning apps by students was accelerated by the partial or complete school closures for nearly two years, i.e., 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study used structural equation modeling analysis to investigate the impact of social influence, facilitating conditions, perceived usefulness, and perceived enjoyment on continuance intention to use mobile learning apps among school students. The data for the study were collected from 366 students of public and private schools of the NCT, Delhi, India using a paper-based survey questionnaire. The results revealed that social influence and perceived enjoyment predicted continuance intention. Interestingly, perceived usefulness had an insignificant direct but significant indirect effect on continuance intention. In addition, implications for researchers, and mobile learning app managers and designers have been discussed
Maximizing Student Research Engagement: Weighing the Impact of Institutional Support on Perceived Gains and Motivation
No full textDespite its recognition as a high-impact practice, including student research in curricula per se is not a guarantee of meaningful research experiences and academic gains. Therefore, this study explored how the quality of institutional support affected students’ perceptions of gains and motivation associated with research. Through bivariate correlational, ordinal logistic regression, and mediation analyses on self-reported data from 212 university students, evidence of the relationship between institutional support and research outcomes was garnered. Notably, the findings revealed a strong positive correlation between the offered research experiences and self-assessed gains in research skills and motivation. The gain ratings progressed proportionately to the evaluation of research experiences. Institutional support emerged as a key predictor of research skills mediated by motivation. While institutional type and academic achievement were not significantly associated with research skills ratings, students from teacher education institutions scored lower on perceived gains. In all, the findings underscore the significance of catering to students with high-quality, accessible research experiences to enhance their academic and professional development
The Borderlands of Trafficking in Persons: Abuse of a Position of Vulnerability in Theory and Practice
No full textAt the time of the adoption of the Trafficking Protocol, “abuse of a position of vulnerability” was a new concept that was added to the definition of trafficking in persons in the very last phase of the negotiating process without much explanation. Although some definitions appeared later (in the EU Directive 2011/36/EU and in the Explanatory Report to the Council of Europe Convention on action against trafficking in human beings), it has been pointed out that the existence of vulnerability should be assessed on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration personal, situational and contextual factors. As it appears, this approach has been adopted in the jurisprudence of at least some national courts; however, the lack of clarity can affect the most vulnerable victims and lead to different results in similar or even identical cases. The article focuses on the practical application of the concept of abuse of a position of vulnerability and its doctrinal analysis, as different approaches offer different perspectives on this notion and, more generally, on the nature of the crime of trafficking in persons itself
Joint Investigations Teams and the Fight Against Organized Crime
No full textJoint investigations, in which officials from two or more States work together, address the practical problem that investigators and prosecutors usually are not able to work across borders. The creation of joint investigation teams—commonly referred to as JITs—further permits the direct transmission of information without the need to use formal mutual legal assistance channels.
This article outlines the evolution, design, and operation of JITs, highlights their benefits, and critically reflect on limitations and obstacles in setting up and using JITs, especially in the context of organised crime investigations and prosecutions
A Normative Map of Transnational Criminal Law
No full textThe concept of ‘transnational criminal law’ was designed to disrupt the comfortable notion of international criminal law, to draw attention to international laws shaping domestic criminal law to respond to cross-border harmful activity. As it has become more established, however, the term and its definition has been subject to greater critical scrutiny, and its definitional shortcomings have been exposed. This article first explores the history of efforts to try to provide an adequate legal conception of the laws developed to respond to these situations and then explores the strengths and weakness of the current conception of transnational criminal law. The article uses these criticisms as a vehicle to try to shift the focus to the laws involved in cross-border situations, and to identify the unique formal and normative elements of the regulatory model used to respond to these situations
