Recognizing the critical role of teacher creativity and motivation in practical education, this study aimed to develop a faculty development framework to enhance the creativity and motivation of Senior High School (SHS) teachers at one institution in Baliwag, Bulacan. Employing a sequential-exploratory design, the study combined quantitative data collected through the Philippine Professional...
The increasing frequency and complexity of natural hazards require civil engineering (CE) education to place a stronger and more explicit emphasis on disaster risk reduction (DRR). At De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines, a graduate seminar course titled Disaster Risk Reduction and Infrastructure Development (DRRID) has been introduced to enhance the awareness of civil engineering...
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AI-Enhanced Simulator For Strand Selection Using Riasec Model is a desktop-based Decision Support System (DSS) developed to assist Grade 10 students of Dr. Yanga’s Colleges, Inc. (DYCI) in selecting an appropriate senior high school academic strand. Addressing the persistent issue of strand mismatch, the system integrates a RIASEC-based interest assessment grounded in Holland’s...
This lifelong learning initiative at UTM establishes a sustainable educational ecosystem through a four-phase developmental model, strategically aligned with the 10-10 MySTIE Framework and global ESG principles to drive national digital transformation. Phase 0: Strategic Readiness The journey commenced with the "Innovate, Educate, Lead" Train the Trainers (ToT) workshop. This phase...
Knowledge economies require engineering graduates who are not only technically proficient but also capable of continuous adaptation, opportunity recognition, and value creation across careers that are likely to outlast any specific technology they have studied. While accreditation frameworks have begun to acknowledge these expectations, the underlying competencies—entrepreneurial, innovative,...
While the digital mandate in contemporary classrooms emphasizes proficiency in multimodal composition and collaborative teamwork, the integration of these technologies often introduces unforeseen pedagogical "friction". This presentation re-evaluates the paradigm of "working in public"- the transparent documentation of student contributions on digital platforms. Drawing from a semester-long...
The Civil Registrar Office of Bocaue, Bulacan relies on a manual queuing and transaction process, resulting in long waiting times, repetitive client visits, and inefficient service delivery. To address these challenges, the researchers developed the BOCAUE Civil Registry Digital Services Platform (BCR-DSP), a web-based information and queuing management system integrated with an AI Assistant...
This conceptual paper examines the role of stackable credentials in addressing the persistent tension between professional commitments and academic advancement within contemporary higher education. Anchored in the context of Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), the study explores the implementation of the Stackable Micro-credential MBA programme, designed to support lifelong learning among...
The transition toward smart cities depends not only on digital infrastructure and emerging technologies but also on the readiness of human capital to plan, implement, govern, and sustain such transformation. In Malaysia, the talent gap remains a critical challenge, as smart city initiatives often face fragmented competencies, limited multidisciplinary talent, and weak institutional mechanisms...
The rapid evolution toward Industry 5.0 marks a transition from automation-driven systems to human-centric, intelligent, and sustainable ecosystems (Rejeb et al., 2025), where collaboration between humans and advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, and digital platforms becomes central. Within this transformation, the global workforce faces increasing...
Introduction: Schools play a crucial role in improving children’s health and wellbeing. Research highlights schools and the centre of health policy as a critical driver for school health promotion. Indonesia's School Health Program (called UKS) is a key strategy for promoting student well-being. The Salutogenic model provides an understanding how individuals can maintain and improve their...
This qualitative study examines how Filipino professionals from non-teaching backgrounds describe their motivations and identity in transitioning to online English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching. Using a descriptive qualitative design, data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with six participants and analyzed through thematic analysis. The findings show that career...
This study investigates the semiotic aspects of Cinematic Virtual Reality (CVR) and looks at how filmmaking methods affect the immersive experience of the viewer. CVR is a creative combination of virtual reality technology and cinematic storytelling that puts viewers right in the middle of the action with 360-degree visual surroundings. Even though CVR is now more widely available because to...
Introduction: Waste management and environmental sustainability remain critical challenges for communities worldwide. Community empowerment through collaborative learning has emerged as an effective strategy to enhance public awareness, engagement, and collective action in environmental management. This approach aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Method: A community-based...
This paper documents the design of an AI-assisted research conceptualization workshop intended for graduate students and junior faculty members in higher education. Rather than merely reporting outcomes, the paper foregrounds the pedagogical architecture, sequencing, and guiding principles of the workshop. The design is anchored on a “spiraling” method that structures iterative movement...
Real-time feedback, University service delivery, Participatory Action Research (PAR), Digital reporting system, Stakeholder engagement
Eco-tourism in Sabah is often correlated with richness in biodiversity and nature which includes rivers, forests, mountains and other natural environments. However, there is low recognition to the importance of eco-tourism architecture due to limitations of low impact design with functional compliances, especially with the restricted infrastructure. The buildings or structures at eco-tourism...
Background: Community based health surveillance plays a crucial role in strengthening urban health resilience. The Surabaya City Government has innovated traditional volunteerism by mobilizing more than 28,000 volunteers through the Kader Surabaya Hebat (KSH) program, which is now integrated with the “Sayang Warga” digital platform. Purpose: This study examines the KSH program as a...
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Background. The completion of routine immunization for toddlers is an important indicator of both child health and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, immunization coverage in various regions remains suboptimal. Challenges remain in many regions, particularly related to family involvement and awareness among mothers as primary caregivers. Data from...
Zurina Mohd Radzi*
Siti Nor Awang
Nor Zakiah Yahaya
This study examines lifelong learning as a strategic framework for empowering the Kensiu indigenous community in Malaysia. As one of the smallest Orang Asli sub ethnic groups, the Kensiu continue to face structural challenges, particularly economic marginalisation. In this study, lifelong learning is conceptualised as a continuous,...
The rapid integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) into higher education presents both transformative opportunities and significant pedagogical challenges. While AI tools enhance personalisation, feedback, and creative exploration, they also risk diminishing deep cognitive engagement, ethical responsibility, and authentic authorship. This paper positions engagement as the...
This study evaluates teaching effectiveness in a distance education context using the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) as a guiding framework. The case study focuses on teaching and supervision practices at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), a leading open and distance learning institution that provides highly accessible study programs through a wide range of educational...
Biomass-based small scale renewable energy sources, also known as distributed generations (DGs) have been widely used in many countries due to lower emission levels and higher efficiency. However, the penetration of the DGs into the distribution network may lead to error in estimating the fault location as the DGs affect the overall stability of the network. On the other hand, distribution...
Gig work is particularly well-suited to students, offering the scheduling flexibility to fit paid work around academic commitments in ways that traditional employment cannot. This flexibility has made gig work an increasingly common source of income for undergraduates seeking to finance their education. Yet the financial precarity inherent in gig work raises important questions about how...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming instructional technology, offering unprecedented opportunities to personalized learning, streamline content delivery, ensure educational equity, and enhance learner engagement. This study explores the integration of AI tools in the design and delivery of instructional content, with a focus on alignment of learning outcomes, content...
Higher education institutions are increasingly challenged to respond to technological change, evolving workforce demands, and societal expectations for inclusive and sustainable learning. While Hybrid-Flexible (HyFlex) learning has gained attention for its flexibility and capacity to widen access, its adoption is often limited to instructional delivery rather than being leveraged as a...
The rapid expansion of digital education has revealed a critical limitation in current higher education practices, namely, the absence of integrated, system-level models capable of translating pedagogical theory into scalable institutional implementation. While widely adopted frameworks such as the Community of Inquiry (CoI) have shaped the design of online learning, their application remains...
Higher education systems across Asia continue to face a persistent disconnect between policy aspirations for lifelong learning and their effective institutional implementation, resulting in fragmented innovations that fail to achieve systemic impact. This paper addresses this gap by proposing a policy-to-practice framework that positions curriculum transformation as the central mechanism for...
In professional educational programs, including pharmacy, where continuing competence is required due to current scientific and regulatory advances, lifelong learning is widely acknowledged as an important characteristic of higher education. The quality assurance system in pharmacy education in Indonesia has been reinforced by the National Competency Examination (Uji Kompetensi Nasional),...
This study examines the perceptions and experiences of students and school personnel (teaching, non-teaching, and administrators) regarding the inclusive education practices in three private schools in Bulacan. Using descriptive-comparative research design, quantitative data were gathered through survey questionnaires. The research focuses on six dimensions of inclusive education: school...
The Developing Eight (D8) countries collectively represent more than 1.2 billion people, approximately 15% of the global population, and some of the fastest-growing urban regions in the Global South. By 2050, urban populations across several D8 member states are projected to exceed 70% of their national populations, intensifying pressure on housing systems, labour markets, public...
This country report presents Thailand's evolving national strategy for lifelong learning, tracing its development from early institutional initiative to a government-backed policy movement. The presentation offers both a practitioner's perspective and a policy-level analysis of how Thailand has positioned lifelong learning as a strategic pillar of national human capital development.
1Ayo, E.B., 2Tamayo, J.D., 3Chua, J.O. & 3Natino, C.M.N.
1Computer Education Department, Centro Escolar University, Manila, Philippines
2Information Technology Department, Centro Escolar University, Malolos, Philippines
3Information and Communications Technology Department, Centro Escolar University, Manila, Philippines
cmnnatino@ceu.edu.ph
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Suicide is the third leading cause of death among youth, yet this group has low rates of mental health help-seeking. Previous reviews report determinant factors of mental health help-seeking of adolescent or young people with common mental health problem; however, to date, no such study has mapped mental health help-seeking among suicidal youth. This scoping review aims to identify definition...
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Abstract: High rates of occupational traffic accidents consistently threaten workforce safety, reduce operational efficiency, and increase corporate liability. While digital fleet management systems are common, they frequently prioritize logistics over active hazard prevention. Mitigating these risks requires multidimensional, technology-driven safety interventions. Objectives: This study...
Malaysia’s urban transformation has generated significant economic opportunities; however, it has simultaneously intensified challenges relating to housing affordability, social mobility, and community resilience. Recent national estimates indicate that more than 76% of households in major urban centres are unable to afford median-priced housing within conventional affordability thresholds,...
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Divorce is often framed as a disruption of family structure with predominantly negative consequences. However, an important yet underexplored question remains: to what extent is divorce transmitted across generations, and what underlying mechanisms contribute to its recurrence? This paper addresses these questions through a literature-based analysis of intergenerational transmission...
Lifelong learning plays an important role in promoting sustainable agricultural development, particularly in smallholder dairy farming systems where continuous knowledge improvement is essential for enhancing productivity and product quality. This study evaluated the influence of somatic cell count (SCC) on milk yield and milk composition in dairy cows raised on smallholder farms in Thailand....
The growing demand for lifelong learning in the twenty-first century requires vocational education to move beyond conventional classroom boundaries and engage actively with industry and community ecosystems. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 calls for inclusive and equitable quality education and the promotion of lifelong learning opportunities for all. This paper examines how the synergy...
The Airlangga Psych Internship Program is designed to enhance the relevance of Universitas Airlangga psychology graduates’ competencies to the industrial world. This program is a follow-up to the feedback from stakeholders who expect that graduates are expected to improve their skills in applying digital technology to core psychology services, namely psychological assessment and intervention....
Augmented reality (AR) technology superimposes electronically generated virtual data onto the physical world, creating an enhanced learning environment that has gained increasing implementation in medical education. Despite its growing adoption, the impact of AR on learning motivation among preclinical medical students remains inadequately explored. This pretest-posttest study investigated how...
This study presents a comprehensive review of 462 cybersecurity research papers published between 2014 and 2023 in peer-reviewed, ISI, and Scopus-indexed journals, analyzing trends, gaps, and methodologies to map the field’s evolution. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, it integrates quantitative bibliometric analysis—revealing a 72% surge in publications peaking at 100 in 2019, with Europe...
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) fundamentally reshapes the professional expectations of the translation industry, higher education must pivot toward a pedagogical model that emphasizes human-AI collaboration. This study, led by Professor Dr. Suyansah Swanto at Universiti Malaysia Sabah, investigates the integration of Machine Translation (MT) and human Post-Editing (PE) within a specialized...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) demands engineering graduates who possess not only technical proficiency but also higher-order cognitive adaptability. However, a persistent "procedural gap" exists in technology-intensive courses, where students master software operations without achieving deep conceptual synthesis. This study evaluates the UMS-ALIEN Protocol, a transformative...
This study explores the acceptance of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted tutoring among students in open, distance, and digital education (ODDE) higher institutions, emphasizing its importance for enhancing learning outcomes and promoting digital transformation in higher education. The primary aim is to identify the key factors influencing students’ acceptance, with a focus on perceived...
