Teachers as designers of GBL scenarios: Fostering creativity in the educational settings

This paper presents a research started in 2010 with the aim of fostering the creativity of teachers through the design of Game-Based Learning scenarios. The research has been carried out involving teachers and trainers in the co-design and implementation of digital games as educational resources. Based on the results grained from the research, this paper highlights successful factors of GBL, as well as constraints and boundaries that the introduction of innovative teaching and learning practices faces within educational settings

UN FORUM SERIES – follow the money: using development finance to hold corporations accountable

This post was contributed by Gretchen Gordon, Coordinator for the Coalition for Human Rights in Development, and Stephanie Mellini, Research and Advocacy Fellow with the Coalition. Two weeks ago, at the United Nations’ fourth Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights, multi-stakeholder groups discussed ongoing challenges and trends in implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). While the discussion around business and human rights has tended to focus primarily on States and the private sector, it is beginning to explore a critical area where these two entities increasingly converge – development finance

Raman anisotropy in serpentine minerals, with a caveat on identification

AbstractThe serpentine minerals lizardite, polyhedral serpentine, chrysotile, antigorite and 15‐sector and 30‐sector polygonal serpentine have been studied by micro‐Raman spectroscopy, using selected samples, that had been previously characterized. The appropriate crystal orientations were determined by optical microscopy of petrographic sections. Oriented spectra, obtained using Nd‐YAG green laser radiation (532 nm), were deconvolved, extracting wavenumber and intensity values for the peaks, possibly overlapping and forming complex bands. Relevant Raman anisotropy is common and relevant in serpentine. Depending upon the orientation of the impinging laser, significant wavenumber shifts occur (up to 10 cm−1, mostly in polyhedral serpentine and lizardite). Furthermore, also, important intensity variations (up to 1 order of magnitude) occur in polyhedral serpentine, lizardite, chrysotile and antigorite as well. On the one hand, the possibly characteristic peaks have been identified and discussed. On the other hand, caution is suggested as far as the micro‐Raman characterization of polyphasic, variably oriented serpentine minerals is concerned

Community engagement for disaster resilience: flood risk management in Jakarta, Indonesia

Understanding dynamics of interactions between community groups and government agencies is crucial to improve community resilience for flood risk reduction through effective community engagement strategies. Overall, a variety of approaches are available, however they are limited in their application. Based on research of a case study in Kampung Melayu Village in Jakarta, further complexity in engaging community emerges in planning policy which requires the relocation of households living in floodplains. This complexity arises in decision-making processes due to barriers to communication. This obstacle highlights the need for a simplified approach for an effective flood risk management which will be further explored in this paper. Qualitative analyses will be undertaken following semi-structured interviews conducted with key actors within government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and representatives of communities. The analyses involve investigation of barriers and constraints on community engagement in flood risk management, particularly relevant to collaboration mechanism, perception of risk, and technical literacy to flood risk. These analyses result in potential redirection of community consultation strategies to lead to a more effective collaboration among stakeholders in the decision-making processes. As a result, greater effectiveness in plan implementation of flood risk management potentially improves disaster resilience in the future

4-(4-Chloro­phen­yl)-5-[1-(4-chloro­phenyl)-2-methyl-2-nitro­prop­yl]-1,2,3-selenadiazole

In the title compound, C18H15Cl2N3O2Se, the selenadiazole ring makes dihedral angles of 49.87 (3) and 55.70 (3)° with the two benzene rings. The dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 11.90 (5)°. In the crystal structure, intra­molecular C—H⋯O and C—H⋯Se inter­actions and inter­molecular C—H⋯O, C—H⋯Cl and C—H⋯N inter­actions are observed

Les émotions au travail (scientifique): enjeux éthiques et stratégies méthodologiques d'une enquête en terrain intime

Based on a qualitative approach, the article proposes to illustrate the different stages of the elaboration of a methodological package, focusing on emotions that are actively put at work. The investigation was conducted on an intimate field, as it deals with themes such sexuality and HIV. The principal aim of the study is to understand how immigrant women of sub-Saharan origin living in Switzerland manage the secret of their HIV / AIDS positive status. Facing multiple vulnerabilities, the studied population is particularly precarious. This raises several ethical questions that are explored in the text. In particular, the emotional implications for the investigators and the impact of the research on the interviewee’s life are questioned. Reflecting on the mobilization of emotions in the process of research, one epistemological question emerges: could knowing subjects be emotional subjects and vice versa? Finally, the emotions mobilized both by the investigators and the interviewees constitute the raw material on which a situated, felt and committed methodology take place