There is increasing appreciation of the importance of using indigenous (traditional) knowledge for contextualizing school science instruction because it forms part of students' prior experiences and source of information that they carry to school learning. The purpose of this study is to describe the physics teachers' ability in planning and implementing cultural-based physics learning activities, and the relationship between the teachers' ability in planning and implementing cultural-based physics learning. The research was a quantitative descriptive study that included 20 physics teachers in one of the regencies of Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) as the subject of the study. The instruments used for this study were the assessment rubrics for the physics lesson plan and peer teaching. The data were collected by doing observation and documentation of participatory education and training activities with cultural approach, analysed descriptively quantitatively, and presented in categories, percentages and diagrams. The average ability of physics teachers in designing the lesson plans of cultural-based physics in the following categories was quite good: 17 teachers (85%) were in the good category while 3 teachers (15%) were in very good category. The average presentation of the peer teaching appraisal results was in fairly good category, only 1 teacher (5%) was in the less good category, then 14 teachers (70%) were in good enough category, and then 4 teachers (25%) were in good categories. In general, the physics teachers had presented good performances, which mean the training activities had a positive effect on the physics teachers' content and pedagogical knowledge. In education and training activities by integrating culture in physics learning activities responded very well, thus in every group discussion cycle, the teacher was able to identify the culture which was suitable to the content of existing material and implementing it in the peer teaching activities.

Internet of things merupakan salah satu pilar dari Industri 4.0 sehingga kompetensi akan konsep dan praktiknya merupakan hal yang sangat berguna. Dunia pendidikan tidak bisa eksis tanpa alumni, namun keberadaan mereka seringkali terdokumentasi dengan buruk sehingga menimbulkan kesenjangan antara data alumni dan keadaan sebenarnya. Banyak program studi di Universitas Terbuka setiap tahun meluluskan ribuan mahasiswa. Karena UT saat ini belum memiliki portal alumni seperti kebanyakan universitas lainnya, sulit untuk mencari data dan informasi tentang alumni dan komunikasi antar alumni tidak berjalan dengan baik setelah lulus. agar alumni dapat berkomunikasi secara efektif dan bertukar informasi melalui Portal ini. Sehingga dengan adanya Portal ini alumni dapat berkomunikasi dengan baik dan dapat bertukar informasi. Saat ini Alumni UT hanya bertukar informasi melalui social media seperti WhatsApp Group, Facebook, dll. Dan hal tersebut belum bisa dikontrol oleh UT. Oleh karena hal tersebut diperlukan sebuah Portal yang mampu menjadi solusi dari permasalahan tersebut. Studi ini bertujuan untuk membuat sebuah Portal Alumni dengan penerapan Internet of Things dalam bentuk sebuah website online menggunakan metode Research and Development (R&D). Pengembangan aplikasi dibatasi sampai dengan prototipe karena untuk penerapan diperlukan studi lebih lanjut.

Abstract-This ethnographic study attempts to explore and identify the elements or cultural phenomena that can be integrated in physics learning and introduce students to the cultural values of daily life that are aligned with physics concepts. Culture based approach of contextual learning activities allows students to (1) construct the contextual meaning, values, and knowledge builds upon their prior knowledge and experiences as members of cultural society, (2) increase their engagement in learning so they can construct the knowledge themselves, (3) undertake their own exploratory projects to investigate some aspects of culture or local science that interests them, (4) be motivated to learn physics by their own curiosity. The identification results of NTT traditional culture that can be integrated into physics instruction included the system of livelihood, technology and equipment, and arts, such as (1) the traditional systems of units and measurement, (2) Newton's Law and its application in Pasola, traditional umbrella dance Enene, traditional house Ammu Hawu, (3) temperature, heat and heat transfer concepts in Tatobi, the cone-shaped roof function of Mbaru Niang, the making of Moke process, (4) work and energy in stone-dragging ceremony of Sumbanese megalithic royal gravestones Tena watu, Patar alu dance, (5) sound and waves concepts in Sasando, Kediding and Foy Pay, and so on. For Physics teachers to do this well, they must (1) be knowledgeable about the nature of Physics, (2) develop their own observational and exploratory skills of balancing local science with modern science.

Generally this study aims to analyze quantitatively and qualitatively the level of TPACK for teacher students and various factors that influence teachers’ TPACK.  This study utilized quantitative approach with the help of survey method.  The results showed that the teachers’ TPACK level was at a poor (1.7%), good (59.3%), and very good level (39.9%). There are four TPACK components that are at the perception level and three components are at the conception level. Correspondingly, three significant differences found in the average of: (a) Teachers’ TPACK between each study groups, (b) Teachers’ TPACK between each group of teachers with different teaching experiences, and (c) Teachers’ TPACK between each group of teachers with different training experiences. In short, both teaching and training experience are able to distinguish teachers’ TPACK and have a positive influence on teachers’ TPACK.  Further research is needed by considering the importance of learning experience and the educational stakeholders should ensure that teacher professional developments are applicative TPACK programs.

The purposes of this study were: i) Developing strategic management of education and training online tutorial; ii) Testing the feasibility of strategic management of education and training online tutorial; iii) Finding out the obstacles in strategic management of education and training online tutorial development process; and iv) Finding the solutions in overcoming obstacles in developing strategic management of education and training online tutorial. This developmental research used the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation (ADDIE) model and involved second year students of teacher training and education faculty in the Kupang region, Indonesia. The instruments used in this study were: i) Validation guidelines for online tutorial material and supporting instruments; ii) Students’ self-directed learning questionnaire; and iii) Online tutorial formative test questions. Data analysis used descriptive and inferential statistical test. The results show that the online tutorial: i) Fulfilled the aspect of validity in the excellent category; ii) Fulfilled the effectiveness aspect in the good category; iii) Limitations of the source, difficulties in compacting the content of material and developing discussion questions are the obstacles in developing the online tutorial; and iv) The solutions are (utilize Universitas Terbuka (UT)'s open educational resources (OER), make concept maps, and keep practicing to make question samples and consult the questions made to the experts).