Cross-cultural application efforts are not only focused on physical activity in communities but can be applied through a variety of mediums. Islamic Art is broad and needs to be developed and enriched with creativity. Islamic art still maintains the same way of presentation and there are no new transformations. This study will identify the elements of cross-cultural art that are possible to generate new ideas for the design of Islamic Art motifs. The cross-cultural component in this study is the cultural basis of Malaysia's three main ethnic groups. The study of creating cross-cultural-based motifs are limited. There are no new addition and creativity in the field of Islamic Art. This study aims to identify the art elements of cross-culture that can be used as inspiration for motif design and propose a new possible cross-cultural Islamic Art motif design. The design and development approach underpinned by the ADDIE model was used in this study. Cross-cultural elements such as symbols, images and colours that do not conflict with the core of Islamic art can generate high creativity and inspire innovation in producing Islamic Art motifs. In conclusion, the cross-cultural art element can be used as inspiration for the design of new Islamic Art motifs that have local multi-cultural identity characteristics.

The use of mobile technology such as smartphones, allows the teaching and learning process to use synchronous communication methods, integrated with face-to-face collaborative learning methods. This study aims to improve communication between students-lecturers and students-students in and outside of the classroom besides improving student-centered learning in the tutorial sessions for Hydrocarbon Chemistry courses. The three main objectives of the study are to increase student’s engagement during the tutorial sessions, helping students to improve motivation and self-confidence to answer all the tutorial questions correctly as well as improving student’s achievement. A total of two cycles of action research have been carried out involving 65 First Year students of Industrial Chemistry Technology Program (TKI), Faculty of Science and Technology, USIM.. Three instruments were used to analyze the findings of the study which are pre and post-test, structured observation and questionnaire. The results showed that, there was a slight increase in the average percentage of student achievement after intervention. The result of the observation was that the students became more confident in answering questions and the involvement of students in the classroom increased. Key Words: Synchronous communication; collaborative learning; student’s engagement; higher education; Telegram