Presenters
We have gathered faculty and staff from the University of Kansas (KU) and other institutions for the best two week session on Africa! Presenters are listed below in alphabetical order:
Assefa, Shiferaw- Africana Librarian, KU Libraries- "Library Resources on Teaching Africa."
Blackburn, David-Post Doctoral Researcher, Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Center, KU-"
Britton, Hannah-Associate Professor, Dept. of Political Science and Women Studies, KU-"Gender and Politics in Africa."
Caminero-Santangelo, Byron-Associate Professor, Dept of English, KU- "Using African Literary Works to Teach about Africa."
Elliot, Bianca- Langsing High School, USD 469 and Adams, Paul Topeka High School USD 501-"Africa in the Classroom: Experiences from K-12 Africa specialists."
Foster, Mary Sue, College of Fine Arts, Wichita State University. "Teaching Africa using Textiles: The case of Ghana"
Hope, Nancy-Associate Director, Kansas Consortium for Teaching about Asia (KCTA), Kansas Asia Scholars (KAS) and Kansas Asia Community Connection (KACC)- " Implementing Global Education into the Curriculum."
Karuga, Gilbert- Associate Professor, KU School of Business, "The Impact of Information Technology on Businesses in Africa."
Khaleel, Ibrahim- USD __Columbia MO. "Cultures from Western Africa."
Mack, Beverly-Professor, African and African American Studies(AAAS), "Muslims and Islam in Africa."
Mahaney, Nancy- Curator of Arts & Cultures of the Americas, Africa & Oceania, Spencer Museum of Art, KU
Myers, Garth -Professor, Dept. of Geography and African African-American Studies, Director, KASC, "Africa's Human Geography."
Njogu, Ashford- Lecturer AAAS- "Cultures from Eastern Africa."
Salami, Gitti-Assistant Professor, Dept. of Art History, KU " Off we go to Africa: A Team based Approach to Teaching about Africa."
Ukpokodu, Omiunota Nelly, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum & Instructional Leadership, University of Missouri Kansas City(UMKC) "Methological Approaches to Teaching Africa."
Ukpokodu, Peter-Professor, AAAS and Chairperson, AAAS Department, "Religion in Africa: The Values, Beliefs and the Role of Western Influences."
