Category Archives: Technology

SU Magazine Story Featuring Mobile Assistive Technology Work in Kenya

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Joanna Masingila

The Fall/Winter 2014 issue of SU Magazine has a story about the work we’ve done in mobile assistive technology with students with visual impairment in Kenya.

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A Follow-up Workshop on Using Multimedia Case Studies in Teacher Education

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Joanna Masingila

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On June 30, 2014, we had a follow-up workshop for science educators on using multimedia case studies in teacher education. We previously had a two-day workshop for mathematics and science educators on this topic in June 2013. The mathematics educator … Continue reading →

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Working with Students and Teachers at Thika School for the Blind

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Joanna Masingila

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On June 20, 2014, Alan Foley, Katie Nichiporuk and Joanna Masingila worked with six Form 1 (9th grade) and Form 3 (11th grade) students and eight teachers at Thika School for the Blind in Thika, Kenya. Some of us had … Continue reading →

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Working With Students and Teachers at Kibos School for the Visually Impaired

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Joanna Masingila

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On June 17, 2014, Alan Foley, Katie Nichiporuk and Joanna Masingila worked with eight Standard 7 and Standard 8 pupils (7th and 8th graders) and three teachers at Kibos School for the Visually Impaired near Kisumu, Kenya. Some of us … Continue reading →

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Monitoring and Evaluation Visit, Part 2

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Joanna Masingila

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As part of Teshome Alemneh and Amy Reagan’s Monitoring and Evaluation Visit for the Kenyatta University-Syracuse University partnership project, Teshome and Amy visited one of our outreach sites, Thika School for the Blind, where SU team members Alan Foley and … Continue reading →

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Visually Impaired Students Find Independence Through Mobile Devices

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Joanna Masingila

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One way of disseminating information about this project is through the success stories that Higher Education for Development (HED) and USAID ask us to develop. Here is one of our success stories related to Kenyatta University students with visual impairments finding independence through the … Continue reading →

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Working with Students and Teachers at Thika School for the Blind

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Joanna Masingila

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On Friday, January 10th a research group comprised of researchers from Syracuse University and the National ICT Innovation and Integration Centre worked with six students and three teachers at Thika School for the Blind. The research group is examining (a) … Continue reading →

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Forthcoming Article on Large Class Pedagogy

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Joanna Masingila

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Syracuse University team members Profs. Alan Foley and Joanna Masingila have a forthcoming article, now available online and published by Higher Education, on large class pedagogy in Sub-Saharan Africa drawing on the collaborative project with Kenyatta University.

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Engaging Kenyan Secondary Teachers in Making Films

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Joanna Masingila

Kenyatta University, in collaboration with the University of Bristol, is engaging Kenyan mathematics and science teachers in film making through the HP Catalyst Initiative. Here is a short video about this work.

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Presentation at the mEducation Alliance Symposium in Washington, DC

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Joanna Masingila

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Profs. Alan Foley and Joanna Masingila attended and presented at the Mobile Education Alliance Symposium and Commit Fair in Washington, DC on October 15-16, 2013 on their work with supporting students with visual impairments through the use of mobile devices … Continue reading →

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