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The strategies covered in Day Two of the workshops were (a) Focused Listing, (b) Note Check, (c) Think-Pair-Share or Write-Pair-Share, and (d) Flipped Classroom. After discussing and having experience with these four strategies, participants planned how to use at least … Continue reading
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One of the areas identified by the Kenyatta University faculty members for building capacity is in the area of teaching large classes. KU teacher educators often teach education courses with 250-500 students, including methods courses. We have had previous professional … Continue reading
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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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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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This week we worked with six more Kenyatta University students who have visual impairments to teach them how to use iPad minis and wireless keyboards to be able to read and create documents, read and send email messages, navigate the … Continue reading
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Members of the Kenyatta University and Syracuse University teams are gathered this week at Kenyatta University to work on analyzing data for three collaborative research projects and writing up at least one paper from each study. The studies were designed … Continue reading
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Some members of the Syracuse University team are partnering with the National ICT Innovation and Integration Centre in Kenya (part of the Ministry of Education) to support secondary students with visual impairments to have access to text materials by using … Continue reading
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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.
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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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
