Tag Archives: Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative

Using iPads and iPods at Kenyatta University

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Joanna Masingila

One of the areas identified for capacity building by faculty members at Kenyatta University and graduates of teacher education programs at Kenyatta University is integration of technology. We are working on this through several means, including some work that will … Continue reading →

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Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative Partners’ Meeting in Addis Ababa

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Joanna Masingila

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Higher Education for Development (HED) organized an Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative Partners’ Meeting that was held at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 13-15, 2012 for the African and U.S. partnership directors and invited guests from various … Continue reading →

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Meeting with Stakeholders

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Joanna Masingila

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We held a meeting on February 10, 2012 with our stakeholders at the Kenya Institute of Education in Nairobi.  The meeting was a joint meeting with the University of Nairobi – Colorado State University partnership project.  Each project team shared … Continue reading →

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New HED Webpage for our Partnership Project

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Joanna Masingila

Higher Education for Development has developed new webpages for the partnership projects, including the Kenyatta University – Syracuse University partnership project.

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Technology Integration Workshop

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Joanna Masingila

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On January 10, 2012, the teacher education faculty members of the Department of Educational Communication & Technology went to the National ICT Innovation and Integration Centre (NI3C) for a workshop on integrating technology into their classroom practice and preparing teachers … Continue reading →

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Current Project Activities

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Joanna Masingila

We are now in the second quarter of the first year of our partnership project and have completed quite a few activities already.  These include (a) planning for and initiating scholar exchanges, (b) identifying and initiating two KU faculty members … Continue reading →

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HED Meetings in Kenya

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Joanna Masingila

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Staff members from Higher Education for Development (HED), which oversees our partnership through the Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative, came to Kenya for meetings with our team on July 11-13, 2011.  Azra Nurkic, Director of Program Quality and Impact, and Kine … Continue reading →

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HP Catalyst Initiative Work

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Joanna Masingila

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In September 2010, we were awarded a grant through the HP Catalyst Initiative funded by Hewlett Packard.  Through this project, we are working with colleagues in the STEM disciplines at Kenyatta University to prepare preservice secondary teachers, and support inservice … Continue reading →

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Joint Steering Committee Meetings at Syracuse University

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Joanna Masingila

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Three faculty members from Kenyatta University—David Khatete, John Kimemia and Sophie Ndethiu—were at Syracuse University for a week of joint Steering Committee meetings. The group discussed theoretical framings for the project work in teacher education, data collection, and ideas for … Continue reading →

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Two KU faculty members coming to SU for one year

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Joanna Masingila

Two Kenyatta University faculty members, who are also doctoral students at KU, will be coming to Syracuse University for one year beginning mid August 2011. Michael Muchoki Waititu and Bernard Chomba Mugo have been admitted to the Certificate of Advanced … Continue reading →

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