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Started by Oronoque Westland. Last reply by Kate Miranda Sep 29, 2009.
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Ananse’s Web is a community of educators, educational support personnel and others interested in using virtual environments to expand and enhance learning in the fields of African and African Diasporic studies. We will establish a Speakers’ Bureau, organize a Black History Month event, and seek out grant opportunities to facilitate an expanded virtual Africana educational presence. Our formal launch took place October 4th.
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“Imagination Around The World,” The Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference (VWBPE) 2010
“Imagination Around The World,” The Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference (VWBPE) will be held March 12-13. More than 150 presentations will be featured, including two by Ananse's Web members:…
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Posted by Oronoque Westland on March 10, 2010 at 8:00pm
The Yoruba Light Project--Sim under construction and blog
My university, Cleveland State, kindly gave me some money for an academic sim in order to try an educational experiment. Right now it's only funded through July, but I'm crossing my fingers we'll get some sustained support.
The sim is called Africa Illuminated, but right now it's set to host (well, all right, it isn't set--I'm still creating it) a specific creation called The Yoruba Light Project. I'm setting it up for my students in African and Diaspora art history classes, but I'm… Continue
The sim is called Africa Illuminated, but right now it's set to host (well, all right, it isn't set--I'm still creating it) a specific creation called The Yoruba Light Project. I'm setting it up for my students in African and Diaspora art history classes, but I'm… Continue
Posted by Tamsin Barzane on February 15, 2010 at 8:49am
Conference announcement: eLearning Africa
The following conference announcement may be of interest to some of you:
eLearning Africa is delighted to announce that next year’s conference, the fifth in the highly successful series of pan-African gatherings, will take place in Zambia. From May 26th–28th, 2010, the Continent’s largest annual assembly of eLearning and education professionals from Africa and beyond will convene in the capital, Lusaka. Moving to Zambia in 2010, eLearning Africa continues to build and…Continue
Posted by Chris Hutchison on October 9, 2009 at 6:55am
Ananse's Web busts loose with a Saminaka African Festival in Second Life
Saminaka's African Festival
A four day festival starting Oct. 1 at 5:00 p.m. SLT - Oct. 4 after 8:00 p.m. will be filled to the brim with dancing, exhibits, special events, demos, music, speakers, contests and prizes spanning all four days.
Scheduled Events
Thurs, Oct. 1.
5 pm slt Fireworks on the beach, masquerades, stilt walkers
5:15-7:15 slt Kickoff dance with first DJ
Fri, Oct. 2
5 slt - African music--talk &… Continue
A four day festival starting Oct. 1 at 5:00 p.m. SLT - Oct. 4 after 8:00 p.m. will be filled to the brim with dancing, exhibits, special events, demos, music, speakers, contests and prizes spanning all four days.
Scheduled Events
Thurs, Oct. 1.
5 pm slt Fireworks on the beach, masquerades, stilt walkers
5:15-7:15 slt Kickoff dance with first DJ
Fri, Oct. 2
5 slt - African music--talk &… Continue
Posted by Firery Broome on September 24, 2009 at 4:30pm
African Studies Association UK conference 2010, St Antony’s College Oxford
African Studies Association UK conference 2010, St Antony’s College Oxford
Copied below is the first announcement and Call for Papers of the 2010 African Studies Association UK conference. I've written to David Kerr to propose "Promoting African and African Diasporic studies in virtual environments" as a conference theme, and would like to hope that some among you may be interested in participating.
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Dear All,
The ASAUK Biennial conference will be… Continue
Copied below is the first announcement and Call for Papers of the 2010 African Studies Association UK conference. I've written to David Kerr to propose "Promoting African and African Diasporic studies in virtual environments" as a conference theme, and would like to hope that some among you may be interested in participating.
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Dear All,
The ASAUK Biennial conference will be… Continue
Posted by Firery Broome on September 23, 2009 at 2:59pm
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