I have taught, at different levels, in Africa, North America, Europe and Asia. I welcome conversations and collaborations around pedagogy, curriculum and the practice of education.
To me, few places are as exciting as classrooms.
To me, few places are as exciting as classrooms.
- Introduction to African History
- Beyond Françafrique: Franco-African Encounters in Historical Perspective
- On West Africa’s Shores: From the Sahara to the Atlantic c. 800 to 1800
- In Their Own Words: Women in West African History
- Development in Africa: A Critical History (Research Seminar)
- A History of Contemporary Worlds: Empires, Nations, Citizenship
- The Long European 19thCentury (1780–1914): Revolutions, Modernity and the Rise to Power
- In Their Own Words: Women in Modern West African History
- Historicizing Françafrique: Franco-African encounters over the longue durée (c. 1700 to present)
As their final project for “Historicizing Françafrique,” SciencesPo students created podcasts that explored the history of Franco-African relations. Despite pandemic conditions, they produced fascinating explorations of topics ranging from fashion to football, from schools to scholars, from Gorée to Rwanda. Click here to listen!
At Princeton, I worked as the teaching assistant for Professor Jeremy Adelman’s Global History Lab (1300-present) online MOOC for its 2017 and 2018 iterations.
In 2017, I taught refugee students in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya. The project (in partnership with InZone at the University of Geneva) delivers higher education in refugee contexts through an online platform.
Twice, I visited the camp to train the students, and “taught” them in weekly sessions via a mix of email, Whatsapp, and Skype calls. This work drew on my previous experiences with Baltimore’s Refugee Youth Project, where I helped tutor African refugee youth in the city’s public schools.
In 2018, we partnered with Kepler in Rwanda. I taught the Global History Lab in Kigali, at Kepler’s campus.
In 2017, I taught refugee students in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya. The project (in partnership with InZone at the University of Geneva) delivers higher education in refugee contexts through an online platform.
Twice, I visited the camp to train the students, and “taught” them in weekly sessions via a mix of email, Whatsapp, and Skype calls. This work drew on my previous experiences with Baltimore’s Refugee Youth Project, where I helped tutor African refugee youth in the city’s public schools.
In 2018, we partnered with Kepler in Rwanda. I taught the Global History Lab in Kigali, at Kepler’s campus.
Before being an academic, I was a classroom teacher. I have taught students between the ages of 11 and 18 in Ethiopia, Senegal, Singapore, Baltimore City and Washington D.C. Mostly, I have taught history but I have also worked as an English and Italian teacher. Classrooms remain one of my favorite places to be.