Victor Mbarika ICT Weblog: Teaching Philosophy & Tools

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AFRICAphonie
AFRICAphonie is a Pan African Association which operates on the premise that AFRICA can only be what AFRICANS and their friends want AFRICA to be.
bakwerirama
Spotlight on the Bakweri Society and Culture. The Bakweri are an indigenous African nation.
Bate Besong
Bate Besong, award-winning firebrand poet and playwright.
Bernard Fonlon
Dr Bernard Fonlon was an extraordinary figure who left a large footprint in Cameroonian intellectual, social and political life.
Dibussi Tande
Citizen Journalist
Dr Godfrey Tangwa (Rotcod Gobata)
Fonlon-Nichols Award
Website of the Literary Award established to honor the memory of BERNARD FONLON, the great Cameroonian teacher, writer, poet, and philosopher, who passionately defended human rights in an often oppressive political atmosphere.
Francis Nyamnjoh
George Ngwane
George Ngwane is a prominent author, activist and intellectual.
Jacob Nguni
irtuoso guitarist, writer and humorist. Former lead guitarist of Rocafil, led by Prince Nico Mbarga.
Martin Jumbam
The refreshingly, unique, incisive and generally hilarous writings about the foibles of African society and politics by former Cameroon Life Magazine columnist Martin Jumbam.
Nowa Omoigui
Professor of Medicine and interventional cardiologist, Nowa Omoigui is also one of the foremost experts and scholars on the history of the Nigerian Military and the Nigerian Civil War. This site contains many of his writings and comments on military subjects and history.
Postwatch (Cameroon)
A UMI (United Media Incorporated) publication. Specializing in well researched investigative reports, it focuses on the Cameroonian scene, particular issues of interest to the former British Southern Cameroons.
R. E. Ekosso
The Ilongo Sphere
The Post Online (Cameroon)
PostNewsLine is an interactive feature of 'The Post', an important newspaper published out of Buea, Cameroons.
Victor Mbarika ICT Weblog
Victor Wacham Agwe Mbarika is one of Africa's foremost experts on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Dr. Mbarika's research interests are in the areas of information infrastructure diffusion in developing countries and multimedia learning.
Watch France
Purpose of this advocacy site: To aggregate all available information about French terror, exploitation and manipulation of Africa

Teaching Philosophy

I believe the classroom should be a fun and relaxed environment that challenges and prompts students to actively participate in the learning process with the goal of improving their higher-order cognitive and decision making skills.

Main Teaching Tools / Approach

Multimedia Case Studies
These real-world Case Studies have been modified and adapted using funding from the National Science Foundation. Original developers (and partners): LITEE. Other Case Studies used in the past were from the Harvard Business School. I am always looking for cases. Please help if you can ! ! !

Guest Lectures from Industry

Student Group/Collaborative Projects

In-Class Textbook-Based Lectures

April 2008