Summer 2020 workshops:
ICT and grant writing as partnership-building tools
Monday, June 1, 11:30am -12:30pm EST (GMT 3:30pm-4:30pm) —Information and communication technology as storytelling and partnership-building—Dr. Derek Eggers, Center for Academic Excellence, Appalachian State University, Zoom recording available here
Tuesday, June 2, 11:30am-12:30pm EST (GMT 3:30pm-4:30pm) — Participatory filmmaking and live streaming as a field method—Dr. Beth Davison, Director of Interdisciplinary Studies, Appalachian State University, Zoom recording available here
Thursday, June 4, 11:00am-12:00pm EST (GMT 3:00pm-4:00pm)—Grant writing workshop with Dr. Rick Rheingans, Chair of Sustainable Development Department, Appalachian State University and Carol Coulter, former Executive Director of Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture and co-owner of Heritage Homestead Goat Dairy , Zoom recording available here
Collaborative research and co-publication
Wednesday, June 10, 11:30am-12:30pm EST (GMT 3:30pm-4:30pm) – Conversation about collaborative research with Dr. Eric Lassiter, Professor of Humanities and Anthropology at Marshall University and author of The Chicago Guide to Collaborative Ethnography.
Monday, June 15, 11:30-12:30pm EST (GMT 3:30-4:30pm)-
Maya Parker, Cultural Affairs Specialist of the U.S. Embassy, Accra on the Fulbright Visiting Scholar and Mandela fellowship programs. Maya Parker’s presentation can be accessed here. Zoom recording available here.
Wednesday, June 17, 11:30am-12:30pm EST (GMT 3:30-4:30pm)-
A conversation with Dr. Shiera S. el-Malik, co-editor of Politics of African Anti-Colonial Archive and Associate Professor and Chair of the International Studies at DePaul University, and Dr. Brian Burke, co-editor of Cooperatives, Grassroots Development, and Social Change: Experiences from Rural Latin America and Associate Professor of Sustainable Development at Appalachian State University on co-publishing and the editorial process. The Zoom recording is available here.
Online resources for research and teaching
Monday, June 22, 11:30am-12:30pm EST (GMT 3:30-4:30pm)-
Learn tips for locating free online academic resources for teaching and research with Stephen Perry, U.S. foreign service officer, formerly of the Information Resource Center at the U.S. Embassy in Accra, Ghana, and Alison McKee, the new Accra-based Regional Public Engagement Specialist (REPS). Alison’s presentation on eLibraryUSA can be accessed here. Steph Perry’s website on research resources can be accessed here and list of tailored resources for UDS faculty is available here. The Zoom recording is available here.
UDS-Appalachian Partnership 