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I Am Gender Proud | Geena Rocero

Teaching & Learning Technologies November 22, 2014

The keynote address at the 2014 Elon University INTERSECT: Diversity & Leadership Conference was delivered by Geena Rocero. Born to humble beginnings in Manila, Phillippines, Rocero has always had big dreams. Growing up, she knew that she was different. At a young age, she told her mom that her gender assignment at birth was different. […]

Transforming Education Through Hip-Hop | Dr. Christopher Emdin

Teaching & Learning Technologies March 7, 2012

Dr. Christopher Emdin, an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology at Teachers College, Columbia University, and an expert on the use of hip-hop culture to better teach students in urban schools, introduces five research-based tools for implementing reality pedagogy: co-generative dialogues, co-teaching, cosmopolitanism, context and content. (2599)

How do we talk about Islam? | Ariela Marcus-Sells (Perspectives on Islam series)

Teaching & Learning Technologies September 8, 2017

What does Islam think? What does Islam say? Why are there so many contradicting answers to these questions, which seem so simple? This introductory episode discusses why these questions are so difficult to answer and examines the diversity of Muslim cultures and identities. Presented by Ariela Marcus-Sells, Religious Studies. About the Perspectives on Islam series: […]

Muhammad and the Qur’an | Ariela Marcus-Sells (Perspectives on Islam series)

Teaching & Learning Technologies October 18, 2017

Many non-Muslims approach the Qur’an expecting a work similar to the Hebrew Bible or the New Testament only to find that the Qur’an is structured very differently from other scriptural traditions. This episode will provide a brief overview of how internal Muslim tradition presents Muhammad’s biography and how this relates to the unique structure of […]

Islamic Law | Ariela Marcus-Sells (Perspectives on Islam series)

Teaching & Learning Technologies November 20, 2017

The institution of Islamic Law is frequently misunderstood and misrepresented in media outlets and political discussions. This episode will compare Islamic law to other legal traditions; discuss how the classical system of Islamic law resulted in legal opinions called fatwas; and then briefly cover how elements of this classical system changed in the modern period. […]

Violence here and abroad | Ariela Marcus-Sells (Perspectives on Islam series)

Teaching & Learning Technologies September 8, 2017

Debates over mass attacks committed by Muslims have become a feature of American political discussions. This episode provides information about definitions of the word “terrorism;” covers the historical background of al-Qaeda and ISIS; and then examines violence in American more broadly. The goal of this video is to allow people to bring more informed opinions […]

Eating African Wisdom | Chef Njathi Kabui

Teaching & Learning Technologies April 14, 2015

Chef Kabui, a world renowned Kenyan chef spoke about cooking sustainably – for our bodies, for the earth and for our minds. From his Food Academy in Kenya, to the importance of freeing our food in order to free ourselves, Chef Kabui is dishing out wisdom as delicious as his all organic meal. (874)

Friends and Lovers of God | Ariela Marcus-Sells (Perspectives on Islam Series)

Teaching & Learning Technologies January 10, 2018

Americans tend to ask many questions about Islamic Law and very few about Islamic philosophy, poetry, art, or music. This episode introduces an Islamic tradition called Sufism, which most Americans have never heard of. The episode begins with a historical look at the foundations of this movement in Baghdad, briefly traces the rise of Sufi […]