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Author: Alecia Blackwood
Publisher: Myers Education Press
Imprint: Myers Education Press
ISBN: 9781975507497
ISBN 10: 1975507495
Pages: 110
Publication Date: 28 February 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
""We are presented with an excellent pedagogy where education evolves from being an abstract experience into a creative and adaptive practice. The author skillfully uses Ubuntu storytelling and a performative approach to illustrate how to become an Ubuntu-Responsive educator. A must read for educators invested in cultivating an inclusive classroom environment rooted in a transformative learning culture.""--Michael Onyebuchi Eze, Africana Studies, California State University, Fresno ""In Ubuntu Pedagogy: Becoming an Ubuntu Responsive Educator, Dr. Alecia Blackwood--an esteemed educator, author, and editor--presents a rich second edition. Drawing from her extensive experiences, she examines the evolving role of Ubuntu in education. She invites us to consider traditional African philosophy, practice, and teaching methods to assess teaching and learning. This book is essential for educators and embracing a racial cultural perspective and ways to create learning environments.""--Hassiem Ayele Kambui, PhD, Professor of Counseling, College of Education, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) ""To have Ubuntu is to be a person who is living a genuinely human way of life and exhibits human excellence. Dr. Alecia Blackwood embodies Ubuntu not only in her teaching, but also in her very being. Her teaching exposes educators to how Ubuntu ways can enhance their teaching and exhilarate their students. But, Dr.Alecia Blackwood has a deeper purpose to her teaching: she embodies and models the human excellence so that teachers and students learn Ubuntu ways in practice and in life. This 2nd edition of Ubuntu Pedagogy: Becoming an Ubuntu Responsive Educator continues her excellent work to impact educators nationally and internationally.""--Carolyn Walker Hopp, PhD, Retired Faculty, College of Community Innovation and Education, University of Central Florida ""We are in a time when educational leaders and teachers are rethinking what we teach, how we teach it and how to provide effective social emotional support to students. Through Ubuntu Pedagogy, Dr. Alecia Blackwood provides a culturally rich, relevant and responsive framework for centering students humanity in the classroom, leading to authentic engagement and achievement.""--Chike Akua, PhD., Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Clark Atlanta University, Author of ""Education for Transformation: The Keys to Releasing the Genius of African American Students""
Author Information
Alecia Blackwood, an experienced and passionate master teacher with over 20 years in education, is not only an author and international speaker but also a former Fulbright-Hays Scholar for Namibia and Botswana. Throughout her career, she has shared her knowledge worldwide and served as an education consultant for various institutions, including private and Catholic schools, public schools, non-profit organizations, and homeschooling families across Canada, America, the Caribbean, and several African countries. Dr. Blackwood is recognized as one of the leading experts in the USA on ubuntu pedagogy, a humanistic approach to fostering student engagement in teaching and learning. In addition to her scholarly pursuits, she actively volunteers with a non-profit organization that provides cultural education for black students. Furthermore, she leads the Sankofa Youth Initiative, a study abroad program that offers middle and high school students the opportunity to engage in STEAM projects in Ethiopia and Ghana during the summer. She was recently awarded the 2024 fellowship by the International Society of Technology Education (ISTE) faculty research fellow, where she is engaged in research on Artificial Intelligence in school environments. Currently, Dr. Blackwood is an Assistant Professor of Education at Longwood University, where she passionately mentors aspiring educators and instills innovative teaching methods. Beyond her academic commitments, Alecia enjoys embarking on travel adventures, indulging in gourmet cooking, cherishing precious moments with her family, and doing yoga.
