Building on those experiences, Peterson created an online course that brought Africa to students, providing a wide-angle view of the continent. “The first is to help countries in their development — to work on projects that help to promote growth and development in these countries. They provided expertise on human and animal health among sedentary farmers and nomadic herders in Tanzania and helped with the technology needed to build a virtual course. “Not every module covered exactly the same things,” Peterson said. Peterson said he also tried to demonstrate the vast diversity of Africa, which was one advantage to this type of course, versus a study abroad experience.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 20, 2020 05:37 UTC