In a Zoom meet-up in early February, Mr. Narbe Mansoruian’s sixth grade students at the Hollywood Schoolhouse in Los Angeles, California shared with us their questions and reflections on their participation in the Fall 2022 Nubia Odyssey. We (Michael Fahy and Jeff Stanzler) opened the meeting with Michael showing a handful of photos from his […]
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The following is an abridged example of an Odyssey Report written by Hatim-Arbaab Eujayl, one of the collaborators for Earth Odysseys: Nubia and a Narrating Nubia partner. To learn more about the course Earth Odysseys, see the previous blog post here. Required Listening Before reading Arbaab’s report, students were asked to watch the following clip
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The following is an abridged example of an Odyssey Report written by Anwar Mahjoub Ali, one of the collaborators for Earth Odysseys: Nubia. Anwar is an El-Kurru resident, a team member of the El-Kurru Archaeological Project, and a Narrating Nubia collaborator. To learn more about Earth Odysseys, see the previous blog post here. Anwar’s Report
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The Pyramids of Meroë, Sudan. (📸: Shannon Ness) Travel the world with your class. Earth Odysseys is an adventure-learning activity that “sends” students to places across the globe. This dynamic project is just one of the ways the Interactive Communications & Simulations Group at the University of Michigan helps students, teachers, and community members to
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The following is an abridged example of a report written by one of the collaborators for Earth Odysseys: Nubia and a sample of guided student responses. To learn more about this project, see the previous blog post. “THE AMOUNT OF NATIVE NUBIAN SPEAKERS IS RAPIDLY DIMINISHING.” Nabra, Earth Odysseys Collaborator Fragment of an Old Nubian
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