Programme
We are welcoming you to the 1st East African Teacher Education Symposium - EATES 2021. Here you find information about our keynote speakers, paper presentations and discussion.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10:
09:00-09:15: WELCOME, Project PI Steinar Sætre & Ugandan PI Paul Muyinda (Zoom Room 1)
09:15-10:00: KEYNOTE PRESENTATION, State Minister for Higher Education, Dr. John Chrysestom Muyingo (Zoom Room 1)
10:00-10:15: Q + A (Zoom Room 1)
10:15-10:30: BREAK
10:30-11:00: PAPER PRESENTATIONS (Parallel sessions)
Michael Walimbwa: 21st Century technology and training teachers in partnering pedagogy (Zoom Room 1)
Kenneth Bamuturaki: Implementing the Language Across the Curriculum model in teaching and learning of music in Uganda: Reflecting on practices, challenges, and prospects (Zoom Room 2) Moderator: Professor David Hebert
11:00-11:30: PAPER PRESENTATIONS (Parallel sessions)
- Alfred Buluma/Mary Najjengo: Role of Parents Promoting Online and Home based Learning of Early Grade Learners. A Systematic Literature Review (Zoom Room 1)
- Rockiline Ntambirwa: Assessing the Impact of Music Teacher Education on the Nature of Participation in School-based Music Activities by Learners with Special Needs in Uganda (Zoom Room 2) Moderator: Professor David Hebert
11:30-11:45: BREAK
PAPER PRESENTATION (Joint session)
11:45-12:15:
- Milton Wabyona: Trends in Music Teacher Preparation in Uganda from 1950-2020: An Historical Study (Zoom Room 1) Moderator: Professor David Hebert
PAPER PRESENTATION (Parallel sessions)
12:15-12:45:
- Katambe Allan Benjamin: The Role of Indigenous Knowledge and Learning in Teacher Education Case Study Mengo Senior School (Zoom Room 1)
- James Isabirye: Rethinking music teacher education, centering indigenous epistemes: Insights from Entongooli (Bowl Lyre) project in Busoga, Uganda (Zoom Room 2) Moderator: Professor David Hebert
12:45-13:00: SUMMARIZING DAY 1 (Zoom Room 1)
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 11:
09:00-09:45: KEYNOTE PRESENTATION, Dr. Ciriaka Gitonga, Embu University, Kenya: Reflections on the Digitalized 21st Century Classroom: Implications for the Teacher Education Programs in East Africa (Zoom Room 1)
09:45-10:10: Q + A (Zoom Room 1)
10:10-10:30: BREAK
10:30-11:00: PAPER PRESENTATIONS (Parallel session)
- Takako Mino: Learning from indigenous knowledge in Ghana (Zoom Room 1)
- Nicholas Ssempijja: Approaches to Music Instruction from an Indigenous Perspective: Challenges and Prospects for the Ugandan Learners (Zoom Room 2) Moderator: Professor David Hebert
11:00-11:30: PAPER PRESENTATIONS (Parallel sessions)
- Juliet Ssessanga: How Mbaga is articulated through Indigenous Education (Zoom Room 1)
- Nambirige Bwanika: Using Music Technology in the teaching of traditional music in Primary schools. A case study of selected schools in Kampala District, Central region (Zoom Room 2) Moderator: Professor David Hebert
11:30-11:45: BREAK
11:45-12:00: Presenting NORHED II-project Mathematics for sustainable development (Zoom Room 1)
12:00-12:30: PAPER PRESENTATIONS (Parallel sessions)
- Micheal Mwebaza/Alfred Buluma: School as a safe haven for children: Perspectives of Pre – Service Teacher Trainees on Violence Against Children in Uganda’s Education System (Zoom Room 1)
- Erias Walubo: Music Education curriculum and the Primary Teacher Education graduates in Uganda: A Case of Mbale District (Zoom Room 2) Moderator: Professor David Hebert
12:30-12:40: BREAK
12:40-13:00: Plenary summary of the symposium (Zoom Room 1)