The UCLA Globalization Research Center - Africa
Curriculum Project
About the UCLA Globalization Research Center - Africa
GRCA conducts policy relevant research on the dynamics and effects of
globalization with particular emphasis on impacts within Africa, and
disseminates findings to educators, educational institutions, policymakers
and the public at large.
Conflict, Conflict Management and
Democracy
HIV/AIDS in Africa Initiative
Signature Projects
Urban-Rural Governance and Poverty
Alleviation
GlobaLink-Africa Curriculum Project
GlobaLink-Africa Overview
GlobaLink-Africa
Overview
The Project
The Countries
The Curriculum
Curriculum
Students learn about globalization
and its relationship
with Africa,
Design
Africans and United States-Africa
policy.
Guides
Web-based,
multimedia, high
Content
school curriculum
Resources
Curriculum Design
Designed for high school students
Embedded in World History curriculums
Interdisciplinary with relevant lesson
material for other core curriculums
Aligned with the California State
standards
Media-rich and interactive lesson material
Curriculum Design
Narrative-based case studies and contested narratives that
provide concrete illustrations of key concepts in
globalization
Perspectives inflected by historical, sociocultural,
economic, political and situational specifics
Good Thinker’s Toolkit and performance assessments that
encourage inquiry and critical reasoning
Informed by research-based theory on how students learn
and how technology fosters student learning, in particular,
cognitive theory
Cognitive Theories of Learning
Multimedia principles
(Mayer, 1999, 2003; Clark & Mayer, 2002)
Personalization
Multiple representation
Contiguity
Split-attention
Coherence
Different kinds of learners
Cognitive Theories of Learning
Instructional Strategies/ Architectures
(Clark, 2001, 2003)
Behavioral
Situated Guided Discovery
Exploratory
Curriculum Guides
Contested Narratives
Case Studies
Pre-activities & Assignments
Key Objectives
Key Concepts & Student Themes
Curriculum Content
The contested narrative serves to
provide polar opposite positions on
globalization and its effects, through
the use of two fictional character
guides, Naomi and Jalalu.
Thematic
Pre-Activities
Assignments
Guides
Case Studies
The guides’ arguments are
woven throughout the website
and are presented with reference
to the case study characters in
the form of commentary, critique
and questioning.
Curriculum Content: Guides
Curriculum Content: Naomi
Curriculum Content: Jalalu
Curriculum Content: Global Transformations Theme
Curriculum Content: USA Case Study
Curriculum Content: Lillie E. Patterson
Curriculum Content: Contested Narrative
Curriculum Content: Assignment
Curriculum Content: Country Profile
Curriculum Content: Resources
Resources
Curriculum Content: Student Toolkit
Curriculum Content: Pre-Activities
Lead students to build on their personal experience,
such as knowledge acquired in their families, their
culture and their school
Develop metacognitive and critical thinking skills
Help students develop an argument that is supported
with evidence
Provide mental and organizational frameworks for
students to organize ideas and positions
Prepare students to think critically about
assignments
Curriculum Content: Tips
Curriculum Content: Glossary
Curriculum Content: Resources
Curriculum Content: Teacher Guidelines
Contact Information
GlobaLink-Africa
A view of Africa through a world prism of technology
Director: Edmond Keller
The UCLA Globalization Research Center – Africa
405 Hilgard Avenue
10359 Bunche Hall
Mailcode: 148703
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1487
USA
(310) 267- 4054
[email protected]
or [email protected]