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Contextualizing STEM Education in Liberia, West Africa

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This podcast has
38 episodes
Language
English
Date created
2021/01/04
Latest episode
2022/06/11
Average duration
58 min.
Release period
22 days

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This podcast is produced by the Institute of Basic Technology, a nonprofit high school STEM education lab providing access to students in Liberia, West Africa. It tells the unique stories of current students and those who have navigated the hurdles of the Liberian educational system. Hear in their own words as they describe their struggles, successes and the context within which they strive to achieve their dreams.Listen and be inspired!

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Episode 35 - The Story of Mr. Calvin Nelson
2022/06/11
✅ International Business Student (Financial Management)  ✅ Agribusiness Manager and Founder, SME Startup Connect  ✅ Eggland LLC Liberia  Co-Founder/ Lead Partner Co-Founder/ Lead Partner         Producing Quality Eggs For the Liberian Market.  In this new episode I chat with a Calvin Nelson, a Liberian living in Finland, pursuing an advance degree in International Business. Follow his interesting journey from being refugee to a budding international businessman.  Listen and be inspired! 
Episode 34 - The Story of Mr. Patrick K. Johnson
2022/04/22
✅Cyber Security/System Engineer professional with over twenty (20) years of experience ✅Transforming large-scale legacy infrastructures to modern digital platforms ✅AWS Certified SysOps Associate and AWS Certified DevOps Professional certifications ✅Bachelor Degree in Information Technology – Colorado State University ✅MBA in Technology Management with focus on Information Assurance In this new episode, I chat with a good friend from high school, Patrick Johnson. In this honest and raw emotional conversation, Patrick opens up about surviving the Liberian civil war and finally reuniting with his family in the U.S.  He enjoys football, basketball, snowboarding, UFC Kickboxing, and hacker/security events. Patrick lives with his family in Virginia. New Contextualizing STEM Education in Liberia is streaming on all major podcast platforms. Listen and be inspired! 
Episode 33 - The Story of our Co-Founder Dr Sylvia G. Bollie
2022/04/06
✅ Co-founder of the Institute of Basic Technology ✅ Double Board Certified Physician ✅ Bestselling Author and Entrepreneur This week on Contextualizing #STEM #Education in #Liberia, I sit down for a chat with my wife, best friend and co-founder of our nonprofit. She talks about growing up as a first generation American, her motivation for pursuing medicine and her love for Liberia. Now streaming on all major podcast platforms. Listen and be inspired! 
Episode 32 - The Story of Thelma T. Ahamba
2022/03/02
✅ Author, Entrepreneur,  Social Media Strategist , Brand Optimizer ✅ Host of Chat with Themmy podcast ✅ Champion for women empowerment  The story of Thelma is one of resilience, selflessness and overcoming one's insecurity.  In this episode she describes her struggles/experiences and how she's using them as a platform for empowering others through her books, podcasts and clothing line. Follow the links below: Clothing line https://colorful-lemonade-apparels.creator-spring.com ( Ships globally). Books by Thelma  https://selar.co/m/ColorfulLemonade   Listen and be inspired! 
Episode 31 - The Story of Mr. Harris G. Moseray
2022/02/19
✅ Chemistry Lab Mentor ✅ President of the Chemistry Student Organization ✅ Graduating Senior at the University of Liberia ✅ Hult Prize Winner Mr. Harris G. Moseray is the  Chemistry mentor in our STEM program and a graduating senior from the University of Liberia.  His love for Chemistry was inspired by nature and a palm oil processing company in his local town. Listen and be inspired! 
Episode 30 - The Story of Dr. Elton Geepea
2022/02/12
✅  Medical Doctor (MBChB) ✅  Doctorpreneur, Founder of Arepubliz   ✅ Medical Intern at Korle-Bu Teaching hospital in Ghana Dr. Geepea shares how at a very early age his dad inspired his dream of becoming a medical doctor. He discusses the how the challenges of this pursuit lands him at the University of Ghana medical school. He's a recent med school graduate and hopes to eventually  become an Orthopedic surgeon. Listen and be inspired! 
Episode 29 - The Story of Ms. Evangeline S. Bundor
2022/02/02
The story of Evangeline is one of determination for a young lady  overcoming the odds to obtain her undergraduate degree and with hopes of one day becoming a medical doctor. She currently serves as the mentor of our Biology lab, she  is a graduating senior and Vice President of the Biology Student Union at the University of Liberia. Stay tuned and be inspired!
Episode 28 - The Story of Dr. Gracie Brownell-Vinton
2022/01/20
✅Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University-Commerce ✅Director of the Masters in Social Work Program ✅ Wife, mom and a proud Liberian In this new episode of Contextualizing STEM Education in Liberia, Dr. Brownell-Vinton, then a high school student, describes how her early days of going into the communities to talk about safe sex, family planning,  etc., served as an impetus for interest in social work. Stay tuned and be inspired!
Episode 27 - Can Algorithms Be Used to Predict and Improve Learning Outcomes?
2022/01/12
Happy 2022!! Is it possible to predict how a high school student will perform academically prior to sitting in a classroom? In this first episode of the year, we discuss our mission. Specifically we discuss the predictive teaching model we are building and some of the results are seeing in the early stages. Stay tuned and be inspired!
Episode 26 - The Story of Mr. Nixon Flomo
2021/12/17
✅CEO of School Web Platform ✅Software Engineer ✅App and Website Developer  In this new episode of Contextualizing STEM Education in Liberia,  Mr. Nixon Flomo shares his journey to creating the School Web platform.  A software platform blazing the trail of digitizing high school records and bringing them online,  mitigating bribery for grades schemes and actively involving the parents of students in their education, etc. Now streaming on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and all platforms. Listen and be Inspired!
Episode 25 - The Story of Mrs. Zahnwhea Harmon
2021/10/20
✅Clinical Therapist – Trauma and Post War trauma ✅Master of Arts – Mental Health Counseling ✅Master of Public Health – Community Health Education  ✅Bachelor of Arts - Psychology In this new episode of Contextualizing STEM Education in Liberia, we discuss the issue of trauma still affecting many in Liberia. Our guest Mrs. Zahnwhea Harmon shares the harrowing details of escaping the war in Liberia and how that experience informed her career of choice. Although the conversation about trauma was a heavy one, there were still moments of levity.  Now streaming on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and all platforms. Listen and be Inspired!
Episode 24 - The Story of Mr. P. Tumu Bowier
2021/10/14
✅Country Manager of Africa Mobile Network, AMN Liberia ✅Engineering Manager, Liberia Telecommunications Authority ✅MBA in Business Administration and General Management ✅BSc. In Electronics and Communications engineering  For many in rural Liberia, gaining access to the internet means literally climbing a mountain or tree to acquire a wireless signal, for a student it means waking up at 2am when there’s less network activity or for others, it is the only lifeline to those seeking urgent medical care.  In this new episode of Contextualizing STEM Education in Liberia, our guest Mr. P. Tumu Bowier discusses how his organization is working to bring access to some of the most remote towns and villages in Liberia. Now streaming on iTunes, Amazon and Pandora. Be Inspired!

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singltravlr 2021/10/22
Good Job
Thanks for profiling all these great Liberian professionals.
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