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February 18, 2008
ECC Instructor to Study in Africa

 



English instructor Dr. Floyd Ogburn will spend 12 days this summer on a study trip to Senegal, Africa.

 

Edgecombe Community College English instructor Dr. Floyd Ogburn has been selected as the ECC representative to spend 12 days in Senegal, Africa, this summer through the 2008 Study Visit to Africa, a World View program.

World View is an international program for educators at UNC-Chapel Hill. ECC is sponsoring Dr. Ogburn’s participation in the study visit.

The goal of the trip, set for June 15-26, is to help key educators become leaders for global education by looking beyond the borders of North Carolina and experiencing a culture, a country, and people different from their everyday lives.

Dr. Ogburn says he has always been “deeply interested in West Africa, including Léopold Sédar Senghor, poet and former president of Senegal.”

He plans to incorporate his experiences in designing new content and teaching materials for Humanities 120 - Cultural Studies, which emphasizes African and African-American culture. Dr. Ogburn also plans to develop teaching materials related to Senegalese education, family, religion, and economy for other English and humanities courses.
“We are excited to be participating for our second year in this international program for educators,” says ECC President Dr. Deborah Lamm. “Last year one of our religion instructors traveled to India through a similar World View study visit. These trips are invaluable learning experiences for our instructors as we strive to make an ECC education more global in perspective.”

Through the study visit, educators will learn more about the educational system and practices in Africa while visiting schools and colleges and meeting with their foreign counterparts. They also will explore significant cultural and historical sites.

Dr. Ogburn joined the ECC faculty in August 2007. Prior to joining ECC, he was assistant professor of English at Fayetteville State University. He also served previously as a professor of English at the University of Cincinnati.

 

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