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Dr. Bekeh Ukelina has over ten years of university teaching experience. He has developed and taught both lower and upper-division courses in African History, Migration, World history, African development, and Historical Methods.

In his teaching, Dr. Ukelina uses a mixture of primary and secondary sources to help students develop historical thinking and construct narratives that take into account the social, political, economic, and cultural context of the past so that they can have an understanding of the world beyond their immediate lives and to also see how the past shapes the present. He seeks to inculcate in his students an appreciation of the globalized nature of historical events, and encourages them to interrogate past events from a comparative, transnational, and glocalized lens. He decolonizes his classes through the integration of African music, proverbs, foods, and cultural rituals, and artifacts.

Dr. Ukelina assigns students written assignments, research papers, and collaborative presentations. These exercises are designed to help the students think critically, write insightful narratives, speak articulately, and learn the art of collaboration. He strives to create an inclusive environment in his classes by emphasizing respect for all viewpoints and also including subaltern voices in his assigned readings.

Dr. Bekeh Ukelina’s training in the digital humanities has provided him with tools necessary to introduce new digital approaches to teaching history. Omeka, Voyant, Google Ngram Viewer, Carto DB, and Palladio are vital pedagogical tools he uses in his classes to help students visualize History and to make connections.