Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the Health Sciences
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Second “Discerning Dialogue” of 2017, facilitated by Doctor Femi Otulaja.
The second Discerning Dialogues discussion will be facilitated by Doctor Femi Otulaja, who is a founding member and President of the African Association for the Study of
Indigenous Knowledge Systems(AASIKS).
Femi was educated in the USA, earning his BS and MS degrees in Animal Science from Pennsylvania State University, MA degree in Science Education from
New York University, and PhD in Urban Science Education from the City University of New York.
He is currently an Academic Advisor at the Science Teaching and Learning Centre in the Faculty of Science, at WITS, however, he has had a varied career in science and science teaching. His job descriptions range from laboratory animal handling in the pharmaceutical industry to heading up the research and development unit at the Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy (MILL).
Throughout his career, he has been a fervent advocate for outreach programmes, mentoring and assistance for disadvantaged students, and has championed the teaching and learning of science in these groups. One of his present research interests involves the socio-cultural understanding of science and mis/alignment with indigenous knowledge systems and integration into classroom science.
Femi will discuss indigenous knowledge systems in relation to Health Sciences Teaching, expanding the discussion begun in this series concerning decolonising our curriculum.
Venue: Adler Museum of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, 7 York Road.
Date: Wednesday,22nd March 2017
Time: 14h00 to 16h00