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Primer on Liberia

A podcast featuring the voices of the young people of Monrovia, Liberia.


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  • 3. Liberian High School: AI in the Classroom

    25:14||Season 1, Ep. 3
    This program of Primer on Liberia features a conversation between Father Philip Gbao and upper level students of Morovia's Mary Help Christians School.Student and instructor have a vibrant conversation on classroom discipline, the impact of AI on learning and test-taking, and best practices for presenting course materials -- with suggestions from the students on how to improve instructor effectiveness.Alan WinsonCONTACT: barcrawlradio@gmail.com

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  • 2. Young Liberian Dreams of America

    18:39||Season 1, Ep. 2
    "Primer on Liberia" will bring to world listeners the story of the west African nation of Liberia through the lively discussion of the students of the Mary Help of Christians School in Monrovia. In the second episode -- the students talk about the close connection of the nations of the United States and Liberia and the desire of many young Liberians to travel and study in America. In their conversation they discuss the need to hold onto their pan-African heritage and the influence of American attitudes and customs on their lives.If you have any questions about our programming or suggestions for future topics you would like the students to discuss you can contact us on WhatsAp at "Primer On Liberia"
  • 1. Primer on Liberia: Greetings from Monrovia

    14:42||Season 1, Ep. 1
    This is the first program of "Primer on Liberia" -- a podcast featuring young voices of Monrovia, Liberia in western Africa. For this episode we meet Father Philip Gbao, a Salesian Catholic and educator and recently arrived at the Mary Help of Christians School. When Father Philip meets the youngest students he is quite pleased with his exuberant reception. But is concerned about the cooler greeting from the senior students at the school. Along the way, he learns about how Liberian teens interact.