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CLAS Virtual Coffee Hour

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April 30, 2020
1:30PM - 2:30PM
Zoom: https://osu.zoom.us/j/98020109104

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Add to Calendar 2020-04-30 13:30:00 2020-04-30 14:30:00 CLAS Virtual Coffee Hour This week’s Virtual Coffee Hour will be on the impact that COVID-19 has had on indigenous communities in Latin America. Elvia Andía Grágeda (OSU Quechua Instructor) and Nydia Delhi Mata Sánchez (Rector, Universidad Tecnológica de los Valles Centrales de Oaxaca) will lead the discussion. Nydia has taken the lead on programs and projects to increase training and opportunities for young women in STEM careers. She holds an advanced degree from the Instituto Technologico de Oaxaca in Rural Development and collaborates with researchers from the US and Europe on project that focus on women’s rights, food, migration and development.   Elvia is a linguist specializing in the study and instruction of Bolivian Quechua and Spanish. She holds a master’s degree in linguistic policy of indigenous languages in higher education, and investigates the role of Quechua in such policies, particularly in the Quechua public indigenous university in Bolivia. Join us this Thursday, April 30th at 1:30 PM on Zoom: https://osu.zoom.us/j/98020109104 Summary of last week’s Coffee Hour CLAS affiliates gathered to discuss the academic adjustments we’ve had to make to online learning and working from home due to the stay-at-home order. ODEE staff were on hand to help find answers about using technology in the virtual classroom. CLAS staff shared how we are modifying programming to accommodate a virtual learning environment, and discussed ways that faculty affiliates can get involved with outreach and programming over the summer.  Keep Learning Resources Keep Teaching Resources Keep Working Resources About CLAS Virtual Coffee Hours CLAS Virtual Coffee Hours are designed to continue offering ways to network and engage with each other on topics and themes related to Latin America. These virtual discussions will take place on Zoom every Thursday from 1:30 - 2:30 PM. Topics and themes will vary, and we ask you to please suggest new themes and/or lead future discussions based on your own personal or professional interests (music, cooking demonstrations, favorite books, review of journal articles, etc.). What would you like to see in future coffee hours? Please email Megan Hasting (hasting.6@osu.edu) with your ideas! Looking Ahead: 5/7 Coffee Hour: we are still looking for a topic for this session! Previous Virtual Coffee Hours: 4/23: Academic Adjustments to COVID-19 4/16: Impact of COVID-19 on Latin America Zoom: https://osu.zoom.us/j/98020109104 Center for Latin American Studies clas@osu.edu America/New_York public

This week’s Virtual Coffee Hour will be on the impact that COVID-19 has had on indigenous communities in Latin America. Elvia Andía Grágeda (OSU Quechua Instructor) and Nydia Delhi Mata Sánchez (Rector, Universidad Tecnológica de los Valles Centrales de Oaxaca) will lead the discussion.

Nydia has taken the lead on programs and projects to increase training and opportunities for young women in STEM careers. She holds an advanced degree from the Instituto Technologico de Oaxaca in Rural Development and collaborates with researchers from the US and Europe on project that focus on women’s rights, food, migration and development.  

Elvia is a linguist specializing in the study and instruction of Bolivian Quechua and Spanish. She holds a master’s degree in linguistic policy of indigenous languages in higher education, and investigates the role of Quechua in such policies, particularly in the Quechua public indigenous university in Bolivia.

Join us this Thursday, April 30th at 1:30 PM on Zoom: https://osu.zoom.us/j/98020109104

Summary of last week’s Coffee Hour

CLAS affiliates gathered to discuss the academic adjustments we’ve had to make to online learning and working from home due to the stay-at-home order. ODEE staff were on hand to help find answers about using technology in the virtual classroom. CLAS staff shared how we are modifying programming to accommodate a virtual learning environment, and discussed ways that faculty affiliates can get involved with outreach and programming over the summer. 

About CLAS Virtual Coffee Hours

CLAS Virtual Coffee Hours are designed to continue offering ways to network and engage with each other on topics and themes related to Latin America. These virtual discussions will take place on Zoom every Thursday from 1:30 - 2:30 PM. Topics and themes will vary, and we ask you to please suggest new themes and/or lead future discussions based on your own personal or professional interests (music, cooking demonstrations, favorite books, review of journal articles, etc.). What would you like to see in future coffee hours? Please email Megan Hasting (hasting.6@osu.edu) with your ideas!

Looking Ahead:

5/7 Coffee Hour: we are still looking for a topic for this session!

Previous Virtual Coffee Hours:

  • 4/23: Academic Adjustments to COVID-19
  • 4/16: Impact of COVID-19 on Latin America

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