TY - GEN
T1 - Afrocentric Extended Reality Technology Design to Infuse Indigenous Knowledge into African STEM Education
AU - Ramnarain, Umesh
AU - Penn, Mafor
AU - Thiza Gumbo, Mishack
AU - Mokhele-Ramulumo, Moleboheng
AU - Ngcoza, Ken
AU - Rodil, Kasper
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2025/11/4
Y1 - 2025/11/4
N2 - The workshop brings together leading scholars to explore critical intersections of technology, culture, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education. Digital technologies have a significant role to play in preserving cultural heritage. While digital technologies have impacted many aspects of our daily lives, in the way we interact with each other and experience the world, "cultural digitization"is a term that is gaining traction. Archive digitization of cultural artefacts in Western museums is not new; however, the use of technology in conserving African Indigenous knowledge (IK) is relatively unexplored. Advanced technologies such as virtual- and augmented reality, and artificial intelligence hold much promise in ensuring that cultural knowledge and skills are transmitted from one generation to the next. This workshop will be a platform for participants to unpack the opportunities in infusing indigenous knowledge into African STEM education from the perspective of Afrocentric Extended Reality (XR) technology design.
AB - The workshop brings together leading scholars to explore critical intersections of technology, culture, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education. Digital technologies have a significant role to play in preserving cultural heritage. While digital technologies have impacted many aspects of our daily lives, in the way we interact with each other and experience the world, "cultural digitization"is a term that is gaining traction. Archive digitization of cultural artefacts in Western museums is not new; however, the use of technology in conserving African Indigenous knowledge (IK) is relatively unexplored. Advanced technologies such as virtual- and augmented reality, and artificial intelligence hold much promise in ensuring that cultural knowledge and skills are transmitted from one generation to the next. This workshop will be a platform for participants to unpack the opportunities in infusing indigenous knowledge into African STEM education from the perspective of Afrocentric Extended Reality (XR) technology design.
KW - Afrocentric
KW - STEM
KW - XR
KW - education
KW - indigenous knowledge
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105023274689
U2 - 10.1145/3757232.3757274
DO - 10.1145/3757232.3757274
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105023274689
T3 - Proceedings of the 5th Biennial African Human-Computer Interaction Conference, AfriCHI 2025
SP - 401
EP - 404
BT - Proceedings of the 5th Biennial African Human-Computer Interaction Conference, AfriCHI 2025
A2 - Lazem, Shaimaa
A2 - Anya, Obinna
A2 - Saleh, Mennatallah
A2 - Nkwo, Makuochi S.
A2 - Gamundani, Attlee M.
A2 - Ogunyemi, Abiodun A.
A2 - Isafiade, Omowunmi E.
PB - Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
T2 - 5th Biennial African Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, AfriCHI 2025
Y2 - 4 November 2025 through 8 November 2025
ER -