At the start of the year, I realized I’d been living on a steady diet of Western ideas. So much that my intellectual taste buds light up faster for an American essay than for an African novel. Partly, this stems from my spending numerous time consuming Western materials, especially from the United States. Books, music,… Continue reading The Western Influence and the Shame that Comes with It
Category: Lessons
How to Read a Great Book
When you find a great book, take all the time you need to savor each page. Because you’ll surely come to finish the book, and let me tell you this: you are going to regret why you skimmed some parts or didn’t take more of your time on each page. Read interesting parts twice or… Continue reading How to Read a Great Book
Harnessing AI’s Deep Research for Enhanced Learning Experiences
Lately, I have been using GenAI’s Deep Research functionalities from ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini to explore topics of my interest, such as the state of research in Kenyan universities, Catholicism – its role in civilizing the West and colonialism in Africa, and alternative economic models to capitalism in Africa. So far, the journey has been… Continue reading Harnessing AI’s Deep Research for Enhanced Learning Experiences
Inclusive EdTech Ecosystem in Kenya
On Tuesday evening, I attended a meetup event dubbed “Collaboration for an Inclusive EdTech Ecosystem” at iHub. Among the panelists for the event were Christine Namara of Baobab Network, Zacch Opondo of Zeraki, Rebecca Cook of Metis Collective, and Maryanne Wangechi of Aga Khan School. The session was moderated by Tonee Ndung’u, the CEO of… Continue reading Inclusive EdTech Ecosystem in Kenya
My Year in Summary – 2022
As a tradition that I started 2 years, I would like to share with you an end-of-the-year summary of what I read or learnt. Here are the 2020 and 2021 editions. Books First, let me share about the books I read and found useful. Generally, I didn’t read a lot of books this year for… Continue reading My Year in Summary – 2022
Start with the foundational knowledge
I recently completed a Python 3 course on Codecademy. Python is the most popular programming language in the world. Python 3 is the latest version of the language. About a year ago, I completed a course on Python 2, the previous version. Although it’s outdated and uses older syntax, programmers can still use it –… Continue reading Start with the foundational knowledge
Lessons from a non-graduate creator
Edu, 24 now, finished high school five years ago and joined an ICT institute where he learnt basic programming, web design, and entrepreneurship and communication skills. Since then he joined an apprenticeship track at the same institution to hone his skills in the following areas: web design, bookkeeping, and meta-learning. So far, he has designed… Continue reading Lessons from a non-graduate creator