The Role of African Rock Art Exploration in Education

In this conversation, Dr. Catherine Quinlan discusses the importance of heritage and cultural representation, particularly focusing on African rock art and its connection to heritage, identity, and science. She emphasizes the need for cultural representation in education and shares insights on how to implement African rock art analysis in the classroom. The conversation highlights the significance of understanding and appreciating Black heritage and the contributions of indigenous cultures to art and science. This conversation occasionally includes a presenter and panelist who were a part of the portions of the conversation. This conversation was initially presented as an interactive webinar with slides which are omitted here. The works referred to are included below for your reference and insights. Paper: Link to website with handouts and images from African Rock Art Image Analysis curriculumhttps://www.visibilityinstem.com/africanrockartimageanalysis/Free download of article titled: "Emergent themes and pragmatic research methods for meaningful cultural representation of Blacks in multimedia products for the science classroom"https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09500693.2021.1959959An Interdisciplinary Investigation of African Rock Art Images to Learn about Science & Culture: Blending Biology, Geology, History & Ethics https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2019.81.1.40Select this link for Free download of this articleVideo clips on African Rock Art Image Analysis can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/@visibilityinstemAbout the Host: Dr. Catherine L. Quinlan, ED.D. I am a researcher, professor, and curriculum design expert. I currently hold the Brenda B. Brodie Endowed Chair for Teacher Education in the School of Education at North Carolina Central University. Learn more about me and my research on my websites and YouTube channels. For more information visit my websites: Personal Website of Dr. Catherine L. Quinlan: https://drcatherinequinlan.comVisibility In STEM Education Consultant/Services: https://visibilityinstem.com/TEDx Talk: The Clarity We Need For Belonging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3xAD3I3x-M&feature=youtu.beRecent Academic Book: Black Representation in the Science Curriculum: Implications for Identity, Culture, Belonging, and Curriculum Development. https://www.routledge.com/9781032757193Keystone Passage, Chapter Series Book: https://keystonepassage.com