“Given her reputation and experience working in African education policy and EdTech, I invited Donnalee to give a keynote address at our launch event for the Injini Think Tank - an African-centric research, advisory and advocacy body focused on education innovation. Donnalee is an engaging, passionate speaker who prepares exceptionally well when invited to take the stage. Our audience and partners were very impressed by her knowledge of the subject matter she was tasked to discuss, which assured us that we made the right call by flying her down to Cape Town for the event. Considering the challenges facing Africa's education sector, these talks can often take a depressing turn, so I personally appreciated Donnalee's ability to make the session upbeat and interactive. Donnalee is a powerhouse in the African education policy space and I'd recommend her as a speaker to anyone hosting events or programmes in this field.”
Donnalee Donaldson, Esq.
Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
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I am an educator who is passionate about designing and implementing impactful education…
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Emory University School of Law
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Activities and Societies: Emory Moot Court Society (Coach and Competitor), Black Law Students Association, Emory Public Interest Committee, American Health Lawyers Association
Internships
* Dekalb County Public Defender's Office (September 2011- May 2012)
* New York City Law Department: Tort Division (May 2011 - August 2011)
*Atlanta Legal Aid Society (January 2011 - May 2011)
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Activities and Societies: Seton Hall University Gospel Choir - President, The Setonian - News Writer, International Students' Association, West Indian Student Organization, Unified Vailsburg Services Organization.
Internships:
*American Civil Liberties Union (September 2008 - December 2008)
*New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control (June 2008 - August 2008)
*Center for Community Research and Engagement (September 2007 - May 2008)
Honors Thesis- Inhabiting Other Spaces: Tourism as Neo-Colonialism in the 21st Century -
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Activities and Societies: Head Girl, National Schools' Challenge Quiz Team Captain, House Captain, Key Club President, Student Council Representative.
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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
International Open Academy
Volunteer Experience
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Teacher
Know Your Rights Program
- 3 Jahre
Civil Rights and Social Action
Taught interactive class about juvenile legal rights and how to act during police encounters to middle and high school students.
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Mandela Washington Fellowship - President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative
- Present 8 years 10 months
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Publications
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The Minority Report
Ms. JD.org
See publicationWrote articles targeted towards helping minority women lawyers and law students maximize their law school and career experiences. Articles availabl here: http://ms-jd.org/profile/Donnalee
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Can We Stop the Madness? Finding Solutions to the Housing Crisis Facing the Mentally Ill
5 SRBLLJ 38 (2011): SRBLSA Law Journal
Projects
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e/merge Africa seminar: Wrapping MOOCs in The Global South
See projectInitially touted as cheaper, offering better learning opportunities than traditional classes, and possibly the death of traditional higher education institutions, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) generated such interest that Time Magazine labelled 2012 “The Year of the MOOC”. Since then, with more substantial research on MOOCs being undertaken, and a degree of disillusionment from the initial proponents of MOOCs, the buzz has subsided enough for us to ask ourselves some key questions about…
Initially touted as cheaper, offering better learning opportunities than traditional classes, and possibly the death of traditional higher education institutions, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) generated such interest that Time Magazine labelled 2012 “The Year of the MOOC”. Since then, with more substantial research on MOOCs being undertaken, and a degree of disillusionment from the initial proponents of MOOCs, the buzz has subsided enough for us to ask ourselves some key questions about MOOCs.
Questions about MOOCs range from sweeping questions about their impact on higher education, to narrowly focused concerns about student honesty online. Underlying many of the questions asked of MOOCs are pedagogical concerns about whether we are teaching in ways that support learning for students. A prime question from the global South perspective, is how can we can best make use in our very different contexts of the resources and materials that have been made available online at no charge to the user by MOOCs mostly developed in the global North .
In conversation, from different parts of Africa, Donnalee Donaldson from Kepler Kigali, Rwanda and Shanali Govender from University of Cape Town, South Africa will present and lead discussion about their experiences of wrapping as one way of working with MOOCs.
Honors & Awards
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Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 Talent : Quality Education
UNLEASH - Innovation lab for SDGs
UNLEASH identifies 1000 young leaders to accelerate breakthrough solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals. My focus is SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
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Ashoka Changemaker Scholar
Ashoka
For meeting scholar requirements in the Ashoka Changemakers' course, The Future of Work in Africa: Innovations in Youth Employment
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UNHCR/ InZone Tertiary Education in Conflict and Crises Innovation Challenge Winner
UNHCR / Inzone (at University of Geneva)
Collaborated with a team of three other practitioners to design a higher education certificate program that would meet the needs of a target refugee camp population, as well as eligible students from the surrounding community, considering issues such as right to work, resettlement, language and technology access, etc.
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Dean's Public Service Award
Dean of the Emory University School of Law
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Order of Emory Advocates
Emory University School of Law
Awarded to students with outstanding achievements as oral advocates in moot court and mock trial competitions.
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Pro Bono Publico Award
Emory University School of Law
Awarded to students who provided more than 75 hours of pro bono (free) legal services to the community.
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Woodruff Fellow
Emory University
The three year fellowships are awarded to students who have demonstrated:
*qualities of forceful and unselfish character,
*intellectual and personal vigor,
*outstanding academic achievement,
*impressive skills in communication,
*significant leadership and creativity in school or community,
*clear potential for enriching the lives of their contemporaries at Emory University, and
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President's Community Service Award
The President of Seton Hall University
Awarded to students with exceptional records of community service.
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Seton Hall University Experiential Education Award 2008
Seton Hall University
Awarded to students with exceptional performance at their internships. This award was based on my year long internship with the Center for Community Research and Engagement, where I assisted with program management of a middle-school mentorship program that paired university students, with Newark youth.
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Top high school student in the nation; top humanities student in the nation
Caribbean Examination Council
Based on my performance in the regional secondary school exam (Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate), I received the following awards:
- Top performing secondary school student in the nation
- Top humanities student
- 2nd in the nation in Religious Education
- 4th in the nation in English Language Arts
I achieved ten distinctions in Biology, Chemistry,Physics, English Language, English Literature, Geography, Information Technology, Mathematics, Religious Education and…Based on my performance in the regional secondary school exam (Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate), I received the following awards:
- Top performing secondary school student in the nation
- Top humanities student
- 2nd in the nation in Religious Education
- 4th in the nation in English Language Arts
I achieved ten distinctions in Biology, Chemistry,Physics, English Language, English Literature, Geography, Information Technology, Mathematics, Religious Education and Spanish.
Languages
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Englisch
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Spanish
Limited working proficiency
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Creoles and pidgins, English-based
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