Ronda Zelezny-Green is this year’s recipient of the Irene Marshall Scholarship, an award made by the College Student Awards Group. The Irene Marshall Scholarship supports travel to Commonwealth countries with a preference for students in the Department of Geography. Ronda is currently researching for her dissertation on the MSc in Practicing Sustainable Development (Information & Communications Technology for Development Specialism)|
This funding will support Ronda’s research in Kenya, which is related to the use of ICTs in education. More specifically, Ronda is examining the possibility of leveraging mobile phones in a manner that supports educational continuity for girls at the secondary school level. Currently, she is performing embedded research in a host school in Nairobi, teaching both ICT and English classes, and helping the school construct a website. Commenting from the field, Ronda said: “It is such an honour to receive this award. Receiving this support will help me and the girls I am working with explore sustainable solutions to the significant challenges they face to attend school each day."
Posted on Tuesday 24th July 2012