The ink road: teaching methods of Timbuktu

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Title:	The ink road: teaching methods of Timbuktu
Editor:	Balde, Musa
Year:	2006
Language:	English
City of publisher:	Alameda
Publisher:	Timbuktu Educational Foundation
ISBN:	0975460919
Geographic term:	Mali
Subjects:	teaching methods universities educational history 1100-1199 1200-1299 documentary films (form) videos (form)
Abstract:	This documentary, presented by Timbuktu Educational Foundation (TEF) tells the spectacular story of the teaching methodology utilized by the scholars of the University of Timbuktu in Mali, West Africa, from the making of the ink to the development of the many branches of knowledge. TEF uses historical footage, re-enactments and a remarkable exposition of art, architecture and interviews of African scholars to recount the rise and the importance of the University of Timbuktu and its methodology of teachings. Increasingly, scholars and historians are recognizing the profound impact that this great learning center has on the annals of world history. [Abstract reproduced from dvd]