A native of Ghana, Opoku-Agyemang is nonetheless familiar with North America. He earned his master's and doctoral degrees from York University in Toronto. He was awarded a previous Fulbright grant 10 years ago and spent one academic year at Clark University in Atlanta. Last year he gave a series of lectures at Wake Forest University. Back in the United States again for an extended period, he is impressed with the advances in teaching technology in this country.
Technology takes away the problem of having to improvise in class.
I can use videos, slides, and computers. Speaking with students over e-mail makes it very good. He adds that he also appreciates the personal touch evident at Grand Valley. But at Grand Valley that is balanced by the way personal contacts and relationships are nurtured. That's good, because if we're not careful we can be swept away by all this new technology.