March 29, 2020
by Maha Bali
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I’m gonna start this post out with something nice before it turns morose. I asked my kid last night, after she did her daily “it’s not fair that we’re living through this self isolation thing” (a totally justified daily frustration) … Continue reading
March 19, 2020
by Maha Bali
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I wanted to reflect on some changes I am hoping to do to my course, depending on my students’ reactions to these suggestions. Obviously, I am one of the lucky ones here. I have learned online for 17 years and … Continue reading
March 14, 2020
by Maha Bali
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I don’t have a lot of time to write this post. Like many who read this blog, I’m involved in trying to prepare our campus and our faculty for COVID-19 closures and moving online. But the social distancing thing (apart … Continue reading
March 9, 2020
by Maha Bali
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I’m writing this with so many thoughts and feelings mixed up together. For so many reasons. But let me start with the most useful dimension of this. I posted on Twitter a call to curate tips and resources on how … Continue reading
February 22, 2020
by Maha Bali
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Today, I was asked by someone, “do you know what the one thing is, you’ve been wanting for the past 15 or so years?” My immediate response, “freedom.” Their immediate response, “everything”. And I realized two things at once there. … Continue reading
February 21, 2020
by Maha Bali
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I’m angry and frustrated and probably should not be blogging right now. But I think this is something worth getting angry about. I think I need to remind myself never to let this happen to me again. If anyone asks … Continue reading
January 31, 2020
by Maha Bali
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This is a quick one building on Nancy Fraser’s model of social justice as economic, cultural or political. If we center everything around power, one easy way to remember it would be (in a digital context): Economic justice: electrical power!! … Continue reading
January 24, 2020
by Maha Bali
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I just had two crazy thoughts. First, can we design online activities that take Theater of the Oppressed online in the same way Liberating Structures have been done online by @NancyWhite? If you don’t know these, my basic knowledge of … Continue reading
January 23, 2020
by Maha Bali
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I’m so grateful I was invited as a speaker at Nile TESOL 2020, an annual conference that takes place on our AUC New Cairo campus. I have attended this conference on and off for years and it is an amazingly … Continue reading
January 20, 2020
by Maha Bali
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I do lots of stuff for free. And other stuff, I would refuse to do for free. It’s an intentional choice every time. Recently, AMICAL awarded me this, which I am so proud of because they highlighted the work that … Continue reading