September 16, 2020
by Maha Bali
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“But for women, there have always been two revolutions to undertake: one fought with men against regimes that oppress everyone, and a second against the misogyny that pervades the region” (Mona El Tahawy, Headacarves and Hymens, p. 24). It seems … Continue reading
September 11, 2020
by Maha Bali
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In a moment of empathy with a lot of faculty/teachers in these times, I wrote this tweet: Everyone knows my stance on cameras on or off. tl;dr: we should not force students to turn them on, because there are many … Continue reading
September 6, 2020
by Maha Bali
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I’m part of a panel this Thursday, Sept 10th on Rethinking Education in Egypt. The panel will be in Arabic. Here is the Facebook event link for those who speak Arabic if interested. I was asked to prepare a 5 … Continue reading
September 3, 2020
by Maha Bali
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I’ve been receiving some speaking invitations lately from unexpected places for unexpected things. But nothing should surprise us any more in times of COVID. This one was BY FAR the most surprising. I will talk Liberating structures and theater of … Continue reading
August 31, 2020
by Maha Bali
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At some point in the summer, I realized that people who were having to teach online because of COVID-19 were struggling about how to create community online. Some found it possible to develop their own relationship with their students, but … Continue reading
August 18, 2020
by Maha Bali
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So many people who are new to online have been asking about how to build community online – not just teacher to student, but amongst students. Equity Unbound has teamed up with OneHE and we have created resources for this, … Continue reading
August 17, 2020
by Maha Bali
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I have been waiting for this moment for SO SO SO LONG. This labor of love that I worked on alongside Rajiv Jhangiani, Catherine Cronin, Laura Czerniewicz and Robin DeRosa, which centers voices from the margins on open education, a … Continue reading
August 11, 2020
by Maha Bali
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I think about this a lot. I know there are articles on it. There isn’t one that comes to mind immediately, and there are many angles to this one, including from the angle of data privacy and security, from the … Continue reading
August 2, 2020
by Maha Bali
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I hope that wherever you are, there will be a plan for your work and your child’s education that feels safe to you, given whatever the conditions of COVID are where you are (and not just health but social and … Continue reading
August 2, 2020
by Maha Bali
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This below is a discussion post I had written in #DigPed Discourse for my Decolonization and Education track, and I joked at the end that it was so long it was a blogpost… Kevin Gannon (track teacher) suggested I blog … Continue reading