July 1, 2020
by Maha Bali
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How might we decolonize time? I flippantly wrote in the chat yesterday “we need to decolonize time”, but a participant asked me to elaborate on it further, and this made me think that maybe this would be a good thought … Continue reading
June 25, 2020
by Maha Bali
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I’ve been in some private conversations recently around university rankings. I’ve had views on this for a long time, feeling like it emphasizes a neoliberal agenda and uses arbitrary measures of quality that are often not really what universities should … Continue reading
June 17, 2020
by Maha Bali
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This is a question that appeared in the Q&A of my recent OLC Innovate keynote. I will discuss more today on OLC live with Nate Angell inshallah (join us at 3.15 ET/9.15 Cairo) How have you approached faculty, or how … Continue reading
June 13, 2020
by Maha Bali
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Two things inspired this post, and I want to invite folks to engage with both of these questions with a lens of equity and care. First, while working on a survey at my institution, a colleague said, “why should we … Continue reading
June 7, 2020
by Maha Bali
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I had a moment today. Perhaps slightly influenced by something I had read earlier today by Parisa Mehran, where someone “joked” with her upon meeting her and finding out she was from Iran- that she’s a “terrorist”. Can you imagine … Continue reading
May 28, 2020
by Maha Bali
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Someone asked me on Twitter if I had an updated version of my Pedagogy of Care Gone Massive article on Hybrid Pedagogy for COVID-19 times. I didn’t have a particular update to the particular points in the article, but I … Continue reading
May 12, 2020
by Maha Bali
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I don’t want to hear it any more. I can’t stand it when someone tries to frame romance around a notion that BDSM spilling into every day life is an acceptable way to love someone. I cannot accept that violence, … Continue reading
May 8, 2020
by Maha Bali
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So just to help me keep track.. and also to announce to those who are interested..there are two free online events I’m part of next week that you can join! JIME Open Education and Social Justice special issue launch First … Continue reading
May 8, 2020
by Maha Bali
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(originally published on chronicle.com Prof Hacker blog, which has been taken down, and republishing now because someone was looking for it on Twitter). Look at the reference list for your latest few articles or presentations. How many of the people … Continue reading
May 2, 2020
by Maha Bali
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It occurs to me that in order to support teachers in these times, we went about it wrong by focusing on tools and even pedagogy like how to modify assessments but meet learning outcomes still, when we should have maybe … Continue reading