October 10, 2019
by Maha Bali
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It often comes up as a challenge for faculty. At AUC and honestly everywhere. Students aren’t reading enough, or at all. Different people use different strategies, and I have asked some fundamental questions we need to ask our selves before … Continue reading
September 25, 2019
by Maha Bali
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I recently got a comment from another academic questioning my Africanness after she read my poem I’m Not Angry at You, which people were tweeting quotes from as part of the Equity Unbound Twitter Scavenger Hunt (happening this week until … Continue reading
September 22, 2019
by Maha Bali
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For a long time, my students have asked me to do more in-class activities similar to my modified privilege walk which focuses on embodying (in)equity. I saw several videos (mostly recommended by students last semester) that I think I could … Continue reading
September 20, 2019
by Maha Bali
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I was reading a (great) article about the problem of othering (which I am using in class and in Equity Unbound this semester) and something in it struck me and created a connection I just had to blog about. Immediately. … Continue reading
September 7, 2019
by Maha Bali
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I came across this article the other day. About how machines will be using AI to understand human emotions better than (some) humans can. I tweeted this The question this article raises for me is this: WHY ARE WE INVESTING … Continue reading
August 26, 2019
by Maha Bali
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I had a quick aha moment the other day. I often advocate for giving students choices in content, assessments, activities and I am usually tackling this from an angle of inclusivity and engagement and maybe autonomy and empowerment, but it … Continue reading
August 14, 2019
by Maha Bali
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Someone at UCT today (unfortunately I have forgotten her name!) asked me how to apply dialogue and some of my pedagogy in a large class of 180 or so. I usually teach 20-25. While thinking aloud, I made a suggestion … Continue reading
June 30, 2019
by Maha Bali
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So here are two stories that stunned me. 7 year old kid, almost 8… who just hangs around me and her dad often and says words like Artificial intelligence and Hypertension just because she can. On Inclusion I was answering … Continue reading
June 25, 2019
by Maha Bali
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This thought has been on my mind for some time now. I was frustrated in a Twitter exchange where someone said they were “doing our best” with the resources and constraints they had… even when they recognized they were not … Continue reading
June 14, 2019
by Maha Bali
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Note. experimenting with “add to calendar” button…. think I fixed the glitches Add to Calendar 06/24/2019 21:00 06/24/2019 22:00 Africa/Cairo #FOEcast with Maha Bali The other side of student empowerment Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/FOEcastvid So, last summer, Bryan Alexander asked me to … Continue reading