December 6, 2019
by Maha Bali
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This post is about how I feel about my class this semester. There’s something extra special about the feel of this class, and I’m trying to put my finger on it. I’m having separation anxiety… I’ve grown so close to … Continue reading
December 5, 2019
by Maha Bali
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Today is my third invited session at a conference in South Africa this year. It is particularly gratifying and humbling to speak to fellow African audiences, because my messaging is quite different from the rest of my scholarship, and it’s … Continue reading
December 2, 2019
by Maha Bali
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We had a difficult conversation in class today. I was dreading it and worried. It went great. Here’s the back story. Plz remember I am not a psychologist so I am not truly equipped to discuss these things and it’s … Continue reading
November 27, 2019
by Maha Bali
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This is a thinking post that’s building on several different ideas with food sometimes as a metaphor for hospitality and sometimes as literal. First story – on recipes I read something recently that will probably be familiar to everyone reading … Continue reading
November 27, 2019
by Maha Bali
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Yesterday, a colleague here at AUC who is from Mozambique, Jose Coassa (@zeca72) shared with me a poem he wrote that is possibly one of the most powerful things I’ve ever read on domestic abuse of women… and he wrote … Continue reading
November 24, 2019
by Maha Bali
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My heart says yes yes yes Until it hears no My mind goes go go go And til it hears stop I will always hope Every time I’ll hope And one day I may not hear no But every moment … Continue reading
November 8, 2019
by Maha Bali
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AK (@koutropoulos) came up with a genius idea of creating sort of fables of edtech. And I got a 1.30am idea to make one up just now. It’s actually not truly a *new* fable, but extending a fable for an … Continue reading
October 29, 2019
by Maha Bali
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I had the pleasure of participating in #OERizona, a hybrid free event (very well organized, very engaging for me as a virtual participant) ahead of OpenEd19. Thanks to all who worked on it – I know Pressbooks and Hypothesis co-organized … Continue reading
October 23, 2019
by Maha Bali
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Every semester, students want more in my course to do with Egyptian context. Although we always relate everything in the course to our own lives, there are always opportunities for more. Last semester, I asked students to contribute a reflection/analysis … Continue reading
October 22, 2019
by Maha Bali
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Someone recently recommended that I look up the ego states approach to psychotherapy. I started with some internet resources then moved on to download a Kindle Sample of Eric Berne’s Games People Play, which expands on his theory of ego … Continue reading