September 26, 2014
by Maha Bali
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I read one of the most beautiful posts today, by Mimi Ito (annotated on Diigo here by Kevin and Terry; my Diigo was in a bad mood and I was surrounded by family so invested time in reading it rather … Continue reading
September 1, 2014
by Maha Bali
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I needed to blog this out of my system. Let’s call it blog therapy. For a long time (since I was 10, no kidding), one of the most central missions of my life was to help improve education in Egypt. … Continue reading
July 20, 2014
by Maha Bali
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If you know me, you know I prefer text communication to something like a google hangout, mostly for logistical reasons related to synchronicity. But I also prefer text to video in asynchronous situations. I would rather read the notes on … Continue reading
June 17, 2014
by Maha Bali
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I am in the middle of co-facilitating a workshop at my uni about blended learning… Which we are doing in a blended format (of course!) Early on, my co-facilitator and I discussed options for a community space outside the Learning … Continue reading
May 17, 2014
by Maha Bali
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This post is inspired by a Tuesday in which I witnessed several different faces of collaborative learning, and a post by Barry Dyck about how giving students choice in learning affects the learning/teaching experience… And what this all means for … Continue reading
May 17, 2014
by Maha Bali
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I came back from a really exhausting, draining day, to find that some of my (mostly freshman) students from “module 3 : designing educational games” had written their reflections on the process of creating the game as a group. These … Continue reading
April 13, 2014
by balimaha
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Mess is life Mess is my life. I have a toddler, after all, and there are few things that toddlers enjoy more than mess. I wear about ten different hats in my life and while some of them synergize, the … Continue reading
March 31, 2014
by balimaha
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So… I’ve been reading some vastly different things about education and just wanting to connect all that’s rushing through my head. I was in a private facebook discussion with a friend who pointed me to uncollege, so I shared it … Continue reading
March 19, 2014
by balimaha
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I’ll be co-facilitating a workshop with a colleague on “alternative assessment” and I have chosen to make my part of it about authentic and sustainable assessment. I plan to ask participants to brainstorm ways to modify their current assessments to … Continue reading
January 28, 2014
by balimaha
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Cathy Davidson encouraged us in #FutureEd to share who is our fave teacher and why… I had a couple of people in mind, but then reading other people’s responses (and also the interviews in the last video) inspired me to … Continue reading