Maha Bali
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Traveling With The Respect You Deserve
An Egyptian academic reflects on how people react to her when she travels and on the latest indignity, the U.K. and U.S. laptop ban.
Can MOOCs Be Women’s Entryway into STEM?
MOOCS could be a second (or first) chance for many women to enter STEM careers. But can the courses be designed to encourage that?
An Essay on Teaching: Designing Assessments, Part 2
In the second part of their essay, the authors discuss feedback, growth and attitude towards failure.
An Essay on Teaching: How to Design Assessments
Ideas from a faculty workshop at the American University in Cairo encourage fresh thinking about supporting student progress.
Amplifying the Voices of Global-South Scholars
The writer discusses what are the possible ways to strengthen the voices of scholars from the Global South.
Inspiring Youth: A Personal Tribute to Ahmed Zewail
A professor recalls how her personal encounters with Ahmed Zewail, the Nobel-Prize winning Egyptian scientist who died yesterday, have changed her life.
In the Developing World, Connectivity is Essential for Digital Learning
Connectivity, not content, is the crucial feature that gives digital learning its power, the author argues.
Educational Standards May Not Help Education
Efforts at “quality control” can actually damage, or ignore, what goes on in a classroom, and a learner’s mind, Maha Bali argues.
Educators as Citizens and Citizenship Teachers
How do professors working in failed or failing states teach and learn about “critical citizenship?” One group of faculty members has started a conversation on that subject.
The Power of Social Media for the Semi-Privileged
A Cairo academic reflects on how online tools keep her connected globally with her peers.
