I have a PhD in Education from the University of Sheffield, UK, and I have been working in the field of faculty development & teacher education since 2003, at the American University in Cairo (AUC) in Egypt. I am now an Associate Professor of Practice at its Center for Learning and Teaching, and I also sometimes teach in the Professional Educators Diploma at the Graduate School of Education. I also confess to being a MOOCaholic, Writeaholic, and Tweetaholic.
My research interests are quite diverse and include (links go to publications):
- Higher education, faculty development (I am on the editorial board of the Journal of Pedagogic Development)
- Critical thinking, critical citizenship
- eLearning, educational technology, MOOCs
- Intercultural learning, community-based learning
- Openness in Education
Some of my most recent peer-reviewed publications include:
Bonds of Difference: Participation as Inclusion (with Syham Sharma via Hybrid Pedagogy)
Bonds of Difference: Illusions of Inclusion (with Shyam Sharma, via Hybrid Pedagogy)
An Affinity for Asynchronous Learning (with Bard Meier, via Hybrid Pedagogy)
Why Doesn’t This Feel Empowering? Challenges of web-based intercultural dialogue (via Teaching in Higher Education)
You can access my other publications (peer-reviewed or not) here: https://sheffield.academia.edu/MaBali
ePortfolio: http://www.epsilen.com/bali
My official faculty page is here.
Twitter: @bali_maha
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