Inspiring Open #3: Maha Bali – An open future for education
Channel: Wiki In Africa
Date: 2022-04-11

Episode 3 features open education innovator, Maha Bali. 

Maha Bali comes from a family of medical doctors but she fancied studying computer science. This was not to last however, as it didn’t gel with personality as an extrovert. She then made the happy option of becoming an educator.

Maha’s love of interacting and connecting with people led her to co-found virtually Connecting a grassroots movement that challenges academic gatekeeping at conferences. She is currently an Associate Professor of Practice at the Centre for Learning and Teaching at the American University in Cairo. She is also the co-facilitator of Equity Unbound, an equity-focused, open, connected intercultural learning curriculum. 

Chapters:
02:31  Inspired by her daughter
04:56  Identity
14:21  Being a woman in STEM
18:26  Nature vs Nurture
22:16  Learning Openness from her mother
24:40  Connecting with her students
31:11  Supporting educators through her work
33:54  Tarbiyah
36:57  Discovering the world of Open

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