Reviewer: Maha Bali / مها بالي
6 posts
A Watchful Eye: A Play in Four Acts for Human and AI Spectators
surveillance
It began as a joke. It seemed reasonable to express skepticism about the ability of machines to excel as actors, but what would it mean to act for machines?
11 min read
Design Thinking for Pandemic Pedagogy
instructional design
In the wake of a global pandemic, we can design better teaching and learning approaches that account for our ever-changing circumstances. Here’s how.
The #OthelloSyllabus: Twitter as Play
Twitter Essay
In a class on critical race theory and hashtag activism, Twitter's paradoxical mix of anonymity and public writing developed students' cultural competency.
Our Bodies Encoded: Algorithmic Test Proctoring in Higher Education
Ed-tech
Cheating is not a technological problem, but a social and pedagogical problem. Technology is often blamed for creating the conditions in which cheating proliferates and is then offered as the solution to the problem it created; both claims are false.
15 min read
Pedagogical Violence and the Power of Language
Language
Being able to name violence (potential & past) gives students power & the ability to move through/against oppressive structures of the academy.
11 min read
Digital Ghosts in the Modern Classroom
Critical Digital Pedagogy CFP
We should help students move from users of shortcut/template platforms to makers, creators, and speakers in their own rights.
11 min read