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Complicating Diversity and Inclusion with Maha Bali

Greg Curran — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 09:00:40 +0000

In Episode 42: becoming conscious about oppression; why we need to re-think traditional critical thinking and debating approaches in the classroom; and how we can push beyond generic approaches to diversity and inclusion. Episode 42 CLICK PLAY to listen to Maha Bali Episode Guest Maha Bali is an Associate Professor of Practice at the Center for Learning & Teaching at the American University in Cairo. Maha is also the co-founder & co-director of virtuallyconnecting.org. Episode 42 – Quick Guide Maha introduces herself Becoming conscious of our oppression The challenge of implementing critical pedagogy – in the classroom and online Gender inequality in STEM |

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Students as Change-Makers with Christina Torres

Greg Curran — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 04:10:16 +0000

In this episode, empowering our students to be change-makers. We do so by disrupting the business as usual' stories of oppression.

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The Power of Student Activism with Nakisha Hobbs

Greg Curran — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 10:00:10 +0000

In this episode, activating student stories, the power of language to expand the possibilities we see for ourselves, and critically 'playing the game'

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