Editor of Al Fanar, a new publication serving those who work in Arab higher education or who have a stake in it. Other interests: jazz, poetry, journalism
Based in London, travel often.
Joined May 2010
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John Waterbury's 'Missions Impossible: Higher Education and Policymaking in the Arab World' (@AUCPress, forthcoming, October 2020) bit.ly/30pnZyH
is a thought-provoking study! Get ready to underline. bit.ly/30pnZyH
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"I’ve been surprised throughout my career at how little attention teaching gets, despite the fact that it is at the heart of education, second only to learning as an activity."- @DWheelerGlobal, Editor @AlFanarMedia during #RebuildingFutures20
David L. Wheeler retweeted
How can we rethink #TVET in the face of large-scale disruptions like #COVID19? H.E. Tariq Al Gurg, CEO @DubaiCares suggests:
- Modern tech infrastructure
- Remote training programmes for teachers
- Competency-based curriculums
#RebuildingFutures20 @AlFanarMedia
David L. Wheeler retweeted
#RebuildingFutures20 session happening now on Online Education for Jobs. #MENA region needs: strong relationships with the #privatesector according to Aya Shashaa, Head of Partnerships @udacity. Join free: buff.ly/2YDtpWB @AlFanarMedia
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After UC cut ties, several institutions now appear to be winning more conciliatory terms in their own talks with Elsevier timeshighereducation.com/new…
A new article show why it is so important for Arab countries to have their own research capacity: bit.ly/2knvEvB
The late, talented journalist Lyra Mckee, shot dead at age 29 because she was doing her job, once wrote eloquently about the generation that grew up in the wake of the Troubles: bit.ly/2GCuHI0
university students are behind potential major political change
"Although the coming weeks are likely to be tense and unstable, the recent demonstrations have proved to the rest of the country that the irrepressible voice of students and young voters must be heard."
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Sad but important commentary on a Moroccan cultural organization that might get closed down: bit.ly/2NBDc8e @AlFanarMedia
Thanks to @DerekMcG_KEELE and @KeeleUniversity for being such warm and engaged hosts to @Alfanarmedia's Syrian visitors, Alia Omran and Sulaiman Mouselli, who spoke there about the situation of Syrian higher education and research
Today marks the start of @AlFanarMedia's and the British Council's U.K.tour with Syrian academics Sulaiman Mouselli and Alia Omran who will help universities here understand the state of Syrian higher education
When jazz, once considered offensive to polite society, turned to gain popularity and musical power: nyti.ms/2BRsN3N
Will political pressure on the university rankings to place more importance on helping low income students spread internationally? bit.ly/2QEswtg
Women lead fewer than 7 percent of Arab higher-education institutions, a new @AlFanarMedia survey has found. The details: bit.ly/2ASltDI
What the Matthew Hedges case means for other researchers: Where are the "red lines"? bit.ly/2FFiHXQ
The quadrupled price of an artifact sold an an NYC auction may have negative effects in Iraq. Good job on this piece by @NPR: n.pr/2SHXS0l
"It cannot be denied that the market for the goods of knowledge has stagnated among the Arabs and that they no longer circulate among the Arab masses, especially not among their leaders.” —quote from 1859 bit.ly/2Dk8VbP @AlFanarMedia