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		<title>Scientists Fault Universities, and other Mewling</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists Fault Universities as Favoring Research Over Teaching &#8211; Research &#8211; The Chronicle of Higher Education. Yup. Heard it before. The entire time I was at the University of Calgary I kept hearing about how important research was and based &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2011/01/14/scientists-fault-universities-and-other-mewling/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Plagiarism in the 21st Century: Why Don&#8217;t College Students Seem to Know What it Is?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been a lot of buzz about plagiarism lately; here are two recent articles: Are You Part of ‘Generation Plagiarism’? &#8211; The Learning Network Blog &#8211; NYTimes.com. “Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age,” Trip Gabriel SO, why aren&#8217;t &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/08/12/plagiarism-in-the-21st-century-why-dont-college-students-seem-to-know-what-it-is/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Are Books a Sign of Intellingent Life?</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/08/03/are-books-a-sign-of-intellinget-life/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=are-books-a-sign-of-intellinget-life</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve seen a number of articles recently relating children&#8217;s success in school with the number of books in the house when they were growing up. Class Struggle &#8211; Power of books my wife grew up with. Books in home as &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/08/03/are-books-a-sign-of-intellinget-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Education Research Is Failing Us: Begley &#8211; Sharon Begley &#8211; Newsweek.com</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/05/11/why-education-research-is-failing-us-begley-sharon-begley-newsweek-com/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=why-education-research-is-failing-us-begley-sharon-begley-newsweek-com</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 23:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why Education Research Is Failing Us: Begley &#8211; Sharon Begley &#8211; Newsweek.com. Synopsis: This article reports on a meta study comparing inquiry methods against a more trditional approach. What was found is that: &#8220;There is a dearth of carefully crafted, &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/05/11/why-education-research-is-failing-us-begley-sharon-begley-newsweek-com/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On Becoming a University (Part VII &#8211; On Hiring)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[…Part Seven in the series on “Becoming a University” (this is the last in this series, at least, for now). As Mount Royal University makes the transition from a college to a university…… Hire people who know how to do &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/04/18/on-becoming-a-university-part-vii-on-hiring/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On Becoming a University (Part VI)</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/04/17/on-becoming-a-university-part-vi/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=on-becoming-a-university-part-vi</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recognize that being an Academic is a profession, not a job. …Part Six in the series on “Becoming a University” As Mount Royal University makes the transition from a college to a university…… There is far more to becoming a &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/04/17/on-becoming-a-university-part-vi/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On Becoming a University (Part V)</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/04/16/on-becoming-a-university-part-v/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=on-becoming-a-university-part-v</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop saying that your students aren&#8217;t as good as the ones at UofC! …Part Five in the series on “Becoming a University” As Mount Royal University makes the transition from a college to a university…… I have lost track of &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/04/16/on-becoming-a-university-part-v/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On Becoming a University (Part IV)</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/04/15/on-becoming-a-university-part-iv/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=on-becoming-a-university-part-iv</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t assume that faculty must be on campus in order to work. …Part Four in the series on “Becoming a University” In order to make the transition from a college to a university…… &#8220;If I can&#8217;t see you, you&#8217;re not &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/04/15/on-becoming-a-university-part-iv/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On Becoming a University (Part III)</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/04/14/on-becoming-a-university-part-iii/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=on-becoming-a-university-part-iii</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Realize that becoming a 21st-century institution requires that faculty learn how to use 21st-century technology. …Part Three in the series on “Becoming a University” In order to make the transition from a college to a university…… There are people on &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/04/14/on-becoming-a-university-part-iii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On Becoming a University (Part II)</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/04/14/becoming-a-university-part-ii/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=becoming-a-university-part-ii</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Faculty need to make connections beyond the institution. &#8230;Part Two in the series on &#8220;Becoming a University&#8221; In order to make the transition from a college to a university&#8230;&#8230; It is true that many faculty have connections at the UofC &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/04/14/becoming-a-university-part-ii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>More Fun with Google Docs&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/04/13/more-fun-with-google-docs/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=more-fun-with-google-docs</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t tried Google Docs yet, maybe NOW is the time to take the plunge, &#8217;cause it just got better. To take advantage of the new changes, make sure you set your settings to take advantage of the new &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/04/13/more-fun-with-google-docs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On Becoming a University (Part I)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had an interest in Mount Royal for some years. When I was teaching at the U of Calgary I found MRU&#8217;s transfer students to be hard-working and quite capable. Last year I even taught there as a &#8216;temp&#8217; (I &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/04/13/on-becoming-a-university-part-i/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fun with Google Docs (Part 2A)</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/03/15/fun-with-google-docs-part-2a/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fun-with-google-docs-part-2a</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Collaborative Editing Exercise Using Google Docs Part One looked at how Goggle Docs compare to traditional word processors as utilities for creation and submission of student assignments. Part Two (this one) talks about the collaborative editing exercise I did &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/03/15/fun-with-google-docs-part-2a/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the Difference between a College and A University? (Part 2)</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/03/12/university-college-chart/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=university-college-chart</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some time ago I did a bit on the differences (or some of them) between colleges and universities. I also did a comparison between them and high school. Somehow it disappeared, so here it is again. What are some of &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/03/12/university-college-chart/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Are students LESS tech savvy than they were 5 years ago?</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/03/11/are-students-less-tech-savvy-than-they-were-5-years-ago/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=are-students-less-tech-savvy-than-they-were-5-years-ago</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am teaching a first year communications course for engineers. Most of the students seem to be making some real progress. As always, a few need very little guidance from me and others won&#8217;t listen to what I say no &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/03/11/are-students-less-tech-savvy-than-they-were-5-years-ago/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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