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	<title>The Becker Blog &#187; Computer Science</title>
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		<title>Teaching Introductory Programming: We&#8217;re Doing It Wrong (still)</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2009/10/03/teaching-introductory-programming-were-doing-it-wrong-still/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=teaching-introductory-programming-were-doing-it-wrong-still</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just read Mark Guzdial&#8217;s excellent post on some of what&#8217;s wrong with how we teach introductory programming courses. Question Everything: How We Teach Intro CS is Wrong The notion that we should be modeling expert behaviour when teaching programming is &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2009/10/03/teaching-introductory-programming-were-doing-it-wrong-still/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On Schools of CS using only &#8220;useful&#8221; laguages&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2009/08/16/on-schools-of-cs-using-only-useful-laguages/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=on-schools-of-cs-using-only-useful-laguages</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an older post I&#8217;ve been hanging on to, and since I have forgotten why I was hanging on to it, I no longer see any reason to keep it private. This stems from a post Mark Guzdial did &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2009/08/16/on-schools-of-cs-using-only-useful-laguages/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is Computer Science Dead?</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2009/08/14/is-computer-science-dead/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=is-computer-science-dead</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just heard on Mark Guzdial&#8217;s blog that &#8220;Georgia Tech’s College of Computing is now considering a proposal to remove Smalltalk from the required curriculum in favor of C++.&#8221; This is another nail in the coffin of CS. There is great &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2009/08/14/is-computer-science-dead/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Look out SMART Technologies &#8211; the writing may be on the wall, and it isn&#8217;t yours.</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2009/03/30/look-out-smart-technologies-the-writing-may-be-on-the-wall-and-it-isnt-yours/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=look-out-smart-technologies-the-writing-may-be-on-the-wall-and-it-isnt-yours</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computer Science]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HCI]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Today&#8217;s MIT Tech Review: A Better, Cheaper Multitouch Interface A new pressure-sensitive pad could improve large and small touch screens. I&#8217;ve thought for some time that the SMART Technologies&#8217; White Board which is marketed so vigorously to Alberta schools &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2009/03/30/look-out-smart-technologies-the-writing-may-be-on-the-wall-and-it-isnt-yours/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rant about faculty webpages.</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2008/02/13/rant-about-faculty-webpages/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rant-about-faculty-webpages</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KEEP THEM CURRENT!!!! Sheesh. How can someone claim to be &#8220;with it&#8221; technologically when their webpages were last updated a YEAR ago? These are modern times. And your webpage is your public face. Do it right. First, if you are &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2008/02/13/rant-about-faculty-webpages/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Corrosive Leadership</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2007/09/24/corrosive-leadership/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=corrosive-leadership</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although it is not new, I came across this today. Corrosive Leadership (Or Bullying by Another Name): A Corollary of the Corporatised Academy? by Margaret Thornton The literature reveals that the incidence of bullying is increasing in corporate workplaces everywhere. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2007/09/24/corrosive-leadership/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chalk up another one for FaceBook</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2007/09/07/chalk-up-another-one-for-facebook/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=chalk-up-another-one-for-facebook</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the mini-feed from FaceBook, I saw this Blog from Mark Guzdial. It is a MUST READ for anyone concerned about the enrollment malaise the computer science departments continue to face. http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNKUURHQRKBJYSU Here&#8217;s an excerpt: &#8220;Colin Potts, a professor &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2007/09/07/chalk-up-another-one-for-facebook/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Visual-Syntactic Text Formatting</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2007/06/29/visual-syntactic-text-formatting/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=visual-syntactic-text-formatting</link>
		<comments>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2007/06/29/visual-syntactic-text-formatting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a long time since I&#8217;ve seen anything really new when it comes to presenting text, but this one looks like it has a lot of potential. Here is a link to the original article (the samples below come &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2007/06/29/visual-syntactic-text-formatting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Software Ethology, a new approach to design and analysis</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2007/06/22/software-ethology-a-new-approach-to-design-and-analysis/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=software-ethology-a-new-approach-to-design-and-analysis</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have recently been working on a new methodology for the analysis of commercial video games in order to uncover mechanisms used to support learning. I am calling this new approach Instructional Ethology. It combines structural analysis based on black &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2007/06/22/software-ethology-a-new-approach-to-design-and-analysis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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