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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>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/04/18/on-becoming-a-university-part-vii-on-hiring/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=on-becoming-a-university-part-vii-on-hiring</link>
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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>On Becoming a University (Part I)</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/04/13/on-becoming-a-university-part-i/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=on-becoming-a-university-part-i</link>
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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>Classroom Tips, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/03/21/classroom-tips-part-1/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=classroom-tips-part-1</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After 30 years of teaching, I have found a number of things that work well, most of the time. Of course, I also keep trying new things and every now and then I come across something new that has potential. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/03/21/classroom-tips-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fun with Google Docs (Part 2B)</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/03/20/fun-with-google-docs-part-2b/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fun-with-google-docs-part-2b</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Contact: The Google Docs Tutorial Week Three of Term: Jan 25-29 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 &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/03/20/fun-with-google-docs-part-2b/">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>
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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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		<title>Deconstruction and Takeaways (games)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[5 Lessons Professors Can Learn From Video Games - Technology &#8211; The Chronicle of Higher Education Nice article. via 5 Lessons Professors Can Learn From Video Games &#8211; Technology &#8211; The Chronicle of Higher Education. The author suggests we might &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/02/03/deconstruction-and-takeaways-games/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Students fail at writing.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students failing because of Twitter, texting &#8211; Canada &#8211; Canoe.ca &#8220;Thirty per cent of students who are admitted are not able to pass at a minimum level,&#8221; says Ann Barrett, managing director of the English language proficiency exam at Waterloo &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/02/03/students-fail-at-writing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fun with Google Docs (Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/01/31/fun-with-google-docs-part-1/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fun-with-google-docs-part-1</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, this is just too much fun. It also has the potential to shift how we work together in some interesting and fundamental ways. This is the first of a multi-part post outlining my experiences with Google Docs in the &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/01/31/fun-with-google-docs-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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