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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>
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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>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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		<title>Fail: How NOT to do user experience design (II)</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/02/08/fail-how-not-to-do-user-experience-design-ii/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fail-how-not-to-do-user-experience-design-ii</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps I should be more forgiving of people who really don&#8217;t know how to use &#8220;technology&#8221; yet. I try very hard to do that &#8211; when it is someone like my mother who&#8217;s never really had any need or use &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/02/08/fail-how-not-to-do-user-experience-design-ii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Students fail at writing.</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/02/03/students-fail-at-writing/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=students-fail-at-writing</link>
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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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		<title>My old alma mater confirms its rightful membership among the ranks of the despicable.</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/01/15/my-old-alma-mater-confirms-its-rightful-membership-among-the-ranks-of-the-despicable/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=my-old-alma-mater-confirms-its-rightful-membership-among-the-ranks-of-the-despicable</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s thoroughly disgusting when a University fires someone who has worked for them for more than 35 years. Their &#8216;crime&#8217;? Getting sick as a result of being abused at work. Despicable! (note: I am NOT talking about Mount Royal). What &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/01/15/my-old-alma-mater-confirms-its-rightful-membership-among-the-ranks-of-the-despicable/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>University of Calgary takes another lap around the metaphorical toilet bowl on its way down.</title>
		<link>http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/01/15/university-of-calgary-takes-another-lap-around-the-metaphorical-toilet-bowl-on-its-way-down/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=university-of-calgary-takes-another-lap-around-the-metaphorical-toilet-bowl-on-its-way-down</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I put this together some months ago, but in light of recent events, I felt like posting this now. The U of C is going through another round of DEEP cuts. The primary reason for the cuts, says Weingarten, is &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://minkhollow.ca/beckerblog/2010/01/15/university-of-calgary-takes-another-lap-around-the-metaphorical-toilet-bowl-on-its-way-down/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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