{"id":6227,"date":"2016-05-14T14:28:37","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T20:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=6227"},"modified":"2016-05-14T14:28:37","modified_gmt":"2016-05-14T20:28:37","slug":"worth-sharing-the-2016-deans-list-edtechs-50-must-read-higher-ed-it-blogs-edtech-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2016\/05\/14\/worth-sharing-the-2016-deans-list-edtechs-50-must-read-higher-ed-it-blogs-edtech-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Worth Sharing: The 2016 Dean&#8217;s List: EdTech\u2019s 50 Must-Read Higher Ed IT Blogs | EdTech Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edtechmagazine.com\/higher\/article\/2016\/05\/higher-ed-must-read-it-blogs\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ET_HigherEd-GraphicAssets01-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>Blogging about the hottest education technology issues, these admin all-stars, IT gurus, education community experts and classroom leaders have proven their worth to their peers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edtechmagazine.com\/higher\/article\/2016\/05\/higher-ed-must-read-it-blogs\">The 2016 Dean&#8217;s List: EdTech\u2019s 50 Must-Read Higher Ed IT Blogs | EdTech Magazine<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-6227'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(6227);\" title='' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'>Be the first to like.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(6227);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(6227);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>Blogging about the hottest education technology issues, these admin all-stars, IT gurus, education community experts and classroom leaders have proven their worth to their peers. Source: The 2016 Dean&#8217;s List: EdTech\u2019s 50 Must-Read Higher Ed IT Blogs | EdTech Magazine &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2016\/05\/14\/worth-sharing-the-2016-deans-list-edtechs-50-must-read-higher-ed-it-blogs-edtech-magazine\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,9,369,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academia","category-educational-technology","category-higher-education","category-teaching-learning"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Hsb6-1Cr","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":871,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2010\/07\/09\/edtech-is-an-interdisciplinary-field\/","url_meta":{"origin":6227,"position":0},"title":"Ed Tech is an Interdisciplinary Field","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"July 9, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"So why is it possible to get an Ed Tech degree by taking ONLY Education courses? It shouldn't be. IT\u00a0 (Information Technology), Education, Management, ... are all APPLIED disciplines \u2013 if all you know is the one of these, you only have half the picture. Managers need to know how\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Academia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Academia","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/academia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":790,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2010\/06\/08\/why-educational-games-are-still-boring\/","url_meta":{"origin":6227,"position":1},"title":"Why Educational Games are still boring&#8230;","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"June 8, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"One of the things I keep coming up against again and again is the 'language' problem. 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