{"id":7918,"date":"2026-09-11T11:23:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T17:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=7918"},"modified":"2026-09-11T20:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T02:33:10","slug":"a-new-look-for-my-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2026\/09\/11\/a-new-look-for-my-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Look for my Blog&#8230;."},"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><p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"34\">I\u2019ve been doing some reorganizing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"36\" data-end=\"343\">Over time, several recurring themes have emerged in my writing\u2014some rooted in projects I\u2019ve been working on for years, and others that seem to have quietly become projects while I wasn\u2019t looking. Rather than have them scattered throughout the blog, I\u2019ve decided to give them recognizable homes of their own.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"664\">I can\u2019t promise frequent or regular posts just yet. There is still rather a lot going on in my life. But when something I write belongs naturally to one of these themes, I\u2019ll publish it under its series banner. Some of the series also have homes on Substack; others are newer and will grow here as I have things to say.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"743\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">For now, these are the six series you\u2019ll start seeing:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 42%; vertical-align: top; padding: 12px 18px 12px 0; border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid #1F5B83;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7892\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-s-300x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-s-300x100.jpg 300w, http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-s.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; padding: 12px 0 12px 18px; border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid #1F5B83;\"><strong>10,000 Eggs<\/strong><br \/>\nA series about some of the adventures I\u2019ve had and the things I\u2019ve learned along the way while trying to live a sustainable, ethical life on a small farm in rural Alberta.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 42%; vertical-align: top; padding: 12px 18px 12px 0; border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid #8B639B;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7878\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-300x100.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-300x100.png 300w, http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-1024x341.png 1024w, http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-768x256.png 768w, http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-1536x512.png 1536w, http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-2048x683.png 2048w, http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-500x167.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; padding: 12px 0 12px 18px; border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid #8B639B;\"><strong>The Happy Healer<\/strong><br \/>\nA series that offers reflections and practical tools for healing, recovery, and rebuilding.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 42%; vertical-align: top; padding: 12px 18px 12px 0; border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid #0789B5;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7899\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-s-1-300x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-s-1-300x100.jpg 300w, http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-s-1.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; padding: 12px 0 12px 18px; border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid #0789B5;\"><strong>Don\u2019t Ask a Fish<\/strong><br \/>\nA series examining assumptions, ideas, behaviours, and ways of seeing that are often left unexamined.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 42%; vertical-align: top; padding: 12px 18px 12px 0; border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid #7A431C;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7902\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-s-2-300x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-s-2-300x100.jpg 300w, http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-s-2.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; padding: 12px 0 12px 18px; border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid #7A431C;\"><strong>The Library Theory of Mind<\/strong><br \/>\nA series exploring what a mind might be like if it were a library.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 42%; vertical-align: top; padding: 12px 18px 12px 0; border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid #4F6B2A;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7916\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-s-3-300x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-s-3-300x100.jpg 300w, http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-s-3.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; padding: 12px 0 12px 18px; border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid #4F6B2A;\"><strong>Enoughness<\/strong><br \/>\nA series about finding contentment, sufficiency, and a sense of enough in a complicated world.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 42%; vertical-align: top; padding: 12px 18px 12px 0; border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid #235A84;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7920\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-s-4-300x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-s-4-300x100.jpg 300w, http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/banner-s-4.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; padding: 12px 0 12px 18px; border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid #235A84;\"><strong>It All Makes Sense Now<\/strong><br \/>\nA series about patterns, connections, hindsight, and those moments when scattered pieces suddenly form a bigger picture.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-7918'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(7918);\" 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(7918);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(7918);\">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>I\u2019ve been doing some reorganizing. Over time, several recurring themes have emerged in my writing\u2014some rooted in projects I\u2019ve been working on for years, and others that seem to have quietly become projects while I wasn\u2019t looking. Rather than have &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2026\/09\/11\/a-new-look-for-my-blog\/\">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_feature_clip_id":0,"_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":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-educational-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Hsb6-23I","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5008,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/07\/16\/8-part-series-on-gamification-as-reigeluths-post-industrial-paradigm-of-instruction-part-4\/","url_meta":{"origin":7918,"position":0},"title":"8 Part Series on Gamification as Reigeluth&#8217;s Post-industrial Paradigm of Instruction: Part 4","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"July 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Attainment-Based vs Time Based The idea behind attainment-based instruction is that students move on to a new topic or competency when a standard of achievement has been attained, rather than when a certain amount of time has passed. Along with that goes the notion that students should be allowed to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Academia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Academia","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/academia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2012-01-08-14-00-45_wm.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2012-01-08-14-00-45_wm.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2012-01-08-14-00-45_wm.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7680,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2024\/01\/11\/this-time-for-sure-2-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":7918,"position":1},"title":"What I&#8217;m Excited About These Days&#8230;","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"January 11, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"This brief segment is from an interview that was recorded for the The Game-Based Learning Virtual Summit, held on Nov. 1-3, 2023 hosted by Dr. Patrick Felicia I was asked: Can you share some insights into your current projects or areas of focus? What's keeping you excited and motivated right\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":7817,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2025\/11\/16\/a-new-book-in-the-works\/","url_meta":{"origin":7918,"position":2},"title":"A New Book in the Works&#8230;..","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"November 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A series about \u00a0some of the adventures I've had and the things I've learned along the way while trying to live a sustainable, ethical life on a small farm in rural Alberta. 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