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	<title>Teaching Thursdays &#187; Michael Beltz</title>
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		<title>The Last Day to Withdraw from a Course</title>
		<link>http://teachingthursday.org/2012/04/05/the-last-day-to-withdraw-from-a-course/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Beltz, Department of Philosophy &#38; Religion, University of North Dakota At the University of North Dakota, Thursday, April 5th, marks the last day of the Spring semester that students can withdraw from a full semester course. This date has &#8230; <a href="http://teachingthursday.org/2012/04/05/the-last-day-to-withdraw-from-a-course/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teachingthursday.org&#038;blog=6420164&#038;post=630&#038;subd=teachingthursday&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Future of Term Papers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once the staple of academic assessment, the term paper is now being challenged as an ineffective and harmful to student progress. Does the term paper still an important tool in higher education? This topic was recently brought up in a &#8230; <a href="http://teachingthursday.org/2012/03/08/the-future-of-term-papers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teachingthursday.org&#038;blog=6420164&#038;post=607&#038;subd=teachingthursday&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Checking in on the Experiments</title>
		<link>http://teachingthursday.org/2012/03/01/checking-in-on-the-experiments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Beltz, Department of Philosophy &#38; Religion, University of North Dakota At the beginning of this semester, I decided to change some of the aspects of my teaching methodology. Instead of changing components of my teaching in a random manner, &#8230; <a href="http://teachingthursday.org/2012/03/01/checking-in-on-the-experiments/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teachingthursday.org&#038;blog=6420164&#038;post=597&#038;subd=teachingthursday&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Do Students Owe Their Teachers?</title>
		<link>http://teachingthursday.org/2012/01/26/what-do-students-owe-their-teachers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Beltz, Department of Philosophy &#38; Religion, University of North Dakota As the modern university system becomes more focused on a contractual model of education, an increasing attention ends up being paid to the various obligations and rights that the &#8230; <a href="http://teachingthursday.org/2012/01/26/what-do-students-owe-their-teachers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teachingthursday.org&#038;blog=6420164&#038;post=573&#038;subd=teachingthursday&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blink Grading</title>
		<link>http://teachingthursday.org/2011/12/01/blink-grading/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Beltz, Department of Philosophy &#38; Religion, University of North Dakota As the fall semester at University of North Dakota comes to a close, many instructors, myself included, are shifting their thoughts to the most difficult and stressful aspect of &#8230; <a href="http://teachingthursday.org/2011/12/01/blink-grading/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teachingthursday.org&#038;blog=6420164&#038;post=553&#038;subd=teachingthursday&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking through Attendance</title>
		<link>http://teachingthursday.org/2011/11/10/thinking-through-attendance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Beltz, Department of Philosophy &#38; Religion, University of North Dakota Over the last several years, I have had a shift in my thinking about attendance in my courses. Now, as I think about my courses in the spring semester, &#8230; <a href="http://teachingthursday.org/2011/11/10/thinking-through-attendance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teachingthursday.org&#038;blog=6420164&#038;post=536&#038;subd=teachingthursday&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rethinking the Case Study Model for the Humanities</title>
		<link>http://teachingthursday.org/2011/10/27/rethinking-the-case-study-model-for-the-humanities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Beltz, Department of Philosophy &#38; Religion, University of North Dakota Over the past decade, there has been a resurgence within higher education teaching literature, of advocates for using case studies as a tool for successful student engagement. The idea &#8230; <a href="http://teachingthursday.org/2011/10/27/rethinking-the-case-study-model-for-the-humanities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teachingthursday.org&#038;blog=6420164&#038;post=518&#038;subd=teachingthursday&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Anxiety over Millennials</title>
		<link>http://teachingthursday.org/2011/10/06/anxiety-over-millennials/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Beltz, Department of Philosophy &#38; Religion, University of North Dakota Much of the recent discourse about higher education has become dominated by an anxiety over whether the modern university system is properly preparing Millennial students for the modern workforce. &#8230; <a href="http://teachingthursday.org/2011/10/06/anxiety-over-millennials/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teachingthursday.org&#038;blog=6420164&#038;post=500&#038;subd=teachingthursday&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Test Banks, Cheating, and the Moral Responsibility of Instructors</title>
		<link>http://teachingthursday.org/2010/12/09/test-banks-cheating-and-the-moral-responsibility-of-instructors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Caraher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Beltz, Department of Philosophy and Religion, University of North Dakota As universities around the country begin the bi-annual ritual of final examinations, it seems appropriate to spend some time thinking about how final examinations are put together and what &#8230; <a href="http://teachingthursday.org/2010/12/09/test-banks-cheating-and-the-moral-responsibility-of-instructors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teachingthursday.org&#038;blog=6420164&#038;post=340&#038;subd=teachingthursday&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Online Teaching, the Panopticon, and the &#8216;Unequal Gaze&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://teachingthursday.org/2010/02/18/online-teaching-the-panopticon-and-the-unequal-gaze/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Caraher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mick Beltz, Department of Philosophy and Religion, University of North Dakota It is my intent to explore the relevance of Michel Foucault’s insights, on discipline and the panopticon, within the context of the online educational experience. Bill Caraher, in his &#8230; <a href="http://teachingthursday.org/2010/02/18/online-teaching-the-panopticon-and-the-unequal-gaze/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=teachingthursday.org&#038;blog=6420164&#038;post=185&#038;subd=teachingthursday&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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