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	<title>Michael Braun&#039;s Blog</title>
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	<description>Quite possibly, this is all true.</description>
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		<title>Updates to MichaelBraun.me</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally, I decided to revamp MichaelBraun.me to something I actually feel comfortable with.  There were a few things I had to do.  First, I wanted the design to be more flexible.  The template I had been using from Apple&#8217;s iWeb application worked fine, but making changes to it was a difficult and [...]


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		<link>http://blog.thebriz.org/2010/03/updates-to-michaelbraun-me/</link>
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		<title>What Should Teachers Teach?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I want to expand further from my post yesterday relating to developing what I called &#8220;orthogonal rubrics.&#8221;  An orthogonal rubric is a rubric where each point-based item does not overlap or correlate with any other item.  Thus, no student is systematically disadvantaged in grading because of the structure of the rubric.  (In [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://blog.thebriz.org/2009/08/measuring-and-rewarding-teacher-performance/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Measuring and Rewarding Teacher Performance'>Measuring and Rewarding Teacher Performance</a></li><li><a href='http://blog.thebriz.org/2009/08/tradition-with-technology-digital-learning-part-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Tradition with Technology (Digital Learning, Part 2)'>Tradition with Technology (Digital Learning, Part 2)</a></li><li><a href='http://blog.thebriz.org/2009/11/the-point-of-the-assignment/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Point of the Assignment'>The Point of the Assignment</a></li></ol>]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.thebriz.org/2010/03/what-should-teachers-teach/</link>
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		<title>Orthogonal Rubrics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I was putting together a grading rubric for a recent student assignment, I had no trouble turning the stated criteria into grading criteria.  There are 15 points possible for the assignment, so I broke down the assignment&#8217;s expectations into 15 pieces, each worth one point.  This has made grading papers a breeze. [...]


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		<link>http://blog.thebriz.org/2010/03/orthogonal-rubrics/</link>
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		<title>Fond Memories of Intro Psych</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you had to pick one college course that you would recommend for everyone going to college, what would it be?  There&#8217;s a lot of factors to consider.  I had some great professors who taught courses on relatively obscure subjects (Jewishness and Performance, anyone?).  And I took some obscure courses that have [...]


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		<link>http://blog.thebriz.org/2010/03/fond-memories-of-intro-psych/</link>
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		<title>iPad Release Date; Also, New Shoes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two items:  First, Apple announced the release date for the iPad:  April 3, just a week off their initial prediction of 60 days post announcement.  Pre-orders start on March 12.  I&#8217;ll be ordering the 32 GB, Wi-Fi version for in-store pickup.  And you can bet I&#8217;ll be waiting in line [...]


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		<link>http://blog.thebriz.org/2010/03/ipad-release-date-also-new-shoes/</link>
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		<title>Government Funding of Medical Education</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, on Madison.com, and probably published in the Wisconsin State Journal, there&#8217;s a story about the pains of living far from a major hospital, specifically in the rural communities that dot northern Wisconsin.  These communities are too small to support a for-profit medical practice and too removed to be attractive to many (if any) [...]


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		<link>http://blog.thebriz.org/2010/03/government-funding-of-medical-education/</link>
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		<title>Diversity of Views on Tech Etiquette</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nick Bilton, writer for the New York Times&#8217; Bits Blog, evidently spoke with ABC News&#8217; Diane Sawyer today about the subject of tech etiquette.  They spoke about topics of texting while dining and snooping in a partner&#8217;s email; these issues represent new areas of communication that may require new rules of etiquette to address. [...]


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		<link>http://blog.thebriz.org/2010/03/diversity-of-views-on-tech-etiquette/</link>
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		<title>Kids and Screen Time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A lot of research in the area of the social and psychological effects of television viewing has indicated a negative relationship between watching TV and your family life.  In general, kids who watch more TV are less likely to have family dinners, to read books, and get good grades.  These effects are especially [...]


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		<link>http://blog.thebriz.org/2010/03/kids-and-screen-time/</link>
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		<title>The Economics of Tipping</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a link to a blog post from the New York Times &#8220;City Room&#8221; blog.  In it, author David Sax bemoans the fact that food service employees expect tips for performing a wide variety of services and in a wide variety of contexts (bringing you food, mixing a drink, et cetera).  He recognizes [...]


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		<link>http://blog.thebriz.org/2010/02/the-economics-of-tipping/</link>
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		<title>Does Don Norman Want an iPad?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No word on his website, but renowned computer science professor and design critic Don Norman has some pretty interesting things to say about a magical future device in his 1988 book The Design of Everyday Things (originally published as The Psychology of Everyday Things).  Here&#8217;s what he says, when imagining a future computing system:
&#8220;The [...]


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		<link>http://blog.thebriz.org/2010/02/does-don-norman-want-an-ipad/</link>
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