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	<title>TechDean | CoT blogs | Purdue University College of Technology</title>
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	<description>Perspective and vision from Dean Bertoline</description>
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		<title>Presentation at Automation World on the Flaw in Engineering/Technology Education in US</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I made a keynote presentation at Automation World&#8217;s The Automation Conference in Chicago on Wednesday (May 15). Automation World did a good job of summarizing my remarks. We need to create a new class of engineer/technologist ...]]></description>
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		<title>The fallacy of pure applied research advocates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Those who know me are familiar with my occasional rants related to the fallacy held by many in this country that basic research precedes applied research. The fact is there is a complicated interaction between both ...]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.tech.purdue.edu/techdean/2013/04/27/the-fallacy-of-pure-applied-research-advocates/</link>
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		<title>Why pay equity is important</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This short somewhat humorous video is a great way of viewing why pay equity is so important and a major factor in employee satisfaction.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.tech.purdue.edu/techdean/2013/04/27/why-pay-equity-is-important/</link>
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		<title>College rankings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Forbes article describes the ranking systems in higher education and how they can be misleading to prospective students, parents and the general public. Purdue is a highly ranked university in nearly every ranking system in ...]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.tech.purdue.edu/techdean/2013/03/27/college-rankings/</link>
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		<title>50 Must Read Higher Education Tech Blogs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My blog has been nominated by EdTech Magazine as one of the 50 Must Read Higher Education Tech Blogs. This is a very nice honor to receive and I hope to continue sharing my thoughts regarding ...]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.tech.purdue.edu/techdean/2013/03/14/50-must-read-higher-education-tech-blogs/</link>
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		<title>Impact of MOOCs on higher education</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times article titled The Professors’ Big Stage by Thomas Friedman explains the impact of MOOCs (massive open online courses) as well as the challenges higher education faces, especially in how we deliver instruction. This ...]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.tech.purdue.edu/techdean/2013/03/08/impact-of-moocs-on-higher-education/</link>
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		<title>Sustainability in the College of Technology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have begun a soft roll-out of an initiative related to sustainability for the College of Technology. Sustainability is important not only for the future of the world but also to the future graduates of our ...]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.tech.purdue.edu/techdean/2013/02/26/353/</link>
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		<title>The Connected Generation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just read a survey conducted by IBM that looks at the opinions and views of students and CEOs. The survey&#8217;s primary findings include: Students see openness as a pervasive force; they are strongly oriented toward ...]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.tech.purdue.edu/techdean/2013/02/22/the-connected-generation/</link>
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		<title>Innovation in higher education</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The recent Chronicle for Higher Education article is an excellent summary for the need to change in higher education, and much of it centers around what we have been advocating in the College of Technology related ...]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.tech.purdue.edu/techdean/2013/02/11/innovation-in-higher-education/</link>
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		<title>What I Learned from Steve Jobs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago I read the book Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. I learned a lot about what made Apple Computers and Pixar so successful under the leadership of Steve Jobs. Although he could be ...]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.tech.purdue.edu/techdean/2013/02/09/what-i-learned-from-steve-jobs/</link>
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