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	<title>Technology &#038; Education</title>
	<link>http://blog.rawsthorne.org</link>
	<description>where solutions architecture meets instructional design methodology</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Open Access Accreditation</title>
		<link>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=77</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=77#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Musings</category>
	<category>Learning</category>
	<category>Web 2.0</category>
		<guid>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=77</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	I want to discuss if people think it is possible to create an international accredited institution that could give me a graduate level degree based on my completion / creation of OER (and related published research)? Maybe the international institution is a social network with a top quality reputation. i.e. if your level of scholarship [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Internal Corporate Blogging</title>
		<link>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=76</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=76#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Musings</category>
	<category>Web 2.0</category>
		<guid>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=76</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	With such large numbers of knowledgeable and skilled people retiring, wouldn&#8217;t it make sense to have them blog (or contribute to a wiki) every day. They would create postings about the work they do and the wisdom they have before they leave the building for their retirement. Once in a blog or wiki all this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starting points for Agile</title>
		<link>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=75</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=75#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Musings</category>
	<category>Software Process</category>
		<guid>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=75</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	I was asked about Agile the other day and it got me thinking again about how to get started with Agile. This what I suggested;
Here are some starting points for Agile.
	http://agilemanifesto.org/http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=59http://www.extremeprogramming.org/index.html
	I’ve read a number of books on the subject and the standout for me is; “User Stories Applied for Agile Software Development” by Mike Cohn; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agile comes back</title>
		<link>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=74</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=74#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Musings</category>
	<category>Software Process</category>
		<guid>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=74</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As time passes my appreciation for the power of Agile increases.]]></description>
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		<title>Why a Learning Systems Architect?</title>
		<link>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=73</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=73#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Musings</category>
	<category>Learning</category>
	<category>Web 2.0</category>
		<guid>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=73</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	So I was prodded into making a defense for my new role of Learning Systems Architect&#8230; Here is my rant of a response, enjoy.
	Nobody apparently needs!?! Everybody needs! They just aren’t aware of it yet. But they should be, and will be. What sort of organization? Any organization engaged in the knowledge based economy and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning Systems Architect</title>
		<link>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=71</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=71#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Musings</category>
	<category>Learning</category>
		<guid>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=71</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Main duties
	Learning Systems Architects perform some or all of the following duties:

Collect and document user&#8217;s requirements and develop logical and physical specifications
	Liaise with clients, product managers and senior management regarding the feasability and design of product development
	Research, evaluate and synthesize technical information to design, develop and test computer-based learning and instructional systems
	Develop data, process and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Job Description</title>
		<link>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=70</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=70#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Technology</category>
	<category>Web 2.0</category>
		<guid>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=70</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	I am looking for a new job. I have just spent a year in St. John’s Newfoundland on a paternity leave and doing some instructional design and workshop facilitation. My family has now returned to Vancouver. I have fired up my networking engine and have begun to send out emails and contact people I know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recording a Lecture</title>
		<link>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=69</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=69#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 20:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Learning</category>
	<category>Web 2.0</category>
		<guid>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=69</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	I&#8217;ve been giving some thought to recording lectures using a voice recorder and lapel mic. Once you get past the argument of whether you believe this is a good idea or not, here are a few suggestions;

Number and Title your slides and refer to the title or number during the lecture - this keeps listeners [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve chosen Ubuntu</title>
		<link>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=68</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=68#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Musings</category>
		<guid>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=68</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	I&#8217;ve chosen Ubuntu linux as the OS for this Moodle project. Why Ubuntu? A number of reasons;

There has been a lot of positive buzz about Ubuntu on slashdot and other locations
	Getting started is really easy, I also visited the redhat, suse and BSD sites and found the Ubuntu site provided the easiest UI. (I believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Journey to Moodle and Beyond</title>
		<link>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=67</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=67#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Learning</category>
	<category>Technology</category>
	<category>Web 2.0</category>
		<guid>http://blog.rawsthorne.org/?p=67</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	I knew this day would come. I am beginning the build up of my Moodle Server. I have been watching the LMS / CMS space for a number of years now and I knew I would be taking the leap into an FOSS solution. I&#8217;ve always been partial to Moodle for it seemed the purest [...]]]></description>
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