- The Canadian National Occupational Classification site; http://www23.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/2001/e/groups/2173.shtml
- The Learning Systems Architecture Lab; http://lsal.org/
- A Senior Architect position description I pilfered from
desire2learn (I wish they had an office in Vancouver); http://www.rawsthorne.org/docs/SeniorArchitectDesire2Learn.pdf - A description of a Learning Technology Systems Architecture
(LTSA) put together by the IEEE; http://www.edutool.com/ltsa/04/index.html
Currently focused on the technology important to the self-determined learner, a reference architecture for the digitization of oceans, and in building year-round greenhouses for Newfoundland and Labrador.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
New Job Description
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 in Vancouver. One of those people; Troy Angrignon after receiving an email from me asked for me to be more specific to what I was looking for. I know what I am looking for; I’d like a job as a Learning Systems Architect. A formal job description of a Learning Systems Architect doesn’t exist, so I am going to write it myself. After some reflection and some google searches I came across a few web pages that I will use as reference to build this job description;
Monday, January 08, 2007
Recording a Lecture
I’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;
Having lectures posted as MP3’s, slides and lecture notes provides the ability for students to review and reflect after the lecture. This provides a new way for students to deepen their learning.
- Number and Title your slides and refer to the title or number during the lecture - this keeps listeners on the same slide
- Re-state all student questions before answering them.
- Pause your recorder when a large pause occurs due to an activity.
Having lectures posted as MP3’s, slides and lecture notes provides the ability for students to review and reflect after the lecture. This provides a new way for students to deepen their learning.
Thursday, January 04, 2007
I’ve chosen Ubuntu
I’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 a products website / UI says a lot about the product.) I will also admit it was a toss up with OpenBSD…
- I like the idea of supporting a Linux product from the African continent
- I like their idea of a version specifically for education
- Their support seems to be consistent and integrated across versions and releases
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