Monthly Archives: October 2011

Friedrich Kittler (1943 – 2011)

Posted on October 19, 2011 by friesenn

Yesterday (Oct. 18), marked the end of the life & career of a media theorist who played an important role in changing what media studies is and (maybe?) might come to mean. One German newspaper (the Baadischer Zeitung) said this … Continue reading →

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Live Streaming Event: How open is *your* Education?

Posted on October 12, 2011 by friesenn

This event brings together two international experts in open and global education, to discuss the future of education: Dr. Wayne Mackintosh, a committed advocate and user of free software for education. He is the founder of WikiEducator (www.WikiEducator.org), an international … Continue reading →

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The (Dys)functionality of the User Interface

Posted on October 7, 2011 by friesenn

The [Dys]functionality of the User Interface [slideshare id=9577669&doc=doingwithiconsmakessymbols-111006112620-phpapp01] View another webinar from Norm Friesen A recording of a presentation I recently gave at the annual meeting of the (German) Soceity for Media Studies in Potsdam, Germany. The theme of the … Continue reading →

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