Monthly Archives: December 2011

German Documentary: McLuhan – Visionary of the Media Age

Posted on December 16, 2011 by friesenn

German Documentary: M. McLuhan: Visionary of the Media Age from Norm Friesen on Vimeo. (The entire broadcast can be viewed here.) Interviewer: …but [he] wasn’t a systematizer Martina Leeker (media studies, Cologne): …that makes it perhaps difficult to work with him … Continue reading →

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RUOpen? OERu and Open Learning

Posted on December 13, 2011 by friesenn

A presentation by Wayne Mackintosh, hosted at a panel on Open Education held at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) on Oct. 20, 2011. Wayne Talks about openness in education, OERu, and points to some possibilities for TRU’s future role in it. … Continue reading →

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Open Learning 2.0? Aligning Student, Teacher & Content for Openness

Posted on December 12, 2011 by friesenn

Just completed a paper outlining a new model for exploring openness in education. This model is developed by and for Open Learning at Thompson Rivers University, and the paper is co-written with Judith Murray, VP of the Open Learning division. … Continue reading →

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