Monthly Archives: October 2013

Faculty ProD Keynote: Simulation, Stimulation & Silence – Learning Online and Off

Posted on October 10, 2013 by friesenn

I gave this keynote at an excellent professional development event at my alma mater, the University of Alberta in August. CTL TECHKNOWLEDGY Symposium Keynote Here’s the abstract: Almost 20 years after the popular adoption of the Internet, we are still … Continue reading →

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"On beyond Ong:" the bases of a revised theory of orality and literacy

Posted on October 9, 2013 by friesenn

J. Coleman’s Public reading and the reading public is excellent book that goes way beyond its ostensible medieval specialization, and offers a comprehensive critique of the antiquated ethnocentrism of the Ong / Goody approach to orality and literacy. This approach, … Continue reading →

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