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CIRTA 2009 Keynote: Re-Thinking Research to Re-Engage Practice

CIRTA 2009 [slideshare id=2541865&doc=cirta2009-091119201747-phpapp01] View more presentations from Norm Friesen. Audio and .ppt of a presentation based on my book. The relationship between theory and practice is complex and multifaceted: Classic studies in software engineering and interface design (e.g. Suchman, … Continue reading

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Learning Object Metadata is…? Long live Learning Object Metadata!

I have been looking into the current status of the Learning Object Metadata, an IEEE standard that was a central focus of my professional life –at least while the CanCore initiative was active. Projects and writing on the LOM seem … Continue reading

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Silence in the Classroom and on the Screen: Slidecast and Paper

Silence in the Classroom and on the Screen [slideshare id=2193934&doc=silenceintheclassroomandonthescreen-091011185907-phpapp02] View more presentations from Norm Friesen.  Download the paper as a .pdf. The question of the differences separating online from face-to-face educational contexts has been raised repeatedly in the research … Continue reading

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Marshall McLuhan's Education of the Senses: Slideshare & Paper

[slideshare id=2193935&doc=mcluhan-senses-091011185905-phpapp01] McLuhan & the Education of the Senses View more presentations from Norm Friesen. Check out this slideshare for a presentation I recently gave at the annual conference of the German Society for Media Studies. You can also download … Continue reading

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Instruction, Didaktik and Lesson Planning

Two days ago, I participated in a really interesting panel session that compared something as “simple” and “basic” as lesson planning in different national contexts. This occurred in the context of the European Conference on Educational Research in Vienna. Here’s … Continue reading

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On the Mediatization of Education

Theo Hug and I just gave the presentation described below at the Euro. Conference forEducational Research in Vienna. The conference SIG or network on media has been great:http://tinyurl.com/yc28e5m The powerpoint for the presentation is available as a .pdf: http://learningspaces.org/ECER09.pdf A … Continue reading

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Re-Thinking Competency through Media

Here’s the PowerPoint file for a presentation I just gave in Umea, Sweden. As new mediatic forms –from Blogs through mashups to YouTube– penetrate everyday life and reshape youth culture, it is imperative to re-think the status and significance of … Continue reading

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The Young McLuhan on New Media in Arts Education

While at St. Michael’s College at the U of T, I came across this 1956 article in the rare book collection. It is a great piece from a young McLuhan, from his Mechanical Bride, and before he had switched his … Continue reading

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Seminar on Pedagogical Theory & Learning Sciences at Oulu University, Finland

Presentation: Back in May, I taught a seminar on continental pedagogical theory and the North American learning sciencesat Oulu University in Finland. I’ve recently found the time to put the description and corresponding PointPoint materials online. See: http://learningspaces.org/oulu/index.html

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Open Ed 09 Conference: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

I recently gave a presentation at the Open Ed 2009 Conference in nearby Vancouver. The session descriptionfor the presentation is below. Please also check out a video of the presentation and the corresponding PowerPoint file. Open Education, defined as “forms … Continue reading

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