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Author Archives: friesenn
Hermeneutic Phenomenologies and new Technologies
A brief description of the mini-seminar, to be delivered in English and German on Nov. 4 & 5, 2008. Hermeneutic phenomenology, as the study of lived experience and its meanings, has had a rich and complex relationship with both the … Continue reading
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E-Learning and the Narrative Turn
Narrative interpenetrates both everyday and specialized knowledge and communication. This paper, appearing in the online journal E-Learning, uses the example of one teacher’s account of the use of blog technologies in a classroom setting to illustrate how e-learning practice and … Continue reading
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Critical Theory: Ideology Critique and the Myths of E-Learning
It is commonly asserted that “knowledge,” “information,” or more abstractly, “the networked” or “the postindustrial” are eponymous for our society, age, or economy. These broad and often unquestioned assertions have significant social and political implications. They bring with them urgent … Continue reading
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A Journal is (re)Born: Phenomenology & Practice
Phenomenology & Practice is an online, open-access journal journal dedicated to the study of the lived experience of professional and everyday human practices. This journal, for which I am both co-editor and technical editor, revives and expands Phenomenology + Pedagogy, … Continue reading
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Reviving Forgotten Connections in Teacher Education
Earlier, I reported on the visit of Dr. Tone Saevi to TRU. Together with Dr. Diane Purvey and myself, Dr. Saevi taught a course that combined film and art together with an emphasis on the pedagogical relation. As a result … Continue reading
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The Tower of Hanoi and the Experience of Lived Number
Here’s a phenomenological study I wrote together with Krista Francis Poscente. It focuses on the nature and history of a particular kind of learning experience, namely young students’ engagement with the famous “Tower of Hanoi” puzzle. Considered a classical problem … Continue reading
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Internet Research Methods: A Canadian Perspective
Earlier in June and July, I had the pleasure of teaching a course with Maria Bakardjieva(right) at the Leopold Franzens Universität in Innsbruck, Austria. It was a great experience to work with the issues (appropriate methodologies, timely research questions, research … Continue reading
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Ethics and the Technologies of Empire
Recent and ongoing political and military developments have presented ethically-charged questions for both academics and technologists. Protests have recently rocked organizations like the American Psychological Association, and controversy has dogged high-tech work in cyber-cryptography. The question that often underlies this … Continue reading
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