Category Archives: Lecture

The Lecture is Dead; Long live the Lecture!

Posted on December 7, 2016 by friesenn

Recent interview with Dr. Chris Haskell, Boise State University.

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Educational Change & the Longue Durée: An Analysis of the Anatomy Lecture

Posted on July 1, 2013 by friesenn

Proof of a paper, co-authored with Wolff-Michael Roth, soon to appear in Educational Philosophy and Technology. Here’s the abstract: Although there are many points of continuity, there are also a number of changes in the pedagogical form of the anatomy … Continue reading →

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Foucault on the Lecture

Posted on October 18, 2012 by friesenn

Just came across this excellent interview with Michel Foucault from Partisan Review way back in ’71. Foucault articulates a rather original position on the lecture as a pedagogical form. He defends it for being as at least “crudely” honest about the … Continue reading →

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"Certain Media Biases:" Lecturing via TV, Radio, Text

Posted on January 23, 2012 by friesenn

In completing a research project looking into McLuhan, media theory and education, I’ve been reading about an early experiment on “certain media biases” and the pedagogical form of the lecture. Download a .pdf of the initial report, originally published in … Continue reading →

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The Lecture as a Trans-Medial Pedagogical Form, continued…

Posted on June 6, 2011 by friesenn

This paper, posted earlier as a slidecast, recently appeared in AERA’s Educational Researcher. I’ve posted a formatted version with graphics improved (compared to the published version). I’ve also posted, on the left, images and a table that link to full-fledged documents: … Continue reading →

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The Lecture as a Trans-Medial Pedagogical Form

Posted on May 1, 2011 by friesenn

The lecture as a trans medial pedagogical form [slideshare id=6827539&doc=thelectureasatrans-medialpedagogicalform-110205234907-phpapp02] View more webinars from Norm Friesen A presentation given in Kamloops, Barcelona, Magdeburg and elsewhere, with the full text soon to be appearing in AERA’s Educational Researcher. Please download the draft … Continue reading →

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The Lecture as pre- Postmodern Relic (Jean-François Lyotard)

Posted on March 8, 2011 by friesenn

“What is transmitted in higher learning? In the case of professional training, and limiting ourselves to a narrowly functionalist point of view, an organized stock of established knowledge is the essential thing that is transmitted. The application of new technologies … Continue reading →

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The Lecture as a Trans-Medial Pedagogical Form: The Future of an Illusion

Posted on February 6, 2011 by friesenn

The lecture as a trans medial pedagogical form [slideshare id=6827539&doc=thelectureasatrans-medialpedagogicalform-110205234907-phpapp02] View more webinars from Norm Friesen. Just presented a paper on the Lecture as a Transmedial Pedagogical Form at the virtual Connected Online 2011. conference. Here’s the abstract: The lecture … Continue reading →

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