Category Archives: Writing

The (Dys)functionality of the User Interface

Posted on October 7, 2011 by friesenn

The [Dys]functionality of the User Interface [slideshare id=9577669&doc=doingwithiconsmakessymbols-111006112620-phpapp01] View another webinar from Norm Friesen A recording of a presentation I recently gave at the annual meeting of the (German) Soceity for Media Studies in Potsdam, Germany. The theme of the … 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 E-Textbook: An idea whose time has not quite arrived

Posted on May 31, 2011 by friesenn

Just posted a short report on the E-Textbook in higher education. I look at a number of studies of recent e-textbook implementation, and conclude that adoption is a few years out –but that changes in price, functionality or student priorities … Continue reading →

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Facebook and the Gothic Body -Presentation at MIT7

Posted on May 27, 2011 by friesenn

Resistance in the ‘Face’ of Relentless Conviviality [slideshare id=7983088&doc=mitconferencepresentation-a-110516112703-phpapp02] View more webinars from Norm Friesen I recently gave this presentation with Shannon Lowe, postdoctoral fellow at my New Media Studies Research Cente. Here’s the draft presentation text from the conference … 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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Education and the Social Web: Promise or Peril?

Posted on March 11, 2011 by friesenn

Education and the social web promise or peril [slideshare id=7212339&doc=educationandthesocialwebpromiseorperil-110309212837-phpapp01] View more webinars from Norm Friesen Slidecast from a recent presentation at the University of Edinburgh; developed with Shannon Lowe of my research centre. Abstract: Facebook and other social media … Continue reading →

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An Immanent Critique of the Net Gen Myth

Posted on February 20, 2011 by friesenn

At the up-coming Digital Future of Higher Ed. Conference (Feb. 22, 2011), I’ll be debating PowerPoint slides that attempt to reconstruct the main arguments for the Net Generation as a “force” in educational change. I’ve also been working on a … 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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Marshalling McLuhan for Media Theory

Posted on February 4, 2011 by friesenn

A short op-ed-style piece for English Studies in Canada. Watch the referenced “Marshall McLuhan: Part of Our Heritage” video on YouTube. “Thirty years after his death, and a century after his birth, the cultural and theoretical contributions of Marshall McLuhan … Continue reading →

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Translation Project: Forgotten Connections. On Culture and Upbringing

Posted on November 20, 2010 by friesenn

I’ve been working to bring one of the most important educational texts from postwar Germany educational works to an English audience. I’ve now got a draft translation ready for proofreading, and will be collaborating internationally to develop it further. In … Continue reading →

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