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Category Archives: Writing
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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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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Updates on ISO Standardization of E-Learning Technology
The meetings of the ISO Sub-Committee that is responsible for technical standardization of e-Learning technology (full name ISO/IEC JTC1 SC36, Information Technology for Learning, Education and Training) in Wellington New Zealand are currently winding up. In this posting, I try … Continue reading
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Presentation: E-Learning Myths and their Undoing
Here’s the PowerPoint for a presentation that I gave at Massey University Here’s a podcast of an interview about the presentation topics (with John Milne). The abstract is below: “There a number of claims, truisms or clichés that are frequently … Continue reading
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Paper: Interaction Paradigms for new Web Technologies – Shift Happens
The concept of “interaction” lies at the foundation of many theories and applications of computer and Internet technologies. Taking the specific example of those theories and applications associated with distance education and educational technology, this paper looks at the role … Continue reading
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Paper: Open Educational Resources: New Possibilities for Change and Sustainability
Here’s a draft of a paper I just completed on OERs and sustainability. Drawing a number of lessons from an informal survey of educational resource projects, both past and present, it warns: “OER projects suffer from the same incompatibilities with … Continue reading
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Presentation: "Discursive Psychology and Web 2.0 Technology"
I recently had the pleasure of giving a presentation at the Centre for Social Innovation in Vienna. The title of my presentation was “Discursive Psychology and Web 2.0 Technology: Investigating Web 2.0 in Education.” A copy of the PowerPoint used … Continue reading
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