Norm Friesen, Dr.
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 Norm Friesen | |||
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| Website: | Norm's Blog | ||
| Employer: | Thompson Rivers University | ||
| Occupation: | Canada Research Chair in E-Learning Practices | ||
| Other roles: | Member of Canadian Delecation to ISO Sub-Committee for Learning Education & Training | ||
| Nationality: | Canadian | ||
| Country: | Canada | ||
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contact
Thompson Rivers University
Box 3010, 900 McGill Rd. Kamloops
British Columbia Canada V2C 5N3
Phone: +1 250 852-6256
Fax: +1 250 828-5328
Skype: normfriesen
Blog: http://learningspaces.org/n
teaching
Here are Websites (or descriptions) for the last few courses I've developed and taught:
- E-Learning Research and Practice (MEd Course at TRU)
- Hermeneutic Phenomenologies and new Technologies (Short seminar taught Nov. '08 at the Technical U. of Dresden)
- Internet Research Methods: A Canadian Perspective (Short lecture course taught at the U. of Innsbruck)
- Information Technology Applications (Taught at the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto)
research interests
Check out my 2009 book, Re-Thinking E-Learning Research Sample Chapters At Amazon.com
- using phenomenology and ethnomethodology to investigate experiences of engagement with e-learning technologies
- critical theory of e-learning technology
- technology and alternative pedagogies
- e-learning standardization and metadata
service activities
- Co-Editor and Technical Editor for the international journal, Phenomenology & Practice
- Supervisor of (appx.) 6 masters- and doctoral-level students
- Director of the CanCore Initiative, whose guidelines for the implementation of Learning Object Metadata have been adopted internationally
- Member of Canadian Delegation to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36 (committee on IT in learning, education and training)
fun
Not enough of it these days, but check out:
- Ambient Sound for your computer: Brian Eno, Music for Airports 2/1
- My travels (and pictures): My Flickr Photos
other
- Community Journalism project
Comments
Welcome to Wikieducator. You are off to a great start, Norm. Please add your username to the following : page --Nellie Deutsch 14:58, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
