Category Archives: Media Theory

Instruction, Didaktik and Lesson Planning

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Norm Friesen

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

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Norm Friesen

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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Re-Thinking Competency through Media

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Norm Friesen

Here’s the PowerPoint file for a presentation I just gave in Umea, Sweden. As new mediatic forms –from Blogs through mashups to YouTube– penetrate everyday life and reshape youth culture, it is imperative to re-think the status and significance of … Continue reading →

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The Young McLuhan on New Media in Arts Education

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Norm Friesen

While at St. Michael’s College at the U of T, I came across this 1956 article in the rare book collection. It is a great piece from a young McLuhan, from his Mechanical Bride, and before he had switched his … Continue reading →

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McLuhan on "The Future of Education: The Class of 1989"

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Norm Friesen

This vintage McLuhan article was originally published in the now-defunct magazine, LOOK (sort of like Life magazine). With predictions of the end of the school and the university still being widely circulated today, it is well worth a (re)read. There … Continue reading →

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The Mediatic Turn: Exploring Concepts in Media Pedagogy

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Norm Friesen

Here’s a paper that I wrote together with an Austrian colleague, Theo Hug as a chapter inMediatization: Concept, Changes, Consequences (K.Lundby, ed.). It explores the definition and practices of “media literacy” in the context of recent developments in the sociology … Continue reading →

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