Canada Research Chair in E-Learning Practices
Thompson Rivers University
University Main Campus, Box 3010, 900 McGill Rd.
Kamloops, BC, Canada, V2C 5N3
+1 (250) 852-6256
EMAIL: nfriesen :: tru.ca
Education | Research Funding | Publications | Presentations | Teaching | Scholarly Activities | Websites and Multimedia | Professional References
Degrees EarnedHonors and AwardsPh.D. (Education), 1999-2003
University of AlbertaMasters, Library and Information Studies, 1994-1996
University of AlbertaMasters, Arts (German), 1989-1991
Johns Hopkins UniversityBachelor of Arts, 1984-1989
University of WinnipegCertificate of Service Award from the Standards Council of Canada (2008)
Travel Grant, Foreign Affairs Canada (2005)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship, Simon Fraser University (2005)
Andrew Stewart Memorial Graduate Prize, University of Alberta (2003)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowship, University of Alberta (2002)
Izaak Walton Killam Research Grant, University of Alberta (2002-2003)
Dorthy J. Killam Memorial Graduate Prize, University of Alberta (2003)
Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship, University of Alberta (2003)
Walter H. Johns Graduate Fellowship, University of Alberta (2003)
Province of Alberta Graduate Scholarship (1994-1996)
Library Association Of Alberta Continuing Education Award (1995)
Full Tuition Waiver, Johns Hopkins University (1989-1991)
Silver Medal, Arts, University of Winnipeg (1989)
Gold Medal, Germanic Studies Honours, University of Winnipeg (1989)
Board of Regents Full Tuition Scholarship, University of Winnipeg (1984)
Funds Awarded (received as principal investigator unless otherwise indicated)
SSHRC Research Development Initiative Grant McLuhan Transatlantic Media Theory in French- and English-Speaking Canada and German-Speaking Europe. (2009-2011) $33,000
Western Economic Development Fund Tourism Development and Remote Practica. (2009-2010) $250,000 (received as co-applicant)
SSHRC Aid to Small Universities: Institutional Grant to establish the "Communication, Education and New Media Research Centre" (2009-2010) $9,000
SSHRC Standard Research Grant Discursive Psychology and Social Technology: Investigating Web 2.0 in Education (2009-2011) $68,000
MITACs Networking and Technical Training Program Research 2.0: New Technologies for Scholarship (2009) $12,000
Learning Objects for Environmental Trades Pre-Training BCcampus Online Program Development Fund (2008-2009) $18,800
A Learning Bridge for Aboriginal Adults, Aboriginal Transitions Research Fund, Province of British Columbia (2008) $250,000 (Received as co-applicant)
Telehealth Support System for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment: CPAP-T*MENTOR $ 29,500 (2007-2008; received as co-applicant)
Infrastructure Fund, The Canada Foundation for Innovation (2007) $75,000
Arranging the virtual chairs: Do structured features help students engage in quality online discussions? (2006-2009) $200,000 (collaborator)
Interoperability for Conferencing and Chat Environments Co-Lead of ISO Project 19780, "Collaborative Learning Communication" (2005-2006) $25,000
Industry Canada Contribution Agreement for CanCore Support for Learning Object Metadata Implementation (2005-2007) $82,500
SSHRC Research Development Initiative Learning Objects in French Language Instruction (Received as co-applicant; 2005-2006); $27,000
SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship Ontological Designs for Collaborative Learning Environments (2005-2007); $75,000
Industry Canada Contribution Agreement for CanCore Support for Learning Object Metadata Implementation (2004-2005); $85,000
SSHRC Standard Research Grant Learning Spaces: Phenomenology of Simulated and Mediated Environments (2004-2008); $98,000
CanCore contributions to eduSource Guidelines for Learning Object Metadata (2003-2004); $650,000; Source: CANARIE
Contracts with Heritage Canada and Industry Canada via Infoman Inc. International E-Learning Standardization (Received as co-investigator; 2002-2004) $86,000
CanCore I-MEC Initiative Tools for Learning Object Metadata Implementation (2002-2003); $426,000; Source: Industry Canada
Publications - Books
Friesen, N. (in progress). The Place of the Classroom and the Space of the Screen: Relational Pedagogy and Internet Technology. (In: New Literacies, Colin Lankshear & Michele Knobel, eds.) New York: Peter Lang.
Feenberg, A. & Friesen, N. (Eds. approved). (Re)Inventing the Internet: Critical Case Studies. London: Routledge.
Friesen, N. (2009). Re-Thinking E-Learning Research: Foundations, Methods and Practices. (In: Counterpoints: Studies in the Postmodern Theory of Education, Steinberg, S. & Kincheloe, J., Eds.) New York: Peter Lang. Sample chapters available at: http://elearn.tru.ca Or order from Amazon.com.
Friesen, N., Fisher, S., Roberts, A. (2004). CanCore Guidelines for the Implementation of Learning Object Metadata. Athabasca University. See: http://www.cancore.ca/en/guidelines.html
Friesen, N. (2000). Guide to WebCT 3 for Instructors: Design, Development and Delivery. Whitby, ON: McGraw-Hill Ryerson.
Friesen, N. (2000). The McGraw-Hill Guide to WebCT for Instructors. Whitby, ON: McGraw-Hill Ryerson.
Articles and Chapters
- Friesen, N. (in progress). Anglo-American Approaches to Lesson Planning. Special issue of Erziehung und Bildung (Education and Formation) on lesson planning (Stefan Hopmann & Meinert Meyer, Eds.).
- Hamilton, T., & Friesen, N. (submitted). Technology and Pedagogy: Autonomist and Instrumentalist Configurations in the Scholarship of Online Education. Policy Futures in Education.
- Friesen, N. (submitted). Relational Pedagogy in the Classroom and on the Screen: A Phenomenological Hermeneutic Analysis. Erziehung -- phänomenologische Perspektiven. Würzburg: Könighausen & Neumann.
- Friesen, N. & Hug, T. (in press). Investigating Web 2.0 in Education: A Discursive Paradigm for Research. E-Learning in der Praxis. Vienna.
- Friesen, N., Feenberg, A., & Chung, G. (approved). Phenomenology and Surveillance Studies: Returning to the Things Themselves. In Feenberg, A. & Friesen, N. (Eds.) (Re)Inventing the Internet: Critical Case Studies. London: Routledge.
- Friesen, N. (in press). Interaction Paradigms for Online Technologies: Shift Happens. International Journal of Computing & Information Technology 2 (1). Draft available at:http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/Interaction-Paradigms.pdf
- Friesen, N. (in press). Mind and Machine: Ethical and Epistemological Implications for Applied Research. AI & Society. http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/Mind&Machine.pdf
- Friesen, N. & Sævi, T. (in press). Reviving Forgotten Connections: Klaus Mollenhauer and Human Science Pedagogy in Canadian Teacher Education. Journal of Curriculum Studies. Draft available at: http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/Reviving_Forgotten_Connections.pdf
- Friesen, N. & Hug, T. (2010). Education and Media Literacy in the Age of Pervasive Mediatization: A Transatlantic Perspective. In Bauer, P., Hoffmann, H. & Mayrberger, K. (Eds.) Fokus Medienpädagogik – Aktuelle Forschungs- und Handlungsfelder. Munich: kopaed.
- Friesen, N. (2009). Ethics and the Technologies of Empire: The Military Imprint on E-Learning. AI & Society. http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/Technologies_of_Empire.pdf
- Friesen, N. (2009). Open Educational Resources: New Possibilities for Change and Sustainability. The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. 10 (5). Available at: http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/664/1388
- Hug, T. & Friesen, N. (2009). Outline of a Microlearning Agenda. elearning papers 16. http://www.elearningpapers.eu/index.php?page=doc&doc_id=14699&doclng=6
- Friesen, N. (2009). "Open Source" Resources in Education: Opportunities and Challenges. Open Source Business Resource 3 (7; July) 29-34. http://www.osbr.ca/ojs/index.php/osbr/article/view/911/880
- Friesen, N. & Hug, T. (2009). The Mediatic Turn: Exploring Consequences for Media Pedagogy. In K. Lundby (Ed.). Mediatization: Concept, Changes, Consequences. New York: Peter Lang. Pp. 64-81. Online version available at: http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/Media_Pedagogy_&_Mediatic_Turn.pdf
- Friesen, N. (2009). Genre and CSCL: The Form and Rhetoric of the Online Posting. International Journal of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning. 2(4). 171-185.
- Friesen, N. (2009). Discursive Psychology and Educational Technology: Beyond the Cognitive Revolution. Mind, Culture and Activity.16(2), 130-144.
- Friesen, N., Feenberg, A., & Chung, G. (2009). Phenomenology and Surveillance Studies: Returning to the Things Themselves. The Information Society Journal. 25 (2), 84-90. http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/experiencing_surveillance.pdf
- Friesen, N. & Hopkins, J. (2008). Wikiversity; or Education meets the Free Culture Movement: An Ethnographic Investigation. First Monday 13(10). http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/
- Friesen, N. (2008). Chronicles of Change: The Narrative Turn and E-Learning Research. E-Learning.5(3), 298-310. http://learningspaces.org/n/narrative.pdf.
- Friesen, N. (2008). Critical Theory: Ideology Critique and the Myths of E-Learning. Ubiquity (an ACM publication). 9(22). http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/volume_9/v9i22_friesen.html
- Friesen, N. (2008). Communication Genres and the Mediatic Turn. Siegener Periodicum zur Internationalen Empirischen Literaturwissenschaften 25(1), 105–115. Draft online: http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/CommGenres.doc
- Hug, T. & Friesen, N. (2007). Outline of a Microlearning Agenda. In T. Hug (Ed.) Didactics of Microlearning. Concepts, Discourses and Examples. Münster: Waxmann. pp. 15–31.
- Friesen, N. (2007). (Micro-)Didactics: A Tale of two Traditions. In T. Hug (Ed.) Didactics of Microlearning. Concepts, Discourses and Examples. Münster: Waxmann. Draft online: http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/microdidaktik.doc pp. 83-97.
- Friesen, N. & Feenberg, A. (2007). "Ed Tech in Reverse": Information Technologies and the Cognitive Revolution. Educational Philosophy and Theory. 39 (7) 720-736, Draft available at: http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/edtechinreverse.html
- Hug, T., Friesen, N. & Rourke, L. (2007). Nutzenerwartungen und Wissenswandel - kritische Betrachtungen im Spannungsfeld von nutzloser Nützlichkeit und nützlicher Nutzlosigkeit am Beispiel der Learning Sciences. In Reinmann, G. & Kahlert, J. Der Nutzen wird vertagt .... Bildungswissenschaften im Spannungsfeld zwischen wissenschaftlicher Profilbildung und Nutzenorientierung. Lengerich: Pabst Science Publishers. Pp. 173-197.
- Friesen, N. (2007). The Experience of Computer Use: Expert Knowledge and User Know-How. GLIMPSE: Phenomenology and Media, 7, 55-70. Draft available at: http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/Computer_Use.doc
- Rourke, L. & Friesen, N. (2006). The Learning Sciences: The Very Idea. Educational Media International 43(4), 271 - 284. Draft available at: http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/LS.doc
- Friesen, N. (2006). Pedagogical Neutrality and Engagement. Technology, Instruction, Cognition & Learning, 3 (1-2), 19-24.
- Friesen, N & Cressman, D. (2006). The Political Economy of Technical E-Learning Standards. In A. Koolhang & K. Harman (eds.), Learning Objects: Theory, Praxis, Issues, and Trends. Warsaw: Informing Science Press. Pp. 507-526. Draft available at: http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/standards_ant.doc
- Caws, C. & Friesen, N. (2006). Evaluating a Learning Object Repository: Methods and Possible Outcomes. Interdiscipinary Journal of Knowledge and Learning Objects, 2, 111-124. http://ijklo.org/Volume2/v2p111-124Caws.pdf
- Friesen, N. & A. Roberts (2005). Introduction to Special Issue on Learning Objects. Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2, 137-140. http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/Editorial.pdf
- Friesen, N. (2005). Interoperability and Learning Objects: An Overview of E-Learning Standardization. Interdisciplinary Journal of Knowledge and Learning Objects, 1, 23-31. http://ijklo.org/Volume1/v1p023-031Friesen.pdf
- Friesen, N. (2005). CanCore: In Canada and Around the World. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. 5 (4), Winter, 2005. http://www.irrodl.org/content/v6.1/technote46.html
- Friesen, N. (2005). Learning Objects, the Knowledge Age and the End of the World (as we know it). Special Edition of the International Society for Technology in Education, 2(3), 165-170. Draft available at: http://www.learningspaces.org/n/papers/LOs_Standards_&.doc
- Friesen, N. (2004). A Report on the International Learning Object Metadata Survey. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 5 (3), Fall, 2004. http://www.irrodl.org/content/v5.3/technote5.html
- Friesen, N. & Anderson, T. (2004). Interaction for Lifelong Learning & the Semantic Web. British Journal of Educational Technology, 35 (6), 679-687.
- Friesen, N. (2004). Three Objections to Learning Objects. In McGreal, R. (ed.) Online Education Using Learning Objects. London: Routledge. Pp. 59-70. Draft available at: http://www.learningspaces.org/n/papers/objections.html
- Friesen, N. (2004). Learning Objects and Standards: Pedagogical Neutrality and Engagement. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies. Joensuu, Finland. August 30, 2004. Pp. 1070-1071. Draft available at: http://www.learningspaces.org/n/papers/pedagogical_neutrality.pdf
- Friesen, N. (2004). Editorial - A Gentle Introduction to Technical E-learning Standards. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology Special Edition, Beyond Learning Objects. 30 (3), Fall. http://www.cjlt.ca/content/vol30.3/normeditorial.html
- McGreal, R., Anderson, T., Babin, G., Downes, S., Friesen, N., Harrigan, K., et al. (2004). EduSource: Canada's Learning Object Repository Network. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning. http://www.itdl.org/Journal/Mar_04/index.htm
- Cao, Y., Lin, F., McGreal, R., Schafer, S., Friesen, N., Tin, T., Anderson, T. Kariel, D., Powell, B., and Anderson, M. (2004). Facilitating E-Learning with a MARC to IEEE LOM Metadata Crosswalk Application. In: Innovations in Applied Artificial Intelligence, B. Orchard, C. Yang, M. Ali (eds.), LNAI 3029, Springer, ISSN: 0302-9743, pp. 739-748.
- Cleveland-Innes, M., McGreal, R., Anderson, T., Friesen, N., Ally, M. Tin, T., Graham, R., Moisey, S., Petrinjak, A. & Schafer, S. The Athabasca University eduSource Project: Building an accessible learning object repository. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 2005, 21(3), 367-381.
- Rory McGreal, Terry Anderson, Gilbert Babin, Stephen Downes, Norm Friesen, et. al. (2004). EduSource: Canada's Learning Object Repository Network. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning. March. http://www.itdl.org/Journal/Mar_04/article01.htm
- Friesen, N. (2004). 'Catching Sight of the Permanent Posibility of War:' Images of Totality and Words of Peace. The Journal of Social Theory in Art Education. 24. 28-47. Draft available at: http://www.learningspaces.org/n/papers/vision_war.html
- Friesen, N. (2004). CanCore: Interoperability for Learning Object Metadata. In Hillman, D. & Westbrooks, E. L. (eds.), Metadata in Practice. Chicago: ALA Editions. Pp. 104-116. Draft available at: http://www.cancore.ca/docs/semantic_and_syntactic_interoperability.html
- Friesen, N., Hesemeier, S., Fisher, S., Roberts, A., Habkirk, S. (2004). CanCore: Best Practice for Learning Object Metadata. In McGreal, R. (ed.) Online Education Using Learning Objects. London: Routledge. Pp. 225-235.
- Richards, G., McGreal, R. Hatala, M. Friesen, N., (2003). The Evolution of Learning Object Repository Technologies. Journal of Distance Education. 17.3. http://cade.athabascau.ca/vol17.3/richards.pdf
- Friesen, N. (2003) The Curriculum of the Body in the Age of Electronic Mediation. Language and Literacy: A Canadian Educational E-journal 4 (2). http://educ.queensu.ca/~landl/new2/archives/vol51papers/0302_fri_nor/index.htm
- Friesen, N., Roberts, A., Fisher, S. (2002). CanCore: Learning Object Metadata. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology. 28 (3). http://www.cjlt.ca/content/vol28.3/friesen_etal.html
- Friesen, N., & McGreal, R. (2002). Learning Object and Metadata Specification Bodies. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2 (3). http://www.irrodl.org/content/v3.2/tech11.html
- Friesen, N. (2002). Semantic Interoperability and Communities of Practice. In Mason, Jon. (Ed.) Global Summit of Online Learning Networks: Papers. Adelaide: Educationau, 2002 http://www.educationau.edu.au/globalsummit/papers/nfriesen.htm
- Friesen, N. (2002). Is there a body in this class? In van Manen, M. (Ed.), Writing in the Dark (pp. 221-235). London, ON: Althouse Press.
- Friesen, N. (2001). What are Educational Objects? Interactive Learning Environments, 9 (3) 219-230. Available online at: http://www.careo.org/documents/objects.html
Publications - In Conference Proceedings
Friesen, N. (submitted). Using "Open Source" Resources in Contexts with Conventional Licensing. Map My Culture: Proceedings. http://learningspaces.org/n/files/CC_Resources.pdf
Friesen, N. (submitted). Practice makes Perfect? The Practice Approach in E-Learning. CIRTA Conference Proceedings.
Friesen, N. (2008). Towards Post-Cognitive E-Learning: Discursive Psychology and Educational Technology. Media - Knowledge - Education: Conference Proceedings. Münster: Waxmann. Pp. 296-313.
- Friesen, N. & Francis-Poscente, K. (2008). A Phenomenology of the Tower of Hanoi: Math education and the experience of "lived number." Media - Knowledge - Education: Conference Proceedings. Münster: Waxmann. Pp. 171-183.
- Friesen, N. & Saevi, T. (2008). Cartographies of Estrangement: Reviving Forgotten Connections in Teacher Education. Proceedings of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) National Conference on Education.
- Friesen, N. (2008). Anecdotal Evidence in Educational Technology: Hermeneutic Phenomenology as a Postcognitivist Research Methodology. Proceedings of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) National Conference on Education.
- Friesen, N. & Teigrob, R. (2008). E-Learning and Empire: The US Military and Instructional Technology. Proceedings of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) National Conference on Education.
- Friesen, N., Feenberg, A., & Chung, G. (2007). Surveillance and the "Extended Body:" A Phenomenological Approach. Proceedings of the 4th annual conference of Chinese Internet Communication. Huazhong University of Science and Technology, (October 12-14, 2007 Wuhan, China).
- Friesen, N. & Francis-Poscente, K. (2007). The Phenomenotechnical: Math Education and Technologies of Attention. Proceedings of the International Human Science Research Conference 2007, New Frontiers of Phenomenology.
- Friesen, N. (2007). The Microlearning Agenda in the Age of Educational Media. In Lindner, M. & Bruck, P.A. (Eds.) Micromedia and Corporate Learning: Proceedings of the 3rd International Microlearning 2007 Conference. Innsbruck: Innsbruck University Press. Pp. 63-78.
- Friesen, N., Hamilton, T. & Cressman, D. (2006). Revealing Experiential Dimensions of Online Education: The Methodology of the Anecdote in Human Science Research. Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop, Phenomenology, Organization and Technology. University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, September 21-22, 2006. Pp. 38-62.
- Friesen, N. (2006). Microlearning and "(Micro)Didaktik." In T. Hug, M. Lindner, & P. A. Bruck (eds.) Micromedia & e-Learning 2.0: Gaining the Big Picture. Proceedings of Microlearning Conference 2006. Innsbruck: Innsbruck UP. Pp. 41-61. (Download entire proceedings; 10 Mb.)
- Friesen, N. & McGreal, R. (2005). CanCore: Best Practices for Learning Object Metadata in Ubiquitous Computing Environments. 1st PEREL Workshop on Pervasive E-Learning. IEEE Computer Society Press.
- Friesen, N. (2005). Learning Objects in Humanities Education. Association for Computers and the Humaities and the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing International Conference Proceedings. Pp. 24-25.
- Friesen, N., Tamura, Y., McGreal, R., & Okamoto, T. (2004). Metadata for Synchronous and Asynchronous Collaborative Learning Environments. Wang, H., Esmahi, L., & Wu, J. L. (eds.) Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Advanced Technologies for E-learning and E-science. New York: IEEE Computer Society Press. Pp. 37-43. Version available at: http://collab-tech.jtc1sc36.org/doc/SC36_WG2_N0076.pdf.
- Friesen, N. (2005). Discourse Networks: 192x. Association for Computers and the Humanities and the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing International Conference Proceedings. Pp. 72-73. Draft available at: http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/192x.html
- Friesen, N. (2004). Interoperability in Asynchronous Collaborative Learning Forum. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies. Joensuu, Finland. August 30, 2004. Pp. 1048-1049. Draft available at: http://www.learningspaces.org/n/papers/ACLF.pdf
- Friesen, N., Mason, J., Ward, N. (2002). Building Educational Metadata Application Profiles. Dublin Core - 2002 Proceedings: Metadata for e-Communities: Supporting Diversity and Convergence. http://www.bncf.net/dc2002/program/ft/paper7.pdf
- Friesen, N., Richards, G., McGreal, R. (2002). Learning Object Repository Technologies for TeleLearning: The Evolution of POOL and CanCore. In Cohen, E. & Boyd, E. Proceedings of the Informing Science + IT Education Conference, Cork Ireland, June 19-21, 2002 (pp. 1333-1341). http://ecommerce.lebow.drexel.edu/eli/2002Proceedings/papers/Richa242Learn.pdf
- Friesen, N. (2002). Semantic Interoperability, Communities of Practice and the CanCore Learning Object Metadata Profile. The Eleventh International World Wide Web Conference Proceedings. New York: ACM Press. http://www2002.org/CDROM/alternate/209/
- Friesen, N. (2001). CanCore: Metadata for Learning Object Repositories. In Ellis, A., Hall, R. & Li, J. (Eds.), N.A. Web 2001: The Web-based learning conference. Proceedings of the 7th International NAWEB Conference, October 13-16, (pp. 19-30). Fredericton: Integrated Technology Services, University of New Brunswick.
- Friesen, N. (2001). CanCore: Metadata for Learning Objects. In Computers and Advanced Technology in Education: Proceedings of the Fifth IASTED International Conference, June 27-29, (pp. 526-529). Anaheim: ACTA Press.
Publications - Reports, Standardization Documents etc.
- Friesen, N. (2009). Online Educational Resource Collections: A Ranked Listing of their Strategic Potential for Distance and Open Learning Organizations. http://learningspaces.org/n/files/strategically_ranked_OER_collections.pdf
- Henriksson, C., Friesen, N. & Sævi, T. (2007). Welcome to the first issue of Phenomenology & Practice. Phenomenology & Practice 1, 1 -2.
- Thivierge, R. & Friesen, N. (2007). Standardization and e-learning: Strategies, initiatives and projects. eLSACC-2007-149E-Report. Prepared for the e-Learning Standards Advisory Council of Canada. 49 pp.
- Friesen, N., Koga, A. & Lindner, R. (2007). Information technology — Learning, education and training — Collaborative technology — Collaborative learning communication — Part 1: Text-based Communication. ISO/IEC FDIS 19780-1:2007(E). http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/ISO-IEC_19780-1__E__2007-07-19.pdf
- Friesen, N. & Koga, A. (2006). ITLET - Collaborative Technology - Collaborative Learning Communication - Part 1: Text-based Communication http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/P_19780-1.pdf
- Friesen, N., Hara, K., & Lindner, R. (2006). ITLET - Collaborative Technology - Collaborative Workplace - Part 1: Collaborative Workplace Data Model http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/P_19778-1.pdf
- Friesen, N., Hara, K., & Lindner, R. (2006). ITLET - Collaborative Technology - Collaborative Workplace - Part 2: Collaborative Environment Data Model http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/P_19778-2.pdf
- Friesen, N., Hara, K., & Lindner, R. (2006). ITLET - Collaborative Technology - Collaborative Workplace - Part 3: Collaborative Group Data Model http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/P_19778-3.pdf
- Guay, J-P. & Friesen, N. (2006). Information Technology — Learning, Education, and Training — Metadata for Learning Resources — Part 2: Data Elements. http://www.cancore.ca/iso/36N1312.pdf
- Friesen, N. CanCore Activity Report (July 2005- March 2006). March 2006.
- Friesen, N. Metadata for Collaborative Learning: A new Standardization Approach. February, 2006. http://jtc1sc36.org/doc/36N1186.pdf 8 pp.
- Friesen, N. Connecting Collections: An overview of approaches. February, 2006. http://www.cancore.ca/protocols_en.html 6 pp.
- Friesen, N. Conseil consultatif canadien sur les normes en apprentissage en ligne [CCCNAL] : Entrevue avec Robert Thivierge, son président. Clic : Bulletin collégial des technologies de l'information et des communications. janvier 2006. http://clic.ntic.org/clic60/cccnal.html
- Friesen, N. Standardizing for Access - Interview with Jutta Treviranus / Access Normaliser pour faciliter l'accès – Entrevue avec Jutta Treviranus. December, 2005. http://www.cancore.ca/access.html 4 pp.
- Friesen, N. CanCore End of Year Activity Report, July 1 - December 31, 2005. December, 2005. 60 pp.
- Friesen, N. & Guay, J-P. Information technology — Learning, education, and training — Metadata for learning resources — Part 2: Data elements. January, 2006. http://mdlet.jtc1sc36.org/doc/SC36_WG4_N0145.pdf. 14 p.
- Friesen, N. CanCore at Seneca College / Visite de CanCore au Collège Seneca November 22, 2005. http://www.cancore.ca/seneca_en.html
- Friesen, N. The E-Learning Standards Advisory Council of Canada (eLSACC); An Interview with Robert Thieverge / Conseil consultatif canadien sur les normes en apprentissage en ligne (CCCNAL): Entrevue avec Robert Thivierge. November 10, 2005. http://www.cancore.ca/InterviewThivierge.html
- Friesen, N. & Koga, A. Text-based Collaborative Learning Communication. FCD 19780-1. October 24, 2005. http://jtc1sc36.org/doc/36N1138.pdf 13 p.
- Friesen, N. & Guay, J-P. Use Cases for Metadata for Learning Resources. August 11, 2005. http://jtc1sc36.org/doc/36N1051.pdf 9 p.
- Friesen, N. & Koga, A. Collaborative Learning Communication (revised version of ISO/IEC CD2 19780, Collaborative Technology - Learner to Learner Interaction Scheme (SC36/N0910)). August 8, 2005. http://jtc1sc36.org/doc/36N1062.pdf 15 p.
- Roberts, T. & Friesen, N. CanCore Activity Report (September 2004- March 2005). March 2005.
- Friesen, N. Knoppers, J.V.Th. Inputs to Parts 1 and 2 of Metadata for Learning Resources. Submitted to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36 January 28, 2005. http://mdlet.jtc1sc36.org/doc/SC36_WG4_N0138.pdf 13 p.
- Friesen, N. Metadata for Synchronous and Asynchronous Collaborative Learning Environments: Scoping and Data Model Refinement. http://collab-tech.jtc1sc36.org/doc/SC36_WG2_N0082.pdf 6 p.
- Friesen, N. & Arnauld, M. Metadata for Synchronous and Asynchronous Collaborative Learning Environments: Verifying and Expanding the Data Model. Submitted to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36 January 28, 2005. http://collab-tech.jtc1sc36.org/doc/SC36_WG2_N0080.pdf 20 p.
- Roberts, T. & Friesen, N. Educational Metadata FAQ :: FAQ sur les métadonnées pédagogiques. Bilingual public report. January, 2005. http://www.cancore.ca/mdfaq.html
- Friesen, N. CanCore: In your Neighborhood and around the World :: CanCore chez vous et dans le monde. Bilingual public report. January, 2005. http://www.cancore.ca/implementing_projects.htm
- Friesen, N. NSDL & Different Kinds of Learning Resources :: NSDL et Type de ressources d'apprentissage. Bilingual public report. November 13, 2004. http://www.cancore.ca/NSDLkinds.html
- Friesen, N. E-Learning Standardization in Dublin :: La normalisation ISO du téléapprentissage à Dublin. Bilingual public report. October, 2004.
- Friesen, N. International LOM Survey: Report. Submitted to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36 July 29, 2004. http://mdlet.jtc1sc36.org/doc/SC36_WG4_N0109.pdf 32 p.
- Knoppers, J.V.Th. Friesen, N. Ensuring Canadian Participation and Inputs into International e-Learning Standards Development. Milestone #4 Report Covering the Period of 28 February - 31 March, 2004. Prepared for EduSpecs, Multimedia Learning Group, Industry Canada. 31 March, 2004, 95p.
- Friesen, N. "Asynchronous Collaborative Learning Forums:" Standardization Prospect for ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36. http://collab-tech.jtc1sc36.org/doc/SC36_WG2_N0066.pdf
- Knoppers, J.V.Th., Friesen, N. Ensuring Canadian Participation and Inputs into International e-Learning Standards Development. Milestone #3 Report Covering the Period of 6 September, 2003 - 27 February, 2004. Prepared for EduSpecs, Multimedia Learning Group, Industry Canada. 27 February, 2004, 41p.
- Friesen, N. Asynchronous Collaborative Learning Forums [cross-ref: SC36/N0680]. Submitted to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36 January 28, 2004. http://collab-tech.jtc1sc36.org/doc/SC36_WG2_N0061.pdf
- Friesen, N. International e-Learning Standards Project. Report on IMS and SCORM Activities: Q3 and Q4, 2003. Prepared for EduSpecs, Multimedia Learning Group, Industry Canada. 27 January, 2004.
- Friesen, N. Projet de normes internationales en apprentissage en ligne. Rapport d'activité IMS/SCORM (juillet-décembre 2003). Préparé pour EduSpecs, Groupe de l'apprentissage multimédia (GAM), Industrie Canada, 27 janvier, 2004, 12p. 16p.
- Knoppers, J.V.Th., Friesen, N., Pereira, M.J. International e-Learning Standards Project The January 2004 Update Report. Prepared for EduSpecs, Multimedia Learning Group, Industry Canada. January, 2004, 73p.
- Knoppers, J.V.Th.; Friesen, N.; Pereira, M.J. Projet de normes internationales en apprentissage en ligne. Rapport d'avancement des travaux - Janvier 2004. Préparé pour EduSpecs, Groupe de l'apprentissage multimédia (GAM), Industrie Canada, janvier, 2004, 77p.
- Knoppers, J.V.Th.; Friesen, N. Ensuring Canadian Participation and Inputs into International e-Learning Standards Development. Milestone #2 Report Covering the Period of 16 July - 5 September, 2003. Prepared for EduSpecs, Multimedia Learning Group, Industry Canada. 9 September, 2003, 16p.
- Friesen, N. & Nirhamo, L. Survey of LOM Implementations: Preliminary Report. Submitted to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36 September 3, 2003. http://mdlet.jtc1sc36.org/doc/SC36_WG4_N0057.pdf
- Knoppers, J.V.Th.; Friesen, N. Ensuring Canadian Participation and Inputs into International e-Learning Standards Development. Milestone #1 Report Covering the Period of 1 March - 15 July, 2003. Prepared for EduSpecs, Multimedia Learning Group, Industry Canada. 16 July, 2003, 46p plus annex.
- Friesen, N.; Knoppers, J.V.Th.; McGreal, R. Canadian Culture Online (CCO) Policy: Metadata Strategy and Development of a Matrix of Metadata Elements. Prepared for Canadian Cultural Online Policy, Canadian Heritage, 9 July, 2003, 52p. http://mdlet.jtc1sc36.org/doc/SC36_WG4_N0075.pdf 19 p.
- Friesen, N., Knoppers, J.V.Th., McGreal, R. Politique relative à la culture canadienne en ligne (CCE): Stratégie des métadonnées et Élaboration d'une matrice d' éléments de métadonnées. Préparé pour Politique de la culture canadienne en ligne, Patrimoine canadien. 9 juillet, 2003, 76p.
- Knoppers, J.V.Th.; Friesen, N.; Pereira, M.J. International e-Learning Standards Project Task 4 Report: Summary of Findings and Recommendations and Executive Summary. Prepared for EduSpecs, Multimedia Learning Group, Industry Canada and Canadian Cultural Online Policy, Canadian Heritage. 15 March, 2003, 32 p.
- Friesen, N. CanCore: Principles and Positions on Learning Object Metadata [cross-ref: SC36/N0430]. Submitted to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36 Feb. 19, 2003. http://mdlet.jtc1sc36.org/doc/SC36_WG4_N0013.pdf
- Friesen, N. CanCore Element Subset [cross-ref: SC36/N04 [cross-ref: SC36/N0431]. Submitted to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36 Feb. 19, 2003. http://mdlet.jtc1sc36.org/doc/SC36_WG4_N0014.pdf
- Knoppers, J.V.Th., Friesen, N., Pereira, M.J. International e-Learning Standards Project Task 3 Report: Summary of Current International e-Learning Standards Projects, Bilingual/Multilingual Requirements (with a Focus on Metadata) and Recommendations for Canadian Participation. Prepared for EduSpecs, Multimedia Learning Group, Industry Canada and Canadian Cultural Online Policy, Canadian Heritage. 16 January, 2003, 56p.
- Knoppers, J.V.Th., Friesen, N., Pereira, M.J. International e-Learning Standards Project Task 2 Report: Detailed Description of the IEEE, and the IEC and ISO with Emphasis on ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36 and IEEE LTSC. Prepared for EduSpecs, Multimedia Learning Group, Industry Canada and Canadian Cultural Online Policy, Canadian Heritage. 19 December, 2002, 63p.
- Knoppers, J.V.Th.; Friesen, N.; Pereira, M.J. International e-Learning Standards Project Task 1 Report: Key Events and Outcomes of the September, 2002 Plenary Meetings of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36 and IEEE LTSC with Focus on Impact on Work of Industry Canada and Canadian Heritage. Prepared for EduSpecs, Multimedia Learning Group, Industry Canada and Canadian Cultural Online Policy, Canadian Heritage. 6 December, 2002. 26p.
- Friesen, N., Mourad, M., Robson, R. Towards a Digital Rights Expression Language Standard for Learning Technology. A Report of the IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee Digital Rights Expression Language Study Group. http://ltsc.ieee.org/meeting/200212/doc/DREL_White_paper.doc
Publications - Reviews
- Friesen, N. (2007). Review of "The Things themselves: Phenomenology and the Return to the Everyday" Phenomenology & Practice 1(1).
- Friesen, N.(2005). Review of "Learning, Culture and Community in Online Education: Research and Practice" New Media & Society 7(5), October.
- Friesen, N. (2005). Review of Learning Through Experience: Troubling Orthodoxies and Intersecting Questions." British Journal of Educational Technology. 36 (1). See: http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/LTE_review.doc
- Friesen, N. (2001). Taught bodies. [Review of "Taught Bodies" monograph.] The Journal of Educational Thought. 35 (3). 325-327.
Translations
- Lippitz, W. (2007). Foreignness and Otherness in Pedagogical Contexts. (Original: Fremdheit im Kontext der Erziehungswissenschaft). Phenomenology & Practice. (1)1. http://www.phandpr.org/index.php/pandp/article/view/4/49





The role of standards for e-learning innovation. March
19, 2009. Summit on
Innovation in Learning Technology 2009. Wellington, New Zealand.
Graduate Courses
Thompson Rivers University
E-Learning Research and Practice. (EDUC 506; Winter 2009): http://elearn.tru.ca/index.php/EDUC506
Intensive Seminar as Visiting Professor, University of Oulu, Finland (May 25-27, 2008)
Bildung and North American Learning Sciences. Website: http://learningspaces.org/oulu
Intensive Seminar as Visiting Professor, Technische Universität Dresden (Fall, 2008):
"Hermeneutic Phenomenology and the study of new Technologies
(E-Learning, Computer Games and Human-Computer Interaction)Course Development & Collaborative Teaching, Psychological Faculty, University of Bergen (Winter 2006):
Hermeneutic Phenomenological Inquiry and Writing. Course Website: http://learningspaces.org/bergen/
Instructor, University of Toronto, Faculty of Information Studies (2005-2006):
FIS 1311: Information Technology Applications
Instructor, Athabasca University, Masters of Distance Education (2003-2004):
Introduction to Distance Education and Training (Taught twice)
Introduction to Media and Technology in Distance EducationTeaching Assistant, University of Alberta, Secondary Education PhD Program (1999-2000):
Phenomenological Research and Writing.
Undergraduate Courses
Visiting Scholar, Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, Institut fur Erziehungswissenschaft.
Internet Research Methods –A Canadian Perspective June 2007; co-taught with Maria Bakardjieva
Erkenntnisweisen im Alltag und Wissenschaft. Undergraduate short course May-June, 2006. Course Website: http://learningspaces.org/cancmc/
Exploring Collaborative Learning Environments - A Canadian Perspective
May-June, 2006. Course Website: http://learningspaces.org/ewa/Instructor, Johns Hopkins University (1990-1991):
Intermediate German
Introductory GermanKindergarten - Grade 12
Supervision of learning activities of developmentally delayed and other students in the classroom; provision of academic and other supports for emotionally disturbed adolescents. Winnipeg core area. (1991-1994)
Workshops
Introduction to Phenomenological Research. School of Communication, Simon Fraser University (January, 2005 - May 2005)
Introduction to WebCT . University of Calgary, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, University of Ottawa, Universidad Anáhuac (2000-2002)
Advanced WebCT . University of Calgary, Northern Alberta Catholic Schools, and Alberta School of Hope, Simon Fraser University (2000-2002)
Web Design & Development Workshops. University of Alberta (1997-2000):
Web Page and Site design
Web Programming
Multimedia for the Web
Administrative Activity
Director: CanCore Initiative (http://www.cancore.ca)
Director: Communication, Education and New Media Research Centre (http://cen.tru.ca)
Editorial Activity
Co-Editor: Phenomenology and Practice (http://www.phandpr.org)
Contributing Editor/Reviewer: The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning; Interdisciplinary Journal of Knowledge and Learning Objects; Journal of Computer-Assisted Learning; Journal of Computing in Higher Education, Mind, Culture and Activity, Canadian Journal of Education, PhanEx,
Reviewing, Committee and Working Group Participation
Member: Research Committee of Senate at Thompson Rivers University (2006-present)
Chair: Adjudication Committee for the J.A. Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (2009-present)
Delegate: Canadian Standards Council representation to the International Standards Organization Special Committee on Information Technology for Learning, Education and Training (ISO/IEC JTC1 SC36) (August 2002-present)
Member: Board of Directors, e-Learning Standards Advisory Council of Canada (June 2005 - present)
Reviewer: Educational Technology and Society (Journal; March 2004 - present)
Vice Chair: Canadian Advisory Committee ISO/IEC JTC1 SC36 (November 2002 - present)
Co-Chair: IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee Digital Rights Expression Group (September 2002 - September 2003)
Member: British Standards Institute Committee for the standardization of IST/43/-/6 BS8419 (UKLOMCore)
Member: Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Education Working Group (June 2004 - 2006)
Project Editor: "Collaborative Learning Communication" (March 2005 - 2007)
Project Editor: "Metadata for Learning Resources" Standard: Part 1 - Data elements (September 2004-2007)
Associated Partner: PROLEARN INITIATVE (Spring, 2004 - 2007)
Co-Chair: IMS Global Consortium Metadata Working Group (November, 2003 - September 2004)
Participant: IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.) Learning Technology Standards Committee (February 2002 - February 2004)
Participant: IMS Global Consortium Digital Repositories Working Group (July 2001 - September 2002)
Interviews with and Articles about
Milne, J. (2009, March 21). E-Learning Myths and their Undoing: Interview with Dr. Norm Friesen. http://www.massey.ac.nz/~jdmilne/norm_20march09.mp3
Fortems, C. (2006, December 23). University's new researcher loves to bust techno myths. The Daily News (Kamloops) p.A4.
Interview mit Norm Friesen. News: Engineering für Computer-basiertes Lernen, Fachhochschule Hagenberg, Linz, Austria. (October 24, 2005). http://atlanta.fh-hagenberg.at/cbl/aktuell/news_events/news/stories2/627530/index.html (Real Media File available: http://193.170.124.25:8080/normfriesen/nfriesen.ram)
Standards: it is not just about compliance. eLearning Reports - Leaders Speak. (Interview with Norm Friesen & Rory McGreal; January 28, 2005) http://www.elearningreports.com/news.php?id=34
The Mysterious LO: Interview with Dr. Norm Friesen. Allen Interactions E-Zine. (February 20, 2004). http://ezine.alleni.com/stories/story4_4.html
The Last Two Feet of The Web: From Screen to Human. Research Profiles. (December, 2003). http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/Dissertation_Interview.pdf
Visiting Scholar
Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, Austria (April - June 2006)
Design and delivery of courses in both German and English. Collaboration with local researchers, participation in local conferences and other events.SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow
Applied Communication and Technology Research Centre, Simon Fraser University (April 2005 - November 2006)
Organization of and participation in collaborative research activities. Supervision of graduate student researchers in SSHRC-sponsored "Learning Spaces" research project.Director, CanCore Initiative
Athabasca University (January, 2003 - present)
Collaborative development, interpretation and implementation of the international standard for "Learning Object Metadata." Strategic planning of initiative's emphases and sustainability, and supervision of initiative employees.Information Architect
CAREO Project, University of Alberta (March 2000 - September 2002)
Research and development associated with a Web-based collection of reusable teaching resources for post-secondary education in the province of Alberta.Educational Web Developer
Academic Technologies for Learning, University of Alberta (May 1997 - March, 2000)
Coordination, consultation and instruction in the areas of Web-based courseware development; constructed Web-based database systems.Multimedia/Reference Librarian
McNally Learning Resources Centre, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (January - April 1997)
Reference desk service and instruction for a variety of software packages and database front-ends.Teaching Resources Librarian
English Language Program, Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta (August 1996 - May 1997)
Public access, retrospective conversion and cataloguing services for a collection of ESL teaching materials. Developed of online catalogue.WWW Site Coordinator & Developer
Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta (May - August 1996)
Coordination of the development, design and promotion of faculty-wide WWW services; hardware and software product evaluation, classroom instruction.Metadata/Records Manager
Strathcona County, Corporate Secretary's Office (May 15 - July 26 1995)
Development and implementation of digitization and indexing methods for legal records.Instructional Assistant
Winnipeg School Division No. 1 (November 1991 - January 1994)
Supervision of learning activities of developmentally delayed and other students in the classroom; provision of academic and other supports for emotionally disturbed adolescents.Language Instructor
Johns Hopkins University (September 1989 - February 1991)
Instruction and curriculum development for spoken and written undergraduate-level German.
CanCore. Site and graphical design. 2004. (http://www.cancore.ca/)
Phenomenology Online. Site, instructional, graphical and interactivity design. 2001. (http://phenomenologyonline.com/)
Distant Relations. Production, editing. 2001. (5.6 Mb Mpeg file: http://learningspaces.org/n/feeble/distantrelations.htm)
Victorian Database Online. Site, graphical and interactivity design, database development. 1999. (http://www.victoriandatabase.com/)
Music for Airports. Site, graphical design, music adaptation. 1998. (http://learningspaces.org/n/eno/)
Last updated: October 1, 2009