Curriculum Vitae

Canada Research Chair in E-Learning Practices
Thompson Rivers University
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Education

Degrees Earned

Ph.D. (Education), 1999-2003
University of Alberta

Masters, Library and Information Studies, 1994-1996 
University of Alberta 

Masters, Arts (German), 1989-1991
Johns Hopkins University 

Bachelor of Arts, 1984-1989
University of Winnipeg

Honors and Awards

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 (2003)
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)

Research Funding

Funds Awarded (received as principal investigator unless otherwise indicated)

Infrastructure Fund, The Canada Foundation for Innovation ($75,000) 2007

Interoperability for Conferencing and Chat Environments Co-Lead of ISO Project 19780, "Collaborative Learning Communication" ($25,000) 2005-2006

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 (2004-2007); $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

Fund Applications to be Submitted

Discursive Psychology and Collaborative Technology: Towards Post-Cognitive E-Learning (To be submitted September, 2007); $75,000

Publications

Publications - Books

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.

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).Discursive Psychology and Educational Technology: Beyond the Cognitive Revolution. http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/DP_and_ET.doc

Chung, G., Friesen, N., Feenberg, A., (submitted). Experiencing Surveillance: A Phenomenological Approach. The Information Society Journal. http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/ExperiencingSurveillance.doc

Friesen, N. (submitted). Microlearning and (Micro)Didaktik. In T. Hug & M. Lindner (Eds.) Towards a Micro Didactic. Münster: Waxmann. Draft online: http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/microdidaktik.doc

Friesen, N. (submitted). Communication Genres and the Mediatic Turn. Siegener Periodicum zur Internationalen Empirischen Literaturwissenschaften. Draft online: http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/CommGenres.doc

Hug, T. & Friesen, N. (2007). Towards a Micro Didactic: Introduction.In T. Hug (Eds.) Towards a Micro Didactic. Münster: Waxmann.

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.

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. Online Education Using Learning Objects. In McGreal, R. (ed.) 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.

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

Chung, G., Friesen, N., Feenberg, A. (submitted). 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. (submitted). 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 Intenrational 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.

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 ù Learning, education and training ù Collaborative technology ù Collaborative learning communication ù 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 Communicationhttp://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 Modelhttp://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 ù Learning, Education, and Training ù Metadata for Learning Resources ù 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 û 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 ù Learning, education, and training ù Metadata for learning resources ù 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 & Pedagogy. (1)1.

Presentations

The Tower of Hanoi: Math education and the Experience of "Lived Number." First Annual Phenomenological Workshop of the Paradoxa Network. International Institute for Qualitative Research. Edmonton, Alberta. October 20, 2007.

Coming in from the Cold: Educational Technology Quo Vadis? Presented with Dr. Robert Teigrob. Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association (CSTHA). October 12, 2007.

The Scholarship of Teaching Technologies: Advancing Teaching Practice for E-Learning. Presentation for the Fall Meeting of University, Colleges and Institutes Professional Developers (of British Columbia). Invited presentation. September 21, 2007.

Future Possibilities for Collaborative Learning Technology Standardization.Presented with Dr. Rolf Lindner for SC36 WG4 meeting in Toronto. September 19, 2007.

The Phenomenotechnical: Math Education and Technologies of Attention. Invited presentation with travel funding. Medien û Wissen û Bildung: Explorationen neuer Räume, Relationen und Dynamiken in digitalisierten Medienökologien. June 25, 2007.

The Microlearning Agenda in the Age of Educational Media. Microlearning 2007. Invited presentation. June 22, 2007.

The Phenomenotechnical: Math Education and Technologies of Attention. Presented with Krista Francis-Poscente. International Human Science Research Conference. June 15, 2007.

Structured Content for Open Learning. Canadian Association for Distance Education Annual Meeting. Winnipeg, May 16, 2007.

Distance Learning Deceptions? Canadian Association for Distance Education Annual Meeting. Winnipeg, May 18, 2007.

Computer Technology: Learning & Design Practices. Western Canadian Conference on Computing Education. Kamloops. May 5, 2007.

Flore/Learning Objects and CanCore. Journée dÆétude FLORE et les objets dÆapprentissage. Vancouver. April 27, 2007.

Authentic Science for the 21st Century: An Ethnography of Remote Laboratory Practice. "Moving the Laboratory Online: Changing the Laboratory Learning Experience Using the Online Environment" Virtual Workshop sponsored by the SLOAN Foundation. April 27, 2007.

Learning Science: The Very Idea. With Liam Rourke. Presentation for the Special Interest Group 'Philosophical Studies in Education' at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, April 9, 2007.

Computer Games & Learning: Symbolic Work through Iconic Play. Presentation at the Institute of Education, London, UK, March 14, 2007.

Technical Standards for E-Learning Systems: Collaborative Learning. With Dr. Rolf Lindner. Presentation for SC36 WG4 meeting in London, UK. March 12, 2007.

36N1051 Use cases review-Metadata for Learning Resources. With Pierre-Julien Guay. Presentation for SC36 WG4 meeting in London, UK. March 11, 2007.

Experiencing Surveillance: A Phenomenological Approach. Invited presentation for (Re)Inventing the Internet: One Day Workshop. Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, B.C. February 23, 2007.

E-Learning and its Practices. Invited keynote for the Teaching Practices Colloquium. Thompson Rivers University. Kamloops, B.C. February 18, 2007.

E-Learning Practices and Genres of Communication. Invited presentation to the University of Calgary Faculty of Education Research Forum. February 2, 2007.

Discursive Psychology: A Paradigm for E-Learning Research? Invited Presentation to the Theoretical Psychology Group, Department of Psychology. February 1, 2007.

Revealing Experiential Dimensions of Online Education: The Methodology of the Anecdote in Human Science Research. (Panel with Darryl Cressman, Joost Raessens & Michiel de Lange). Playful Identities Colloquium organized by the NWO funded Research Group Playful Identities (Erasmus University Rotterdam and Utrecht University) Erasmus University Rotterdam. September 26, 2006.

Questions of technology and student experience in online education. (Panel with Darryl Cressman, Joost Raessens & Michiel de Lange). Playful Identities Colloquium organized by the NWO funded Research Group Playful Identities (Erasmus University Rotterdam and Utrecht University) Erasmus University Rotterdam. September 26, 2006.

Revealing Experiential Dimensions of Online Education: The Methodology of the Anecdote in Human Science Research. (Panel with Darryl Cressman & Ted Hamilton). Fifth International Workshop: Phenomenology, Organization and Technology. Amsterdam. September 21-22, 2006.

Critical Theory of Technology: Presentation and Discussion. (Prepared with Darryl Cressman & Ted Hamilton). Special event sponsored by Dr. Phillip Brey, Twente University; Entschede, Netherlands. September 19, 2006.

Metadata for Learning Resources: 36N1312 WD2 19788-2. (Presentation by Pierre-Julien Guay and Norm Friesen) September 16, 2006. SC36 Plenary. Wuhan, China.

Evolution and Convergence towards general design concepts 2001-2006. (Presentation by Rolf Lindner and Norm Friesen) September 16, 2006. SC36 Plenary. Wuhan, China.

Mediatic turn û Claims, Concepts and Cases. (Panel participant with Dr. Theo Hug, Dr. Gebhard Rusch, Dr. Sybille Krämer) International Communication Association Annual Meeting. Dresden, June 19-23, 2006. Download PowerPoint: http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/GenresandMediaticTurn.ppt

Didaktik vs. Didactics. (Invited presentation). Institut für Bildungswissenschaft, Universität Wien.

Microlearning and (Micro)Didactics. Micromedia & eLearning 2.0: Getting the Big Picture. June, 08 - 09. Innsbruck. Download PowerPoint: http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/microdidaktik.ppt

Microlearning: Quo Vadis? (Event summary) European Academy for Microlearning. Innsbruck. June 7, 2006. Download PowerPoint: http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/eamil.ppt

Information Technologies and the Cognitive Revolution. Växjö University. March 10, 2006. Invited with travel funding.

A Journey into the FLORE Project. Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium Annual Conference. To be presented with Catherine Caws, Christian Gilbault & Martin Beaudoin. University of Michigan. May, 2006.

Metadata for Collaborative Learning: A new Standardization Approach. Presentation to Working Group Two of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36. Turku, Finland. March 14, 2005.

Canadian Standardization in ISO: Collaboration and Metadata. UQAM Montreal. January 26, 2006.

Metadata for Collaborative Learning. Special Presentation. Mount Alison University. January 23, 2006.

Future trends and directions in Learning, Technology and Standards. Presenter and panel organizer. (Panel includes Dr. Andrew Feenberg, Dr. Wayne Hodgins, and Lassi Nirhamo). E-Learn 2005. Vancouver. October, 2005.

E-learning in health û The North American Experience. (L'e-learning in sanità nell'esperienza del Nord America) I Saperi nella sanità e i nuovi media; Expo E-Learninig 2005. Ferarra, Italy. October, 2005. Invited with travel funding.

Lerntechnologien jenseits des Kognitivismus. Presentation (in both German and English) at Fachhochschule Hagenberg, Austria. June, 2005. Invited with travel funding

(Micro) Objects, Knowledge and the End of the World as we know it (keynote). MICROLEARNING2005 :: Learning & Working in New Media Environments International Conference, Innsbruck, June 23 - 24, 2005. Invited with travel funding.

Learning Spaces Panel, Chair. Canadian Communication Association. London, ON. May, 2005.

Experiencing Surveillance: A Phenomenological Approach. Theorizing Surveillance: The Panopticon and Beyond. Queen's University, Kingston ON, May 2005. (Written with A. Feenberg, G. Chung)

Being There: Information Technologies and the Phenomenology of Pedagogical Practice. The Society for Phenomenology and Media. Seventh Annual International Conference. Canon Beach, Oregon. May, 2005.

Learning Spaces Panel, Chair. Canadian Association for Distance Education Annual Meeting. Vancouver. May, 2005.

"Ed Tech in Reverse": Information Technologies and the Cognitive Revolution. Co-presented with Grace Chung. Canadian Association for Distance Education Annual Meeting. Vancouver. May, 2005.

Learning French... from Virtually Anywhere? Panel Presentation. Canadian Association of Distance Education Annual Meeting. Vancouver. May, 2005.

The Great Methodology/Epistemology Debate. Canadian Institute for Distance Education Research preconference session. Vancouver, May 2005.

Pedagogical Neutrality and Engagement. Panel on Advances in Technology and Learning Objects at the Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning SIG, AERA Annual Meeting. Montreal, QC. April, 2005.

Lessons from LOM for E-Learning Standardization. International Open Forum: Global trends of e-Learning - Policies, technologies, and application. Tokyo. March 14, 2005.

Information Technologies and the Cognitive Revolution: 50 Years Later. Invited presentation for "the thought of the body and the logic of sensation" research group, University of Tokyo Center for Philosophy. Tokyo. March 10, 2005.

E-Learning Metadata: Latest Developments in CanCore. New Directions in Description Series, Library and Archives Canada. Ottawa. Febrary 28, 2005.

A Panel Discussion on Learning Spaces: Simulated and Mediated Computer Worlds. (Presented with Darryl Cressman, Edward Hamilton & Grace Chung). Learning and Instructional Development Centre, Simon Fraser University. February 11, 2005.

Workshop on the "Learning Spaces" Project. (Presented with Darryl Cressman & Grace Chung). Applied Communication and Technology Research Centre, Simon Fraser University. November 19, 2004.

Metadata for Synchronous and Asynchronous Collaborative Learning Environments. (with Dr. Yasuhisa Tamura). "First International Workshop on Advanced Technologies for E-learning and E-science." Beijing, China, September 20, 2004.

Data Portability and Reuse for Synchronous and Asynchronous Communication. (with Dr. Yasuhisa Tamura). ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36 WG2. "Information Technologies for Learning, Education and Training; 'Collaborative Learning' Working Group." Dublin, Ireland. September 16, 2004. Invited.

Final Report on the "International LOM Survey." ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36 WG4. "Information Technologies for Learning, Education and Training; 'Infrastructure and Delivery' Working Group." Dublin, Ireland. September 12, 2004. Invited.

Learning Object Metadata for Mobile-Learning. Poster Presentation. MLearn 2004: Learning Anytime Everywhere. Rome, July 5-6 2004.

You say you want a revolution: Computer Games, Play, and Educational Change. New Media Consortium 2004 Summer Conference. Vancouver, June 17, 2004.

Learning Objects, the Knowledge Age and the End of the World (as we know it). (Presented with Liam Rourke). Canadian Association of Distance Education Conference. Toronto, June 1.

Pedagogy and Learning Objects (panel discussion). Learning Objects Summit. Fredericton, NB, March 29-30, 2004. Invited with travel funding.

Specifying the next 'Killer App?' Standards and Educational Change. Learning Objects Summit. Fredericton, NB, March 29-30, 2004. Invited with travel funding.

Identifiers - what are they and where are they going? (panel presentation) Access Copyright Digital Rights Conference. Toronto. March 25, 2004. Invited with travel funding.

Asynchronous Collaborative Learning Forums: An Opportunity for E-Learning Standardization. ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36 WG2. "Information Technologies for Learning, Education and Training; 'Collaborative Learning' Working Group." Montreal. March 11, 2004. Invited.

Discussion Leader. "International Open Forum on Standards in E-Learning: Towards Enriching and Sharing Our Educational Heritage." Montreal. March 4, 2004. Invited with travel funding.

E-Learning Infrastructure and Standardization in Canada. Learning Lab Lower Saxony. Hannover, Germany. February 6, 2004. Invited.

E-Learning in Canada: Learning Objects, Repositories and Metadata. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Bangi, Malaysia. December 4, 2003. Invited with travel funding.

CanCore: Best Practices for Learning Object Metadata. APRU Distance Learning and the Internet Conference. 2003. Singapore. December 1, 2003. Invited with travel funding.

E-Learning in Canada. Invited presentation for the Advanced Learning Infrastructure Consortium, Tokyo Japan. November 27, 2003.

Results of the International Learning Object Metadata Survey. Presentation for the ISO/IEC JTC1 SC36 WG4 "Learning Resource Metadata." Seoul, Korea. September 23, 2003.

E-Learning Metadata. National Library and Archives of Canada Canadian <Metadata> Forum, Ottawa. September 19, 2003. Invited with travel funding.

Child's Play: Computer Literacy and the End of Childhood. Phenomenology of Childhood: International Invitational Conference, Perugia, Italy. July 2003. Invited with travel funding.

What's Wrong with Learning Objects?Presentation for Canadian Association for Distance Education 20th Anniversary Conference. (Co presented at session Solvig Norman, eLearning Standards: Maximizing Content for eLearning) June 11, 2003 St. John's NL.

Creating Metadata with the AD LIB Repository. Workshop for the Canadian Association for Distance Education 20th Anniversary Conference. June 8, 2003 St. John's NL. Invited with travel funding.

CanCore Metadata and the AD LIB Repository.eduSource Learning Object Workshop, Regina SK. May, 2003. Invited with travel funding.

CanCore; Best Practices for IEEE LOM Metadata. ISO/IEC JTC1 SC36 Plenary. Paris, France. March 2003.

IMS Specification Adoption in Canada. IMS Open Technical Forum, Vancouver, BC. February, 2003. Invited.

CanCore: an E-Learning Metadata Application Profile. Invited Presentation at the National Library of Canada, Ottawa, ON. November, 2002. Travel funding included.

Object Repositories in Canadian Post-Secondary Education. Invited Presentation at the National Library of Canada, Ottawa, ON. November, 2002. Travel funding included.

Digital Repositories Interoperability in Canada. IMS Meetings and Open Technical Forum. Sheffield, UK. September, 2002.

Computers for Dummies or Mindtools for Experts? A Phenomenological Investigation of Educational Hypertext Theory and Experience. 2002 International Human Science Research Conference, Victoria, BC. June, 2002.

Semantic Interoperability, Communities of Practice and the CanCore Learning Object Metadata Profile. WWW2002 (W3C). The Eleventh International World Wide Web Conference, Honolulu, HI. May, 2002.

PhenomenologyOnline.com. Eighth Annual Qualitative Health Research Conference. Banff, AB. April, 2002.

Creating Standards for E-Learning Modules. Teaching in Higher Education Forum 2002. (Keynote Panel Presentation with Ed Walker and Steve Slosser). Baton Rouge LA. April, 2002. Travel funding included.

Metadata and Digital Media Management. Invited presentation at Digital Media Management Summit/Think Tank. The Banff New Media Institute, Banff, AB. November, 2001.Invited with travel funding.

CanCore: Metadata for Learning Object Repositories. Web 2001: The Web-based learning conference. Proceedings of the 7th International NAWEB Conference, Fredericton NB. October, 2001.

CanCore: The Learning Object Metadata Application Profile. Access 2001: Crafting the Information Edge. Winnipeg, MB. September, 2001. Invited with travel funding.

Introduction to e-Learning Specifications and Standards. 1st Annual IMS E-Learning Specifications and Standards Symposium. (Panel Presentation with Cliff Groen and Roger St. Pierre). Ottawa, ON. August, 2001.

The Standards Imperative: Reflections from IMS, SCORM and CanCore. MERLOT International Conference. (Panel Presentation with Ed Walker and Steve Slosser). Tampa, FL. August, 2001. Invited with travel funding.

CanCore: Learning Object Metadata. CATE IASTED Annual Conference. Banff, AB. June 23 2001.

The Body in the age of Technological Mediation. Technology/Pedagogy/Politics: Critical Visions of New Technologies in Education. Calgary, AB. May 2001.

What is an Educational Object? Learning 2000: Reassessing the Virtual University. Roanoke, VA. September 2000.

The CAREO Project: A Campus Alberta Repository of Educational Objects. Interface 2000; Learning Technologies: Practice and Promise. Edmonton, AB. June 2000.

SearchAide: an Online Expert System for Searching the Web. Canadian Library Association Annual Meeting. Edmonton, AB. June 2000.

Metatextuality and the Researcher. Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing Annual Meeting, Mainz, Germany. June 2000. Invited with travel funding.

WebCT: Planning Issues and Teaching Strategies. Technology Days 2000. Winnipeg, MB. March 2000.

Faculty Adoption of WebCT: a Survey Report. From Innovation to Implementation - WebCT '99. Vancouver, BC. June, 1999.

Educational Objects for the Web and CD-ROMs. Campus Computing Symposium 1999. Edmonton, AB. June, 1999.

Networked Education. NAU/web.99 Integration, Interaction and Innovation. Flagstaff, AZ. May 17, 1999. Evaluating Web-Based Computer Conferencing Systems.

Evaluating Web-Based Computer Conferencing Systems. AERA Annual Meeting. Montreal, QC. April, 1999.

Networked Education vs. Distance Education; a Case Study. Presentation, ADETA Interface `99 Conference. Edmonton, AB. June, 1999.

Computers and the Self: a Dialectic of Enlightenment? Presentation, Technology/Pedagogy/Politics: Critical Visions of New Technologies in Education. Calgary, AB. May, 1999. http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/adorno.html

Romantic Kunstkritik and Messianic Historiography: Benjamin's Begriff der Kunstkritik in der deutschen Romantik." Online: http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/benjamin.html

Ungewählte Verwandtschaften: Master and Slave in Goethe's Novel. Online: http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/goethe.html

Teaching

Graduate Courses

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 Education

Teaching 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 ûA Canadian Perspective June 2007

Erkenntnisweisen in 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 German

Kindergarten - 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

Scholarly Activities

Administrative Activity

Director: CanCore Initiative (http://www.cancore.ca)

Director: SCholarship Of Teaching Technology (SCOTT) Centre (http://scott.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

Committee and Working Group Participation

Member: Board of Directors, e-Learning Standards Advisory Council of Canada (June 2005 - present)

Member: British Standards Institute Committee for the standardization of IST/43/-/6 BS8419 (UKLOMCore)

Member: Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Education Working Group (June 2004 - present)

Reviewer: Educational Technology and Society (Journal; March 2004 - present)

Project Editor: "Collaborative Learning Communication" (March 2005 - present)

Project Editor: "Metadata for Learning Resources" Standard: Part 1 - Data elements (September 2004-present)

Associated Partner: PROLEARN INITIATVE (Spring, 2004 - present)

Co-Chair: IMS Global Consortium Metadata Working Group (November, 2003 - September 2004)

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)

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)

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

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

Work Experience

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. 

Websites and Multimedia

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/)