Andrew Feenberg, Simon Fraser University

Research

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Latest funding

Communication and Data Mining in Social Media, Genomics, and Personalized Medicine
CFI · 2012 · Principal investigator
$90,000
Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Technology
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$1,400,000
Arranging the virtual chairs: do structured features help students engage in quality online discussions
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$143,178

No publications available.

Communication and Data Mining in Social Media, Genomics, and Personalized Medicine

Principal investigatorCFI2012John R. Evans Leaders Fund: John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for research infrastructure

Principal investigators: Feenberg, Andrew

Keywords: technology, Internet, social media, genomics, communication, philosophy, personalized medicine, social studies of data mining

$90,000

Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Technology

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Feenberg, Andrew

Keywords: technology, critical theory, constructivism, heidegger, online education

$1,400,000

Arranging the virtual chairs: do structured features help students engage in quality online discussions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Feenberg, Andrew L.

Keywords: online discussion; e-learning; higher education; distance education; collaborative learning; mixed methods

$143,178

Learning spaces: a phenomenological comparison of the lived experience and pedagogical implications of simulated and mediated computer worlds

Co-investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Friesen, Norman P.

Keywords: educational technologies; phenomenological research; pedagogy; simulation; computer-mediated communication; human science research; philosophy of technology; internet and web technologies; e-learning; information society

$93,885

Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Technology

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Feenberg, Andrew L

Keywords: philosophy of technology, online education, critical theory, social constructivism

$1,400,000

Technology Studies Laboratory

Principal investigatorCFI2002John R. Evans Leaders Fund: Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund

Principal investigators: Feenberg, Andrew

Keywords: Philosophy of technology, online education, critical theory, social constructivism

$120,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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