Dr Liam Rourke is an Assistant Professor in the Learning Sciences Lab. His interest is educational technique, a term borrowed from the art world where it signifies a synthesis of tools, processes, and structures, as well as the manner in which those are used and put together. Liam’s research is in the tradition of phronesis, the third of Aristotle’s categories of human inquiry (along with episteme and techne). This type of research is pragmatic, contextual, and poses question about values and what should be done with technology. Currently, he is collaborating with primary and secondary school practitioners on a Philosophy for Schools project.

Bachelor of Arts. Hons (Laurentian University)

 

Master of Education (University Of Alberta)

 

-	Rourke, L. (invited, 2006). Genre and learning communities: Becoming a competent member of a community of inquiry, learning, or knowledge building. In M. Khine (Ed.) Teaching with Technology: Strategies for engaging learners. Singapore: Prentice-Hall.
-	Rourke, L. & Kanuka, H. (invited/forthcoming, 2006). Computer conferencing and distance learning. In H. Bidgoli (Ed.)International Encyclopaedia of Computer Networks
-	Rourke, L., & Kanuka, H. (under review). Barriers to critical discourse. Studies in Higher Education.
-	Kanuka, H. & Rourke, L. (under review). Questioning eLearning: What’s gained and what’s lost. Journal of Higher Education.
-	Rourke, L., Friesen, N. (in press). Learning science: The very idea.Educational Media International.
-	Poscenti, K., Rourke, L., & Anderson, T. (2006). Perceptions of an impending high-speed, broadband network: Anticipation and anxiety among K – 12 teachers, administrators, and technical support personnel.Journal of Applied Educational Technology, 3(1). http://www.eduquery.com/jaet/JAET3-1_Poscente.pdf
-	Kanuka, H., Rourke, L., & Laflamme, E. (invited, 2006). The influence of instructional methods on the quality of online discussion. In S. Garg, C. R. K. Murthy, S. Panda, & S. Mishra (Eds.), Open and Distance Education in Global Environment. New Delhi: Viva Books Private Limited (pp. 165-176).
-	Rourke, L., & Anderson, T. (2004). Validity in quantitative content analysis. Educational Technology Research & Development, 52(1), 5-17.
-	Rourke, L., & Anderson, T. (2002). Using web-based group communication systems to support case study learning at a distance. International Review of Research in Open and Distant Learning , 3(2)http://www.irrodl.org/content/v3.2/rourke.html
-	Rourke, L., & Anderson, T. (2002). Exploring social interaction in computer conferencing. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 13(3), 257-273.

 

Educational Communication

 

  

Canadian Association of Distance Education, Dissertation of the Year Award, 2006

 Doctoral Fellowship, Social Science and Humanities Research Council