Brenda Dervin: Sense-Making
In September 2004 professor Brenda Dervin visits the Department of Communication, Roskilde University. During two weeks from 22 September she will lead a ph.d.-workshop, lecture to students of communication and participate in a research seminar. In between scheduled activities Brenda Dervin is also willing to meet master's students and researchers to discuss their projects. Below you will find information on activities open to interested students and researchers also from other institutions.
Research seminar: "Sense-Making and information design"
Lecture, followed by discussion. Wednesday 22 September 2004, 13:00-15:30, room 40.2.25.
Public lecture: "The Sense-Making approach in professional communication"
Lecture, followed by discussion. Thursday 30 September 2004, 13:00-15:30, St. Auditorium.Research seminar and public lecture are organized by UserCom – Centre for User-Oriented Communication Research – and Centre for Knowledge and Design in New Media.
Contact: Bente Halkier or Simon B. Heilesen
Ph.D.-workshop: "Meaning production and target groups"
The Ph.D.-workshop is open to 14-16 Danish and Nordic Ph.D.-students, and will be held at Roskilde University, Tuesday-Wednesday 28-29 September 2004.
Sense-Making “is an approach to thinking about and implementing communication research and practice and the design of communication-based systems and activities. It consists of a set of philosophical assumptions, substantive propositions, methodological framings, and methods. It has been applied in myriad settings (e.g., libraries, information systems, media systems, Web sites, public information campaigns, classrooms, counseling services, and so on), at myriad levels (e.g., intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, organizational, national, global), and within myriad perspectives (e.g., constructivist, critical, cultural, feminist, postmodern, communitarian). The approach has been developed by Brenda Dervin and is being expanded, transformed, and enriched daily by the efforts of some 100-plus persons worldwide (academics and practitioners, teachers and students)” (cited from the Sense-Making Methodology Site). For more information on Brenda Dervin's current research, see also the Sense-Making the Information Confluence Project web site