October 6, 2015 Two Design Experiments in Speculative Civics ABSTRACT: Design is increasingly involved in our public lives, giving form to issues and working to enable new modes of participation.Continue reading
Category: Past Talks
A past KMDI talk.
KMDI Talk – Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw: Improving Design of Dissemination & Implementation Strategies to Promote Evidence Based Care
September 13, 2015 Improving Design of Dissemination & Implementation Strategies to Promote Evidence Based Care ABSTRACT: Consistent evidence of evidence-practice gaps has led to increased interest in dissemination and implementationContinue reading
KMDI Talk – Dr. Pourang Irani: Big Data & Ubiquitous Analytics
March 18, 2015 Big Data & Ubiquitous Analytics ABSTRACT: Data is growing at an alarming rate. This growth is spurred by an increasingly diverse array of sources, such as embeddedContinue reading
KMDI Talk – Dr. Kori Inkpen: Remote Shared Experiences: Changing the Way We Communicate with Video
January 21, 2015 Remote Shared Experiences: Changing the Way We Communicate with Video Abstract: Video communication through tools such as Skype, FaceTime and Hangouts has grown tremendously over the pastContinue reading
KMDI Talk / iSchool Colloquium Presentation: Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd: Research with Social Media Data – Data Stewardship & Ethical Considerations
Feb.11, 2015 Research with Social Media Data – Data Stewardship & Ethical Considerations Abstract: Social media data is a rich source of behavioural data that can reveal how we connect and interactContinue reading
KMDI Talk – Dr. Katharina Reinecke: LabintheWild: Conducting Large-Scale, Uncompensated Online Experiments Around the World
LabintheWild: Conducting Large-Scale, Uncompensated Online Experiments Around the World Abstract: An estimated 95% of research findings in psychology, behavioral economics, and related fields are based on studies with student samplesContinue reading
KMDI Talk: Cosmin Munteanu : Dude, Where’s My Interface?
Sept. 14, 2014 Dude, where’s my interface?: How natural interactions and new media are helping us forget about the traditional interface Abstract: Humans’ natural abilities have allowed us to interactContinue reading
KMDI Talk: Dr. Danielle Lottridge – The Psychology of Multitasking
The Psychology of Multitasking Abstract: Chronic multitaskers perform worse on core multitasking skills despite feeling more confident in their abilities (Ophir, Nass & Wagner, 2009). In this talk, Dr. LottridgeContinue reading
KMDI Talk: Dr. Ben Shapiro – Principled Design of Online Learning Environments
Principled Design of Online Learning Environments Abstract: Professor Shapiro will discuss the value-laden choices that researchers must confront in order to construct and study online environments for learning. These choicesContinue reading
KMDI Talk: Dr. Ali Mazalek – Design for Creativity | Creative Designs
Design for Creativity | Creative Designs Abstract: Dr. Ali Mazalek has spent over 15 years trying to get digital technologies to fit better into her physical world and life, ratherContinue reading