Dr. Kara Brisson-Boivin, Director of Research at MediaSmarts and Adjunct Research Professor at Carleton University spoke about cultivating digital literary in Young Canadians as part of the KMDI-Semaphore Speaker Series.Continue reading
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REWIND | KMDI Speaker Series: David Shinar
January 18, 2018 Crash Causation: Prevalence versus Risk, Four Decades Ago versus Now Abstract Our understanding of the causes of crashes has changed dramatically over the past half century. TheContinue reading
KMDI Speaker Series – Social Media and New Political Imperatives in the Global South: The Case of Narendra Modi
Abstract What can social media do for politicians in the Global South, where a relatively small share of the population uses social media? To answer this, I explore the landscapeContinue reading
KMDI Speaker Series – Studies in Gameful Interaction Design and Games User Research
Abstract Human-Computer Interaction research for interactive entertainment has grown in popularity over the last decade. Dr. Nacke will take you on a journey through his research from the last 10Continue reading
REWIND | KMDI Speaker Series: Jacquelyn Burkell
November 13, 2017 Unpacking Social Media Privacy: Toward a More Nuanced Understanding Abstract Conceptions of privacy expectation and privacy practices of social media users are notoriously simple, ranging from baldContinue reading
REWIND | KMDI Speaker Series: J. Bruce Morton
October 25, 2017 Engineering and Design in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Research Abstract Developmental cognitive neuroscience research examines age-related changes in children’s intellectual functioning that occur in association with the developmentContinue reading
KMDI Speaker Series – HCI in the Age of Ubiquitous Computing
Abstract How do we understand human-computer interaction (HCI) in an age of ubiquitous computing? As the build environment is increasingly embedded with computational affordances, the ability to identify civic subjects—theirContinue reading
KMDI Speaker Series – Designing Ubiquitous Collaboration: Tools for anytime, anywhere work
Designing Ubiquitous Collaboration: Tools for anytime, anywhere work Guest Speaker: Anthony Tang, University of Calgary Abstract We are increasingly using digital technology to communicate and collaborate with others in aContinue reading
KMDI Year in Review
KMDI has had a busy year, as usual! Here’s a recap of what happened in the 2016-2017 academic year. Fall 2016 poster session The 7th bi-annual KMDI posterContinue reading
iSchool/KMDI Colloquia Series – Andrew Feenberg: The Internet in Question
March 3 2016 Abstract: The purpose of this talk is to affirm the democratic potential of the Internet. Affirmation is called for by the context of contemporary critical theory, inContinue reading