As we start the new semester and new school year, I wanted to take this opportunity to say welcome, as well as acknowledge that this year we are coming “back to school” during an incrediblyContinue reading
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KMDI Speaker Series Presents: Vicissitudes of a Transdiciplinary Maverick
KMDI Speaker Series Presents: Vicissitudes of a Transdiciplinary Maverick About this Event The KMDI Speaker Series presents Nina Czegledy, an independent media artist, curator, and researcher. About Speaker: Nina Czegledy, independent media artist, curator, andContinue reading
Agents for Change | Facing the Anthropocene: Two projects – Three creators
As part of its 2019-2020 Speaker Series, the KMDI hosted a panel discussion on the theme of environmental change, including presentations by Kristine Diekman (Professor of Art, Media and Design, California State University) creator of “Behold theContinue reading
Interview with Professor Sara Grimes: The Franklin Lecture and Ursula Franklin Working Group
Who is Ursula Franklin, and what does she represent? Ursula Franklin was a scholar, a scientist and an activist. She conducted research and taught at the University of Toronto for over 40 years and wasContinue reading
Kara Brisson-Boivin on Use, Understand, Create: Cultivating Digital Literacy In Young Canadians
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. Her talk highlights how MediaSmartsContinue reading
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. The findings from the Indiana UniversityContinue 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 landscape of social media use byContinue 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 10 years, which has shaped howContinue 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 bald statements that people “don’t care”Continue 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 development of the brain. Traditional methodsContinue 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—their location, preferences, secrets—has become trivialContinue 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 a variety of contexts. Yet, howContinue 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 poster session took place on Dec.Continue 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, in which the Internet figures increasinglyContinue reading
KMDI talk – Dr. Carl DiSalvo: Two Design Experiments in Speculative Civics
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. Usually this takes an instrumentalContinue reading
KMDI Speaker Series presents Dr. Margaret-Anne Storey || Wednesday, November 4, 2015
NEW Date and Location! Join us Wednesday, November 4th for the third installment of our speaker series: HOW SOCIAL MEDIA SHAPE A PARTICIPATORY CULTURE IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, a talk by Dr. Margaret-Anne (Peggy) Storey, a Visiting ScientistContinue reading
KMDI Speaker Series Presents Dr. Carl DiSalvo || Tuesday, 6 October, 2015
The second installment of KMDI’s Speaker Series is right around the corner. Join us Tuesday, October 6th as we switch gears for TWO DESIGN EXPERIMENTS IN SPECULATIVE CIVICS, a talk by design researcher and educator in GeorgiaContinue reading
KMDI Speaker Series Presents Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw || Tuesday, 15 September 2015
KMDI is back with the first installment of the 2015-16 Speaker Series! And to start us off, we have the formidable Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw, a Senior Scientist of the Clinical Epidemiology Program at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, andContinue reading