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 “backContinue 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,Continue 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 StateContinue 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 forContinue 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.Continue 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. 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