There are teenagers everywhere. They sit in the bleachers, damp in layered clothes, munching on dried mango and Cliff bars. It’s the final session of our three-day swim meet and these adolescent female athletes haveContinue reading
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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 – Unpacking Social Media Privacy: Toward a More Nuanced Understanding
Unpacking Social Media Privacy: Toward a More Nuanced Understanding Guest Speaker: Jacquelyn Burkell, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Research, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University of Western Ontario Abstract Conceptions of privacy expectationContinue reading
KMDI Talk – Dr. Margaret-Anne (Peggy) Storey: How Social Media Shape a Participatory Culture in Software Engineering
November 4, 2015 How Social Media Shape a Participatory Culture in Software Engineering Abstract: Software developers rely on media to communicate, learn, collaborate and network with others. Over just the past few years, social mediaContinue 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 interact with each other online inContinue reading
Spring ’17 Poster Session: New Applications in Knowledge Media
On April 11, KMDI hosted the 8th bi-annual poster session in the recently renovated Faculty of Information Inforum. The event featured many bright ideas that included projects like designing travel app features to presenting whyContinue reading
KMD 2004H: Knowledge Media, Culture & Society
TBD Date/Time: TBD Location: TBD Instructor: TBD In this course students will learn how are social media practices reshaping landscapes of education and public engagement and offers an overview of two areas of media, knowledgeContinue reading
KMD 1002H: KMD Applications in Knowledge Media
Next Offering: Winter 2025 KMD1002H is offered on a bi-yearly basis. The next offering will be Winter 2025. This course explores the definitions and implications of Knowledge Media Design using a seminar format, with annualContinue reading
KMD 1001H: Theory and Methods in Knowledge Media Design
Next Offering: Fall 2024 Knowledge media design studies enhance human thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, and learning including the examination of systems and methods incorporating digital, design, information management, and communications technologies. The course provides aContinue reading
A Farewell Message from MaryElizabeth Luka, Interim Director
To the KMDI community, Thank you so very much. What a gratifying year, to get to serve as the Interim Director for KMDI for the 12 months following my three years as KMD CSContinue reading
A Farewell Message from Sara Grimes
When I took over the reins as Director of the KMDI in 2018, I had big plans and an ambitious five-year timeline. One of my main goals was to merge the KMDI and the SemaphoreContinue reading
Academic TikTok Report
The KMDI’s Academic TikTok Project (2021-2022) explored why and how academics might use TikTok in their teaching or for research knowledge mobilization (i.e., sharing findings, arguments, and theories). The pilot study included a literature review,Continue reading
New KMDI Study Examines How Academics Use TikTok, the Benefits and the Perils
In a bid to shine a spotlight on their research and make it more accessible, academics around the world are following in the footsteps of their students and taking to TikTok to share videos. The trend isContinue reading
New Network Supports Black Scholarship and Excellence
KMDI research collaborator, Professor Beth Coleman from the Faculty of Information and the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology at U of T Mississauga is the inaugural Director of The Black Research Network, aContinue reading
(CLOSED) VIRTUAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITIONS WITH THE ACADEMIC TIKTOK PILOT PROJECT
The Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI) is seeking 3 Research Assistants to assist in a pilot study of the use of TikTok for academic knowledge mobilization. The pilot will include a review of both theContinue reading
The Critical Technology Podcast
Conversations from the frontlines and behind the scenes of sociotechnical research Critical Technology explores new and emerging research into the social, cultural, and political implications of new/recent technological developments, in the form of one-on-one interviewsContinue reading
(CLOSED) STUDENT COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT (GRAPHIC DESIGNER) POSITION WITH KMDI + SEMAPHORE
KMDI (Knowledge Media Design Institute) and Semaphore at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, is seeking to fill a Student Communications Assistant position focused updating the KMDI-Semaphore website, graphic design, marketing & branding andContinue reading
(CLOSED) DATA VISUALIZATION & GRAPHIC DESIGNER POSITION WITH KMDI + SEMAPHORE
The Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI) at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, is seeking to fill a Data Visualization & Graphic Designer position reporting to the Institute’s Director. The Data Visualization & GraphicContinue reading
Semaphore PhD Student Helps Build a More Egalitarian Internet
Jack Jamieson wants to help build a better, more egalitarian internet – in effect, helping to realize the vision of the technology’s early pioneers. The PhD candidate in the KMDI-Semaphore research institute at the UniversityContinue reading
Ryerson Professor Jenna Jacobson – How Semaphore Supported her Academic Journey
“You can do a PhD on social media?” Yes…I actually did, and my colleagues at Semaphore researched other non-traditional topics such as video games, 3D printing, touch technologies, and virtual reality. I’m Jenna Jacobson, anContinue reading