Academic podcasting has been lauded for its possibilities in broadening audiences, centering accessibility, and mobilizing knowledge through publicly oriented scholarship. This report explores these benefits by examining the development and success of the Critical TechnologyContinue reading
Category: News
KMDI related news.
Professor Beth Coleman named KMDI Director
Beth Coleman has been appointed director of the Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI) for a two-year term starting July 1, 2024. Coleman is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and TechnologyContinue 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
Join us for the Franklin Lecture with McKenzie Wark, March 25, 2024
The hype around AI writing challenges traditional notions of authorship. But what if an author is not the originator of the text? Through the upcoming Franklin Lecture, writer and scholar McKenzie Wark will discuss whetherContinue reading
Critical Technology Podcast Nominated in the 6th Annual Canadian Podcast Awards
We are proud to announced that our podcast Critical Technology it has been nominated in the Outstanding Technology Series category at the the 6th Annual Canadian Podcast Awards. These distinguished accolades celebrate excellence in podcasting,Continue reading
GLAM Selects 2023 Projects
We are pleased to announce that the GLAM Incubator’s steering committee has selected two experimental projects to support this year. These projects both benefit the GLAM industries and engage our faculty and students. We will announceContinue reading
Welcome MaryElizabeth Luka: Interim KMDI Director
Welcome to the 2023-24 academic year. I’m so happy to be appointed interim KMDI Director this year. It’s been a pleasure to serve as the Director of the KMD Collaborative Specialization over the lastContinue reading
Child Appropriate Game Design joins Design Well, Play Well Hub
Upon invitation from the Joan Ganz Cooney Centre at Sesame Workshop, Dr. Sara Grimes’s Child Appropriate Game Design project associated collaboration with A-Game Studios (to create a children’s rights by design game, “D’ORCS”), is now listed as anContinue reading
Now Closed: KMDI is Hiring!
KMDI is hiring! We have posted five Work Study opportunities for the Fall-Winter 2023/2024 session. Detailed job postings and Work Study program information can be found on the Careers website. Login to the careers websiteContinue 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
Hiring: Makerspace Technician/Lab Coordinator
Description: The Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI) Makerspace is located in the Faculty of Information, at the University of Toronto’s St. George campus. The KMDI Makerspace provides faculty and students from across the Tri-Campus withContinue reading
The Media Ratings Project Report
Media ratings, or content classification, systems have long sought to provide audiences and consumers with a standardized set of guidelines for making informed decisions about the media they watch, play, read, or listen to. ManyContinue reading
Making Music for Podcasts: A Storytelling Experience
Micki-Lee Smith is a Faculty of Music student and podcast music producer. She is also one of the creative powerhouses behind the scenes of the Critical Technology Podcast, working on the sounds and musical accompanimentsContinue reading
GLAM: Call for Projects
The GLAM Incubator is a theory and innovation lab dedicated to launching and supporting small-scale projects focused on the development of cutting-edge programming, service models, interactive experiences, knowledge media, and user interfaces that address aContinue reading
Join us for the Franklin Lecture with Dr. Charlton D. McIlwain, April 4, 2023
Black Software showcases computing technology’s origin story amidst the turbulent racial confrontations of the 1960s, connecting it to the rise of the Black internet who helped to birth the Internet as we know it through the lateContinue reading
Bo Ruberg’s Book Launch: Sex Dolls at Sea: Imagined Histories of Sexual Technologies
In Sex Dolls at Sea, Dr. Ruberg explores the origin story of the sex doll, investigating its cultural implications and considering who has been marginalized and who has been privileged in the historical narrative. InterrogatingContinue reading
Makerspace Winter Drop-In Hours
Located in the Faculty of Information, at the University of Toronto’s St. George campus, the KMDI-Semaphore Makerspace provides faculty and students from across the Tri-Campus with a creative space where they can explore different technologies,Continue reading
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Protected: Computing and Global Development: A Critical Perspective
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Protected: Imagined Perfect Image
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