Digital Media Archives | Research & Innovation /research/tag/digital-media/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:52:45 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Faculty of Fine Arts shines spotlight on research /research/2012/02/01/faculty-of-fine-arts-shines-spotlight-on-research-2/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000 /researchdev/2012/02/01/faculty-of-fine-arts-shines-spotlight-on-research-2/ From investigating how typography could reduce medication errors to using math as a tool to teach jazz, Faculty of Fine Arts scholars and practitioners have a fascinating array of research projects to share during the Fine Arts Research Celebration Monday, Feb. 6. Robert Haché, vice-president research & innovation, and Barbara Sellers-Young, dean of the Faculty of […]

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From investigating how typography could reduce medication errors to using math as a tool to teach jazz, Faculty of Fine Arts scholars and practitioners have a fascinating array of research projects to share during the Fine Arts Research Celebration Monday, Feb. 6.

Robert Haché, vice-president research & innovation, and Barbara Sellers-Young, dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, are co-hosting the event, which takes place from 2 to 4 pm in the McLean Performance Studio, 244 Accolade East Building, Keele campus. Everyone is welcome to attend the free celebration, but an RSVP is requested. You can RSVP or call Lia Novario at ext. 33782. Light refreshments will be provided.

Right: Nancy Latoszewski performing

The program features a live dance performance, film clips and four presentations that showcase some of the diverse academic and applied creative work being done by Fine Arts faculty and graduate student researchers.

“This research celebration highlights multi-disciplinarity in the Faculty of Fine Arts, from dance to music to digital media and beyond,” said Haché. “We invite the 91ɫ research community to join us to learn more about the exceptional research activities taking place in this Faculty.”

“The arts are so much more than entertainment,” says Sellers-Young. “Arts and culture are at the heart of our day-to-day lives, and those who are engaged in the arts – as practising artists, theorists, historians, critics and many other ways – play an important role in shaping civic society and addressing the critical issues of our day. The presentations at the Fine Arts Research Celebration illustrate this engagement and the diverse contributions our researchers are making.”

Visitors to the Fine Arts Research Celebration will be greeted by clips of visual arts Professor Katherine Knight’s vivid feature documentary, . Knight’s film follows the renowned Canadian artist as she prepares massive new works depicting archetypal cities and familiar, yet disquieting, landscapes for two 30-year retrospectives – one at the Winnipeg Art Gallery and another at the National Art Gallery in Ottawa.

Left: Wanda Koop in a still from the film KOOP: The Art of Wanda Koop

Drawing the viewer into the framework in which the artist works, the film explores the science of vision, colour and perception – including Koop’s visit to 91ɫ’s Centre for Vision Research to have her vision tested in the 3D Vision Research lab. (See YFile story Feb. 22, 2011.)

Design Professor will present a talk, titled “Evaluating Graphic Design for Patient Safety: An investigation of the Use of Typographic Principles to Differentiate Look-Alike Medication Names”.

She was the principal investigator on a recent study conducted at Toronto’s University Health Network, investigating how the principles and practices of graphic design and typography might be used for interventions intended to help health-care professionals make accurate medication selections.

Right: An example of using Tallman lettering with parts of the word enhanced to help distinguish it from similar medication names

“We know that look-alike, or orthographically similar, medication names are one of the causes of medication errors,” says Gabriele. “Tallman lettering (enhancement of words by changing parts of the word to capital letters) is currently recommended to help differentiate similar names.”

In her new study, she tested tallman lettering applied to look-alike medication names alongside other ways of enhancing names using three different scenarios. “Results indicated that tallman lettering might not be as effective as previously reported,” she says. “The research also revealed the importance of designing and testing interventions for specific users in contexts that reflect actual situations and activities in practice.”

In his lecture-demonstration “Music is Math: An effective Approach to Teaching Jazz Improvisation within General Music Education”, Professor Ron Westray(ڳ), 91ɫ’s Oscar Peterson Chair in Jazz Performance, explores how the mathematical qualities inherent in western music can be used as a tool for ear training through music improv.

“You can view the chord-to-scale relationship in jazz improvisation as virtual data that can be transposed throughout relative and absolute functions, much like basic math,” says Westray. “Translating music into math helps demystify simple improvisation. It levels the playing field and makes it easier for non-specialists to teach jazz improv.”

Westray, an internationally known jazz trombonist, will illustrate the concept by means of a PowerPoint presentation punctuated with live performance examples, including the participation of jazz majors from the Department of Music.

Digital Media Professor Mark-David Hosale will discuss “Nonlinear Narrative as a Conceptual Framework for Media Art”, with an overview of the core technical and esthetic motivations unpinning his work as a media artist.

Right: Digital media art by Mark-David Hosale

“The approach to addressing narrative issues in my work is derived from thinking of narrative as a model of knowledge,” he says. “I see the stories we tell each other and ourselves as an expression of what we know. From this perspective, my works can be understood as knowledge spaces that are a conceptual reflection of a modern understanding of knowledge and nature, which is inherently nonlinear.”

The challenge of capturing the qualities of nonlinear narratives has led Hosale to develop an abstract model useful in the conceptual analysis and practical development of his work. In his presentation, he will explain how the model is based on a composite of operations, structures and characteristics that provide the governing principles behind a software framework and hardware platform.

Canadian dance history is the focus of the presentation by dance Professors Darcey Callison and Carol Anderson, and Professor Emerita Selma Odom. They will read excerpts from their contributions to , an anthology to accompany an exhibition of the same name organized by Dance Collection Danse in partnership with the Theatre Museum of Canada.

During the 1970s dance boom, audiences worldwide flocked to performances. Artists were energized and innovative. In Canada, dance finally found an intellectual home in universities across the country. The decade was also defined in Canada by political, social and cultural debate inspired by second-wave feminism, gay rights, multiculturalism, separatism and nationalism.

How was this turbulent decade reflected in dance? How did the major issues and ideas of the day inspire or influence dancers and choreographers, and how did they respond? Renegade Bodies: Canadian Dance in the 1970s explores how the art form contributed to, and was informed by, this vibrant zeitgeist.

Moving from the page to the stage, dance MFA candidate Nancy Latoszewski will perform a five-minute excerpt from her solo dance, Carriage. The work revisits the challenge she faced in transitioning from the life of a prima ballerina to motherhood. While intensely personal, the work also speaks to the wider experience of undergoing a tremendous life change. Through her choreographic and performance research, with works such as Carriage, Latoszewski investigates how danced narratives can communicate personal stories and contribute to current interests in oral history and storytelling.

In addition to the public presentations, there will be a display of books and materials in other publication formats.

Visitors will have the opportunity to engage with other research projects by Fine Arts faculty on Fine Arts Research Day in Vari Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 29, from 10am to 2pm, as part of 91ɫ’s Research Month.

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Toronto Star covers inaugural 3D film conference led by 91ɫ researchers /research/2011/06/13/toronto-star-covers-inaugural-3d-film-conference-led-by-york-researchers-2/ Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:00:00 +0000 /researchdev/2011/06/13/toronto-star-covers-inaugural-3d-film-conference-led-by-york-researchers-2/ And as the film world continues its rapid transition from traditional 2 D celluloid film to 3 D digital, a weekend conference at the TIFF Bell Lightbox is aimed at boosting the Toronto film community’s chances of capitalizing on the next wave in film – 3-D, wrote the Toronto Star June 9: The [Toronto International […]

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And as the film world continues its rapid transition from traditional 2 D celluloid film to 3 D digital, a weekend conference at the TIFF Bell Lightbox is aimed at boosting the Toronto film community’s chances of capitalizing on the next wave in film – 3-D, wrote the :

The [] conference is co-sponsored by 91ɫ’s Faculty of Fine Arts and the 3-D Film Innovation Consortium (3D FLIC), a group of GTA-based film companies.

Ali Kazimi, professor in the University’s film department, said the three-day event will bring together an “eclectic mix” of filmmakers, artists, academics and theorists. “It’s a truly interdisciplinary event. We believe it’s not just a first in Canada, we believe it’s the first time anywhere in the world that these...fairly disparate groups of people have been brought together to discuss the future of 3-D cinema,” Kazimi said.

“I think this is going to be a very special event for the city. Our project has really put Toronto on the map because with this incredible sharing of knowledge,” he added.

Until the debut of Avatar in December, 2009, there was little interest in 3-D as a new frontier in film, Kazimi said. “Now everybody is jumping on the bandwagon. As a filmmaker, I feel it’s a very exciting time because when used properly, 3-D offers a whole new language for filmmakers,” Kazimi said.

The conference and 3D FLIC also involve psychology and computer science researchers within the . The centre's conference on runs June 15-18, allowing researchers to attend both events.

For more background on the Toronto International Stereoscopic 3D Conference, see its or this .

Posted by Elizabeth Monier-Williams, research communications officer, with files courtesy of YFile– 91ɫ’s daily e-bulletin.

 

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Toronto International Stereoscopic 3D Conference begins Saturday /research/2011/06/09/toronto-international-stereoscopic-3d-conference-begins-saturday-2/ Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:00:00 +0000 /researchdev/2011/06/09/toronto-international-stereoscopic-3d-conference-begins-saturday-2/ Conference driven by 91ɫ research in digital media, psychology, vision and computer science The Toronto International Stereoscopic 3D Conference, a one-of-a-kind gathering of experts in stereoscopic 3D art and entertainment, takes place in Toronto June 11 to 14. Major figures from the USA, UK, Russia, Germany and Canada will convene at TIFF Bell Lightbox to […]

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Conference driven by 91ɫ research in digital media, psychology, vision and computer science

The , a one-of-a-kind gathering of experts in stereoscopic 3D art and entertainment, takes place in Toronto June 11 to 14. Major figures from the USA, UK, Russia, Germany and Canada will convene at TIFF Bell Lightbox to address and analyze the latest developments in the field.

Speakers include renowned German director , Irish director and U2 stage designer , , co-founder of IMAX and leading international film historian .  Minister , will deliver remarks.

The Toronto International Stereoscopic 3D Conference is organized by the (3D FLIC) and researchers from 91ɫ, including the . Bridging academia and industry, the event is designed to create dynamic synergies to funnel cutting-edge research into 3D production and best practices, to continue to improve the stereo 3D experience and respond to the growing audience appetite for 3D entertainment across all platforms.

Saturday, June 11
What:               Official opening night of the Toronto International Stereoscopic 3D Conference

When:              5pm (Please arrive 1 hour early for sound feed)

Where:             Cinema 2, TIFF Bell Lightbox, Reitman Square, 350 King Street West, Toronto

Remarks:

  • Juana Awad, 3D FLIC Project Director
  • , Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Fine Arts, 91ɫ
  • James Weyman, Manager of Industry Initiatives, Ontario Media Development Corporation
  • Awad introduces Ali Kazimi, Faculty of Fine Arts, 91ɫ
  • Kazimi presents German filmmaker and keynote speaker Wim Wenders

5:30pm Keynote address by Wim Wenders, titled “On PINA”

Sunday, June 12
What:               Toronto International Stereoscopic 3D Conference, remarks by Honourable  Michael Chan, Minister of Tourism & Culture.

When:              10am (Please arrive 1 hour early for sound feed)

Where:             Cinema 2, TIFF Bell Lightbox, Reitman Square, 350 King Street West, Toronto

Remarks:

  • Juana Awad, 3D FLIC Project Director
  • Nell Tenhaaf, Professor of Visual Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, 91ɫ
  • Honourable Michael Chan, Ontario Minister of Tourism & Culture
  • Tenhaaf introduces Bill White, partner, 3D Camera Company

10:30am Mini Keynote Canada’s lead on the Stereoscopic 3D World Stage

  • Dr. Paul Salvini (CTO Side FX Software)
  • Dr. Kevin Tuer (MD Canadian Digital Media Network)

For more details, see and a previous .

Artistic Direction and Organization Juana Awad, 3D FLIC Project Director 91ɫ; Professor Janine Marchessault, Canada Research Chair in Art, Digital Media and Globalization, 91ɫ; and Sanja Obradovic, PHD Candidate Communication and Culture, Ryerson University/91ɫ.

By Amy Stewart, publicist, Faculty of Fine Arts

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NSERC awards 91ɫ research centres $3.3 million /research/2011/06/02/nserc-awards-york-research-centres-3-3-million-2/ Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:00:00 +0000 /researchdev/2011/06/02/nserc-awards-york-research-centres-3-3-million-2/ Programs in vision research and atmospheric chemistry and physics will provide enhanced research and training for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows If you’re working in 3D film or aerospace engineering, what impact do the latest developments in brain and vision research have on your industry’s practices? What if you’re drafting government policy on air quality […]

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Programs in vision research and atmospheric chemistry and physics will provide enhanced research and training for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows

If you’re working in 3D film or aerospace engineering, what impact do the latest developments in brain and vision research have on your industry’s practices? What if you’re drafting government policy on air quality control and need expertise in how the latest atmospheric chemistry and physics findings translate into plans and policy?

Graduate students and post-doctoral fellows at 91ɫ have new options to pursue the research and applied dimensions of these and other questions, thanks to $3.3 million in funding from the (NSERC).

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The funding, provided through NSERC’s $29.6 million investment over six years in the Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Grants program, will support two new training programs in the Faculty of Science & Engineering, each valued at $1.65 million over the period.

Professor Hugh Wilson

Students and fellows enrolled in each program will gain experience in basic and applied research, along with the practical and professional skills needed to successfully transition to research careers in the academic, industry or government sectors.

Professor Hugh Wilson in the Faculty of Science & Engineering’s Department of Biology will lead the Vision Science and Applications program. Based in the internationally-recognized (CVR), the program focuses on vision-based information technologies that require optimal information displays to ensure accurate human interpretation of data are playing an increasingly important role in many economic sectors.

Key applications include:

  • 3D digital media (e.g., 3D film, geographical databases, autocad systems)
  • Aerospace (e.g., cockpit technologies, search-and-rescue)
  • Face and scene analysis technologies (e.g., facial biometrics)
  • Visual health and assessment technologies (e.g., functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), electroencephalography (EEG), perimetry)

The Vision Science and Applications team includes 25 researchers at seven international universities and 10 partner organizations, including , the and . At 91ɫ, a total of 10 professors affiliated with CVR will lend their expertise to the project. The program will enrol four students in its first year and 16 students in each successive year.

Professor Jochen Rudolph

Professors and in the Faculty of Science & Engineering’s Department of Chemistry will lead the Training Program for Integrating Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics from Earth to Space (IACPES) program. Jointly based in 91ɫ’s (CAC) and the Centre for Research in Earth & Space Science (CRESS), the program’s interdisciplinary focus will give students an integrated understanding of atmospheric chemistry and physics from earth into space.

Key applications include:

  • measuring and modelling atmospheric change
  • examining air quality and health issues
  • monitoring changes in the arctic atmosphere
  • detecting sources of greenhouse gases
  • measuring Earth’s changing atmosphere from space
  • exploring and understanding other planets’ atmospheres
  • developing the policy implications of atmospheric science

The IACPES team includes 11 applicants at six universities and 23 collaborators at 10 partner organizations, including , the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, the (NOAA) in Boulder, Colo., several industries and two premier research institutes in Germany. The program will create 21 places for undergraduate students, master’s students, PhD students and postdoctoral fellows in its first year, with over 200 places created over the successive five years.

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Professor Robert McLaren

“By securing two of only 18 projects awarded to universities across Canada, 91ɫ builds on its strong track record in leading large-scale, interdisciplinary collaborative research projects,” said Stan Shapson, vice-president research & innovation. “The programs will provide our innovative research centres – CVR, CRESS and CAC – with a competitive advantage in attracting excellent graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who wish to pursue careers in the applications of vision science or atmospheric chemistry and physics. NSERC’s CREATE program strengthens the role of universities in training the highly-qualified people needed in today’s scientific knowledge economy.”

“NSERC’s CREATE Program helps graduating students become highly sought-after professional researchers in the natural sciences and engineering, both in Canada and abroad,” said Suzanne Fortier, president of NSERC. “The program not only helps improve the skill set of Canada’s next-generation of research talent, but it also helps to support their retention in the workforce.”

By Elizabeth Monier-Williams, research communications officer

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91ɫ becomes 17th member of MaRS Innovation /research/2011/05/09/york-university-becomes-17th-member-of-mars-innovation-2/ Mon, 09 May 2011 08:00:00 +0000 /researchdev/2011/05/09/york-university-becomes-17th-member-of-mars-innovation-2/ 91ɫ has become the latest member of MaRS Innovation, the commercialization agent for many leading Toronto-based universities, hospitals and research institutes. “91ɫ has become one of Canada’s fastest-growing centres for research and innovation,” said Stan Shapson (right), vice-president research & innovation at 91ɫ. “We typically get 10 to 20 discovery disclosures a year. […]

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91ɫ has become the latest member of , the commercialization agent for many leading Toronto-based universities, hospitals and research institutes.

“91ɫ has become one of Canada’s fastest-growing centres for research and innovation,” said Stan Shapson (right), vice-president research & innovation at 91ɫ. “We typically get 10 to 20 discovery disclosures a year. Joining MaRS Innovation allows us to deliver the most competitive commercialization services to the researchers making these discoveries. We’re confident that membership in MaRS Innovation will boost that number and accelerate the commercialization of 91ɫ’s most promising research.”

Earlier this year, 91ɫ launched its office. Based in 91ɫ Region, Innovation 91ɫ works with other partner organizations in the Markham Convergence Centre to build upon research partnerships between 91ɫ researchers and life science and technology companies based in 91ɫ Region and the Greater Toronto Area. It’s also making 91ɫ’s research and infrastructure more accessible to industry, government agencies and community partners.

Joining MaRS Innovation will further extend 91ɫ’s commercialization contacts. In less than two years, MaRS Innovation has assessed more than 400 research disclosures from members such as the University of Toronto and its 10 affiliated teaching hospitals, as well as Ryerson University.

MaRS Innovation has begun to line up investment funding to take the discoveries with the greatest commercial potential to market, creating companies and jobs, and starting industries. In 2011 alone, MaRS Innovation has spurred the creation of five new enterprises based on the groundbreaking discoveries of its members.

“We’re thrilled that 91ɫ has decided to become one of our members." said Rafi Hofstein, president & CEO of MaRS Innovation. "91ɫ’s national and international reputation for groundbreaking discoveries is growing quickly, and many of their research initiatives are highly complementary to the technologies that we’ve been helping to commercialize over the past two years.”

To become a member of MaRS Innovation, an academic and research organization must have intellectual property in life sciences (drug discovery, medical devices, diagnostic imaging, etc.), information and communications technologies (ICT), cleantech and digital media.

MaRS Innovation is supported by the Government of Canada through the (NCE) to focus on turning inventions into real commercial opportunities. Both the Province of Ontario’s (MRI) and Ottawa have provided essential financial support for Proof of Principle programs – NCE, through the Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research, funded the turning of inventions into real commercial opportunities; and MRI, through Ontario Centres of Excellence, has been supporting MaRS Innovation’s Proof of Principle (PoP) program.

Posted by Elizabeth Monier-Williams, research communications officer, with files courtesy of MaRS Innovation Public Relations department and Media Relations at 91ɫ University.

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CRC and Professor Caitlin Fisher to keynote at 91ɫ humanities conference April 14-16 /research/2011/04/08/crc-and-professor-caitlin-fisher-to-keynote-at-york-humanities-conference-april-14-16-2/ Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:00:00 +0000 /researchdev/2011/04/08/crc-and-professor-caitlin-fisher-to-keynote-at-york-humanities-conference-april-14-16-2/ Everyday life. Everyday people. Most of us say "everyday" almost every day. Academically, it is a term that has been theorized, used as a concept and developed into narratives. But what does it really mean? The Everyday: Experiences, Concepts, Narratives is an upcoming Graduate Program in Humanities conference looking at the "everyday" as it relates to […]

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Everyday life. Everyday people. Most of us say "everyday" almost every day. Academically, it is a term that has been theorized, used as a concept and developed into narratives. But what does it really mean?

The Everyday: Experiences, Concepts, Narratives is an upcoming Graduate Program in Humanities conference looking at the "everyday" as it relates to politics and ethics, power and knowledge, ontology and history.

Keynote speakers Professor (left) of the School of Geography at Queen Mary, University of London, and 91ɫ film Professor Caitlin Fisher, Canada Research Chair in Digital Culture and director of the in the Faculty of Fine Arts, will delve into the everyday further.

The conference will take place April 14 to 16 on 91ɫ’s Keele campus. Click here for the conference program and venues.

Ogborn, who won the Philip Leverhulme Prize in 2001 for his outstanding contribution to the discipline of geography, studies the "everyday" from a global and local perspective within the context of cultural geography and cultural history.

He will be talking about how spaces become "everyday" and what that means for how the world works. Drawing on the work of Michel de Certeau, among others, and on a range of historical material from diverse geographical settings from 17th-century Madras to 18th-century London and Jamaica, Ogborn will explore the making and unmaking of everyday geographies of walking, writing and talking. He will argue that the everyday has to be actively made through its geographies and that the process of that making has to be forgotten or obscured. The historical geographies of the production of everyday spaces, however, mean they can always be unmade.

Ogborn’s most recent books include Global Lives: Britain and the World, 1550-1800 (Cambridge University Press, 2008) and Indian Ink: Script and Print in the Making of the English East India Company (University of Chicago Press, 2007).

Right: Caitlin Fisher

Fisher is working to construct and theorize spatial narrative environments and build expressive software tools for artists. Her current research interests include digital archiving, lifelogging, data visualization and experimental game structures for storytelling. She is an international award-winning digital storyteller.

In addition to the keynote speeches, there will be several panel discussions with graduate students from across North America and the United Kingdom presenting their research on the issue of the "everyday", visual artists Faye Mullen and Nathan Cyprys will unveil their work and poet Arun Nedra Rodrigo will perform.

The conference is organized by two 91ɫ graduate students, Justin Derry and Martin Parrot, and funded by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, the Department of Humanities, the Humanities Graduate Student Association, the Graduate Student Association and the 91ɫ and Ryerson Joint Graduate Program in Communication & Culture.

For more information, visit The Everyday: Experiences, Concepts, Narratives conference website.

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Research Jobs: CIV-DDD project seeking Technical Manager /research/2011/03/31/research-jobs-civ-ddd-project-seeking-technical-manager-2/ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:00:00 +0000 /researchdev/2011/03/31/research-jobs-civ-ddd-project-seeking-technical-manager-2/ The Centre for Innovation in Information Visualization and Data-Driven Design (CIV-DDD) is seeking a project manager for a one-year contract with a possibility of renewal. The position will be posted until it has been filled. Details about the posting are available in Research Jobs. Posted by Elizabeth Monier-Williams, research communications officer.

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The (CIV-DDD) is seeking a project manager for a one-year contract with a possibility of renewal. The position will be posted until it has been filled.

Details about the posting are available in Research Jobs.

Posted by Elizabeth Monier-Williams, research communications officer.

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PhD student, artist and researcher explores augmented reality's wonderment and play /research/2011/01/24/phd-student-artist-and-researcher-explores-augmented-realitys-wonderment-and-play-2/ Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:00:00 +0000 /researchdev/2011/01/24/phd-student-artist-and-researcher-explores-augmented-realitys-wonderment-and-play-2/ A few months ago, I was introduced to Helen Papagiannis, an artist, designer and researcher working with the emerging technology Augmented Reality (AR), wrote Rob Rothfarb in Museum Virtual Worlds Jan. 10 in a published interview with the student in the 91ɫ/Ryerson Joint Graduate Program in Communication & Culture: Papagiannis: “I began experimenting with AR […]

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A few months ago, I was introduced to Helen Papagiannis, an artist, designer and researcher working with the emerging technology Augmented Reality (AR), wrote Rob Rothfarb in Jan. 10 in a published interview with the student in the 91ɫ/Ryerson Joint Graduate Program in Communication & Culture:

Papagiannis: “I began experimenting with AR in September 2005. When I saw AR for the first time, I was so entranced I think I entered a permanent state of wonder with the technology. And it was all very simple: a bare bones 3D virtual cube seemingly appearing in my physical space. It was completely astonishing! I went into mad scientist mode from there, tinkering, prototyping and dreaming of the creative possibilities for AR. Five-and-a-half years later, and I’m still riveted.

“I strongly believe AR is emerging as a new medium and it will come to play a large role in entertainment and information sharing…. I’d like to see more work move beyond the single-viewer experience in AR and engage larger audiences in a simultaneous viewing and even collaborative interactive experience. I think this is particularly relevant for museums in designing and producing AR experiences.”

is currently completing her PhD at 91ɫ and is a senior research associate at the in 91ɫ’s Department of Film in the Faculty of Fine Arts. Helen’s mixed-reality art installations were recently featured in a solo exhibition at the Ontario Science Centre, and at TEDx91ɫu, where she was also an invited speaker. Prior to her augmented life, Helen was a member of the internationally renowned Bruce Mau Design studio, where she was project lead on Massive Change: The Future of Global Design, a touring exhibition and book published by Phaidon Press.

of the interview, Jan. 18. You can watch on youtube.

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VIDEO: PhD student Helen Papagiannis' Tedx91ɫu talk on wonder and creative process /research/2010/12/07/video-phd-student-helen-papagiannis-tedxyorku-talk-on-wonder-and-creative-process-2/ Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:00:00 +0000 /researchdev/2010/12/07/video-phd-student-helen-papagiannis-tedxyorku-talk-on-wonder-and-creative-process-2/ Helen Papagiannis, a PhD student in the Faculty of Fine Arts' Department of Film, participated in 91ɫ's inaugural Tedx91ɫu event earlier this month. Her talk on how wonder guides the creative process is the now available on youtube: Papagiannis is an artist, designer and researcher specializing in augmented reality (AR). Hailed as being among the […]

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Helen Papagiannis, a PhD student in the Faculty of Fine Arts' Department of Film, participated in 91ɫ's inaugural event earlier this month. Her talk on how wonder guides the creative process is the now available on :

Papagiannis is an artist, designer and researcher specializing in augmented reality (AR). Hailed as being among the top 10 forces currently shaping the AR industry, has been working with AR since 2005, exploring the creative possibilities and theoretical implications for this exciting emerging technology. Recently, her interactive artworks were featured in an exhibition at the Ontario Science Centre. The Amazing Cinemagician: New Media Meets Victorian Magic was also featured at Tedx91ɫu, providing an intriguing entrance through which attendees entered.

Papagiannis is completing her doctorate in communication and culture under the supervisor of Professor and Canada Research Chair Caitlin Fischer, and is a senior research associate at the . Prior to her graduate studies, Papagiannis was a member of the Bruce Mau Design studio, where she was project lead on .

You can view all of the Tedx91ɫu talks via the event's .

By Elizabeth Monier-Williams, research communications officer.

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President Shoukri names internationalization, online learning and changing demographics among challenges facing universities /research/2010/11/01/op-ed-president-shoukri-names-internationalization-online-learning-and-changing-demographics-among-challenges-facing-universities-2/ Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:00:00 +0000 /researchdev/2010/11/01/op-ed-president-shoukri-names-internationalization-online-learning-and-changing-demographics-among-challenges-facing-universities-2/ 91ɫ President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri published an op-ed in the Toronto Star Oct. 29 exploring the challenges facing higher education and possible responses: We live in a time of unprecedented change characterized by ever-increasing challenges facing higher education. Evolving cultural and social environments, heightened demands for a postsecondary education, rising costs and expectations surrounding […]

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91ɫ President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri published an op-ed in the exploring the challenges facing higher education and possible responses:

We live in a time of unprecedented change characterized by ever-increasing challenges facing higher education.

Evolving cultural and social environments, heightened demands for a postsecondary education, rising costs and expectations surrounding the role of universities, funding uncertainties and reluctance to accept change are some of the many obstacles facing postsecondary institutions. If Canadian universities are going to compete successfully in today’s global knowledge-based society, it is crucial they address these challenges.

At a recent conference in New 91ɫ, I presented my views on the leading drivers affecting this change to the presidents of some of world’s foremost universities. In my opinion, these drivers are: internationalization, online learning, demographics, challenges to university autonomy and society engagement.

We live in a world where internationalization is not just a concept, but a reality. Societies have become increasingly interdependent; global economies and cultural interactions are the norm. For Canada’s future leaders to effectively contribute to this society, international experience is essential. As such, it is important that universities adopt internationalization as part of their mandate. This can only be achieved with both strong leadership from the top and grassroots involvement from all members of the university community.

Equally important is a broad, international curriculum that brings world perspectives into the classroom, which would offer international content combined with language study, and encourage student mobility with study and/or work terms abroad. Partnerships with foreign institutions so students can earn joint and/or dual degrees should also be explored and developed.

The information technology revolution saw the emergence of the so-called millennial generation. This new generation has access to vast amounts of information, demands more services via the web and expects everything to materialize instantaneously. The traditional model of teaching and the role of the instructor are being transformed, so models of course delivery will have to transform with it.

With the evolution of e-learning comes the need to expand access and share curricula with other institutions nationally and across the globe.

This will present a major learning opportunity, and a more efficient deployment of resources. In order to maximize this potential, a new credit transfer regime will need to be developed.

The growing recognition that a future career requires a post-secondary degree represents another challenge.

The Ontario government has implemented a goal of 70 per cent post-secondary attainment. During a time of budgetary constraint, small classes being taught by faculty who spend 40 per cent of their time teaching and the rest dedicated to research is no longer feasible.

Already, universities throughout North America are resorting to part-time teachers. A team of respected academic experts has offered several alternatives, including creating a new stream of faculty focused on teaching with limited research functions, and undergraduate-only universities. Ultimately, the current system will be difficult to sustain.

Now, more than ever, universities have a moral and social obligation to be directly engaged in social and economic development. This obligation extends beyond the core responsibility of simply educating citizens, and includes facilitating the transfer of knowledge from faculty and students to society.

But there are numerous issues to note. While universities must develop structures and policies that facilitate effective knowledge transfer, the impetus to create new products and services is the responsibility of the private and public sectors.

Additionally, the focus of the commercialization of the results of university research has been in the science, technology and medical fields, while it should also include deployment of new knowledge in the humanities, social sciences and arts.

Recognizing the last point, a number of universities have been developing “knowledge mobilization” units to facilitate the use of new knowledge by social agencies, government departments, industry and local communities.

Universities have stood the test of time because of their ability to adapt to the needs of society.

If Canada’s students are to become the leading thinkers in our global society, then universities will have to address the challenges, as they have done throughout the centuries.

Republished courtesy of YFile– 91ɫ’s daily e-bulletin

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