KMDI - Knowledge Media Design Institute
Knowledge media are building blocks of a knowledge society
Events
Lecture and Seminar Series
KMDI annually creates, produces and sponsors a number of events, included distinguished lectures, graduate fellows lectures, topical lecture series, workshops and conferences. As an intellectual incubator, KMDI has always considered events to be an important way of exploring, developing and nurturing new ideas as well as providing an opportunity to engage with intellectuals and leaders in government, industry and academia. The archive of our activities extend back to 1996.
Many are also available in our webarchives or as videofiles of livewebcasts from our earliest experiments with webcasting dating back to 2000. For information on the latter please contact info@kmdi.utoronto.ca
Upcoming Events
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Archives
2007-2008
Copyright vs. Community in the Age of Computer Networks
Richard Stallman, Free Software Activist
Co-sponsored by KMDI's Project OS|OA and the Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga
Thursday, July 5, 2007, 5:00 p.m.
Matthews Auditorium (Room 137), Kaneff Centre
University of Toronto Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Rd. N.
Informal Discussion of New Directions for Pew Internet Research
Lee Rainie, Founding Director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project
Sponsored by KMDI
Tuesday, July 10, 2007, 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon
Bahen Centre for Information Technology
40 St. George St.
Room BA7256
University of Toronto
IBM Centers for Advanced Studies Conference-- CASCON 2007: Workshops and Keynote Presentation
October 22nd - 25th, 2007
Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel and Conference Centre, Markham, Ontario
1. Second Working Conference on Social Computing and Business at CASCON 2007
Monday, October 22nd, 2007, 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Two panels:
Learning in the 21st Century: Jim Slotta (OISE/UT, KMDI), Canada Research Chair for Education and Technology, and Clare Brett, (OISE/UT, KMDI)
Tagging as a Social Contract: Alvin Chin, Mark Chignell (MIE, KMDI), and Sara Darvish, U of T
2. "Open Innovation" Workshop at CASCON 2007
Monday, October 22nd, 2007, 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Gale Moore (Soc, KMDI) and Chris Paterson, IBM Canada Government Programs Executive Archive
3. "The Networked Revolution" Keynote Presentation at CASCON 2007
Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 8:30 a.m.
Barry Wellman (Soc, KMDI), S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology and Director, NetLab, U of T
Who Wants Total Recall? An Argument for Taking Forgetting Seriously
Liam Bannon, Interaction Design Centre, University of Limerick, Ireland
Background paper
Sponsored by KMDI
Monday, October 29, 2007, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Bahen Centre for Information Technology
40 St. George St.
Room BA7256
University of Toronto
Social Network/ing Week @ UofT
Bell University Laboratories
Co-sponsored by KMDI, the Field's Institute, and the Department of Sociology-- Netlab
October 30th - November 2nd, 2007
Bahen Centre for Information Technology
40 St. George St.
University of Toronto
The Monograph Meets Facebook: Knowledge Management or Just Friends
John Willinsky, Stanford University, Public Knowledge Project
[background paper] [Open Monograph Press]
Sponsored by KMDI
November 22nd, 2007, 10:30 p.m. - 12:00 noon
Bahen Centre for Information Technology
40 St. George St. Room BA7256
University of Toronto
Transforming Faces
Joseph Ferenbok, KMDI Graduate Fellow and KMD Collaborative Program Ph.D. Candidate in the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto
First Seminar in KMDI's "In-Process" Student Research Series
November 29th, 2007, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Bahen Centre for Information Technology
40 St. George St. Room BA7231
University of Toronto
First Seminar in KMDI Students' Alumni Series
Dave Gillis, Interaction Designer/ Information Architect
December 6th, 2007, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Bahen Centre for Information Technology
40 St. George St. Room BA7231
University of Toronto
On Synergies and its Impact on Social Sciences and Humanities Research
A Talk by Michael Eberle-Sinatra: On Synergies and its Impact on Social Sciences and Humanities Research
Thursday January 17th, 2008, 3-5 pm
Gerstein Science Information Centre
Alice Moulton Rm,9 King's College Circle
2006-2007
| Oct. 13, 2006 | Ben Shneiderman, Professor, University of Maryland, Computer Science Distinguished Lecture, co-sponsored by KMDI. The Thrill of Discovery: Information Visualization for High-Dimensional Spaces |
| Oct. 17, 2006 | Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google. Internet in the 21st Century |
| Oct. 23, 2006 | Roy D. Pea, Professor of Education and Learning Sciences, Stanford University. Networked Collaborative Video Analysis as a New Resource for Distributed Intelligence and Learning. Co-sponsored by IKIT, KMDI & ATRC Poster |
| Oct. 24, 2006 | Barry Wellman, S.D. Clark Chair. S.D. Clark Lecture: The Internet in Everyday Life |
| Nov. 21, 2006 | Jonathan Grudin, Principal Researcher, Adaptive Systems and Interaction Group, Microsoft Research. (Rapidly) Emerging Technologies and Knowledge Management Computer Science Distinguished Lecture, co-sponsored by KMDI. |
| Nov. 30, 2006 | Peter Jones, reDESIGN ReSEARCH, "Not Found in Search Results": What Can We Learn From Information Practices? |
| Nov. 30, 2006 | John Foreman, Technology Marketing Resource Centre, My Customer, My Co-innovator: A Synopsis of a Peer-to-Peer Roundtable Forum for Senior Executives of Leading Technology Companies. Co-sponsored by KMDI, CATA_Alliance, Access Group, Whetstone Inc., Pearson Group of Companies, The Result Source, Technology Marketing Resource Centre. |
| Apr. 23, 2007 | Clayton Lewis, Professor of Computer Science, University of Colorado, Human-centered Computing and the Future of Computer Science. Co-sponsored by KMDI, the Department of Computer Science, and the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto. |
| Apr. 26, 2007 | Guo Liang, Deputy Director, Center for Social Development, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China in the Age of the Internet. Co-sponsored by KMDI, the Department of Sociology, and NetLab, University of Toronto. |
2005-2006
Dissolving Boundaries: at the Nexus of Art & Technology Created by: Nina Czegledy, John Danahy, Joseph Ferenbok, Gale Moore, Karan Singh, Barbara Soren, Nick Woolridge |
| Mar. 2, 2006 | PANEL: Re-Imaging Science Panelists: John Dubinski, Astronomy and Astrophysics, UofT Jason Sharpe, Partner, AXS Biomedical Animation Studio Moderator: Nick Woolridge, Biomedical Communications and KMDI |
| Mar. 9, 2006 | PANEL: Parallel Worlds: The evolution of real and virtual communities
Participants: Rodney Hoinkes, Stacey Spiegel of I-MMERSiON and the Centre for Landscape Research Moderator: John Danahy (CLR, FALD, KMDI) |
| Mar. 23, 2006 | PANEL: Beyond Ryan Participants: Chris Landreth (Director), Patrick Coleman (PhD candidate, CS), Dave Baas (Seneca College), Mike McGuffin (PhD candidate, CS) Moderator: Karan Singh (CS, KMDI) |
| Mar. 30, 2006 | PANEL: Body image: Image of the body Participants: Johanna Householder (OCAD), Shannon Bell (York University) Moderator: Nina Czegledy (Senior Fellow, KMDI) |
| Apr. 6, 2006 | Closing PANEL: Dissolving Boundaries Re-considered Speaker: Sara Diamond, President Ontario College of Art & Design Moderator: Gale Moore, Director, KMDI |
| Other Events | |
| April 3, 2006 |
NextWeb Co-sponsored by KMDI/Habitat New Media |
| June 15, 2006 |
Mapping the Social Side of Cyberspace Speaker: Danyel Fisher, Microsoft Research |
3rd International Colloquium on ICT-enhanced French Studies = 3è colloque les Études françaises valorisées par les technologies
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Oct. 27th & 28th |
Fifty researchers, artists and teachers will discuss:
- Technologies and media for knowledge dissemination
- Themes to explore the broadening scope of literary, artistic and scientific language in French and Francophone Studies
- Evening cultural events will highlight contemporary francophone playwriting, screenwriting and poetry
- Real-time as well as asynchronous webcast and chat rooms
2004-2005
Public lecture in recognition of KMDI being named Local Change Maker in the Area of Information in Massive Change Exhibit
May 4, 2005
8:00 p.m.
Massive Change, Art Gallery of Ontario
Moore, Gale. Designing the Public University: Open Source|Open Access
Project Open Source|Open Access Seminar Series
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KMDI Spring 2005 Lecture Series Feb. 10- April 7 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Bahen Centre for Information Technology 40 St. George St., Room BA1200 University of Toronto Created by: Leslie Chan, Rea Devakos & Gale Moore |
Produced by the U of T's Knowledge Media Design Institute for Project Open Source|Open Access this lecture series launches a cross-divisional, tri-campus initiative to develop a networked community to share knowledge, enhance coordination, increase awareness, and to encourage research and knowledge mobilisation in this area.
The series will be webcast live and archived using ePresence Interactive Media. Visit ePresence.kmdi.utoronto.ca for further details. More events are planned. For the latest information see open.utoronto.ca.
Project Open Source|Open Access is supported by an award from the Provost’s Academic Initiatives Fund
| Date | Title |
| Feb. 10, 2005 | Copyright & The Internet: Is There a Canadian Way? Dr. Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, University of Ottawa and author of the Toronto’s Star’s weekly column Law Bytes |
| Feb. 24, 2005 | PANEL: Taking Software Open Source: Three Views Ron Baecker, Professor, Computer Science/KMDI, Jutta Treviranus, Director ATRC/KMDI, Claus Rinner, Assistant Professor, Geography |
| Mar. 10, 2005 | Collaborate: Education & Urban Play Trebor Scholtz, Institute for Distributed Creativity, SUNY, Buffalo |
| Mar. 17, 2005 | Creative Commons, eh? Marcus, Bornfreund, Director, Creative Commons.ca, Professor & Manager of the University of Ottawa Law & Technology Program |
| Mar. 31, 2005 |
The Access Principle: The New Economics of Knowledge as a Public Good John Willinsky, Principal Investigator of the Public Knowledge Project: & Professor, Faculty of Education, UBC |
| Apr. 7, 2005 | Beyond Open Access: The Political Economy of Knowledge Jean-Claude Guédon, Professeur titulaire, Département de littérature comparée, Université de Montréal |
KMDI Graduate Fellow Talks 2005
Wednesdays, 12:00-1:30 pm
Bahen Centre for Information Technology
Room BA5256
University of Toronto
Informal presentations of current reserach by the 2004/5 KMDI Graduate Fellows and senior PhD candidates in the Callaborative Program in Knowledge Media Design
| Date | Title |
| Nov. 26, 2004 | Why Standards Matter: The Case for e-Learning and Business Resource Centrefor Academic Technology (RCAT) Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI) Claude T. Bissell Building, Rm. 205 140 St. George St. University of Toronto |
| Dec. 9, 2004 |
Mountains, Exploration, Education, Rich Media & Design Professor Bill Buxton, KMDI Visiting Professor Bahen Centre for Information Technology, Room BA1180 40 St. George St. University of Toronto |
| Apr. 5, 2005 | Biometrics Tutorial |
| Apr. 6, 2005 | Reaching the Unreached: India 's Mission 2007 |
2003-2004
Building Relationships Across the Institute
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KMDI 2003-2004 Seminar Series Oct 30, 2003 - April 29, 2004 (Biweekly) BA 1200, Bahen Centre for IT 140 St. George St. |
| Date | Title |
| Oct. 30, 2003 | The Wildfire Spread of Computational Ideas Brian Cantwell Smith, Dean Faculty of Information Studies |
| Nov. 28, 2003 | KMDI Retreat Estates of Sunnybrook |
| Dec. 11, 2003 | Poster Presentation from KMD 2002 and FIS 2179 Faculty of Information Studies, 7th floor, Common Room |
| Jan. 8, 2004 | Quality of Knowledge Media Design for Instruction Must be Evaluated Masha Etkind, Ryerson University & Uri Shafrir, OISE/UT, KMDI |
| Jan. 22, 2004 | New Directions in Interactive Art & Entertainment: A brief survey of work from Habitat new media lab at the Canadian Film Centre Ana Serrano, Director, Habitat new media lab |
| Jan. 29, 2004 | DGP Lab Tour [Room 5181] Ravin Balakrishnan, Computer Science, KMDI |
| Feb. 5, 2004 | Panel : WSIS-SMSI Report on Geneva 2004: Civil Society Perspective Moderated by: Liss Jeffrey, eLab, McLuhan, KMDI Panelists: Leslie Chan,UTSC,KMDI, David Mason, eLab & Andrew Clement FIS, KMDI |
| Feb. 26, 2004 | Consultation on KMDI's Draft Academic Plan |
| Mar. 4, 2004 |
The Body in Cyberculture Megan Boler, OISE/UT, KMDI |
| Mar. 11, 2004 |
KMDI Graduate Fellow Talk Anita Zjidemans, PhD candidate, OISE Toward a Learning Society? Evaluating the Role of ICT and Knowledge Media in the Case of the Millennium Dialogue on Early Child Development Introduction: Kelly Juhasz , KMDI Student Representative |
| Mar. 18, 2004 | The Pain Week Initiative Nick Woolridge, BMC, KMDI & Jodie Jenkinson, BMC, KMDI |
| Mar. 25, 2004 | KMDI Graduate Fellow Talk |
| Apr. 1, 2004 | Panel : Lateral Conversations Moderator: Gale Moore, Director, KMDI, SOC Panelists: Bill Thompson, CCIT@ UTM, KMDI) & Leslie Chan,UTSC, KMDI |
| Apr. 15, 2004 | Panel: Collaborative Learning Objects Moderator: Jutta Treviranus, RCAT, KMDI Panelists: Lawrence Spero, Medicine, KMDI & Robert Luke, KMDI Graduate Fellow,OISE/UT |
| Apr. 8, 2004 | KMDI Graduate Fellow Talk Jeff Boase (PhD Candidate, SOC) Strong Ties, Weak Ties, and ICT Ties: Results from the Pew Social Ties Survey Introduction : Ana Viseu , KMDI Fellow |
| Apr. 22, 2004 |
The Role of Design in Software Product Development Bill Buxton, Buxton Design & Computer Science |
| Apr. 29, 2004 | ATRC Lab Tour - Robarts Library,1st floor |
Broadening the Band, Internet Research 4.0
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AoIR Conference Toronto
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KMDI Design Review Day
Nov. 14, 2003
Aaron Marcus, President and Principal Designer/Analyst of AM+A
Bahen Centre for IT
Aaron Marcus, KMDI's Visiting Professor for 2003/2004, will be in Toronto to conduct a series of design reviews of the work of our faculty and students. This is an opportunity to experience a professional design review.
ORION - CA*net 4 Advanced Networking Day
Thursday, Dec. 11thSandford Fleming SF 1105
10 King's College Road
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is proud to host one of a series of regional ORION - CA*net4 Days, to demonstrate and explore the potential of advanced networking and applications and promote awareness among faculty and staff. This workshop is an excellent opportunity to learn more about this exciting new collaborative technology infrastructure. The one-day event will feature presentations from researchers and educators who are taking advantage of advanced networking and collaboration technology.
Open Source and Free Software Conference: Concepts, Controversies and Solutions
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May 9 - 11, 2004 Bahen Centre for IT, Toronto Produced by: KMDI |
May 9 -11, 2004 the University of Toronto's Knowledge Media Design Institute, hosted a conference, Open Source and Free Software: Concepts, Controversies and Solutions. This event featured some of the world's foremost thinkers in high techn ology, intellectual property and knowledge creation, discussing the legal, moral, political, social, commercial, and technical issues of open source and free software
PDC 2004: the Artful Integration: Interweaving Media, Materials and Practices
The 8th biennial Participatory Design Conference Jul. 27 - 31, 2004University of Toronto |
2002-2003
International Public Lecture SeriesThe University of Toronto's Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI) is hosting an international public lecture series on knowledge media design (KMD). The series celebrates the launch of our Collaborative Master's and Doctoral Programme in KMD and move to our first home in the Bahen Centre for Information Technology. While KMD is still not a household word, it is now part of the lexicon of researchers and scholars around the world concerned with understanding and enhancing the creative potential of individuals and groups to create and share knowledge. This lecture series begins on Oct. 3rd. Lectures will be held from 4:00 to 5:30 EST in the Bahen Centre for Information Technology, BA1170 (1st Floor), 40 St. George St.
| Date | Title |
| Oct. 3, 2002 | Advanced User-Interface Design Development for Next-Generation Phone/PDA Mobile Devices Aaron Marcus AM+A, Aaron Marcus and Associates Inc., Emeryville, CA |
| Oct. 17, 2002 | Designing Culture: The Technological Imagination at Work Anne Balsamo, Consulting Faculty, Stanford University |
| Oct. 31, 2002 | Experiences in the Participatory Design of Knowledge Media in Non-Profit and Commercial Settings |
| Nov. 21, 2002 | The Political Culture of the Internet: A Mixed Review Mark Crispin Miller, Professor, Media Ecology, NYU, New York |
| Nov. 28, 2002 | Reconfiguring Relations at the Interface Lucy Suchman, Professor, Sociology, Cartmel College, Lancaster University, UK |
| Jan. 16, 2003 | Technologies for Managing and Sharing Knowledge |
| Feb. 13, 2003 | Telethics for Telepresence: The Ethics of Immersive Virtual Environments Steve Jones, Professor and Head of Communication, University of Illinois - Chicago & President of the Association of Internet Researchers |
| Mar. 27, 2003 | Thinking Locally/Acting Globally: A Participatory Design Agenda for Higher Education David Bogen, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies at Emerson College, Boston |
2001-2002
Privacy Lecture Series
Mondays, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Faculty of Information Studies
The goal of the Privacy Lecture Series is to debunk the idea that privacy is either a ‘given right’ or a ‘tech-only problem’. The Privacy Lecture Series intends to foment awareness and understanding of the different facets of privacy by serving as a meeting place in which speakers and audience, of a variety of backgrounds, exchange knowledge and experiences. It highlights the complex repercussions privacy has on many of our daily activities: education, health, work, leisure and even issues which we that are usually not consciously aware, such as genetics. Every other week a scholar, member of an advocacy group or representative from the private sector is invited to come and discuss one aspect of privacy from his/her perspective.
The Privacy Lecture Series is an initiative of Ana Viseu [ana.viseu@utoronto.ca] and Robert Guerra [rguerra@cpsr.org] and is affiliated with the Information Policy Research Program (IPRP) of the Faculty of Information Studies of the University of Toronto, and is sponsored in part by KMDI.
| Date | Title |
| Oct. 30, 2001 | Are court records public or private? Ken Anderson, Head Legal Dept. IPCO |
| Nov. 12, 2001 | Terrorism, Freedom and Surveillance David Lyon, Professor, Queen's University |
| Nov. 26, 2001 | Topic to be announced Barry Sookman, Lawyer, McCarthy Tetrault LLP |
| Dec. 10, 2001 | Designing Privacy in Smartcards: the Ontario Case Peter Hope-Tindall, Privacy Architect, dataPrivacy Partners, Ontario Smartcard |
Technology in Support of Learning and Teaching
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KMDI's Spring 2002 Lecture Series Wednesdays, February 6 - April 17, 2002 Created by: Ann Barbara Graff |
| Date | Title |
| Feb. 6, 2002 | MIT's OpenCourseWare Initiative: A Major Initiative in Global Information Sharing Steven R. Lerman, MIT Class of '22 Professor, Director, Center for Educational Computing Initiatives, Chair of the MIT OpenCourseWare Interim Management Board; with President Robert Birgeneau, Dean Carl Amrhein, and Ron Baecker, University of Toronto |
| Feb. 13, 2002 | Designing online facilities that really leverage learning Steven Shaw, Educational Technology Program, Department of Education, Concordia University |
| Feb. 20, 2002 | The Rise and Demise of On-Line Education David Noble, Department of Political Science, York University. This talk will begin at 5:30 pm. Note: this talk will not be webcast as per speaker's request. |
| Feb. 27, 2002 | Educational Webcasting: Technology, Process, Uses, and Issues Ron Baecker (UToronto), Dr. Bob Hsuing (Faculty of Medicine, University of Chicago), Dan Keating (OISE/UToronto) |
| Mar. 6, 2002 | If a classroom could listen, would anyone care? Experiences with eClass Gregory Abowd, College of Computing, Georgia Tech |
| Mar. 13, 2002 | Systems Supporting Student (and Public) Engagement with Research John Willinsky, Pacific Press Professor of Literacy and Technology, University of British Columbia |
| Mar. 27, 2002 | Metadata, objects and repositories: Steps towards the Semantic web in Education Terry Anderson, Professor and Research Chair in Distance Education, Athabasca University |
| Apr. 3, 2002 | Are Physicians Right When They Think They are Right? Implications for Medical Education and Informatics Charles Friedman, Assoc. Vice Chancellor for Biomedical Informatics, UPittsburgh.This talk will begin at 4:30 p |
| Apr. 9, 2002 | The K-12 Classroom of the Future Allison Druin, Human-Computer Interaction Lab & College of Education, University of Maryland. This talk will begin at 4:30 pm |
| Apr. 17, 2002 | The impact of e-learning on the university campus: measuring the costs and benefits Tony Bates, Director of Distance Education and Technology, Continuing Studies, University of British Columbia |
2000-2001
Bell University Laboratories Discovery Seminar Series
“One discovery will lead to another"
...Alexander Graham Bell
Explore the latest Internet, wireless and e-commerce research innovations and their applications to emerging business. Discover new ideas and insights. Understand what the future could bring. Gain all this and more at a new seminar series being offered by the Bell University Laboratories at the University of Toronto this fall.
Developed in association with the University of Toronto Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI), each seminar is presented by leading researchers. Designed to interest both the academic and business communities, the seminar series examines the potential impact of research and new technologies on society and the marketplace and assesses how new innovations may change our lives and the way we do business.
All seminars will take place on Thursdays from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at:
University of Toronto
Architecture, Landscape and Design
Second Floor Theatre, Room 103
230 College Street (at Huron Street, one light east of Spadina)
Toronto, Ontario
To register to attend a seminar, email s.m.watson-fischer@bell.ca
For more information about upcoming seminars in the Bell University Laboratories Discovery Seminar Series, please contact Adele Newton
Series Sponsors: Communications and Information Technology Ontario (CITO) and Bell University Laboratories
Humanizing Technology: Designing for People
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The University of Toronto's Knowledge Media Design Institute Created by: Gale Moore |
Humanizing Technology recognizes the centrality of technology in shaping the ways in which we work, learn and live, but understands that much of the technology in use today, from the word processor to the cell phone, has not been designed to optimize the potential of people to use it or to create knowledge. The series will explore a variety of information and communications technologies (ICT) from webcasting and immersion environments, to instant messaging and interactive surfaces, and most importantly, consider ICT in the social context of everyday use.
| Date | Title |
| Feb. 1 | Cognitive Engineering Kim Vicente, Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto |
| Feb. 8 | Technology & Furniture Shane Williamson, Professor, Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, University of Toronto |
| Feb. 15 | Webcasting Jonathan Grudin, PhD, Microsoft Research |
| Mar. 1 | Interactive Surfaces David Martin, SMART Technologies Inc. |
| Mar. 8 | Community Networks Jim Snyder, PhD, AT&T Labs - Research |
| Mar. 15 | Videoconferencing Martin Brooks, PhD, NRC |
| Mar. 22 | Human-Computer Interaction |
| Mar. 29 | Public Space Online |
| Apr. 5 | Immersion Technology & VR Rodney Hoinkes, Immersion Studios Wolfgang Stuerzlinger, Professor, York University |
| Apr. 12 | Feature Evolution |
| Apr. 19 | Interface Architecture Gary Perlman, PhD, OCLC: Online Computer Library Center Inc. |
| Apr. 26 | KMDI Panel debating the question: To what extent are we designing for people, and what are the social implications of failing to do so? |
1999-2000
KMDI Fall Informal Lecture Series
Robarts Library, Seminar Room 4049
12 noon - 1:30 pm
All speakers from University of Toronto
| Date | Title |
| Oct. 28 | Public Faces, Private Spaces: Digital Identity and Electronic Monitoring in a "Virtual" Workplace Brenda McPhail & Andrew Clement, Faculty of Information Studies |
| Nov. 4 | Desktop Virtual Reality David Modjeska, DGP, Computer Science |
| Nov. 18 | Coordinative Structures in Complex Work Environments John Hajdukiewicz, Cognitive Engineering Lab |
| Nov. 25 | The Tao and Dow of the World Wide Web: Implications for the New Literacy Monica Schaefel, DGP, Computer Science |
| Dec. 2 | Orientation and Navigation in Endoscopy Caroline Cao, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
| Dec. 9 | Socio-Technical Complexities: Electronic Cash in Canada Felix Stalder, Faculty of Information Studies |
Collaborative Tools Showcase
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March 22, 2000, 10am - 4pm Centre for Academic Technology Information Commons Robarts Library, 4th Floor |
Towards the Digital Media Institute: A Lecture Series
April 13 - June 15, 2000
University of Toronto
A ten-week lecture series presented by The University of Toronto's Knowledge Media Design Institute, Ryerson Polytechnic University, Sheridan College, and the Canadian Film Centre. Series sponsors were the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism, Bell University Laboratories and Communications and Information Technology Ontario (CITO). The series highlighted researchers and research initiatives at the core of a proposal for a Canadian research institute focusing on digital media.
Co-sponsored by KMDI and the Centre for Academic Technology, Information Commons
1998-1999
Knowledge Innovation LabOISE/UT
9th Floor Thursday, 12 - 1:30pm
| Date | Title |
| Sept. 24 | Mass-Audience Visual Telepresence David Abrams, Perceptual Robotics, Inc. |
| Oct. 1 | Extended Mind: Language, Thought and Chaos Theory Robert Logan, Dept of Physics University of Toronto |
| Oct. 7 | PEBBLES: A Communication System for Hospitalized Children Deborah Fels Ryerson University |
| Oct. 15 | Technology, Capability and Behaviour Mark Chignell, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University of Toronto |
| Oct. 22 | Writing a CITO Research Proposal Connie Putterman Vic Diciccio CITO |
| Oct. 23 | Sharing Knowledge in Virtual Organizations: Ethnography of Cyberspace |
| Oct. 29 | Metrics for Information Visualization Richard Brath CS & Manager, Tech Support and Visual Solutions |
| Nov. 2 | Open Forum on the University of Toronto "Smart" Card The introduction of a chip-based smart card as the U of T student card (the "T-card") marks a new phase in the computerization of campus life. The T-card is a combination identity card and wallet which authorizes access to various campus facilities, such as the library and gym, and allows you to purchase goods with the cash stored on the chip. The T-card raises a host of serious issues for individuals and the University community as a whole. The Identity Technology Working Group has organized a moderated forum to take place on Monday, November 2, 1998 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the Great Hall at Hart House. Everyone is invited and welcome to attend. KMDI is a proud sponsor of this event. |
| Nov. 5 | On Being a Camera: Personal Imaging within the context of Humanistic Intelligence and Intelligent Signal Processing Steve Mann, Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Toronto |
| Nov. 12 | Threaded Discourse and Effective Groupwork Jim Hewitt, OISE/UT |
| Nov. 19 | Living the Wired Life in the Wired Suburb: The Netville Project Keith Hampton & Barry Wellman, Sociology University of Toronto |
| Nov. 26 | Compensatory and Pursuit Tracking John Senders, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University of Toronto |
| Dec. 3 | Renaissance Electronic Texts Ian Lanchasire, Department of English University of Toronto |
KMDI Spring Informal Lecture Series
Knowledge Innovation Lab, OISE/UT, 9th Floor
252 Bloor Street West
Tuesdays, 12-1:30 p.m. (unless otherwise specified)
| Date | Title |
| Jan. 19 | Sustaining Mentoring Relationships On-Line Kevin O'Neill OISE/UT |
| Jan. 26 | 'New' Media in 'Old' Urban Areas Shauna Brail Dept of Geography, University of Toronto |
| Feb. 2 | Hitting the Mark: Using an Action Research Model to Research Youth Through the Internet David Haans, Oonagh Maley, Louise Smith Community Health, University of Toronto |
| Feb. 9 | Digital Democracy-- As Participatory Design: Using Old and New Media to Build Knowledge Networks Liss Jeffrey McLuhan Program for Culture and Technology, University of Toronto |
| Mar. 2 | The Games People Play: Gender Role Play and Gaming on the Net Rhainnon Bury OISE/UT |
| Mar. 9 | Women's Studies Round Table on the Internet OISE/UT |
| Mar. 16 | WebStars: Holistic, Arts-Based College Curriculum in Computer Applications Selia Karsten OISE/UT |
| Mar. 23 | Development of a hypermedia program designed to assist patients with localized prostate in making treatment decisions Jodie Jenkinson Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto |
| Apr. 6 | Designing for Medical Work Domains: Directions, Challenges and Opportunities John Hajdukiewicz Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto |
| Apr. 13 | The REED Patrons Database: Envisioning the History of Early Theatre in an Age of Electronic Media Design Roger Starling REED Project and Dept of English, University of Toronto |
| Apr. 20 | Learning Complex Software Gale Moore, Sociology Joanna McGrenere, Computer Science University of Toronto |
| May. 13 | Digital Library Information Appliances Gene Golovchinsky Sr. Research Scientist at FX Palo Alto Laboratory (FXPAL) |
| June. 9 | Telephony as an Information Portal Gerald Karam Research Scientist at AT&T Labs |
| June. 11 | Sociotechnical Systems Research Problems in a Dynamic, High-Tech Society Jens Rasmussen Professor Emeritus Technical University of Denmark, Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, University of Toronto |
1997-1998
KMDI Fall Seminar Series
FIS Lecture Theatre (140 St. George Street)
Thursday from 4:00 - 6:00pm
| Date | Title |
| Sept. 18 | KMDI Status Report and Plans for the Future Ron Baecker and Gale Moore, KMDI University of Toronto |
| Sept. 25 | Enterprise Integration: Needs, Technology, Implications Mark Fox, Industrial Engineering University of Toronto |
| Oct. 7 11am-12 noon SF1105 |
Deep Blue: IBM's Massively Parallel Chess Machine Gabriel M. Silberman IBM Centre for Advanced Studies IBM Toronto Laboratory Co-Sponsored with the Department of Computer Science |
| Oct. 9 | TeenNet: Engaging Youth In Health Promotion Via The Internet Harvey Skinner and Meg Morrison Dept of Public Health Sciences and Grad Dept of Community Health University of Toronto |
| Oct. 16 | New Technology and Organization Design Harvey Kolodny J.L. Rotman School of Management University of Toronto |
| Oct. 29 4 - 6 pm GB 119 |
The Practice of User-Centred Design at IBM Karel Vredenberg IBM UCD Architect & Corporate Team Leader Co-Sponsored by the Department of Computer Science |
| Oct. 30 | Infographics from the bottom up Liora Salter, Professor, Osgoode Hall and Environmental Studies York University |
| Nov. 7 12 - 2pm FIS Auditorium |
Beyond Virtual Classrooms: Using The New Knowledge Media Marc Eisenstadt Open University Milton Keynes, UK |
| Nov. 11 11am-12 noon SF 1105 |
Measuring Usability: Evolving Quality Metrics for User Interface Designs Larry Constantine Principal Consultant, Constantine & Lockwood, Ltd. (Rowley, MA) Professor of Computing Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney Co-Sponsored with the Department of Computer Science |
| Nov. 13 | Facilitating Chance Encounters with Information Elaine Toms Dalhousie University |
| Nov. 20 | Where is the knowledge in 'knowledge media'? Carl Bereiter OISE/UT |
| Nov. 25 | The World Wide Web as a Database Alberto Mendelzon Department of Computer Science University of Toronto Co-Sponsored with the Department of Computer Science |
| Nov. 27 | How Organizations Network Barry Wellman and Laura Garton Centre for Urban and Community Studies University of Toronto |
| Dec. 4 | Visual Literacy and Design for New Media Lynn Holden Centre for Academic Technology University of Toronto |
Canada by Design: Using New Media and Policy to Build a Knowledge Nation
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Thursdays 4-6 pm, January 15 - April 9, 1998 Faculty of Information Studies Lecture Theatre |
Introduction to Canada by Design
The "Canada by Design" Visionary Speaker Series offers a multimedia forum for mutual education and exchange of views. The conveners propose to stimulate an unprecedented conversation on a topic that will affect us all: the future of Canada as linked to its policies on new media. How should we, how can we shape a knowledge nation that will confer opportunities and benefits upon all?
Co-conveners Dr. Liss Jeffrey and Professor Andrew Clement will moderate the series which runs parallel to a graduate course on media and policy. Liss Jeffrey, a producer and speaker, who has written on and researched media and policy, will produce the series with a team from the McLuhan Program and Faculty of Information Studies. Andrew Clement will incorporate the resources of his Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council sponsored research project on Information Policy Formulation.
1996-1997
Fall Informal Series
Thursdays
from 11:00 am to 1:00pm.
Room 2357, Department of Biomedical Communications
Medical Sciences Building, 1 King's College Circle
| Date | Title |
| Sept. 27 | Special Talk: Vision and Manipulation in Endoscopic Surgery Christine MacKenzie Simon Fraser University |
| Oct. 3 | Advanced Human Computer Interface Design for Process Control Systems Kim Vicente, Mechanical-Industrial Engineering |
| Oct. 10 | Human-Centred Design Gale Moore, Research and Education Specialist Peter Timmerman, Professor and Researcher IFIAS |
| Oct. 17 | Computation and Biomedical Communications Nicholas Woolridge, Biomedical Communications |
| Oct. 31 | Simulated Motor Skills for Character Animation Michiel van de Panne, Computer Science |
| Nov. 14 | Bagels, Connectivity, and Interactive Communities Paul Hoffert, Director of Cultech & Chair Ontario Arts Council |
| Nov. 15 | Mining Links, or How to Build a Para-Site Ellen Spertus MIT & University of Washington |
| Nov. 28 | Snapshots of Current U of T Web Research Graduate Student Presentations Solicited (contact Ann-Barbara Graff) |
| Dec. 5 | Adaptive Technology Jutta Treviranus, Director of Adaptive Technology. Research Centre |
Knowledge Media Design: New Technologies for a Knowledge Society
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International Public Lecture Series Jan 23 – April 27, 1997 Thursdays 3pm - 5pm Main OISE Auditorium University of Toronto 252 Bloor St., W, Toronto, ON. |
The new Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI) at the University of Toronto is sponsoring an international public lecture series focusing on the development and study of knowledge media and their dramatic effect on how we think, create, learn, and communicate. The series will be delivered by prominent thinkers, researchers and educators in the Main OISE Auditorium at 252 Bloor St., W. on Thursday afternoons from 3-5pm beginning January 23, 1997.
The Lectures will be of particular interest to information and telecommunications technology professionals, designers, architects, educators and educational researchers, librarians, strategic planners, policy makers, engineers, film and television professionals, scientists and people interested in understanding the emerging shape of knowledge building, dissemination and use in the 21st century. Speakers from M.I.T., University of Toronto, IB< Boeing and Xerox are featured, all world leaders in their respective disciplines. Sponsorship for the Series has been provided by the ITRC Human-Centred Design Virtual Institute.
Knowledge media design is the development and study of media which incorporated digital computer, software, and telecommunications technologies. In the past, we could only create content for media; today, we can also created the media. Examples of new knowledge media include the World Wide Web, Lotus Notes, Web-based university courses, symbolic mathematics systems, educational video games, desktop video conferencing systems, ‘digital cadavers’, human genome databases, and programming languages
| Date | Title |
| Jan. 23 | On the Web of Knowledge Media Design (KMD) Ronald Baecker University of Toronto |
| Jan. 30 | Towards a Knowledge-Building Society Marlene Scardamalia< University of Toronto |
| Feb. 6 | A Decade of Experience with Organizational Memory Irene Greif IBM/Lotus (Cambridge, MA) |
| Feb. 27 | Design and Contextual Learning for Health Professionals Lawrence Spero< University of Toronto |
| Mar. 6 | Collaborative Technologies for Geographically Distributed Engineering Teams Steven Poltrock Boeing (Seattle, WA) |
| Mar. 13 | Knowledge Media as Media Derrick de Kerckhove University of Toronto |
| Mar. 20 | Learning Through Designing: Computational Construction Kits for Kids Mitchel Resnick M.I.T. |
| Apr. 3 | Mastering Visible Wisdom: UI Design and Info Visualization Aaron Marcus and Ed Guttman AM & Assoc. (Berkeley, CA) |
| Apr. 10 | Knowledge Media in Work Practice Lucy Suchman Xerox PARC (Palo Alto, CA)e |
| Apr. 17 | Policy Implications for Knowledge Media: Universal Access, Employment and Public Participation in Developing Information Infrastructures Andrew Clement University of Toronto |
1996
Spring Informal Presentation and Discussion Series
| Date | Title |
| Feb. 8 | Computer Based Multimedia for Authoring Motion Pictures |
| Feb. 22 | A System for Universal Media Searching (SUMS) Kim Veltman, McLuhan Program |
| Mar. 7 | Variations in the Design of Media and Telecommunicating Janet Salaff, Sociology |
| Mar. 21 | The Information Highway Report: A Critical Response Andrew Clement, Faculty of Information Studies |
| Mar. 28 | Design Simulation and Communication John Danahy, Landscape Architecture |
| Apr. 25 | The Potential Role of Patient Simulations and Medical Informatics in Improving Healthcare Lawrence Spero, Faculty of Medicine |
| Apr. 28 - May. 1 (see below) |
The Internet: Beyond the Year 2000 in Convocation Hall sponsored by the Knowledge Design Institute, ITRC, the Dept. of Computer Science and the Connaught Fund of the University of Toronto. |
| June. 26 | Intelligent Video handling and Some Applications Hirotada Ueda, Hitachi Denshi |
| July. 24 | New Media and Organizational Structuring: the Sublimation of Boundaries in Meaning and Relations Ron Rice, Rutgers University |
The Internet: Beyond the Year 2000
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International Interdisciplinary Event April 28 - May 1, 1996 |
The most significant recent developments enabling the creation of global information resources and worldwide computer-based interpersonal communications are the incredible growth of the Internet and the success of the World Wide Web. It is estimated that the Net now links over 40,000 local networks, 4, 000,000 computers, and over 40,000,000 individuals. The Web now contains over 100,000,000 documents, and is said to be doubling in size every 52 days. The Web implements a global hypermedia that ultimately could incorporate much of the world’s tangible knowledge. The Net implements a global communications system that ultimately could facilitate dialogue and interaction among many of the world’s people.
The incredible interest in the Net and the Web, and in the more general concept of information highways, is evident in the media today and is shared by members of the University of Toronto community. This will be the first major Toronto event with an intellectual and scholarly focus to explore the technology, applications, implications, and impacts of the Internet.
| Date | Title |
| Apr. 28 | Session 1: Plenary Session The Internet and its Impact |
| Apr. 29 | Session 2: Internet Technology |
| Apr. 30 | Session 5: Social Impacts of Virtual Communities |
| May. 1 | Session 9: Legal and Regulatory Issues |
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