There is something uniquely powerful about everyday people having access to the Internet from tiny devices in their pocket. That ubiquitous access to each other creates possibilities that are worth fighting for and saving. The mobile and wireless accessed Internet, combined with emerging open web and open data applications, has the potential to usher in a new era of connectedness, and with it dramatic changes to social practices and institutions. If we get digital public policy right, Canada could become a leader in mobile communications, leading to empowerment, job creation and new forms of entrepreneurialism, expression and social change.
new media
Social media, the Internet and new possibilities for social change
The brand new Academy of the Impossible nestles (huddles, coils?) in a low-rise strip of commercial real estate in Toronto's west end among other small, well-meaning enterprises. The space is bare, the acoustics are problematic, but it's already well-wired for Internet activity: social media, gaming etc. It plans to take a step beyond hacktivism toward the integration of online agitation with direct action in the streets, that the Occupy movements have embodied.
Wearing our CPUs on our sleeves
It's natural, given over 50 years of experience, to imagine our computers as devices that have screens and some sort of keyboard input, real or virtual.
Those two design elements constrain the device's form factor since the screens need to be big enough for us to see and the keyboards must make room for our fingers or thumbs.
But a number of technological hurdles are being overcome that will, in the coming year, dramatically alter the shape of our computing and communication devices. We are about to enter the world of wearable computing. Before the end of 2012 many of will be sporting bracelets, watches, fobs and other fashion doodads that will send us messages or convey data to our phones, computers and the Internet. These devices already exist.
New media master's and graduate degree information session
Apr 13 2011 - 5:30pm
Apr 13 2011 - 7:30pm
Location
OCAD University
205 Richmond St West
Toronto,, ON Canada
43° 38' 58.0596" N, 79° 23' 19.4964" W
See map: Google Maps
OCAD University is launching two new graduate programs in September, 2011: Digital Futures (master's & graduate diploma)* and Inclusive Design (master's)*. The graduate program in Digital Futures features a unique partnership with the Canadian Film Centre (CFC) Media Lab, and builds on OCAD U's demonstrated strengths in practice and research in the fields of digital art, design and media.
Join us on Wednesday April 13 at 5:30 for an information session with program directors, students, faculty and staff who will share their insights and information. If you are thinking of applying for the May 2, 2011 deadline, this is a great opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the program or application process to the Digital Futures (master's & graduate diploma)*
Contact name:
Media Lab
Contact email:
Video Activism 101
Jun 19 2010 - 3:00pm
Jun 19 2010 - 5:00pm
Location
Ryerson University - SCC Room AB
55 Gould St.
TorontoCanada
43° 39' 28.6092" N, 79° 22' 44.148" W
See map: Google Maps
Rabble.ca & Manly Media present:
Video-Activism 101
How can activists utilize the powerful medium of video to tell their
stories? This workshop will provide basic knowledge and skills for
activists documenting protests and actions with video and still cameras,
while discussing some of the leading trends and technologies in
video-production and distribution.
Topics to be covered: Know you rights
– how to deal with police and security officials; Video-making basics:
Shooting, composition, working with available light, focus and shooting
on the run; Uploading on location and livestreaming; Distribution:
Getting your video seen.
Telus Interactive Art & Entertainment Program at the CFC Media Lab
Jun 21 2010 - 10:00am
Location
MaRS Centre, Heritage Building
101 College St Ste 245
Toronto M5G 1L7Canada
Phone:
416-673-6538
Fax:
416-673-6688
43° 39' 37.6704" N, 79° 23' 15.162" W
See map: Google Maps
Dear Procrastinators: It's your lucky day!
You now have until June 21, 2010 to submit your application for the Fall 2010 session of the Telus Interactive Art & Entertainment Program.
Created in 1997, the CFC Media Lab provides a unique training, research and production think-tank environment for emerging new media content developers, practitioners and companies. An internationally acclaimed and award-winning facility, graduates of the CFC Media Lab emerge as leaders in the world of interactive media, produce innovative projects and start up 21st century companies.
Application Download: http://www.cfccreates.com/upload_files/TelusIAEP_AppPack_Fall2010.pdf
For more information, please contact Kimberly at medialab@cfccreates.com
Contact name:
Kimberly Dean
Contact email:
DIY U: Can digital solutions save universities?
DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education
(Chelsea Green,
2010;
$14.95)
In a world being radically altered by new media technologies, should the university embrace those technologies, or resist them? This is the question Anya Kamenetz explores in her new book DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education. Her answer -- in this troubling, stylistically flat and haphazardly structured book -- is an emphatic yes for a wholehearted embrace.
APPLICATIONS DUE THIS FRIDAY! Telus Interactive Art & Entertainment Program at the CFC Media Lab
Jun 4 2010 - 12:00pm
Location
MaRS Centre, Heritage Building
101 College St Ste 245
Toronto M5G 1L7Canada
Phone:
416-673-6538
43° 39' 37.6704" N, 79° 23' 15.162" W
See map: Google Maps
TELUS IAEP APPLICATION DEADLINE IS QUICKLY APPROACHING!
The Telus Interactive Art & Entertainment Program at the CFC Media Lab is Canada's first post-graduate training and production program based on a philosophy that compelling content is created though a collaborative process harnessing a wide range of creative skills and talents.
APPLICATIONS DUE: This FRIDAY, June 4, 2010.
To download your application package, visit:
http://www.cfccreates.com/upload_files/TelusIAEP_AppPack_Fall2010.pdf
Contact name:
Kimberly Dean
Contact email: