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Towards a Balanced Artistic Production Methodology/Pedagogy at AMPD through Critical Making and Sustainable Design 2020-2022

Posted on 20 July 2020

Description The AMPD Makerspace’s central goal is to integrate digital fabrication and related technologies into AMPD curriculum and the activities of staff and students, in order to enhance experiential education opportunities, improve student learning outcomes, and foster intercultural and international work through invited exhibitions and external projects. After almost a year of operations, we have […]

Building a York Capstone Network

Posted on 20 July 2020

Description Over the next two years the York Capstone Network will build a community of practice and structure of support to increase access to, capacity for, and expertise in capstone courses at York. First, we will host monthly Capstone Cafés during the school year where capstone research, knowledge, and strategies will be shared among professors, […]

Critical Making at York and Beyond: The School of the Arts, Media Performance and Design (AMPD) Makerspace

Posted on 20 July 2020

Description The Maker movement is a community-based movement that utilizes new, emerging and accessible technologies to make things and create solutions addressing a wide range of needs, problems and goals. At York, this growing culture is reflected in the increase in studio spaces and laboratories with ‘makerware’ technologies like 3D printers, laser cutters and digital […]

Expanded Interdisciplinary Experiential Education Opportunities

Posted on 20 July 2020

Description Students will gain practical insights into applications of their disciplinary knowledge outside academia. This AIF initiative will extend EE for students by moving along the EE spectrum of possibilities, introducing more community focused and work focused opportunities. Some of the placements will be arranged with alumni working in the arts and beyond. The integration […]

Critical Making with Partners: Developing experiential education opportunities in partnership with external digital media organizations

Posted on 20 July 2020

Description This project will develop a network of community partners in the digital media world—from industry to arts organizations to public institutions—who will collaborate on projects with undergraduate and graduate students. Through courses within the curriculum and internships within the existing Technology Internship Program (TIP), this project will design and test models for collaboration, offer […]

Developing pedagogy and experiential education for a design studio course for non-Design major students utilizing a blended learning platform

Posted on 18 July 2020

Description This project proposes to investigate design pedagogy and experiential education challenges in teaching and learning through the lens of students’ experiences with DESN1010 (formerly YSND1010) Introduction to Design: Practices and Appreciation, is a fully online course for non-Design major students. In my enquiries, I will consult the existing research on online design education and […]

Videographic Criticism in Cinema & Media Studies and Media Arts Pedagogy

Posted on 18 July 2020

Description “Videographic Criticism in Cinema & Media Studies and Media Arts Pedagogy” integrates videographic criticism into curriculum in the Cinema & Media Studies BA and Media Arts BFA at York. Christian Keathley and Jason Mittell define the “videographic essay” as a new form of scholarly and pedagogical practice that “conducts analysis and conveys arguments in […]

Navigating the Keele and Markham Campuses Through New Digitally Engaged Programs in AMPD

Posted on 18 July 2020

Description Our project will support current and future students at the Keele and Markham campuses through augmenting eLearning options for the recently approved Honours BA Minor in AMPD and the Honours BA (Art and Technology) degree currently being crafted for YUMC (York University Markham Campus). We will also expand eLearning options for non-majors, through the […]

Looking to the Future: Building State-of-the-Art eLearning in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD)

Posted on 17 July 2020

Description This project will support student-centered digital learning in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design, fostering innovative technological integration and building on the current support for eLearning in AMPD. Project goals include strategically embedding eLearning in required courses, identifying new course development for the future AMPD minor, expanding AMPD Computing Services expertise, […]