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DGrad panel 2:00
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June 15th
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DGrad07– Forum on Graduate Education in Design:
Development and Directions
A decade ago, Canada had only a handful of design-related
Master’s programs.
The options for pursuing graduate education in design in Canada were limited.
Recently, graduate-level design education has been developing rapidly, with several
new programs either beginning in the past few years or scheduled to launch within
a few years. Together with existing graduate programs in design, a new landscape
of graduate education in design is emerging.
This special forum organized by DGrad07: The First Canadian National Conference
on Graduate Education in Design provides a supportive, encouraging environment
for educators and students from different colleges and universities to share
their experiences in graduate programs in design, from proposal stage to program
implementation. These experiences may be quite similar or vary due to the different
funding environments and approaches to pedagogy. Through sharing and discussion,
this forum hopes to explore and record the past, present, and future direction
of graduate design education in Canada
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Moderator:
Wendy Siuyi Wong is the Chair of the Department of Design, Faculty
of Fine Art at York University. Dr. Wong’s research/creation
topics include Chinese visual cultural history and studies, design
and identity, design and public awareness, consumer society,
cross-cultural/hybrid design, globalization and transnational
studies. She is the author of Hong Kong Comics: A History of
Manhua, published by Princeton Architectural Press, four books
for Chinese readers, and numerous articles in academic and trade
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Colin
Ripley is a graduate of McMaster University, the University
of Toronto, and Princeton University, where he was awarded
a Master of Architecture degree in 1994. An Associate Professor
and Director of the Master of Architecture at Ryerson University,
Ripley’s primary areas of research focus on the use of
sound as a generator for architectural design; the use of glass
in architectural design; and the role of identity – particularly
sexual identity – in the construction of modern space.
Colin Ripley believes strongly that architecture, in the end,
is a form of cultural and political action. He therefore maintains
a small practice, Colin Ripley Architects, which is dedicated
to furthering his research interests through the production
of built form. |
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Bonnie
Sadler Takach is an assistant professor in the Department
of Art and Design at the University of Alberta, where she teaches
design theory, research and practice. Effective July 1, 2007,
she will be coordinator of Visual Communication Design, comprising
both undergraduate and graduate programs. Her work crosses
the fields of education, health and the social sciences. She
is currently investigating preferences of children and youth
for visual messages about health and well-being. She is a co-investigator
in funded studies regarding the effectiveness and critical
appraisal of children’s health Web sites. |
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Kathryn
Shailer is Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Studies
and Acting Dean of Graduate Studies at the Ontario College
of Art and Design. Prior to joining OCAD in 2003, she was Dean
of the Division of Continuing Education at the University of
Winnipeg, Director of the Centre for Integrated and Credit
Studies at Simon Fraser University, and taught at the University
of Western Ontario, Simon Fraser, and the University of Alberta.
She holds a PhD in Germanic Languages and Literatures from
Princeton University and has published work on German cinema,
German Romanticism, and issues surrounding adult education. |
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Tiiu Poldma Vice
Dean of Graduate Studies and Research in the Faculty of Environmental
Design, and associate professor at the School of Industrial Design
at the University of Montreal. She is currently the Director of
the Research Group GRID( Group for Research in Illumination and
Design) and heads up the Colour, Light and Form Lab at the faculty.
She is also full researcher at the CRIR, (the Centre for Interdisciplinary
Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal). Her specific
research interests include practice-based design research and
arts-informed research methods in qualitative research, virtual
Intelligent and physical experiential aspects of designed spaces,
phenomenological experiences, new technologies and emerging interior
design practices that integrate theory with practice. Recent
research and development work includes developing artful qualitative
research methods for doctoral students in design, developing
advanced qualitative research methods for design graduate students,
and integrating design with issues of well-being in the interior
environment, particularly for vulnerable populations such as
children and the aged. |
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Dr. Rudi
Meyer is currently the Chair of the Design Division
of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD University).
He is also a member of the Board of Governors of that University.
In both capacities, he is concerned with undergraduate and
graduate teaching and program development. Dr. Meyer's research
is in the areas of systems and network theory, and socially
responsible design with a particular interest in design in
the context of social emergencies. Dr. Meyer teaches studio
classes for, leads seminars for, and lectures on Design history
to upper-level Design students, and has supervised graduate
students both at NSCAD and elsewhere. |
LOCATION
The DX, 234 Bay, Toronto, Ontario will be the site for most
sessions. Selected sessions will be held in nearby locations
within easy access of the DX.
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