On Wednesday at 2:30 PM ET, folks from the IDRC, Fluid community, and others gather together to learn and discussion various topics. The community workshops provide an opportunity for us to engage with a broader community to spur our creative processes, with topics that may align with our projects, be tangential, or provide an alternative perspective to challenge our ideas and notions. |
To join the conversation please come to the IDRC office in Toronto or remotely through our Vidyo conference in the fluid_standup room. You may need to install the Vidyo app on your computer or portable device before joining.
Topic | Facilitator | Date | Links / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Applying Market Research and Analysis Practices | Jim Tobias | Oct 5 | Slides |
| Cancelled - Due to DEEP | Oct 12 | ||
| Douglas C. Engelbart's 1968 demo - Video | Justin | Oct 19 | Videos |
| Visualization of Complex Medical Data using Next-Generation Holo-graphic Techniques | Michael Page ( Phase Lab OCADU ) | Oct 26 | Special Time ( 10 am ET ) |
| Ursula Franklin: The Real World of Technology | Michelle / Dana | Nov 2 | |
| TBD | Nov 9 | ||
| TBD | Nov 16 | ||
| TBD | Nov 23 | ||
| TBD | Nov 30 | ||
| TBD | Dec 7 | ||
| TBD | Dec 14 | ||
| Cancelled - Due to holidays | Dec 21 | ||
| Cancelled - Due to holidays | Dec 28 | ||
| Cancelled - Due to holidays | Jan 4 |
Topic | Facilitator |
|---|---|
Agile development: planning | Michelle |
| Assistive Technology demos from actual users | Guest? |
| Teacher to talk about education plans (EP) | Guest? |
| Students with learning disabilities to talk about their experiences | Guest? |
| People working with students on mindfulness and mental health | Guest? |
| Talk to people who teach children to program | Guest? |
| Someone from able gamers to talk about how people with various disabilities interact with games | Guest? |
| People working with young adults with autism | Guest? |
| Rose? How people engage in social connections and relationships | Guest? |
| Empathy Toy | |
| Engage with OCAD students to talk about their projects and/or areas of study. ( MDes and others) | Guest? |
| Music Therapy | Theresa |
| Someone who has developed software for older adults | Guest? |
| Someone who works with brain sensing tech | Guest? |
Someone to talk about entrepreneurship and marketing ( how to reach people to use our software and services e.g. P4A, Outside-in, hack-a-thons, etc.) | Guest? |
| Latest A11y models and principles to follow, and language to use ( e.g. things that the MDes students are taught ) | Jutta? |
| Accessibility in the Toronto Public Library | Guest? |
Case Studies of User Creativity in Computing (Monthly)
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| Offsite Visit: Location | Topic | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | ||
| Bluedot | Design practices and considerations | |
| STEAMLabs | ||
| Underground Hack Lab? | ||
| Blooorview Research Institute | ||
| IDI Partners (e.g. UofT, Ryerson, etc) | ||
| Toronto Rehabilitation Institute |
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| KidsLearningCode/GirlsLearningCode | Teaching children to program | Kathryn Barrett |
| Centre for Social Innovation | Entrepreneurship and marketing | Adil Dhalla |
| Cognitive Aging Lab (Ryerson) | Designing for older adults ( ? ) |
| Challenges / Hack Session / Workshop | Facilitator |
|---|---|
Workshops from previous years can be seen on the Previous Community Workshop Topics page.
Topic | Facilitator | Date | Links / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSoC Projects Discussion | GSoC Students | Sep 28 | Data Visualizations: Responsive Music UI Controls: Discovery Cat: UIO/Learner Options:
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Site deployment tasks | Justin | Sep 21 | Website Deployment Checklist |
| Infusion 2.0 release prep ( pre-testing, discussions, and etc.) | Justin | Sep 14 | Infusion 2.0 Release Status |
| Sonification Primer - Video ( Part 2 ) | Video / Jon | Sep 7 | |
| Sonification Primer - Video ( Part 1 ) | Video / Jon | Aug 31 | |
| Computer Studies in Public High School | Pak Wong | Aug 24 | |
| Discussion on Accessible Gaming | Godfrey and Tim | Aug 17 | Google Doc |
| Introduction to Design | Dana and Sepideh | Aug 10 | |
| Discussion: Interactive Touch Inputs with Screen Readers | Jon / Justin | Aug 3 | Discussion: PhET Sims: Other: |
| Introduction and Discussion of the GPII Nexus | Simon | July 27 | Repo |
| Self assessment strategy for measuring and tracking software skills like collaboration and creativity | Julia / Evangelos Kapros | July 20 | |
| Discussion of use cases for built-in a11y features on Windows and Mac: Continued from June 22nd | Julia | July 13 | a11y features |
| Discussion: Screen Reader Strategies | Jon Hung | July 6 | Discussion Guide and Notes (google doc) |
| Discussion: Working with students with Developmental Disabilities and how they use technology / sharing IDRC projects | Dragan Pausak / Michelle D'Souza | June 29 | |
| Discussion of use cases for built-in a11y features on Windows and Mac | Julia | June 22 | a11y features |
| Case Studies of User Creativity in Computing: "Self: The Movie" | Video and Group Discussion | June 15 | |
| Inclusive Design Mapping Tool exercise | Jutta | June 1 | Requirement Mapping (Petals & Flowers) |
| Case Studies of User Creativity in Computing: "Twine" | Alan | May 25 | Presentation / Demo |
| Requirement Mapping ( Petals & Flowers ) ( Staring at 3pm ) | Jutta | May 18 | Requirement Mapping (Petals & Flowers) |
| Introduction to Programming | Alan | May 4 | Workshop Twine Presentation Slides |
| Case Studies of User Creativity in Computing: Logo | Antranig | April 27 |
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| Metatecture | Steve | April 20 | |
| Wiki Gardening | Fluid Team | April 13 | |
| Reserved for OCADU Vision & Mission Project | March 30 | ||
| SEO | Katya Bovykina | March 23 | Slides |
| Discuss about onboarding into the Fluid community | Justin | March 16 | Notes |
| APCP Self-assessment dashboard | Jutta | March 9 | |
| IDRC Web Site Design: ( site map ) | Sepideh, Dana, Jon | March 2 | Notes |
| Case Studies of User Creativity in Computing: Super Mario Maker | Simon | February 24 | Super Mario Maker: Nintendo's essence, in your hands by Christian Nutt (Gamasutra) Moneyball, but for Mario—the data behind Super Mario Maker popularity (Ars Technica) Super Mario Maker Bookmark (Nintendo web catalogue of courses) Mario Maker Mornings: Part 83 [Don't Underestimate 8-Year-Old Kids] |
IDRC Web Site Design: (next steps, who will do what, goals, and etc.) | Michelle | February 17 | |
| Start Focused Fluid Infusion 2.0 release testing. | Justin/Michelle | February 10 | |
| Communication in Open Source Communities: How we can make things better | Justin / Michelle | February 3 | Fluid Project Communication Synchrospetive |
| Communication in Open Source Communities | Justin / Michelle | January 27 | Fluid Project Communication Synchrospetive |
| GSoC 2016 project brainstorming | Justin | January 20 | |
| eHealth and Digital Services Innovation in Sweden | Vivian Vimarlund | January 13 |
Check out the Meetings page for more reoccurring events. Check out the Collaborate page for more ways to get involved! |