KMDI lecture series - Design Research: Views from Across the Disciplines
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Design Research: Views from Across the Disciplines
Presented by the Knowledge Media Design Institute, University of Toronto
2-4 pm at Bahen Centre for Information Technology, BA 7256 (7th floor) 40 St. George St.
Epistemologically, what do designers ‘know’? Are there ‘designerly ways of knowing’ distinct from the recognised scientific and other scholarly ways of knowing? Speakers from different disciplines will take these questions as their point of departure to explore what, for them, constitutes a legitimate knowledge claim. And, since research in knowledge media design is typically trans-disciplinary, we will also explore ways of fostering communication across disciplinary boundaries and bridging traditional epistemological divides.*
March 6: Nick Woolridge, Professor, Biomedical Communications & KMDI, U of T
March 13: Michael Longford, Professor, Dept. of Design, York University & Barbara Crow, Professor & Director, Joint Graduate Programme in Communication & Culture York University
March 20: Rodney Hoinkes, PhD in Design (Harvard) & Creator of Parallel Worlds Lab
March 27: Li Shu, Professor, Biomimetics for Innovation & Design Laboratory, Dept. of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, U of T
April 3: Tomás Dorta, Professeur adjoint, Ecole de design industriel, Université de Montréal
April TBA: Bill Gaver, Professor of Design, Goldsmiths, University of London
April 24: Bill Buxton, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research & author of award winning book, Designing User Experiences
May 1: Design Research & KMD: A Panel Discussion
Danielle Lottridge, PhD candidate, MIE& KMDI; Kate Sellen, PhD candidate, MIE & KMDI, Karen Smith, PhD candidate FIS & KMDI & Joan Touzot, PhD candidate & KMDI. Moderated by Gale Moore, Professor & Director, KMDI
May 20: Nigel Cross, Professor of Design Studies, Faculty of Technology, The Open University & Editor-in-Chief of Design Studies
* Cross, 1 N. (2006). Designerly ways of knowing. London: Springer.
For more information: http://kmdi.utoronto.ca/