For Margaret Atsango, it’s a “dream come true.” The senior librarian of Africana collections and services at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, has waited three years to visit Western to learn new skills from fellow librar …
Faculty of Information and Media Studies
Future of your digital self
The meaning of ‘being’ has completely shifted in a digital world.
Future of technology in society
A key motivation for my work is a mixed sense of euphoria and deep concern. I am constantly adopting new technologies and testing various applications on the web. As I continue to dive into the digital realm, I developed a feeling of excitement, excitement to be part of a time of unprecedented technological transformation — the era of digital tools.
Future of academic research
To truly realize the value of publicly funded research, a key priority of the coming years and decades will be to mobilize knowledge derived from scholarship for the public good.
Future of pop culture
I have to laugh silently (who laughs out loud in this crammed world of ours without bringing the lifebots?) when I look back to what my grandparents (too bad their brains exploded during the first Implant Wars — they were 35 years young, all five of them) called the ‘media cycle.’
Future of privacy
You’ve been called in for a second interview for that job you really want.
Basen to deliver Clissold Lecture
Ira Basen, long-time CBC Radio journalist responsible for the creation of several network programs including ‘The Inside Track’ and ‘This Morning’, will deliver the 2012 Clissold Lecture in Journalism at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 in Conron Hall, University College, room 224.
Innovative education leader visits campus
Jorge Chojolan visits Western as part of his North American speaking tour, in partnership with Librarians Without Borders, at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14 in the Faculty of Education, room 1010.
Snapshot from past holds new meaning for family
It was almost 23 years ago to the day. David Start had his 3-year-old daughter Virginia on his shoulder; 6-year-old sister Mary Beth was holding dad’s hand. The two, sporting matching dresses, strolled through campus with their dad following the graduation of their mother Susan in 1989.
Conversation develops in wake of Wente controversy
Sparked by controversy surrounding Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente, discussions about plagiarism are popping up across campus – particularly, and not surprisingly, in journalism classes.
Student values ‘opportunity,’ hopes to pass it on
It was a chilly and windy October night back in 2005 that drew Ticha Gwaradzimba to pull off the 401 into London.
Evolve or die: Modern classrooms need to change with times
Fellow profs, if you’ve been around students anytime within the last few years, you know social media is integral to their lives.
Study eyes role of women’s shelters in communities
The first phase results of the Ontario Shelter Research Project, a massive collaborative study funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, were released at Western last week in hopes the findings will assist shelters in evaluating their services in order to better meet the needs of their clients.
Future of your digital self
The meaning of ‘being’ has completely shifted in a digital world.
Future of technology in society
A key motivation for my work is a mixed sense of euphoria and deep concern. I am constantly adopting new technologies and testing various applications on the web. As I continue to dive into the digital realm, I developed a feeling of excitement, excitement to be part of a time of unprecedented technological transformation — the era of digital tools.
Future of academic research
To truly realize the value of publicly funded research, a key priority of the coming years and decades will be to mobilize knowledge derived from scholarship for the public good.
Future of pop culture
I have to laugh silently (who laughs out loud in this crammed world of ours without bringing the lifebots?) when I look back to what my grandparents (too bad their brains exploded during the first Implant Wars — they were 35 years young, all five of them) called the ‘media cycle.’
Future of privacy
You’ve been called in for a second interview for that job you really want.
Basen to deliver Clissold Lecture
Ira Basen, long-time CBC Radio journalist responsible for the creation of several network programs including ‘The Inside Track’ and ‘This Morning’, will deliver the 2012 Clissold Lecture in Journalism at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 in Conron Hall, University College, room 224.
Innovative education leader visits campus
Jorge Chojolan visits Western as part of his North American speaking tour, in partnership with Librarians Without Borders, at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14 in the Faculty of Education, room 1010.
Snapshot from past holds new meaning for family
It was almost 23 years ago to the day. David Start had his 3-year-old daughter Virginia on his shoulder; 6-year-old sister Mary Beth was holding dad’s hand. The two, sporting matching dresses, strolled through campus with their dad following the graduation of their mother Susan in 1989.
Conversation develops in wake of Wente controversy
Sparked by controversy surrounding Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente, discussions about plagiarism are popping up across campus – particularly, and not surprisingly, in journalism classes.
Student values ‘opportunity,’ hopes to pass it on
It was a chilly and windy October night back in 2005 that drew Ticha Gwaradzimba to pull off the 401 into London.
Evolve or die: Modern classrooms need to change with times
Fellow profs, if you’ve been around students anytime within the last few years, you know social media is integral to their lives.
Study eyes role of women’s shelters in communities
The first phase results of the Ontario Shelter Research Project, a massive collaborative study funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, were released at Western last week in hopes the findings will assist shelters in evaluating their services in order to better meet the needs of their clients.