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Social media gives information workers the experience of materiality

January 5, 2012

Today’s practice:  If you haven’t created something lately, try creating something online. At our all-university kick-off meeting for Emily Carr‘s spring semester, President Ron Burnett talked about the university’s work in terms of materiality; in terms of the work, thinking and process that goes into bringing actual artifacts into being. In an art and design university, many [...]

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The post-reading generation talks about the future of books

September 13, 2011

This post originally appeared on SIMCentre.ca. Today I got to be a (tweeting) fly on the wall in Jonathan Aitken’s ebook design class. Somewhat to my amusement, Jonathan began by explaining how old people like us used to read in linear way, where you flip through pages in order. The explanation seemed less amusingly superfluous [...]

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An open design process for SIMCentre.ca

January 24, 2011

This post appears today on the site of the Social + Interactive Media Centre at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Shh…don’t tell anyone, but we’re redesigning our website. That’s the standard attitude towards website redesign, at least since the (merciful!) death of those horrible “under construction” signs you used to find all over [...]

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Why I love my new job

March 24, 2010
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When I came into work today, I found that somebody had knit a handle-cosy onto the front door of Emily Carr, and around the pipe just inside. This is why working at an art university rocks.

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Press

January 16, 2010

I frequently comment on social media, the personal, social and political implications of technology adoption, entrepreneurship, and other topics. Editors or reporters on a deadline can reach me via cel (604.726.5445) or Twitter (@awsamuel) or contact my assistant, Morgan Brayton (778.858.8787). You can reach me via e-mail as alex[at]alexandrasamuel[dot]com or by using the contact form [...]

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About Alex

June 4, 2005

Alexandra Samuel is the Director of the Social + Interactive Media Centre at Emily Carr University. She writes about how social media is transforming our politics, our work and our personal lives. Her writing on technology issues has appeared in media outlets like the Toronto Star, CBC Radio, Business 2.0, and the Chronicle of Higher [...]

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