Dr. Patrick Parra Pennefather

Tag: disruptive

  • Lurning through Failur

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    This is a presentation that I prepared early in 2017 for a seminar at Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Communications, Art and Technology on the theme of Failure and Learning.

  • However Maslow 1943

    However Maslow 1943

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    However Maslow 1943   “However” (Maslow, 1943), “it” (Holtgraves, 1997) “may” (Foot, 1972) “be” (Bloom, 1971) “just as likely” (Gambetta, 2000) “to rely on” (Bartolo, Cubelli, Della Sala & Drei, 2003) “another” (Ricoeur, 1992) “person’s” (Clarke, 1964) “idea” (Ormerod, Twidale, Sas, Gomes da Silva & McKnight, 2006) “to support the construction of” (Belland, Glazewski, &…

  • Reinventing the Audience Experience at Salon Series #3: A streamed dance event

    Reinventing the Audience Experience at Salon Series #3: A streamed dance event

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    Often times, at the Centre for Digital Media’s MDM Program, we challenge our learners to innovate. So what does innovation look like in the social media space? Is there any room for innovation or are we stuck in the “just tweet that out to get attention” loop? Are we destined to mainly rely on Facebook…

  • Rapid Prototyping Techniques @ the CDM

    Rapid Prototyping Techniques @ the CDM

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    The videos below represent two different ways that I’ve attempted to capture typical rapid prototyping processes that I’ve facilitated in my Interdisciplinary Improvisation course and in real-world Projects courses at the Master of Digital Media Program in Vancouver. In my first prototype, the photo and video documentation attempt to show more of a collage of…

  • Work with New Others…Often

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    It’s difficult advocating the unknown joys and perils of collaborating with others when I’d rather talk about the steady times I continue to have with familiar and aligned collaborators. The truth is we never know what the outcome of a collaboration is going to be. Some of us have the luxury of developing collaborative partnerships that last…

  • Disrupting the Classroom

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    This video shot at the  Masters of Digital Media Program by learners who over the years have contributed to the disruption of teaching and learning. The video gives you a taste of different methods of engaging learners in order to promote a teaching and learning environment that is collaborative and self-reflexive. A free download of an excerpt of…

  • Improvisation & Communication

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    A short video detailing the advantages improvisation has to support communication in collaborative activities. Shot with the 8th cohort at the Master of Digital Media Program in Vancouver, Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFKbdLVjOLI

  • In-Book Easter Eggs

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    So after over 250 downloads in 9 days, only a few people have uncovered the link to the easter egg in the  free 10 Chapter version of The Disruptive Game. For the curious, I have concealed one in the ebook that links you to a brand new section. No hints, here, however.       Curiously, in-game easter eggs…