Centre for Digital Media's Top News Stories from 2020
2020 was a decidedly unique year at Centre for Digital Media, marked by some big changes and many firsts. In May, we bid farewell to MDM Program Director, Dr. Richard Smith, after nine years, and welcomed one of our full-time faculty members, Larry Bafia, to the role. Much of 2020...
Read MoreAn Open Letter to Centre for Digital Media Alumni: Thank You for Your Continued Support
This is both a note of appreciation and an IOU to our amazing alumni network. Disclaimer: this letter covers only some of what our amazing alumni group has done over the past few months, and I apologise in advance to those who I may miss in this acknowledgement. Act One: The Challenge...
Read MoreThe Pre-MDM Program Goes Remote! How We’re Navigating Online Learning for Digital Media Education
The current pandemic is wreaking havoc with our day-to-day life. Now more than ever, we need to bring into play our originality and resourcefulness, and find a rhythm to settle in, communicate in new ways, Zoom-teach, Zoom-react, and Zoom-manage our projects. Here’s how we’re tackling...
Read MoreMDM Alumni Win Two Prestigious Awards
The Centre for Digital Media is pleased to announce that MDM alumni have recently won two prestigious awards—a Bronze Pencil from The One Show 2020 Awards and an Award of Excellence and Innovation in the Integration of Technology from the CNIE 2020 Awards. It’s always thrilling to see...
Read MorePre-MDM: A Digital Media English Language Program Where Students Learn Technical English, Pitching Ideas & Software Skills
The Pre-MDM program graduated its fourth cohort in April. In just four years, Pre-MDM has become an integral program to the Centre for Digital Media. As a qualifying program to the Master of Digital Media program, Pre-MDM goes hand in hand with the MDM and with the digital media...
Read MoreCDM Bids Farewell to Director Richard Smith, Welcomes New Director Larry Bafia
After nine years as MDM Program Director, Dr. Richard Smith is moving on to a new phase in his career. Smith came into the program back in June 2011, just as construction began on the current Centre for Digital Media building. As the MDM program’s longest serving Director, he...
Read MoreThinking and Reflecting on Nine Years As MDM Director
After nine years as MDM director at the Centre for Digital Media, Richard Smith is moving on to a new phase in his career. Below are his thoughts on the last nine years. So, looking back, what do I see? The first thing I see is that the MDM has been a learning experience. I have...
Read MoreZoom End Of Term Presentations During COVID
Last month MDM students quickly pivoted from working physically together on campus and meeting clients face to face to working remotely and using online communication channels. As students continued to work and prepare their deliverables for their clients, one question remained—how would they present their final deliverables to the faculty and their class?
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