Research

 

2016

  1.   Pedagogies of Ontology: Interventions and Intraventions of Practice Based Research, American Education Research Association (AERA) conference, Apr. 2016, Washington, D.C. Co-presenters: Natalie LeBlanc, Adrienne Boulton-Funke, Rita L. Irwin.

2015

  1.   Network Art/Network Pedagogy: Educating Artists Beyond Digital, International Conference on the Arts in Society, 2015 Special Focus: The Work of Art in the Age of Networked Society, July 2015, London, UK. (accepted)

  2.   Creating Dialogical Space for Emergent Knowledge. Panel: “Group Critiques in Foundation Studies Drawing Courses”, Foundations in Art: Theory & Education (FATE) conference, Mar. 2015, Indianapolis, IN.

2014

  1.   Educating Artists Beyond Digital. CSEA PhD Dissertation Award paper presented at the Canadian   
      Society for Education through Art conference, Oct. 2014, Halifax, NS.

Interventions and Intraventions in Practice Based Research. A paper presented at the Canadian Society for Education through Art conference, Oct. 2014, Halifax, NS. Co-presenters Adrienne Boulton-Funke, Rita L. Irwin, and Natalie LeBlanc.


  1. Network Art/Network Pedagogy: Educating Artists Beyond Digital, National Art Education Association (NAEA), March 29-31, San Diego, CA, USA

  2. Through Intraventions: Generating Emergent and Ongoing Learning in Art Teacher Education, National Art Education Association (NAEA), March 29-31, San Diego, CA, USA (with Natalie LeBlanc, Adrienne Boulton-Funke, and Dr. Rita Irwin)


2013

  1. The Interactive and Dialogical Teaching Model: Smartphones and Networked Technologies in Art Education, Georgia Art Education Association (GAEA), October 10-13, Savannah, Georgia, USA (with Dr. Bret Lefler)

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  1. Intraventions of Becoming: Provoking Inquiry and Self-Knowledge in Art Teacher Education, National Art Education Association (NAEA), March 7-10, Fort Worth, Texas, USA (Heidi May, Adrienne Boulton-Funke, Rita Irwin, Natalie LeBlanc)

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  1. A/r/tography as Intervention, National Art Education Association (NAEA), March 7-10, Forth Worth, Texas, USA (Kimberly Baker, Heidi May, Natalie LeBlanc)

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2012

  1. Intervention / Intravention: A/r/tography Inquiry in Visual Art Teacher Education, Canadian Society for Education through Art (CSEA), October 25-27, Edmonton, Alberta, CAN (Adrienne Boulton-Funke,  Rita Irwin, Donal O’Donoghue, Natalie LeBlanc, Heidi May)

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  1. Relationality and Pedagogy in A/r/tography, American Educational Research Association (AERA), April 15, Vancouver, BC, CAN (Carl Leggo, Rita L. Irwin, George Belliveau, Heidi May, Donal O Donoghue, Valerie Triggs)
    Presenting paper: May, H., O Donoghue, D, Irwin, R. L. “
    Performing an Intervention in the Space Between Art and Education”

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  1. Interventions: Conceptualizing, Designing, and Examining Democratic Participatory Research with Secondary Art Teacher Candidates, National Art Education Association (NAEA), March 3, New York City (Rita Irwin, Donal O Donoghue, Adrienne Boulton-Funke, Heidi May)

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  1. Intraventions: Pedagogy and Democratic Participatory Research with Visual Art Teacher Candidates, National Art Education Association (NAEA), March 3, New York City (Adrienne Boulton-Funke, Donal O Donoghue, Heidi May, Natalie LeBlanc) 

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2011

  1. Processing Digital: Opening up to a Space of Emergence in Art Pedagogy, Symposium on Online Education, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC, CAN, May, 2011. (with Dr. Jody Baker)

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  1. Art in the Age of Networked Learning, Panel: Social Networking Your Way to Visual Literacy, Foundations in Art: Theory and Education + Mid America College Art Association (FATE),
    March 30 - April 2, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Chair: Marlene Lipinski, Columbia College, Chicago; Panel participants: Sara Dismukes, Troy University; Liz Murphy Thomas, University of Illinois, Springfield; Nell Ruby, Agnes Scott College; Peter Tucker, SUNY Fredonia.

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  1. Creating Acts of Pedagogy through Art Practice, National Art Education Association (NAEA), March 17-20, Seattle, WA, USA (with Dr. Rita Irwin, Dr. Donal O’Donoghue, and Dr. James Sanders)

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  1. Art that Decodes: Making Sense of Data Process, Panel: Data as a Creative Medium, College Art Association (CAA), February 9-12, New York > personal blog entry following panel discussion

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  3. Processing Digital: Opening up to a Space of Emergence in Art Pedagogy, New Media Caucus - Fight the Power: Open Source, Free Software, and Critical Digital Practice, College Art Association (CAA), February 9-12, New York (with Dr. Jody Baker)

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  5. Invited discussant for Contesting the Netopticon, Moderated by Simon Biggs (UK/Australia) with fellow discussants Marc Garrett, Davin Heckman (USA), Patrick Lichty (USA), Christina Spiesel (USA), and Jon Thomson & Alison Craighead (UK). http://www.subtle.net/empyre - January archive



2010

  1. Processing: Understanding Art as Encountering Ongoing Narrative. International Digital Media Arts Association Conference, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC, CAN, November, 2010.

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  1. Dialogical Process: Critical Dialogue and Creative Process via the Internet, National Art Education Association (NAEA), April 14-18, Baltimore, MD, USA

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2009

  1. Digital Graffiti Transnationally, British Columbia Teachers’ Association + Canadian Society for Education Through Art Conference (CSEA), Oct 22-24, Vancouver, BC, CAN (with Kimberly Baker)

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  1. Teaching Art Online: Disrupting the Teacher-Student Hierarchy, International Conference of the Arts in Society (4th Annual), Venice, Italy, July 28-31 (with Kyla Mallett)    

    Student-Centred Learning and Strategies for Active Participation: 1) Mapping the Course (Moodle), 2) Technology and Student-Centred Learning, 3) Discussion Forums and Peer-Based Learning;

   Recording and Archiving Creative Process through Dialogue: 1) Psychological Theory and the Internet, 2) Working Through the Process (Moodle), 3) Conversation, Dialogue and Critique, 4) Personalizing Knowledge with Self-Reflexivity

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  1. The Bigger Picture: Digital Graffiti Transnationally, International Conference of the Arts in Society (4th Annual), Venice, Italy, July 28-31 (with Kimberly Baker)

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  1. Art in the Age of Networked Learning, Canadian e-Learning Conference (7th Annual), Vancouver, BC, CAN June 17-19

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  1. Critical Dialogue in Online Learning: Shifting Curriculum to a Networked Space, Investigating Our Practices (IOP) Conference (12th Annual), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CAN, May 2 (with Kyla Mallett, Jody Baker, Glen Lowry)

    Student-Centred Learning and Strategies for Active Participation - Kyla Mallett

    Recording and Archiving Creative Process - Heidi May

   Wiki Ecology: Mutual Trust and Collective Effort - Jody Baker

    Active Learners and Reconfiguring the Exchange of Knowledge - Glen Lowry

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2008

  1. Teaching Art Online, Educational Technology Users Group (BCcampus), Spring Conference (Creativity theme), Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC, CAN, May 28-30 (with Kyla Mallett)

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Speaking

» Writing

  1. network art

  2. art pedagogy

  3. interdisciplinarity

  4. digital art practices

  5. studio critiques

  6. internet culture

  7. dialogical process

  8. social art practices

  9. online learning

   Speaking

» Writing

ARTIST RESEARCH TALKS  & GUEST LECTURES

2015

  1. Artist Research Talk, “Art as Inquiry,” Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Inquiry Seminar II (EDUC 451B/307), University of British Columbia, January 2015

2013

  1. Artist Research Talk, Columbus State University, Department of Art, Columbus, Georgia, USA, September 25, 2013


  1. Artist Research Talk, “Dialogue Series,” University of British Columbia - Okanaga, Kelowna, BC, CAN, July 12, 2013


2012

  1. Visiting Artist, Columbus State University, Department of Art, Columbus, Georgia, USA, April 12 - Artist Lecture and Guest Teaching


  1. Visiting Artist, NIC/ECU Lecture Series, Stan Hagan Theatre, North Island College, Courtenay,  BC, CAN, March 1 - Artist Lecture and senior-student critiques


2008

  1. Using Moodle for Art and Design Courses, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC, CAN, September (with Kyla Mallett) - Faculty Workshop

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2003

  1. Artist Talk in conjunction with Let’s Get Lost exhibition, Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, BC, CAN, October 2003 (exhibition site)


2001

  1. Visiting Artist Lecture, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CAN

CONFERENCES & PANELS