Learning, digital culture and play
A reflective and early participant in online life and cultures, Melanie draws insights from a varied background that includes interactive production, teaching and academic research. Her talks and presentations invite participants to question and conceptualize a broader, more inclusive and more playful vision of digital cultures beyond moral panics, institutional pragmatism and enterprise hype. She has appeared at: TEDx LibrariansTO (Toronto), Digifest (Toronto), FITC (Toronto), Gamercamp (Toronto), Privacycamp (Toronto), The National Inner City Conference (Toronto), Atlantic Magazines Association (Halifax), Magazine Canada's Web Weekend(s) (Toronto, Edmonton, Vancouver, Halifax), Canada-Wide Media (Vancouver).
SPEAKING
Featured speaker: "Console Gaming @ Your Library"
Toronto Public Library - branch directors game programming conference
Toronto (2011)
Panelist: "Crafting a Mindset for Play as Adults"
Gamercamp Lv3 (conference)
Toronto (2011)
Featured speaker: "Play or get played: Messing with the digital sandbox"
Digifest digital technology conference
Toronto (2011)
Featured speaker: The Hero's Journey: Gamers in the Stacks
TEDx Librarians Toronto
Toronto (2011)
Moderator:
"Play's the Thing"
Gamercamp Toronto (conference)
Toronto (2010)
Facilitator:
Classroom 2.0 and the Creepy Treehouse (session)
Privacy Camp TO - un-conference/camp
Toronto (2010)
Featured speaker: "Carefree Highway: Social & Participatory Media Strategies for the Road Ahead"
Canada Wide Media social media conference
Vancouver (2009)
Featured speaker: "Beyond blocking: Embracing social media"
Canadian Association of Communicators in Education (CACE)
Toronto (2009)
Featured speaker: "Beyond blocking: Embracing social media"
Trillium Lakelands District School board (TLDB) social media conference
Ontario (2009)
Featured speaker: "The sharing revolution"
Atlantic Magazines Association Annual Conference (AMA)
Halifax (2009)
Featured speaker: "The sharing revolution"
Magazines Canada's Web Weekend conference:
- Toronto (2008)
- Vancouver (2008)
- Edmonton (2008)
Featured speaker: "User is King: Magazines2.0"
Magazines Canada's Web Weekend conference:
- Toronto (2007)
- Halifax (2007)
Featured speaker: "New Teachers Speak"
National Inner City (EDUCATION) Conference
Toronto (2007)
Speaker: "Source + Imagination II"
FITC (Flash in The Can) conference
Toronto, (2005)
Featured speaker: "Blogging 101"
Centennial College, Centre for Creative Communications
Toronto, (2005)
Featured speaker: "Introducing Online Social Networks"
Centennial College, Centre for Creative Communications
Toronto, (2005)
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Learning, digital culture and play
A reflective and early participant in online life and cultures, Melanie draws insights from a varied background that includes interactive production, teaching and academic research. Her talks and presentations invite participants to question and conceptualize a broader, more inclusive and more playful vision of digital cultures beyond moral panics, institutional pragmatism and enterprise hype. She has appeared at: TEDx LibrariansTO (Toronto), Digifest (Toronto), FITC (Toronto), Gamercamp (Toronto), Privacycamp (Toronto), The National Inner City Conference (Toronto), Atlantic Magazines Association (Halifax), Magazine Canada's Web Weekend(s) (Toronto, Edmonton, Vancouver, Halifax), Canada-Wide Media (Vancouver).
SPEAKING
Featured speaker: "Console Gaming @ Your Library"
Toronto Public Library - branch directors game programming conference
Toronto (2011)
Panelist: "Crafting a Mindset for Play as Adults"
Gamercamp Lv3 (conference)
Toronto (2011)
Featured speaker: "Play or get played: Messing with the digital sandbox"
Digifest digital technology conference
Toronto (2011)
Featured speaker: The Hero's Journey: Gamers in the Stacks
TEDx Librarians Toronto
Toronto (2011)
Moderator: "Play's the Thing"
Gamercamp Toronto (conference)
Toronto (2010)
Facilitator: Classroom 2.0 and the Creepy Treehouse (session)
Privacy Camp TO - un-conference/camp
Toronto (2010)
Featured speaker: "Carefree Highway: Social & Participatory Media Strategies for the Road Ahead"
Canada Wide Media social media conference
Vancouver (2009)
Featured speaker: "Beyond blocking: Embracing social media"
Canadian Association of Communicators in Education (CACE)
Toronto (2009)
Featured speaker: "Beyond blocking: Embracing social media"
Trillium Lakelands District School board (TLDB) social media conference
Ontario (2009)
Featured speaker: "The sharing revolution"
Atlantic Magazines Association Annual Conference (AMA)
Halifax (2009)
Featured speaker: "The sharing revolution"
Magazines Canada's Web Weekend conference:
