Research Entrepreneurs Accelerating Prosperity (REAP) will be showcasing a wide variety of interactive technologies in the Dana Porter Library during Congress.
The technologies on display – described as interactive display environments and applications (IDEA) – are ones developed in the FELT lab in St. Jacobs, a community-based lab where academia and industry partners collaborate to configure technologies in novel ways to meet new market needs.
The display will include a recharge lounge, where delegates can relax and recharge their mobile devices while also interacting with various installations, including:
Navigating the interactive art gallery. Photo by Tomasz Adamski
In addition to this interactive media display in the Dana Porter Library, REAP will also be holding hands-on “thinkering” events (thinking + tinkering) with interactive display technologies on Sunday, Monday, and Thursday during Congress:
Thinkering about the 21st Century Classroom
During a 30-minute session, participants will be introduced to – and do some ‘serious play’ with – new interactive displays that can transform the way they teach and the way they present ideas to students. The display’s venue in St. Jacob’s is a 10-minute drive from Waterloo. A train is available from Waterloo’s Clay and Glass Gallery and the Perimeter Institute (16:15 departure; $15 round trip). Register for this event.
For more information about REAP, the interactive media display, or the thinkering events, contact:
Associate Professor
Drama and Speech Communication
Ext. 35056
Digital Experience Integrator
REAP
519-496-7566
University of Waterloo Library
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
519 888 4883
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