Topics
The Team
Year One
- Dave - Graphic Design 1, Illustration 1 (Online)
- Me - Computer Graphics 1
- Tanya Sprowl - Type 1
- Thomas Bradley - Web Dev 1
- English (Online)
Year Two
- Janet Menger - History of Visual Communication (Online)
- Jed Looker - Interaction Design 2
- Greg Treadwell - Type 3, CG 3
- Angela Fahlman - GD 3
- Chelle Lorenzen - WebDev 3
- Alyssa Munaretto - CG 3
- Andrew Miller - Motion 1, YR 2
- William Shaw - Motion 1, YR 2
We're planning on re-introducing a Business of Design course.
Year Three
- Jed Looker - Interaction Design 4
- Thomas Bradley - Web Dev 5
- Geoff Brown - Motion 3
- Anish Parmar - Computer Graphics 5
- Chris Jones - Graphic Design 5
Course Outlines
- A few course outlines still need completing.
- Complete your Course Section Information document. Upload to COMMS.
Intake Numbers
- ~70 in first year
- ~200 total
- 3 sections in first year
- 3 sections of second year
- 2 sections of third year
Student Challenges
If you spot students who appear to have challenges
- Pull them aside for a talk right away
- Send them to Dave or Al
- Send them to Deborah Buck
DesignThinkers
- Week of November 6-10th
- DesignThinkers is November 7 & 8
- Educators’ conference is the 6th
- Do we make this a reading week?
Program Web Site
- algonquindesign.ca Let’s promote it.
- Take new photos of faculty for the web site
Shopify Award
- Choose a Shopify Award recipient with full-time faculty
- Someone who upholds the Shopify value system – “getting shit done”
- Someone who may work at Shopify – not a requirement
- $1000 cheque to the student
- We’ll present it in a gathering of all third year students at the start of the year
- List of 3rd year students
- My pick:
- Kelly Miles
Stock Photography
- If students need stock photos for a project, point them here
- cg.algonquindesign.ca
Various Notes
- Proposed new chalk board in N207 or N208
- FYI: We have a new chair: Sherryl Fraser. Peter’s retired
- Jed will be taking the lead in revamping the artwork in the hallway
- We’re not allowed to attribute grades for attendance
- Add due dates to assignments on Brightspace. They’ll appear in Calendar
- We’ll be working with third year students to prepare them for coop & the workplace