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December 2018
The World of Publishing and Editing with Clare Marshall
Clare Marshall is the author of multiple young adult science fiction novels. She will be coming in to talk to us about her journey into the world of publication and following up with a Q&A to answer any burning questions our budding authors might have. All you have to bring with you are your questions and your curiosity! This event is open to anybody! Dal Writes Dal Writes is a newly-created society for authors of science fiction and fantasy. We…
Find out more »January 2019
SURGE Sandbox Official Launch
Join Dalhousie University and the Nova Scotia Department of Labour and Advanced Education for the official opening of SURGE – Science Unleashed: Research Growing the Economy SURGE - Science Unleashed: Research Growing the Economy Nova Scotia’s newest sandbox. Funded by the Nova Scotia government, SURGE aims to train science students to translate scientific discovery into economic growth and solutions to the world’s big problems. Event Details Official opening of SURGE Sandbox and innovation workshop Tuesday January 8th, 2019 Rm 2665,…
Find out more »Digital Mi’kmaq Info Session
Please join the Director of Digital Mi’kmaq for a short presentation, followed by a Q&A session to learn more about this exciting initiative! Students, field experts, researchers, and the community at large are welcome to attend and learn more about how to best engage with this group. About A made-in-Nova-Scotia success story, Digital Mi’kmaq has already attracted Noble Laureates, the Governor General of Canada, organizations like the Canadian Space Agency and others around the world. Registration Please visit the Digital…
Find out more »CANCELLED – Halifax JavaScript + Emerging Web Technologies Meetup
NOTICE The following event has been cancelled at the request of the organizer. The organizer will contact all who have RSVP'd directly with more information. Sorry for any inconvenience that this may have caused. Attend this Halifax JavaScript + Emerging Web Technologies Meetup hosted by ShiftKey Labs to delve deeper into JavaScript, more specifically React.js. React is a UI library developed at Facebook to facilitate the creation of interactive, stateful and reusable UI components. It is used at Facebook in…
Find out more »Creative Confidence and Design Thinking Crash Course
Save the date! This is part of our Sandbox Discover program workshop series. Please visit this page to learn more and register.
Find out more »Focusing on the human-centred side of problem solving
Workshop #2 of the Sandbox Discover program will focus on human-centred imperative of the design thinking process. We will unpack what empathy means, how it relates to design thinking, why it is an essential part of the process, and run a fun exercises to help you experience how to gain empathy for users that will set you on the right path to build the right solution to a given problem. Come hungry as we will be ordering pizza and drinks as a special treat for tonight’s session!…
Find out more »February 2019
Reframing a Problem for Innovation
In workshop #3 of the Sandbox Discover program, we will continue focusing on the human-centred side of problem solving. This week we will look at the “Define” stage of the design thinking process. We will look specifically at how to frame problem solving or brainstorming activities in a human-centred way. How do we draw on the learning gained in the Empathize stage to set ourselves up for innovative problem solving. Are we keeping people at the centre of the issue? What needs…
Find out more »Dal Writes Worldbuilding Session: Creating Our Universe
Dal Writes is building an anthology of short stories set in one world! Join us for our first session of the term as we begin to build our universe!
Find out more »POSTPONED – Dal Writes Worldbuilding Session: Developing the Specifics
Join Dal Writes in further developing the world in which our anthology will take place! Now that we've built our universe, it's time to ask some more specific questions.
Find out more »The Angular Series – From Beginner to Advanced
Attend this Halifax JavaScript + Emerging Web Technologies Meetup hosted by ShiftKey Labs to delve deeper into JavaScript, more specifically Angular. Content will be tailored to a beginner level audience on Angular.js with some experience in JavaScript programming. Topics Angular – The Big picture Architecture & Folder Structure Setup Building the First Angular App Life Cycle Hooks Reusable Components Communicating between components Structural Directives Introducing our speaker: Aravind Sundarrajan... Aravind is currently a full-time Graduate student pursuing a Masters in…
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