#FlashForward II is a hands-on, educational program for senior, high school CommTech students. Teams from local schools will compete to produce the most compelling short videos for The Ottawa Hospital. This 10–week program is unique, as it has no teachers, no homework and no tests. Continue reading
Congratulations to all the winners of the Applied Research Day 12.2 student showcase on December 2nd, 2014! All of the projects were wonderful, and we would like to congratulate all presenters on a job well done!
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Congratulations to Algonquin College for being named the most productive research college in Canada! In the office of Applied Research and Innovation, we are definitely proud of this accomplishment as many research projects are organized through our office and completed through the hard work of students and faculty. We especially thank our industry partners for continually providing our students with hands on opportunities.
Students, faculty, community partners and the general public are invited to experience TRACTION, an entrepreneurship simulation game recently featured in Forbes magazine. The game, developed at and through a collaboration with Algonquin College Applied Research & Innovation, enables participants to develop their entrepreneurial skills in creating a start up company through two phases of pre and post revenue. The simulation includes both academic content and practical experience in which teams of 2-3 participants will learn and experience team collaboration, funding, product development, and business modeling while competing against other teams to envision and bring a start-up to market. Continue reading
Well it has been a hectic place here lately, but time to catch the blogosphere up.
Big Win, Winners all around: Back in April our after school program (#FlashForward) with The Ottawa Hospital had a big win taking 1st Place at the College’s Applied Research Day (April 11, 2014). Shortly thereafter the red carpet came out and the high schools teams (along with their College student mentors) presented their patient Continue reading
The City of Ottawa, in collaboration with Invest Ottawa, Algonquin College, ArtEngine and Illuminartists, a digital media artist group, recently undertook a first ever Artist’s Residency project at Invest Ottawa’s offices located at 80 Aberdeen Street. Continue reading
Congratulations to all the exhibitors of the Applied Research Day 12.0 student showcase on April 11, 2014! Their hard work and dedication are shown by their amazing projects and results. Continue reading
“What would happen if the whole world came together for one week every year to focus on what’s new and important in health and medicine?”
Algonquin College is about to find out when it hosts TEDMED Live 2014. TEDMED is conference held once a year created by the founders of Ted talks. Continue reading
Every second year, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) hosts the “Solar Decathlon” solar-powered home challenge. Competing collegiate teams must design, build, and operate a solar-powered house that blends affordability, consumer appeal, and design excellence with state-of-the-art energy efficiency. Continue reading
In my last post I mentioned that that while the hallways may be quiet in the summer, behind closed doors the Health and Wellness Research Centre remains active. So let us open the doors for a peak behind the scenes. Just recently I spent an amazing morning with Aliasgar Morbi, Richard Beranek & Kyle Klumper from GaitTronics. Continue reading