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ACT and CREGÉS Give Talk about Sandra’s Keys
Supporting World Eld...
ACT panel at the Gerontological Society of America
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Lunch-and-learn on ageing and activism
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Discover Plinko App – An Exciting Game For Instant Cash Wins And Entertainment
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My Experience at GUSEGG 2016: Transformation, Transgression and Trust
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, News, Uncategorized /by Kendra BesangerIn the Aging, Communication and Technology seminar (Ageing with Technology: “Digitally Ageing/Digital Ageism”), professors Dr. Kim Sawchuk, Dr. Line Grenier and Dr. Stephen Katz led my classmates and I through interdisciplinary approach which considers the “art of ageing” in connection to computer-mediated communications and networked societies.
It’s never too late
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, In focus /by ACTEarlier this spring, I met up with my dad as he finished hiking the final kilometres of the Bruce Trail, which is a 900 km trek through South-Central Ontario. As a master’s student with a background in leisure studies, I was curious to learn about my dad’s decision to hike this strenuous trail and to know why he decided to do it now, in retirement.
Work Opportunity for Students, August 23rd – 26th
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Events /by Kendra BesangerInterested in social media, living labs, creativity and innovation? We have an opportunity for you this August. Deadline for application August 5th, 4pm EST.
ACT members at the International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Events, Intergenerational comparison of online activities, Project updates /by Constance LafontaineACT members Andrea Rosales, Mireia Fernández-Ardèvol, Margarida Romero and Eugène Loos were involved in the Second International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population (http://2016.hci.international/itap), 17-22 July 2016, Toronto, Canada. They organized and chaired the following invited sessions: New media in the everyday life of older people and Silver Gaming. They also presented several papers, published by Springer; J. Zhou & G. Salvendy (Eds.) […]
Age 3.0: The Creative Aging Fair is coming to Concordia on August 25
/3 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Events, News /by Kendra Besanger and Constance LafontaineRight now, Canada has more people over the age of 65 than under the age of 15, and in 40 years, seniors will make up one quarter of the country’s population. Terms like “silver tsunami” alongside headlines like “Baby boom to ageing gloom” indicate the negative light that is often cast onto this demographic shift. […]
AGE 3.0: Extended Deadline for Call for Posters
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Events /by Kendra BesangerWe’ve extended the deadline for the AGE 3.0 call for posters. Please submit your abstract by July 25th.
Women Ageing Media (WAM) Summer School: A Snapshot
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Events, News /by Constance LafontaineThe 2016 edition of the WAM Summer School took place June 23 and 24 at the University of Gloucestershire in the UK. Read our Storify account here.
Fragment of Life / Fragments de Vie: Digital Creativity Opens New Doors for Intergenerational Learning
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, In focus /by Kendra BesangerThe “Fragment de Vie/Fragment of Life” exhibit was the final result of a three-month introductory digital photography workshop facilitated by Myriam Lebel-Bernier and Ashley McAskill, two graduate students and ACT research assistants from Concordia University.