papers presented

2007
A showcase of Health Science related courses, resources and training materials developed at the Centre for e-Learning at the University of Ottawa
ED-MEDIA 2007.
Vancouver, B.C.
June 25-29.


2006
e-Support and Development for the Faculty of Health Science at U of Ottawa
Paper presented Andre Seguin at CADE / AMTEC Conference 2006 (Innovation and Education: Challenges, Issues, Solutions. University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM).
Montreal, Quebec
May 24.


2005
e-Support and Development for the Faculty of Health Science at U of Ottawa
Paper presented at E-Learn 2005 (World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education. Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre.
Vancouver, B.C.
October 24.


2004
CANARIE Presentations Series, UCELLA Project e-kit and facultydevelopment.ca/
Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver.
Series took place over a 6 month period.


2003
McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Technology & Learning conference.
The E-Kit.
Ottawa, Ontario
October 12-14


2002
Introducing FacultyDev.ca
Presentation at Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C.
June 22


1997
Reflections on the Uses of New Communication Technologies in Curriculum Development
Paper presented at Roundtable for The First Annual Symposium on Innovative Teaching.
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, B.C.
September 30.


1997
Consumer Culture, Surveillance & the Audience-Commodity
Paper presented at Mediated Extensions: New Media Symposium.
Peterborough, Ontario
July 18.


1997
Teaching Technology, Technology and Teaching: Reflections on New Media and Pedagogy
Paper presented at The Canadian Communication Association meeting of the Learned Societies.
Memorial University
St. John’s, Newfoundland
June 5-7.


1996
The Use of the Internet in Community Building: Help or Hype?
Paper presented at the the Assembly of British Columbia Arts Councils Conference,
Vancouver, B.C.
October 24-27.


1996
New Technologies and Online Education.
Paper presented at the International Association of Liberal Arts Programs.
Whistler, B.C.
November. 3-5.


1996
Using the Internet for Teaching and Research in Communications
Paper presented to faculty of Communication at the University of Windsor,
Ontario, February 21.


1996
Welcome Back to the Future: Art and the Internet
Paper presented at the Electronic Arts Festival
Video In and the Western Front.
Vancouver, B.C.
April 18-21.


1995
The Globalization of Advertising
Paper presented at the Canadian Communication Association meeting of the Learned Societies.
University of Quebec at Montreal
Montreal, Quebec
June 5.


1993
Negotiating New Cultural Terrain: The Case of the Body Project
Paper presented with Derek Simons at the Canadian Communication Association meeting of the Learned Societies.
Carlton University
Ottawa, Ontario
June 3.

publications

2006
The Role of evaluation in Learning Object Repositories and Design Cycles
Robert Luke, Devon Mallory, Richard Pinet, Andrew Seguin and Liana Giovado.



2001
The Spectacular State: Fascism and the Modern Imagination: Public Programming, Pedagogy and the Public Sphere
in Anarcho-Modernism: In Honour of Jery Zaslove.
Vancouver. Talon Books. 2001.


2001
The Centre for e-Learning Opens its doors, Teaching Options,
Publication of the Centre for University Teaching, University of Ottawa,
Vol. 5 No.1 Fall 2001.


1996
Hegemony and Monopoly versus Democracy in Canadian Media
with Myles Ruggles and Robert Hackett.
In Seeing Ourselves - Media Power and Policy in Canada. Vol.2.
David Taras and Helen Holmes (eds.) Harcourt-Brace Canada.1996.


1994
Crash Coverage
Richard Pinet and Robert Hackett.
Recovery Magazine. Vol.5 No.2. Summer 1994. pp. 7-9.


1993
Beyond the Body Project: Art and the Interaction of Communities
with Derek Simons.
Rungh Magazine. Vol. No.4.


1993
What Facts, Whose Arguments?: A Pilot Study of Public Education Debates
with Jim Sands.
Our Schools / Our Selves.
Vol. 6. No. 1. Issue NO.37, November.


1992
When Advertisers Have Designs on Reality
with Norbert Ruebsaat.
Globe and Mail. May 29.


1992
From Audience-Commodity to Audience-Community: Mass Media in British Columbia
Robert Hackett, Richard Pinet and Myles Ruggles.
In Seeing Ourselves: Media, Power and Policy in Canada.
David Taras and Helen Holmes (eds.). Harcourt-Brace Canada.


1986
"From audience-commodity to audience-community: Mass media in BC"
In Warren Magnusson et al. (eds.), After Bennett: A New Politics for British Columbia, New Star Books.

programming & productions

1997
Programming Committee
Legacies Project
An interdisciplinary, collaborative public program, the Legacies Project is a retrospective on 20th Century politics and society as portrayed through the arts. A Basic Research co-production.

1996
Producer / Director
Unstable Networks: An Evening with Bruce Sterling & William Gibson
Lecture presentation by “the court jester of American cyber-politics”. Introduced by William Gibson. Robson Square Conference Centre. A Basic Research Production, in conjunction with Power Up: Electronic Highway Exposition. June 8 – 10.
http://www.ctheory.net/text_file.asp?pick=40

1996
Assistant Producer
Disorientation, Consensus and Individual Autonomy: Contributions of Western Philosophers to Understanding Our Changing World. An international philosophy symposium jointly sponsored by the Alliance Francaise de Vancouver, the Goethe-Institut Vancouver, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, and the Institute for the Humanities at Simon Fraser University.


1995
Producer / Director
The Spectacular State: Fascism and the Modern Imagination
A three month interdisciplinary, community-based educational public series examining the links between historic and contemporary manifestations of fascism. A Basic Research Production. This series was reviewed extensively. January - March.
http://www.nsnews.com/backed/doug_8.html
http://search.britannica.com/search?query=fascism&fuzzy=N&ct=igv&start=6&show=10


1992
Producer / Director
The Body Project: Representations of the Body in Popular Culture
A 10 part series of lectures, exhibitions and performances examining the body in contemporary culture. A Basic Research Production. For detailed review of entire project see Lisa Robinson’s Flesh Thefts: Poaching in Popular Culture in Parallelogramme - Vol.8 No.4, 1993.


1989
Site Manager / Project Coordinator
Vancouver Fringe Festival
Implementation of site design and coordination of related special events within the Mount Pleasant community. Co-ordinated federal government’s job development program for designated staff.


1986
Production Expediter
Expo ‘86 : Folklife Pavilion.
Liaison between performers, artisans and administrative staff.


1986
Assistant Producer / Researcher
The “On to Ottawa” Trek
A multidisciplinary presentation combining oral history, live music and slide presentation
recounting the events of the 1935 British Columbia’s camp workers protest trek to Ottawa. This show toured extensively throughout British Columbia.

academic initiatives and project management

2001 (ongoing)
Manager
Centre for e-Learning, University of Ottawa (ongoing)


2000
Coordinator
Interactive Learning Centre, Trent University


2002
Co-Producer
FacultyDevelopment.ca


2002-2003
Co-Investigator
Universities Collaborative Communities for e-Learning Adoption
Canarie Funding / Faculty Development.ca & e-Kit


2002 -03
Member of Executive Board
Ontario Council of Universities for Lifelong Learning


2004-2007
Co-founder
Board Member, Institute for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education


2006
Chair, Board (ongoing)
Council of Ontario Universities e-Learning Affiliate Group
http://www.cou.on.ca/

education and teaching

EDUCATION

1993 Ph.D. Communication [A.B.D.]
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.

1987 M.A. Communication Communication
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.

1977 B.A. English / Communication
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec

1972 D.E.C. Creative Arts
Vanier College, Montreal, Quebec


TEACHING

1999 + Instructor
Distance Learning Program, School of Continuing Studies
University of Toronto
Organizational Communication (ongoing)

2002 Instructor
Communications Dept
University of Ottawa
Social Dimensions of Advertising

1998 Instructor
Cultural Studies Program
Trent University
Media & Society
Communication and Development


1991 Lecturer
Department of Media and Cultural Studies
University of Western Sydney, N.S.W. Australia.
Communication Theory and Research Traditions

1987 Sessional Instructor
1997 School of Communication
Simon Fraser University
Approaches to Media and Audience Analysis (1995)
Fascism and the Modern Imagination (1995)
Advertising as Social Communication (1992-93, 1995-97)
Understanding Television (1992, 1996)
Media and Audiences (1987-89, 1994)


1987 Guest Lectures
1996 University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia
University of Windsor, Ontario
University College of the Fraser Valley, B.C.
CEGEP Dawson, Montreal
Kwantlan College, Richmond, B.C.

1983 Teaching Assistant
1985 School of Communication
Simon Fraser University
Introduction to Mass Communication
Political Communication
Introduction to Interpersonal Communication