Author: Tim Maciag
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2023 albums of the year
Another trip around the old star in the sky means it’s time for my reflections on my top (10+) album picks of the year. There were indeed some gooders out there but I’ve dwindled ‘er down as I could. Let’s start with some notables beyond my top 10ers. In no particular order, these are all…
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Spring/summer 2023 reflections
Hatchi matchi, the Fall 2023 is just around the corner. The spring/ summer has treated me quite nicely. So what all happened? My student Muna (pictured above with yours truly) successfully completed her Masters of Engineering project – congratulations to her! We worked together on developing an engaging educational board game named “SEPPAL: Software Engineering…
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2023 Engineering Project Day on April 1!
Hi all – The 2023 University of Regina Engineering Project Day is fast approaching! This free and open-to-the-public event is on Saturday, April 1 from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm in the Education Building at the University of Regina. Please see the Software Systems Engineering (SSE) Project Day schedule. I hope you can make it…
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Engineering capstone project day 2023
Engineering Project Day, our annual engineering capstone class where students take on a 2-semester project is fast approaching. This year it’s happening on April 1, 2023, no April fools’ joke…ha. Visible in the pic above is our Software Engineering students in action, practicing their trade show displays for the big upcoming day! It was an…
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2022 albums of the year
Another great year for tunes! Before we get to the beef of it all here were 10 often in rotation honourable mentions (in no particular order): OK, and now for my top 10. Albums that were always in rotation throughout the year. Albums that made me ever so happy and will likely continue to do…
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2022 year in review
2022 was an interesting year. The world started opening back up, which after 2 years in isolation, was exciting and scary all at the same time. My teaching evolved into something different, with my teaching philosophy changed in a way I didn’t think it ever would. The changes largely due to our forced COVID experiences…
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CEEA 2022, Summer Vacay, & the Future
This past month (in June 2022) I was able to present both my papers at the annual/2022 Canadian Engineering education Association (CEEA) conference @ York University in Toronto. Below are links to my papers. Facilitating Cross & Beyond Course Project-Based Software Engineering Learning Experiences An Exploration in Facilitating Learning Experiences Towards Inspiring Responsible Software Engineers…
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Spring Lego fun in 271
I was able to break out the Lego in my people-centred design software systems engineering class this week (ENSE 271), the last time being 2-3ish years ago due to Covid. This activity was one I adapted/evolved from Stanford’s d.school to get SSE learners in the mindset of design thinking for their class project. Fun times!!…
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Awards obtained from the RCE Saskatchewan
The 2022 RCE Saskatchewan Annual Awards for Achievement in Education for Sustainable Development is happening on May 4, 2022. As director of the Humanity-Centred Computer Systems Engineering Graduate & Undergraduate Projects & Research Lab, I am pleased to announce that my students and I were successful in obtaining two awards for our efforts in the…
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2022 Engineering Project Day
Hi all – Apologies for the late notice. This semester at the uni has breezed on by (where in the world did the time go?!?) – was in Zoom and in-person and in Zoom oh my – my poor brain! This Saturday, April 9th we are scheduled to have our first in-person Engineering Project Day…