Research Assistant at University of Alberta
Canada
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- Research Assistant at University of Alberta
- Freelancer at Peter Organisciak
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- Instructor, WebU at Metroland West Media Group
- Teaching Assistant at McMaster University
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- McMaster University
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Peter Organisciak’s Summary
My experience has been in graphic design, teaching, and academic research. I have worked a number of jobs in design, and continue to receive freelance work. Recent example include an interactive animation of WWI trench raids (Peace and War in the 21st Century) and an online tool for generating maps (The Hamilton Spectator). In addition, I am a seasonal photographer (Chapell Studio).
My teaching experience is as a teaching assistant in academia (McMaster University) and as an instructor in the business sector (publishing, Metroland West Media Group).
My goals are fairly abstract in that they are primarily ideological. I hope to contribute toward progress in technology, wherever I may be. This may embody itself in multiple forms: considering existing systems and their shortcomings, breaking down human interactions and needs into understandable rules, and imagining the next steps for making our technologies work for us.
Peter Organisciak’s Specialties:
usability design
Peter Organisciak’s Experience
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Research Assistant
University of Alberta
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
- Work on numerous projects under Dr. Stan Ruecker and Dr. Geoffrey Rockwell
- Tasks include brainstorming new interactive interfaces, auditing usability of digital projects, programming (AS3, JS), writing abstracts and papers -
Freelancer
Peter Organisciak
(Design industry)
August 2004 — Present (5 years 4 months)
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Instructor, WebU
Metroland West Media Group
(Media Production industry)
August 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 1 month)
Course:"Crowdsourcing" (January-July 2008)
Course: "Online Mashups" (October 2007 to December 2007)
Course: "Web Development" (infrequent from December 2007-August 2008)
I was contracted to design and teach a course on Online Mashups in August 2007. From October 2007 to July 2008, I taught fairly regularly to employees of Metroland West Media Group at WebU, the company's weekly in-house digital training curriculum.
My main experience is teaching Crowdsourcing to editorial and advertising staff. The other two courses are taught to creative staff. -
Teaching Assistant
McMaster University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2007 — December 2007 (4 months)
Course: Introduction to Digital Media In the Humanities
* Taught XHTML and CSS to introductory students
* Marked and assisted students in topics of Computing in Humanities
Peter Organisciak’s Education
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McMaster University
BA , Multimedia, Communications (Cultural Studies) , 2004 — 2008
- Activities and Societies:
- McMaster Multimedia Students Society, McMaster Humanities Society, Between the Lines, Residence Rep, Welcome Week Rep
Additional Information
Peter Organisciak’s Websites:
Peter Organisciak’s Interests:
crowdsourcing, folksonomies, graphic design, art, photography,
Peter Organisciak’s Groups:
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McMaster Multimedia
Peter Organisciak’s Honors:
* McMaster Dean’s Honour List, 2007
* The Bank of Montreal Humanities Multimedia Scholarship, 2007
* Time Magazine Person of the Year, 2006
* Honour J: “For Excellence in academic and extra-curricular activities at Saint John’s College”, 2004
* Silver Medal - Skills Ontario Animation Competition, 2004
* Runner-up - Notmad Skin Design Contest, 2003
* Saint John’s College Honour Roll, 2002, 2003, 2004
* 1st Place City Standing in Cayley Mathematics Competition, 2002
* 1st Place City Standing in Pascal Mathematics Competition, 2001
Peter Organisciak’s Contact Settings
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