Workshop and Lecture Series

The Emerging Media Lab runs workshops and lectures conducted by UBC staff and faculty, as well as experts from other institutions and industry. EML is also a regular participant in the Emerging Media Community of Practice. Find out more on the Emerging Media Community of Practice website.

Upcoming Workshops and Lectures

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Past Workshops and Lectures

Through Their Eyes: MIT Reality Hack

In this event, the winners of the 2025 MIT Reality Hack shared the details of Through Their Eyes, their mixed-reality app that demonstrates the experience of colourblindness and explores the use of customized corrective filters.

March EMCoP Session: IP Law and Artificial Intelligence

This EMCoP session examined the intersection between intellectual property (IP) law and artificial intelligence. The presentation explored legal and technical perspectives on critical issues such as the ownership and authorship of AI-generated content, challenges in AI-driven innovations, and broader implications for creators, industries, and regulatory frameworks.

Open Education Week at EML

EML hosted a drop-in event during Open Education Week to exhibit our open educational practices.

Technology-Enhanced Learning: Reimagining the Traditional Classroom

The following session shared ongoing research in K-12 technology-enhanced classrooms.

Ocean Literacy, Aquatic VR, and Captain Nemo: Re-imagining the Tale of Scientific Studies 

The Emerging Media Lab was excited to host Pierre Friquet, award winning digital experience designer, for a lecture on environmental educational technology on November 27th.

The Beauty of Tech-Art

Emerging Media Lab at UBC and Media Studies co-hosted two exciting events in one day: a lecture and a workshop with DesignFun, TeamLab, and the Tea Community!

Summer Showcase 2024

On Thursday, September 12th, UBC's Emerging Media Lab hosted their 2024 Summer Showcase, providing the UBC Community with an opportunity to learn more about our creative, technical, innovative, and inter-disciplinary Summer projects.

Spring Showcase 2024

An event showcasing 10 different projects from EML and MDIA 470 student teams to show you how interdisciplinary project-based learning ​(PjBL) with emerging technologies happen at UBC.

Summer Showcase 2023

EML celebrated the CUCCIO Collaboration award at our 2023 Summer Showcase, where we presented five projects using creative and emerging media and discussed the use of generative AI in post-secondary learning environments.

April 2023: Using AI Tools for Creative Process

Join the UBC Emerging Media Lab for a panel discussion organized by EMCoP on using AI tools for creative process!