Lynne Heller, OCAD University

Research

studio practice technology materiality pedagogy research-creation skills tools handwork

Latest funding

Thinking Through Craft and the Digital Turn: Writing Our Future
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$55,143
Thinking Through Craft and the Digital Turn: Writing Our Future
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$49,686
Thinking through craft and the digital turn: studio practice, technology, and pedagogy within Canadian art and design universities
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$91,335

Thinking Through Craft and the Digital Turn: Writing Our Future

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Heller, Lynne

Keywords: craft; technology; skill-building; studio practice; research-creation; materiality; digitality; pedagogy; methodology;

$55,143

Thinking Through Craft and the Digital Turn: Writing Our Future

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Heller, Lynne

Keywords: craft; technology; skill-building; studio practice; research-creation; materiality; digitality; pedagogy; methodology;

$49,686

Thinking through craft and the digital turn: studio practice, technology, and pedagogy within Canadian art and design universities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Heller, Lynne

Keywords: studio practice; technology; materiality; skills; tools; handwork; sloyd; embodiment; pragmatism; feminism; new materialisms; agency; knowledge transfer; pedagogy; evaluation; research-creation; exhibition; 2018-21; Canada; studio-based research

$91,335

Serious play: a catalyst for discussions and learning about disability and diversity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Heller, Lynne

Keywords: differing abilities; gaming; serious play; pedagogy; learning; embodied knowledge; diversity; inclusivity

$24,906

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: studio practice Dear Professor Heller, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on studio practice connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Thinking Through Craft and the Digital Turn: Writing Our Future" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]