TeachingCity Oshawa TeachingCity Oshawa brings together the City of Oshawa and its education and research partners—the Canadian Urban Institute (C.U.I.), Durham College, Ontario Tech University, Trent University Durham GTA, and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. The City and its partners focus on addressing Oshawa’s urban issues through innovation, collaboration, applied research and shared experiential learning opportunities with the aim to position Oshawa as a local, national and global community of urban research and learning.
City Idea Lab City Idea Lab is an innovative, coursebased project within TeachingCity Oshawa. The City collaborates with instructors at Durham College, Ontario Tech University and Trent Durham to pose a city challenge question to students. Students work throughout the semester to co-design possible solutions. City Idea Lab courses have taken place at the TeachingCity Oshawa Hub in Oshawa’s downtown, and more recently through virtual methods. To date, approximate 1300 students have been engaged in this unique experiential learning opportunities through City Idea Lab.
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Community Profile
Downtown Oshawa Air Quality and Traffic Monitoring Project The City has recently completed a one-year study with the Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research at the University of Toronto, A.U.G. Signals and North Line Canada. The study monitored air quality and traffic movements in Oshawa’s downtown. The study also provided an unprecedented opportunity to assess the impacts of changes in traffic volume on air quality in the downtown Oshawa core during the public health restrictions due to COVID-19 in 2020. These findings will help identify options and opportunities for improving the pedestrian experience.
Augmented Reality Project in Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens Durham College students, under the supervision of faculty member Linda Cheng, recently designed new augmented reality technology to enhance visitor experience at one of Oshawa’s exceptional parks, the Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens (OVBG). QR codes are present at six points of interest in OVBG and allow community members to learn about the gardens, identify points of interest and launch a navigation guide between landmarks. The City is excited to see this pilot project expanded in other locations throughout the City in future years.
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