Leveraging the Benefits of Technology

Humber's Digital Campus is about our relationship with technology, specifically how it improves our experiences, creates efficiencies in our lives and fosters connection and community with one another and across the institution. While this will provide information about ongoing digital initiatives at Humber through The Digital Campus of Tomorrow. The creation of a Digital Campus Plan was one of the action items outlined in Humber's 2018-2023 Strategic Plan. Digital is evident throughout the Strategic Plan, particularly in the pillars of Career-Ready Citizens and Accessible Education. Humber Tomorrow also identifies Digital Campus as one of the five renewed strategic priorities.

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Focusing on the Future

Humber continues to build on the strengths of our unique model of polytechnic education while always seeking to improve and foster local and global partnerships and strengthen capacity for innovation. We are focused on the future and creating educational and campus experiences that set students and employees up for success today and tomorrow.

Dr. Ann Marie Vaughan, President and CEO

A digital campus should be invisible - an integrated part of your overall experience. With the infrastructure we have in place and have planned for the future, we can provide flexibility and more options. If someone is lost on campus, they have the option to ask someone for directions or use Campus Compass for navigational help. We are working to provide a more holistic digital and physical experience for the Humber community.

David Neumann, Professor, Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design

Digital Campus Guiding Principles

People First

We meet the needs of our community by offering digital services that deliver greater personalization, simplicity, connection, and ease of use.

Our approach to digital will enhance human connection through simple, consistent, and personalized experiences. We will work to find the right balance of on-campus and online experiences for students and employees.

Equity and Inclusion

We create digital services that are accessible and inclusive.

To help close the digital divide, services will be accessible, reducing barriers, and not creating them. We will value and advocate for solutions that advance Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and address digital equity and fluency to ensure no one is left behind.

Digital Ethics and Privacy

We promote ethical data and technology use, are open and transparent on how data is used, and respect privacy commitments.

We maintain and grow trust with the community through our ethical use of data and new and emerging technology.

Safe and Secure

We serve to protect the Humber community from emerging cyber threats.

We continue to make our systems secure and private by design with a risk-based approach to cybersecurity. Our approach will be comprehensive including policy, education and training, and communications to build awareness with post-secondary partners.

Priorities and Actions

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Priority 1: Digital Fluency

We will develop the digital fluency of our students, faculty, and staff so they can be engaged global citizens. Growing digital fluency will increase equity, opportunity and innovation.

Digital fluency is defined with the Humber Learning Outcomes (HLOs) as skills that enable individuals to use digital tools, manage information, and create and communicate effectively and ethically in digital spaces.

Actions

Review current offerings
Update baseline definition of digital fluency
Develop plans to grow digital fluency and align with the needs of the Academic, Digital, and Future of Work plans and EDI Framework

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Priority 2: Student Experience

We will simplify and personalize the experience for prospects, applicants, students, learners, and alumni as they explore what Humber has to offer and access services.

Enhancing the student experience through the Digital Campus Plan is based on simplifying and personalizing the Humber student journey from prospect to alumni.

Actions

Enterprise Web Strategy
Enrolment and Admission Rethinking
Student Journey and Service Excellence
Digital Identity

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Priority 3: Digital Workplace

We will support our employees in the transformation and future of work so they can collaborate, be effective, and stay connected with campus culture.

Building on the learnings of the pandemic, we will be intentional in our actions to evolve the digital workplace and continue to adapt to the changing needs and capabilities of staff.

Actions

Future of work - on-campus, hybrid, anywhere
Recruitment and Talent Management (Human Resources Management System)
Financial Information System review
Advanced data analytics