An assembly of faculty, support staff, students, and administrators, Humber College Council (HCC) is Humber’s collective employee voice, making suggestions to Humber College’s President as it relates to long and short‐term institutional priorities.
HUMBER’S SUSTAINABILITY VISION CONSULTATIONS
Information presented by Lindsay Walker, Director, Office of Sustainability.
As Humber’s Sustainability Plan is coming to an end this year, Humber has launched the next sustainability vision engagement process. All Humber employees are encouraged to participate and to share new and bold ideas on how the institution approaches sustainability. A survey has been released to collect ideas from the Humber community and engagement sessions have kicked off and will continue over the coming months.
HUMBER’S NEW LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS) POLICY AND PROCEDURE
Information presented by Derek Stockley, Associate Vice-President, Academic & Vera Beletzan, Associate Vice-President, Teaching & Learning
The new Learning Management System Policy and Procedure states the conditions on which Humber operates its LMS. Currently, Humber’s LMS is Blackboard.
The new LMS policy supports a consistent and secure learning experience for Humber students and a single portal to access learning materials to navigate courses. It outlines the roles and responsibilities related to the LMS operation - that of the Institution, faculty, and students. The procedure document articulates the expectations for faculty LMS use and what effective use requires (maintenance, addition of tools within the LMS, and faculty resources). Use includes a faculty’s role in backing up and archiving content; using communication tools; reviewing course outlines and referencing critical paths; providing access to assignments/assessments with instructions, expectations, and/or rubrics; enabling access to shared course content; and viewing grades and feedback on assessments. Implementation of the Policy and Procedures is planned for the 2024/2025 Academic year.
HUMBER INSPIRED UPDATE
Information presented by Tyler Charlebois, Director, Centres of Innovation Network and Partnership Development
The Humber Inspired process engaged over 1000 individuals across the college, including industry and community partners. Three thousand ideas were collected, and those ideas will inform the Humber Inspired vision. The vision document will be presented to the Board over the summer and will be released across the institution in August at the President’s Breakfast. Key themes that were highlighted during the consultations included sustainability, teaching and learning, research, and the Humber Learning Outcomes (HLOs).
NEXT HCC MEETING
The next Humber College Council meeting will be held in person on May 16, 2024 at the Lakeshore Campus, G101A & B - BMO Innovation Commons.
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS? For questions or comments about HCC meeting highlights, contact regan.mancini@humber.ca. For supporting materials, meeting minutes, or opportunities to provide feedback, please visit the College Council website or contact shovani.samalia@humber.ca.