The Community Outreach & Workforce Development (COWD) department is pleased to announce that it will be taking a leadership role in facilitating the Hive Toronto community network, which was previously stewarded by the Mozilla Foundation. Hive Toronto is a community-based network of educators and organizations who are committed to access and innovation in digital literacy education and programming in Toronto.

Members of the Hive Toronto community network include: Humber College, STEAMLabs, Shopify, Pathways to Education, YWCA, Paperhouse Studio, Coder Dojo, herVOLUTION, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Regent Park Focus, The REMIX project, For Youth Initiative, Toronto Public Library, Story Planet and more. Some of the key projects that the members of Hive Toronto have completed in the past include youth research on digital badging with the University of Toronto and CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority), MakerFaires, Hack-a-thons, and other connected-learning experiences for youth and educators across Toronto. Hive Toronto’s members collectively explore and develop yearly projects that expand the mission of digital literacy education and strives to bring access to digital literacy tools to front-line workers and youth.

If you are interested in learning more about Hive Toronto, or supporting the initiatives of the network, please connect with Nivedita Lane, Manager, Community & Partnership Development (x5226) or via email at nivedita.lane@humber.ca.