The 2023-2026 Academic Plan officially began the first week of April, and I am looking forward to embarking on all of the exciting work that will follow this milestone. 

This foundational document sets the academic priorities of the College and focuses on seeking out innovation in the ways we teach and learn. The plan enables us to address the opportunities our changing post-secondary landscape presents, including offering students more flexible and personalized learning and the ongoing evolution of our credential mix.    

I’m especially excited about Priority 3 – Empowering Teaching and Learning at Humber. Inspired by an initiative Humber implemented in the early days of my career as a faculty member in the Police Foundations Program, this priority supports faculty and staff to undertake projects that enable innovation and create new teaching and learning approaches. At the end of the project, faculty and staff will make recommendations for further exploration and assess scalability across the institution. We will share the projects annually with the College community. 

The call for proposals is now open and I invite you to collaborate with colleagues to submit a proposal that supports the goals of the Academic Plan. This includes approaches to competency-based learning, modularizing curriculum, and harnessing new and emerging technology in teaching and learning. The possibilities are vast, and I encourage creativity, risk-taking and innovation. The closing date to submit proposals is April 30, 2023, with future opportunities to submit if you aren’t quite ready. 

This is your opportunity to envision what you want the future of teaching and learning to look like – and to dabble in the future right now! Let’s push the boundaries of how we design and deliver the best possible learning experience for every Humber student. 

Gina Antonacci
Senior Vice-President, Academic