Hello all faculty and instructors:

We are an interdisciplinary Humber team working on a Pillar 3 Innovative Learning project titled, Teaching Students To Research & Write With Integrity In The Digital Age – A Faculty Program. Our project goal is to create a toolkit for faculty who wish to learn more about artificial intelligence and ways to engage with it in teaching and learning settings.

We also want to curate faculty/instructor exemplars that demonstrate how artificial intelligence can be used wisely in higher education. If you are a faculty/instructor at Humber who has engaged your students in using artificial intelligence to learn, we would love to hear from you. Our hope is to have these examples available for others to consider as they look to operationalize artificial intelligence in their courses.

If you have an example to share or want more information about this request, please contact the Pillar 3 Project lead, Jennie Miron at jennie.miron@humber.ca.

Sent on behalf of the team:

• Jennie Miron - Faculty of Health Sciences & Wellness
• Shaun Carson - Student Success & Engagement
• Caleb Domsy - Humber Libraries
• Patrice Esson - Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences
• Thomas Hipkin - Writing Centre
• Judy Martin - Faculty of Health Sciences & Wellness
• Alexandra Ross - Humber Libraries

The Office of Research and Innovation extends its gratitude to the faculty and staff members who participated in our Community Engagement Session focusing on the Healthy Built Environment. We value your engagement and the wealth of expertise you brought to the discussion.

View the recording

Should you have any inquiries or wish to delve deeper into the subject of Healthy Built Environment research, please don't hesitate to reach out to Raeshelle Morris-Griffith at raeshelle.morris@humber.ca.

Accessible Learning Services shares some best practices considerations:

• Students may have one test/exam per day and/or have a day between tests/exams listed as a disability-related accommodation on their Accommodation Letter. 

• Students with this accommodation may submit a request to faculty to write a test/exam on an alternate date when there is more than one assessment scheduled on the same day or if assessments are scheduled on consecutive days.   

• Students may be absent for disability-related reasons on the day of a scheduled test/exam. 

• Consider creating an alternate version of each test/exam that can be used during the semester as needed to address accommodations related to absences and/or requests for alternate test/exam dates. 

Visit our ALS Information for Faculty website to learn more about accommodating students with disabilities.  

Please email us at accessible-learning@humber.ca with suggestions for key accessibility-related topics that you would like us to address through the Communiqué.

The Orientation Team within Student Success and Engagement (SSE) is excited to begin collaborating with academic faculties and campus partners in preparation for Winter 2024 Orientation. We look forward to working with you all to support new students in their transition to Humber College.  

Orientation will comprise of virtual pre-arrival events, online guides and resources, program-focused Meet Your Faculty sessions, and on-campus events and activities.  

Outline for Winter 2024 Orientation:

November 20 - December 21: The Orientation team will be offering pre-arrival Orientation programming, such as “Meet Your O-Team" sessions. Pre-arrival Orientation programming is designed to provide students with an opportunity to have all their Orientation questions answered and connect with the Orientation team and their peers before they come on campus.

November 21: Meet Your Equity and Student Life Team, virtual Q&A for incoming Winter 2024 students. This will provide students with an opportunity to meet staff from the Equity Hubs (Black Student Support and Engagement – BSSE, LGBTQ+ Resource Centre, and the Spirituality and Wellness Centre) and Student Life departments, to learn about their services and how they can become involved.

January 3: The International Graduate School (IGS) campus will be hosting their semesterly Welcome to IGS Sessions, in-person and on campus for incoming IGS students only.  

January 3 - 5: In partnership with academic faculties, SSE will host Academic Orientation with Meet Your Faculty sessions. These sessions will be a mix of virtual and in-person/on-campus. We will contact academic faculties to collect more information in the coming days.  

January 8 - 31: Orientation, with the support of our campus partners, will host Welcome Events for students. This programming will focus on well-being and social connection, and we will continue to promote services and resources available to students throughout their time at Humber. We will reach out to campus partners with further information on how to get involved. If you would like to include an event you are hosting for students, and would like it posted on our welcome calendar, please reach out to mitchelle.mercado@humber.ca.

January 8 - 19: Orientation will be hosting Welcome Stations on campus each day to further support the needs of our students.  

We welcome feedback from all our partners and appreciate the continued support from the Humber community.  

If you have not previously been involved with Orientation but would like to partner with us in welcoming students in Winter 2024, please reach out to mitchelle.mercado@humber.ca.  

Best,