We are pleased to announce that the “Fall 2024/Winter 2025 Student Employee Hiring Guidelines” are now available.

This document is available via the Student Employee Hiring Leads Teams group on Microsoft Teams. If you are an employee involved in recruiting student workers on campus, you can request access to join this Teams page by following the link below.

Once you have joined, here is some of the information you will find within these guidelines:

• Important Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 contract dates
• Eligibility information and maximum working hours criteria for student employees
• Job application process information for students (including workstudy application info)
• FAQs and more!

For additional details on hiring student employees, please visit the Work on Campus webpage.

Thank you for your commitment to supporting our student community.

The Math & Writing Centre invites faculty to request an in-class presentation on specific writing topics. If you would like your students to gain insights and develop skills in any of the following categories, please consider having one of our professional writing tutors visit your class.

Faculty can choose among four workshop presentations:

1. APA
2. Academic Integrity
3. Paraphrasing
4. Summarizing (new!)

We have dedicated professional writing tutors who are trained and ready to present on any of the above topics. Presentations can last from 30 to 50 minutes depending on the faculty preference.

Please note that the faculty must be present in the classroom during the entire presentation. Please give at least three weeks’ notice for us to set up such a presentation and follow the link to make the request.

Workshop Request Form

Please contact me at franc.jamieson@humber.ca with any questions about how the Math & Writing Centre can support students in your classes.

Thanks,

Franc Jamieson
Writing Specialist Coordinator, Math & Writing Centre

Here are five Gradebook Setup Tips from your team in Innovative Learning:

“How do I set up Overall Grades?”

*Tip #1: Important Use the weighted grading calculation to show students the running total of their overall grade. Assign the weighted percentage values to each gradable item according to the assessment plan or structure of your published course outline.

“Why can't my students see their grades?”

Tip #2: Have you posted students’ grades? Unless your assessment is configured to Post assessment grades automatically, students won’t be able to view their grades on the Gradebook until you post grades. Make sure to post grades when you finish grading. It will show “posted” underneath the students’ grades.

To configure the assessment grade posting scheme, go to Assignment or Test Settings. Scroll down to find "Assessment grade". If this option is unchecked, grades will not be posted automatically.

To post grades manually, do the following. When all submissions for the assessment are graded and ready to be posted, go to the Gradebook, then click the assessment. This opens up a pop-up menu. Clicking “Post” will post all students’ grades for the assessment.

“How do I post Midterm Grades?”

Tip #3: Check the box “Base calculation on points earned out of total graded points” so students see their grade earned to date. If left unchecked, the overall grade would factor in all other assessments not yet administered or graded, and therefore would show skewed student grades.

To ensure the correct Midterm Grades are shown to students in the Overall Grade, do the following: 1) Set up Overall Grades correctly and make them visible to students, 2) Grade and post all assessments to date, and 3) Check the checkbox mentioned in Tip #3.

“Why can’t my students see the assessment feedback?”

Tip #4: In the content page, assessment item(s) and the content folder in which they are located must not be "hidden from students". While grades and overall comments are visible if assessment items are hidden by release conditions, students can't view inline comments on Assignments and feedback on question items on Tests.

“Why some students’ Overall Grade doesn’t calculate correctly?”

Tip #5: Does the Overall Grade pill show as grey? If so, you may have accidentally overridden the student's Overall Grade. When you override this, it stops updating. Simply click the grey pill, then select "Undo Override".

Need additional support? The ILSupport Centre (ILSC) is here to help.

This article is also posted on BBHub.

Since 2019, the Faculty of Media & Creative Arts has offered the most comprehensive mix of media, arts and communications programs in Canada. With the addition of the widely respected Industrial Design, Interior Design, Interior Decorating and Design Foundations programs in spring 2023, we have more opportunities for collaboration than ever. 

To better articulate our position in the College as a catalyst for innovative multi- and interdisciplinary creative work, the Faculty of Media & Creative Arts is changing its name to the Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design.

This change follows Faculty consultation during the Winter 2024 semester.

Updates to the Humber website and program pages will begin the week of May 27, 2024, and changes to physical signage will follow over the summer. 

Guillermo Acosta, Senior Dean
Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design