Innovative Learning invites Humber faculty, staff, and student collaborators to join us for our annual SHOWCASE event celebrating teaching and learning innovations.
Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025
Location: Lakeshore Campus
This year’s SHOWCASE theme, Building Brilliance, encourages reflection on three key areas that inspire us to rethink and enhance the way we teach, collaborate, and create meaningful change in education.
As Canada faces a productivity crisis, impacting the strength of our economy and communities, Humber is responding in creative and meaningful ways—accelerating innovation, enhancing efficiency, and equipping learners with the skills needed to drive economic and social progress. When submitting your proposal, please share how it connects to the theme.
- Reimagining Learning – Challenging traditional education models, leveraging technology, and creating personalized, future-focused learning experiences that enhance both individual and collective productivity.
- Forging Deeper Partnerships – Collaborating with industry, communities, and global networks to enhance knowledge, productivity, and real-world impact.
- Driving Impact – Advancing sustainability, fostering inclusive innovation, and addressing societal challenges through bold ideas and meaningful action that contribute to long-term economic and educational growth.
SESSION TYPES
Faculty, Staff and Student Collaborators (NEW!): Inviting Humber faculty and staff to submit a proposal to co-present with student research partners on projects they contributed to that have a direct impact on the Humber community. Please see below for session types:
1. Posters (90 minutes): This is an interactive session to showcase your research or Academic Plan project, to engage with attendees and have informal discussions.
2. Interactive Panel (45 minutes): This interactive panel session brings together students and faculty to engage in a dynamic discussion on the evolving landscape of education. Participants will share insights, experiences, and ideas on how collaboration between faculty and students can enhance learning outcomes. Through an open dialogue, attendees will explore innovative teaching strategies, challenges, and solutions that empower students and create more inclusive, impactful learning environments.
3. Demonstration Galleries (45 minutes): An opportunity to share innovative pedagogical practices, emphasizing the collaboration between faculty and students using tools and strategies to foster brilliance in the classroom. Presenters will engage in interactive activities and tools that demonstrate students' active roles in their learning, showcasing their contributions to the evolution of teaching practices. If hosting a session in a specialty lab or classroom, you are responsible for confirming space availability and making the booking in advance.
Faculty and Staff Sessions:
1. Interactive Workshop (45 minutes): Share a component of your teaching practice that you've developed, guiding your colleagues and inspiring them to use your experience as a model for their own innovations. Workshop topics could include innovative teaching and learning practices, interdisciplinary projects, fostering inclusive learning environments, and strategies for enhancing student engagement and success.
2. Lightning Talk (15 mins = 10 minutes plus 5 mins Q&A): Present your ideas and activities that shape how you are redefining learning, deepening industry partnerships, and driving impact in a shorter session.
The Lightning Talk session lasts 45 minutes and features three separate talks, with organizers making an effort to group them by shared or similar themes. We encourage you to consider a collaborative, shared time slot with your colleagues.
3. Sharing Circle (45 minutes): A respectful space for listening, learning, and exchanging, where each member has the opportunity to express their experiences, and only one person speaks at a time without interruptions. The circle is inclusive, ensuring that everyone’s voice is heard and respected. Sharing circles are guided by a facilitator, will focus on a specific theme, such as inclusion in the classroom, mental health and well-being, or fostering a culture of respect amongst learners. Facilitators should follow the attached guidelines and may meet with a member of the Indigenous Education & Engagement team to learn the full protocol. Talking Circle fact sheet
4. Exhibit Centre (90 minutes): The event will run through the lunch hour, serving as a live and interactive community space. The Exhibit Booth provides Faculties and Departments with the opportunity to showcase recent, current, or upcoming Humber projects and initiatives. This year, exhibitors are encouraged to emphasize the key areas of Building Brilliance. It’s a fantastic opportunity to bring the Humber community together for conversation, sharing, and networking.
Deadline to submit a Showcase Call for Proposal: Tuesday, April 22
