The Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology is pleased to share with the College our September issue of the FAST Newsletter.
Preparing for the Move to Ultra: additional dates, starting this week
In this session, the Blackboard support team will discuss what to expect as we move to Blackboard Ultra. They will take you through the migration plan, discuss the two methods of converting your course into Ultra, introduce the tools they've created to help you, and highlight the support you can expect as we migrate to Ultra.
Blackboard ULTRA Training throughout September
Blackboard ULTRA is the newest, modern, more accessible version of Blackboard. Your Innovative Learning team is offering Blackboard ULTRA Training throughout September to help you prepare for the move to Ultra. For more information on these sessions, a complete schedule, and for links to join, please visit the Innovative Learninng website.
Remaining September Sessions
No registration required for the Humber-led sessions.
Registration required for the Blackboard-led sessions.
Preparing for the Move to ULTRA
Getting Started with Blackboard ULTRA
Setting up the Gradebook in Blackboard ULTRA (delivered by Blackboard)
Creating Content in Blackboard ULTRA
Improving Students Engagement in Blackboard ULTRA (delivered by Blackboard)
Using Groups in Blackboard ULTRA (delivered by Blackboard)
I am pleased to announce Nahannee Schuitemaker as Humber’s first, Indigenous Curriculum & Pedagogy Specialist, Indigenous Education & Engagement.
Reporting to the Associate Dean, Indigenous Education and Engagement, the Indigenous Curriculum Specialist (ICS) works collaboratively with the IE&E, PPDR, RI, and T&L teams to provide professional-level consultation and collaborative support for the development of innovative and engaging Indigenous curriculum content, practicum experiences and work-integrated learning, and quality review. Applying knowledge of, and experience with, Indigenous pedagogies and decolonizing methodologies.
Nahannee Schuitemaker is of Kanien’keha:ka, French Canadian and Dutch descent. She has lived from coast to coast on Turtle Island and returned to Ontario in 2017 to begin her Ph.D. in Indigenous Studies at Trent University. Nahannee completed her Master of Arts in Curriculum Studies at the University of British Columbia in which she focused on the stories of mixed Indigenous women and their connection to land away from their own ancestral territories. She holds a double major BA in Psychology and Spanish with a focus on human rights and genocide studies, also completed at UBC. An artist and advocate at heart, her work and life journey has allowed her to work, build relationships with, and learn from fellow Indigenous peoples and communities.
Relocating from Vancouver to Ontario was propelled by her desire to be closer to Haudenosaunee communities in an effort to learn more about her Kanien’keha:ka roots and to embody her identity in a good way. Nahannee joined the Indigenous Education and Engagement team in the fall of 2020 as a part-time doctoral fellow and her enthusiasm for the work she was involved with led her to apply for her current position as Indigenous Curriculum and Pedagogy Specialist. While in this position, her work will include international collaborations delivering unique curricula, college-wide initiatives to build faculty and staff capacity, contributing to the establishment of Indigenous Research Protocols, and other Indigenous-centered initiatives to foster inclusivity and awareness at Humber College.
Please join me in welcoming Nahannee to this new exciting role.
Regina Hartwick
Associate Dean, Indigenous Education & Engagement
The Guardian app is available for free in Apple or Google Play stores. The self-assessment must be completed prior to each day you come to campus. For example, if you are planning to be on campus on Monday and Tuesday in the same week, you must complete the assessment on both days.
You can access the self-assessment by clicking on COVID-19 Updates and then COVID-19 Self-Assessment.
In order to prevent a slow down at entry ways, you are asked to complete the app prior to attending campus and have your approval screen ready to show to designated staff who will be reviewing the approvals to attend campus at campus entrances.
Humber and the Department of Public Safety reserve the right to ask any student, staff and faculty for proof of daily completion of the COVID-19 Self-Assessment.
If you do not have a smart phone or are unable to download or update the Humber Guardian app, view an alternate format of the questions. Contact the Department of Public Safety at 416.675.8500 or publicsafety@humber.ca if you have any questions.
Please visit our Return to Campus website and www.humber.ca/updates for more information.
Note: Those who already have the app will need to update the app to have the most up-to-date information. From the Guardian’s home screen, users can click on About/Preferences > Data Update > Check for Updates.
Humber College and the University of Guelph-Humber are committed to the elimination of sexual violence for all members of our community, and as such, we are thrilled to be launching a new sexual violence prevention and education module for all students! It Takes All of Us is an asynchronous learning module that takes approximately one hour to complete; through a series of videos and learning checks, participants will learn about sexual violence, consent, bystander intervention, and supporting survivors of sexual violence. To incentivize participation, students who complete the It Takes All of Us module and exit survey by October 3, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. will be entered into a draw to win a gift card prize!
Humber College students can access the module in Blackboard through the Sexual Violence Prevention & Education Training course; similarly, Guelph-Humber students can access the module in CourseLink through the Sexual Violence Support Module course. For any questions regarding It Takes All of Us, to learn more about how to incorporate it into your courses or student staff training, or for staff and faculty who may be interested in participating in the module themselves, please email bystanderprogram@humber.ca.
As part of Humber’s Integrated Energy Master Plan (IEMP), Facilities Management is constantly looking for opportunities to save energy and costs. With this in mind, we have reviewed our existing practice to condition spaces as normal on public holidays. Given the significantly reduced occupancy, going forward, we are implementing a change to limit conditioning (heating, cooling and ventilation) on public holidays in most areas of the College.
By limiting conditioning, we are keeping sustainability at the forefront of our campus buildings and operations and significantly reducing energy used by the facilities.
The following areas are excluded and will be conditioned as normal:
Please note that the reduced conditioning will only apply to the specific date that the public holiday falls on. The College will continue to be conditioned as normal over the rest of the weekend.
For any special requests or events that require conditioning (outside the areas listed above), please submit a service request through the Facilities Management Archibus Work Order Request system (Go to http:www.humber.ca/facilities and click on “Place Service Request” to complete and submit a work order) or by calling Facilities Management at 416.675.6622 x4444. We ask that service requests be submitted a minimum of two business days in advance of the holiday.
If you would like to learn more about how we are implementing best practice in sustainable design, construction and the operation of new and renovated buildings, you can find information in our Sustainability Plan 2019-2024 and our Integrated Energy Master Plan.
Facilities Management
Congratulations to the 2021 President’s Awards Recipients! We hope you enjoyed learning about their accomplishments during the President’s Breakfast Virtual Series – Day Two.
Although this past year and a half has been challenging, these 40 exemplary employees have displayed the spirit of resiliency, innovation, and excellence. Their accomplishments were recognized by their nominees, reviewed by a committee of leaders, and confirmed by the President.
We encourage you to visit the President’s Awards website to learn more about this year’s winners, their contributions to the College, and to congratulate them on their award. We would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to nominate their fellow co-workers and recognized their hard work and dedication to Humber.
If you missed Day One (Live Event) of the President's Breakfast Virtual Series, the video can be viewed in its entirely online: 2021 President’s Breakfast Day 2 Video
Get the latest information about the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation in the August 2021 edition of the Barrett CTI newsletter.
Additional information about the Barrett CTI can be found at humber.ca/barrettcti.
The Degree Breadth Committee is soliciting your proposals for new Breadth courses for Humber Degree students.
For details regarding the process for development of Breadth courses at Humber, including a step-by-step guide, a searchable inventory of approved Breadth courses, a short proposal form, and a variety of resources for developers, please click on the link for our Degree Breadth Committee website: humberdegreebreadth.com
Proposal forms will be reviewed by the Committee in October.
Please note that in order for a proposal to be considered, the form must have the support of your department (as indicated by the signature of your Associate Dean/Dean) and be submitted via email to degree.breadth@humber.ca by September 24, 2021.
We look forward to seeing your ideas.
Chris Irwin
Chair, Degree Breadth Committee