The Faculty of Business is pleased to share with the College the December edition of the monthly Dean's Newsletter.
Announcements
When:
January 31, 2022
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The College Employer Council has posted An Offer that Brings Certainty in Uncertain Times on its website.
More information is also available on the CEC’s website and the OPSEU website.
When:
January 31, 2022
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Tips and Tricks on Hosting/Attending A Hybrid Meeting
Introducing The Humber Hybrid Series: Short animated videos on how to use technology for hybrid meetings. Topics include equipment, audio, video, screen sharing and more. The videos are entertaining, informative,easy to understand,and contain a wealth of knowledge.
Watch the entire series on the its.humber.ca video page.
Congratulations to all our employees celebrating Career Milestones in January.
The following employees are celebrating their 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30-year anniversary with Humber. We encourage you to reach out to your colleagues to congratulate them on their Career Milestones!
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20 Years |
30 Years |
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Ola Esho |
Chiara Filicetti |
Cheryl Francis-Nurse |
Leonhard Lechner |
Vera Beletzan |
Amitra Persaud-Tiwari |
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Emily Riche |
Niall OConnor |
Monique Haan |
Brent Welsh |
Richard Pitteway |
Mary Ann Gregoris |
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Heba Al-Samarrie |
Jenny Takean |
Shiyamala Devan-Ramdas |
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Ihor Sokolyk |
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Susan Bessonette |
Mona Nouroozifar |
Geraldine Babcock |
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Jessica Freitag |
Amy Jacobs |
Catherine Chong |
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Monica Freitas |
Fisseha Yacob Belay |
Alex Dean |
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Olivera Gejo |
Harini De Silva |
Joyce Lamb |
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Robert Gumieniak |
Melissa Durbano |
Ryan Patterson |
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Mary Lee |
Richard Feldman |
Matthew Ramer |
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Brendan McLellan |
Denise Giacomelli |
Saima Sheikh |
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Angelo Muredda |
Sara Hassan |
Michael Wright |
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Rossie Kadiyska |
Youssef Youssef |
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MacKenzie Ketchell |
Connie Sanfilippo |
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Aaron Landry |
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Giovanna Melo |
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Miriam Novick |
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Mihaela Pop |
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Mohammed Rahman |
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Sophie Ratcliff |
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Heidi Siu |
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Frances Sparano |
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Na Sui |
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Milos Vasic |
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David Vazquez-Abrams |
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Daphne Wainman-Wood |
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Colin Wildman |
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Jessica Wolfe |
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Audrey Wubbenhorst |
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Stephen Young |
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Although we do our best to ensure we don't miss anyone, sometimes it happens. If we have missed anyone on this list, our sincere apologies. Please let us know so we can correct our records and ensure the employee receives recognition.
Questions? Please email us at oe@humber.ca.
When:
January 31, 2022
Contact:
John Yolkowski
Email:
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Humber College’s Archives recently completed cataloguing a transfer of archival material from Humber’s Orangeville Campus, which was sent to the Archives as operations wound up there last June.
The Orangeville Archival Collection includes 1,328 photographs, 118 files of information, memorabilia (shirts, trophies, etc), and other material, all of which will help preserve the legacy and tell the story of the Orangeville campus. You can now explore the finished catalogue, as well as a few digitized items, online. The non-digitized files and items listed in the catalogue are now accessible by contacting the Archives at archives@humber.ca.
When:
January 28, 2022
Contact:
Elisabeth Springate
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Humber's Innovative Learning is happy to bring you our January 2022 Issue of the Innovative Learning Newsletter (PDF).
- January 2022’s key themes—flexibility and compassion—emerged as equally necessary for us all to navigate big changes and challenges amid uncertainty.
- Part-Time Teachers’ Conference (PTTC) Call for Proposals is opening soon!
- Faculty Orientation and ED-Venture Days explored faculty supports, flexibility in course design & delivery formats, collaborative learning environments, strategies, LMS & tool-suites and more. We've posted the Session Recordings to our ED-Venture Days Page.
- The latest Staff Lounge Podcast episode brings together Innovative Learning Secondees, Shirantha Beddage, Nicole Chuchmach, and David Vazquez-Abrams, to discuss navigating remote and in-person formats.
- While the ISS manages incredible drop-in numbers (!) and the Ultra Team supports the broader efforts in the Move to Ultra, February Training Sessions are now posted to the IL Trainings Calendar. These useful 60-minute trainings are presented by Blackboard. Registration is required.
- EDTech has Padlet Licenses available for Faculty & Staff. Padlet is a great collaboration tool for classes and working groups.
We hope you enjoy this issue and find the resources inspiring and useful.
Visit the Innovative Learning website for information, resources, workshop registrations, services and much more.
Humber's Innovative Learning Team
When:
January 28, 2022
Contact:
Falisha Rowe
Email:
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Part-Time Teachers' Conference (PTTC), Virtual for 2022.
"Perspectives: What We've Learned"
The call for proposals is opening soon!
Find more information at the PTTC Conference Page on the Innovative Learning website.
When:
January 27, 2022
Contact:
Jennifer Larson
Email:
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Humber College is the second top research college in the country, according to rankings released today by Research InfoSource Inc.
Humber’s leadership in Canadian applied research is also noted by its top three ranking nationally for research partnerships.
When:
January 27, 2022
Contact:
Faculty Blackboard Team
Email:
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster
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Blackboard Ultra Training: February sessions posted to the Innovative Learning website
- Blackboard Collaborate Beyond the Basics: Feburary 8, 10 a.m.- 11 a.m.
- Grading and Managing the Gradebook in an Ultra Course: February 9, 2 p.m.- 3 p.m.
- Creating Assessments in an Ultra Course: February 10, 10 a.m.- 11 a.m.
- Improving Student Engagement Ultra: February 15, 11 a.m.- 12 p.m.
- Guide to Building Mobile Content: February 15, 2 p.m.- 3 p.m.
- Using Groups in Blackboard Learn Ultra: February 17, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Recordings from Previous Blackboard Ultra Training Sessions
View them all at Faculty Blackboard Training
- Getting Started with Blackboard ULTRA (60 min)
- Creating Content in Blackboard ULTRA (37 min)
- Assignments, Discussions and Journals in Blackboard ULTRA (80 min)
- Tests and Question Banks in Bb Ultra (55 min)
- Using the Gradebook in Blackboard Ultra (30 min)
Self-directed Resources
- Main Page Instructional Videos
- About Project Page / FAQs
- Training and Help Resources
- Step-by-step Guides to the two methods of moving
- Self-help Portal
- Ultra and Original experiences covered
Further Self-directed Resources
- Blackboard Learn Help for Instructors: Built by Blackboard. Scroll to the bottom to choose the version you want.
- YouTube Playlist for Blackboard Ultra: Short 1-2 minute videos on various topics.
When:
January 27, 2022
Contact:
EDTech Team, Centre for Innovative Learning
Email:
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster
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Padlet™ is a fantastic educational technology tool that allows educators and students to collaborate in real time or asynchronously in a shared digital space.
Padlet is an interactive board where participants can share text, images, videos, links, files, and much more. The great news? Humber's Centre for Innovative Learning has many Padlet licenses to offer faculty and staff to leverage the power of collaboration and creativity.
Faculty at Humber are already using Padlet to engage their learners:
- introductory activities;
- ideation exercises;
- showcasing student work in virtual galleries;
- having online discussions;
- sharing and collecting resources;
- building student portfolios;
- and much more!
Our Padlet licenses are ideal for users who need more than 3 individual Padlet boards throughout the semester, or require more than 25MBs for file uploads.
If you'd like to request a license, please fill out this simple online form: Padlet License Sign-out Request
More questions about Padlet or the licenses? Email us at edtech@humber.ca.
Help yourself to some Padlet video snacks!
- How To Use Padlet In 10 Ways For Teaching - New 2021 Tutorial (12 minutes)
- Brief Introduction to Padlet (1:43 minutes)
- If you have more time, enjoy this recording of a recent Padlet training event (90 minutes)
- Share this one with your students! How to Use Padlet for Students: the Basics (4:05 minutes)