Announcements

When:
November 15, 2019

On the latest episode of Humber NEXTcast, available free on Soundcloud and iTunes, we speak with professor Laura Berg about a real-world learning experiential learning project she developed for students in the Professional Writing and Communications program.  

“A lot of students have been excited to work with a real client. It wasn't a hard switch. I think you enroll in a college program, in part, to develop more real-life skills...like receiving feedback from a client. Teaching those skills is just as important as teaching the material.”

— Laura Berg

You can listen to the episode here. 

 

NEXTcast is a podcast about teaching and learning at Humber College, created by Humber Press and the Teaching and Learning Support team.

New episodes go up on Soundcloud and iTunes every second week.

To suggest a future guest or topic, email Humber Press at humberpress@humber.ca.

 

Kristin Valois

Humber Press

When:
November 15, 2019
Contact:
Valerie Busch
Tel:
x5776
Image depicting a seed, a sunflower and a message that says, 'Thank you."

November 15 is National Philanthropy Day. This is our opportunity to join other charities and non-profits across Canada by saying thank you to all of the Humber staff and faculty who have chosen to give back.

Your generous support and unique commitment has planted the seed of unlimited possibilities for students by igniting discovery and innovation, accelerating potential and transforming learning.

As our vision for the future becomes bigger, brighter and bolder, you, and all of our donors will continue to play a pivotal role in the success of Humber students, today and tomorrow.

We encourage you to continue discovering the impact you are creating for Humber students by visiting humber.ca/advancementandalumni/giving.

When:
November 15, 2019
Contact:
Adam Sandford
Tel:
416.798.1331 x6088

Research participant opportunity 

We are currently conducting a project that is exploring the impact of image deformations on recognition of faces using a card-sorting methodology, and we are still looking for a few more participants!

Participants are asked to sort three sets of photo-cards in a task that takes up to one hour to fully complete. This opportunity is open to students, staff, and faculty – we would greatly appreciate wide circulation of this message to any interested persons.
 
Each interested person should contact my research team, Angelisa Hatfield and Mica Pec, at ghfaces@guelphhumber.ca. They will provide you with an information letter providing details about the study and participant rights. 
 
Participant duration: Up to one hour.
Participant incentive: $20 e-gift card (choice from Amazon, Starbucks, Tim Hortons, Indigo/Chapters, Ultimate Dining Card, Cineplex, Best Buy, iTunes, or Roots). 
 
Thank you for your interest and help in advance! 
 
Adam Sandford, Ph.D
Assistant Program Head, Psychology, University of Guelph-Humber
Angelisa Hatfield
Research Assistant, University of Guelph-Humber
Mica Pec
Research Assistant, University of Guelph-Humber
When:
November 15, 2019

Just a friendly reminder to due to the volume of submissions we receive, requests for repeat posts in the newsletter are not guaranteed and can only be fulfilled when space is available. Thank you for understanding.

For more information, please read the Communiqué Guidelines.

When:
November 14, 2019

Looking to enhance your teaching skills? Seeking out professional development workshops? The Teaching & Learning and Digital Learning departments are hosting a variety of learning engagement opportunities.

Click on the links below to register.

Date and time Workshop Campus Room  

November 18
11:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Panopto and Blackboard
Find out how Panopto, Humber’s new video streaming platform, integrates with Blackboard.

North J230 Register
November 18
12:35 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.

Boost Your SFQ Response Rates 
In this workshop we will share data driven strategies to help enhance student response rate.

North F202 Register
November 19
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Faculty Sustainability Champions
At this session, we will spend time actively working on adding to our toolkits for teaching and incorporating sustainability knowledge and practices into the classroom.

North D109 Register
November 19
10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Blackboard: Tests & Quizzes
Tests and quizzes are useful for assessing student learning. Using Blackboard to run your tests and quizzes can also save you time marking. In this 90-minute workshop, we will explore Blackboard and its various features.

Lakeshore D112 Register
November 20
1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Blackboard: Tests & Quizzes
Tests and quizzes are useful for assessing student learning. Using Blackboard to run your tests and quizzes can also save you time marking. In this 90-minute workshop, we will explore Blackboard and its various features.

North J230 Register
November 21
9 a.m.–  10:30 a.m.
Excel Ninja 3.0 Part 1
Tests and quizzes are useful for assessing student learning. Using Blackboard to run your tests and quizzes can also save you time marking. In this 90-minute workshop, we will explore Blackboard and its various features.
 
North J230 Register
November 21
11:40 a.m. – 1:10 p.m.
Blackboard: Tests & Quizzes
Tests and quizzes are useful for assessing student learning. Using Blackboard to run your tests and quizzes can also save you time marking. In this 90-minute workshop, we will explore Blackboard and its various features.
 
North J230 Register
November 21
1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
Boost Your SFQ Response Rates 
In this workshop we will share data driven strategies to help enhance student response rate.
 
Lakeshore H206B Register
November 21
2:25 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Panopto: Creating Videos 
In this workshop we will share data driven strategies to help enhance student response rate.
 
North J230 Register
November 22
8:55 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
Blackboard: Grade Centre 
The Grade Center can be an extremely useful tool for tracking student success and providing critical information to students. This 90-minute workshop is for instructors who want to dig deeper into the functionality of the Grade Center. In this workshop you will learn about:
 
Lakeshore D112 Register

To view a complete listing of workshops for the Fall 2019 semester, visit the Teaching & Learning website

Note: Due to renovations, the Teaching & Learning and Digital Learning teams have temporarily relocated to North Campus, LX104 (located beside LinX).

  • Faculty Support and Blackboard Workshops: North Campus, J230
  • Professional Learning/SoTL Workshops: North Campus, F202

Lakeshore Campus offices remain unaffected.

When:
November 13, 2019
Contact:
Melanie Savoia / Silvia McMillan
Tel:
x4463 / x4490
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Hot fresh samosas for sale for CICE program fundraising.

Samosas are only $1 each. Cash only.

Pre-order

Pre-order your Samosas and have them delivered to your office or classroom at the North Campus. You can place your order by emailing melanie.savoia@humber.ca or silvia.mcmillan@humber.ca.

In your email, please include the following five pieces of information: 

  1. Your name
  2. Phone number where you can be reached on the day of the event
  3. How many samosas you would like to order
  4. Where you would like them delivered 
  5. What time you would like them delivered

Please note: delivery time can only be available between 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

Orders must be placed before Tuesday, November 19 at 2 p.m. Orders will be delivered on Thursday, November 21 between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Please have your cash payment ready for the time that you have requested your samosas to be delivered. Exact payment is appreciated.

Brought to you by the CICE Student Council.

When:
November 13, 2019
Contact:
Ashfaque Khan
Tel:
647.267.1164

This is to inform the Humber community we now have two individual locations/addresses at Carrier Drive as mentioned below:

110 Carrier Drive belongs to School of Applied Technology and 30 Carrier Drive belongs to Real Estate program, Transportation and Education and Training Solutions.

When sending mail or parcels to these locations at Carrier Drive please indicate the specific address instead of saying "Carrier Drive". This will help the mailroom team to deliver the mail/parcels without causing any delays.

Thank you for your assistance.

When:
November 12, 2019

According to Research Infosource Inc., which released its annual list of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges earlier today, Humber College now ranks as the #8 research college in Canada based on research income, climbing 12 spots from last year.

Humber ranked first in key areas, including research partnerships, corporate research income, and corporate research intensity. Humber also ranked second in paid student researchers. These metrics reflect the strong network of research partners Humber has built by creating alignment with the needs of industry, and by developing an integrated approach that helps companies with their technical challenges and the development of their talent pipeline. 

Read the complete article at Humber Today.

When:
November 12, 2019

On Friday, November 8, Premier Doug Ford; Ross Romano, Minister of Colleges and Universities and MPP for Sault Ste. Marie; and Michael Ford, Toronto Councillor for Ward 1 Etobicoke North, visited the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation at North Campus. The group toured the Barrett CTI, and also met with students and industry partners from Humber’s Advanced Manufacturing Skills Consortium.

A video recap of the visit is available here.

When:
November 12, 2019
Contact:
Sorsha Heard

Looking to enhance your teaching skills? Seeking out professional development workshops? The Teaching & Learning and Digital Learning departments are hosting a variety of learning engagement opportunities.

Click on the links below to register.

Date and time Workshop Campus Room  

November 13
10:45 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.

Panopto: Introduction
Come learn about Panopto, Humber’s new streaming platform.

*We highly recommend taking this workshop before attending the other Panopto workshops.*

North J230 Register
November 13
2:25 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Boost Your SFQ Response Rates 
In this workshop we will share data driven strategies to help enhance student response rate.

North F202 Register
November 14
1:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Blackboard: Tests & Quizzes
Tests and quizzes are useful for assessing student learning. Using Blackboard to run your tests and quizzes can also save you time marking. In this 90-minute workshop, we will explore Blackboard and its various features

North J230 Register
November 15
1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Scholars' Cafe
The Scholars’ Café is a chance to discuss the latest in the teaching and learning literature. It is like a book club, but for journal articles. Each month, faculty will gather to chat informally about a selected paper from a scholarly teaching and learning journal. 

*A Webinar will be held at the North Campus, in room F202 at the same time for individuals who can’t travel to Lakeshore. To register for the webinar instead, please click here.

Lakeshore H206B Register
November 15
2:25 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.

Blackboard: Tests & Quizzes
Tests and quizzes are useful for assessing student learning. Using Blackboard to run your tests and quizzes can also save you time marking. In this 90-minute workshop, we will explore Blackboard and its various features.

Lakeshore D112 Register

To view a complete listing of workshops for the Fall 2019 semester, visit the Teaching & Learning website

Note: Due to renovations, the Teaching & Learning and Digital Learning teams have temporarily relocated to North Campus, LX104 (located beside LinX).

  • Faculty Support and Blackboard Workshops: North Campus, J230
  • Professional Learning/SoTL Workshops: North Campus, F202

Lakeshore Campus offices remain unaffected.

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