Get started by logging into humber.ca/office365 and clicking on the Teams icon.

Microsoft Teams provides video conferencing, workplace chat, and file storage for real time collaboration. All Humber and University of Gueplh-Humber staff have access to Microsoft Teams, as part of the Office365 suite. 

Did You Know? You can have Teams Meetings.

• Meetings one-on-one
• Meetings with up to 250 people
• Live Events with up to 10,000 participants 
• Meetings and Live Events support live captioning 

You can record a meeting, with transcription, so that those who missed the meeting, or want to re-watch, can search for a key word, and go directly to that part of the meeting. 

Did You Know?... You can create a Team  

Teams can be created with/by any employees at Humber or Guelph-Humber.

With Teams, you can post announcements, store files and every member of that team can have access. Members can also collaborate on a file at the same time.

Within a Team you can have ‘private channels’ that only members of that channel can see.

Did You Know?... You can chat 

• You can start one-one and group chats

If you need support, you can contact the I.T. Support Centre, at x8888. For more resources on working remotely, visit here.

As we adjust to working and learning at home, it’s important to stay connected to our colleagues and our community. To help keep us all connected, we are launching the #HumberAtHome series. We want to know about how you are taking care of your well-being right now, how your teams are adding a bit of fun into your interactions, and which resources are helping you.  

Here are some examples of what members of the Humber community are doing to bring their community together:   

Humber Libraries

Taking inspiration from the Spice Girls, who tell us to use the "colours of the world" to "spice up your life", Humber Libraries creatively found material from the Archives (which collects and houses historical material from Humber's 53 years) and spiced them up with some colour. This involved saving archived saved scans, and using an online template, turned them into colouring pages for the team to enjoy. It has proven to be a great stress relief, as they’ve especially been smiling at Harley the Fitness Hawk. Humber Libraries made PDFs for those with printers, and JPEGs for those who wanted to go old school and rock it with Microsoft Paint, and sent them around to the Team. They would like to share with the rest of the Humber Community. Please find two examples attached and email archives@humber.ca for the rest of the files.

Humber Visual Arts

@humbergalleries is putting their Campus as a Canvas online for the month of April. They are doing different weekly calls for artwork on their Instagram Stories. All you have to do is tag them in a story on your profile and they will re-share it to theirs. They are excited to see what everyone has been working on. 

Individual Tips from Humber Staff 

The Humber community has made several call outs to see how staff are coping with physical distancing: 

@lakeshoregrnds Curator, Jennifer shares what she has been doing to stay grounded in her Instagram video.

@sustainhumber Communications & Events Coordinator, Tayler, has been getting crafty at home, check out her new plants.

Please send us your #HumberAtHome photos, video clips and stories to bethany.sharpe@humber.ca.

Check out the Tip Sheet for working from home. Included is a list of additional resources for ergonomics, physical heath, and mental health and well-being.

In our efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, we are providing an update on acceptable public use of the Humber Arboretum and Centre for Urban Ecology’s outdoor areas and amenities. Circumstances are changing frequently and we will continue to share information as much as possible as new decisions are made. At present: 

• To discourage congregation in public places, the​ City of Toronto has announced closure of all city park amenities. As a result of the announcement, the parking spaces, picnic tables, gazebos, pergolas, fitness equipment along the West Humber Trail, and other structures within the Humber Arboretum are off-limits until further notice
• The Arboretum’s trails and natural areas remain open for visitors however they are not being maintained until further notice. Please use your discretion, as you are entering at your own risk
• It is critical that anyone choosing to visit the Arboretum follow the guidelines for physical distancing, including:
  • visit only alone or with members of your household
  • leave at least two metres (the length of a hockey stick) between yourself and other visitors you may encounter
  • avoid touching surfaces likely to be touched by others, such as the aforementioned off-limit structures or any interpretive signage
  • do not visit if you are feeling ill; if you cough or sneeze while visiting cover your face with your elbow or a tissue you can dispose of immediately and then wash/sanitize your hands
  • do not touch your face, use hand sanitizer, and wash your hands throughly before and after your visit

Thank you in advance for your co-operation in helping to stop the spread of COVID-19.