Announcements

When:
January 28, 2019

Marketing and Communications would like to remind everyone to use the Photo Consent Form when collecting testimonials and audio-visual material in the promotion or advertising of Humber programs and services. 

This form should be signed by any adult appearing in a photograph or video on behalf of Humber. If you can clearly see a person’s face and facial features, then a consent form must be signed whether they are staff, student or Humber guest. Always have copies on-hand at student presentations and campus events.
 
Best Practices
Once signed, scan the form and save indefinitely on the storage drive of your school/department.
 
Event Photography
When you are planning on taking photographs or video of a Humber event (on or off campus) with lots of people, it would be beneficial to post the Event Photography Poster at entrances so that guests know photography or video will be taken at the event. 
 
Visit humber.ca/brand/image-bank-and-photography to download the Photo Consent Form.
 
Humber Policies and Procedures
Read more about Humber’s policies at humber.ca/policies.

When:
January 28, 2019
Contact:
Gina Catenazzo
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

The Educational Technology Committee (ETC) is hosting a series of free Virtual Lunch & Learn Webinars! The webinars are underway for this winter term.

Visit the ETC website to register for a webinar.

The ETC is formally represented by a member at each college in Ontario and represents the colleges’ practitioner knowledge base on the application of teaching and learning technologies.

A list of the webinars in the Lunch & Learn series:

The Ontario Extend mOOC
January 23, 2019, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
This session will provide an overview of the upcoming eCampusOntario offering of the Ontario Extend faculty development program in January. The program is a learning experience for educators who want to effectively embedding technology into pedagogical practice. 

The Magic Touch: Great Learning through Touch Interactivity
January 31, 2019, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
In this workshop you will look at how everyday software is building in touch interactive features, and learn a few presentation and teaching strategies that resonate with learners.

Little Known Ways of Facilitating BYOD in Classrooms 
February 13, 2019, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Learn policies, risks, security methods, and ways to engage learners with BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) in the classroom and walk home with a working action plan.

Foothold, Not Just Footprints: Helping Instructors Manage their Online Reputations
February 27, 2019, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Students are increasingly becoming interested in learning more about us through social media. In this workshop, you will learn about strategies and tools for managing your digital footprint.

Sway This Way - Incorporating Student Experience into Flexible Professional Learning
March 5, 2019, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
This workshop will focus on the incorporation of the student voice and experience into using ed tech to provide accessible professional development for busy faculty.

Explain It Like I’m Five (English)
March 19, 2019, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
In this workshop, you will learn how to apply the "Explain it Like I’m Five" strategy, effectively integrate this technique in your classrooms and creatively use different technologies for activities that are traditionally done using pen and paper.

Explique-moi comme si j’ai 5 ans (Français)
March 26, 2019, 12 .p.m - 1 p.m.
Dans cet atelier, vous apprendrez comment appliquer la stratégie « Explique-moi comme si j’ai 5 ans » à intégrer efficacement cette technique dans votre salle de classe et à utiliser de manière créative différentes technologies pour des activités traditionnellement réalisées à l’aide d’un stylo et du papier.

When:
January 25, 2019

The Humber College Council (HCC) of 2018/2019 met on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at the Lakeshore Campus. To ensure that the Humber community is informed of upcoming events, new initiatives and important issues, College Council reports the meeting highlights. For more information or to provide feedback on these highlights, please contact marie.kyrinis@humber.ca.

COUNCIL TERMS OF REFERENCE
Council approved the newly amended Terms of Reference and Operational Procedures which will be effect until 2020.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING SOLUTIONS (ETS)
Alister Mathieson, Vice President, Advancement and External Affairs and Wanda Buote, Dean of Education and Training Solutions presented on ETS activities at Humber.

ETS delivers and manages Humber’s efforts to engage and enroll professional learners in areas of flexible, custom learning. ETS manages six units at Humber: Association & Professional Programs, Corporate Training, Real Estate Education (RECO), ETS Services for Humber Schools; The Transportation Training Centre and Credential Testing.

As the newly appointed Dean, Wanda Buote plans to pursue and create opportunities for non-traditional professional learning. ETS will operate on a hub and spoke model, where ETS partners with the academic schools to identify and deliver new opportunities and work closely with Humber Continuing Education (CE) Directors.

STRATEGIC PLAN OF THE LAKESHORE GROUNDS INTERPRETIVE CENTRE, 2019-2023
Jennifer Bazar, Curator for the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre brought Council news of the Centre’s work and how they are integrating into the local Humber community.

Humber opened the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre in the Student Welcome & Resource Centre at the Lakeshore Campus. Through Jennifer’s leadership, she and her team provide and create context, content and dialogue through consultation with Humber stakeholders and the surrounding Lake Shore community. She engages the surrounding community through exhibitions and cultural programming, celebrating the heritage of the Lakeshore Grounds.

The Centre focuses primarily on themes of Indigenous heritage; mental health; education and environmental sustainability.

NEW – BACHELORS OF ENGINEERING
Farzad Rayegani, Dean, School of Applied Technology and his team presented an overview of upcoming Bachelor’s of Engineering degree programs.

Farzad and the Applied Technology team will bring the engineering degrees to the Post Secondary Education Quality Assessment Board (PEQAB) for review in the fall 2019 with potential approval to run in fall 2020. Drawing from technical and skills-based programs already in place at Humber, the new degrees will apply experiential and interdisciplinary learning for its students, starting from year 1. Engineers Canada has already agreed to accredit the
programs.

There will be 3 specialization streams that students can select from: Mechatronics, The Built Environment and Information and Communication Technology. There will also be pathways for students in diploma programs to enter the degree program.

Graduates will have the opportunity to obtain their Ontario Professional Engineer designation.

HUMBER’S INSTITUTIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs) FRAMEWORK: STEPS TO IMPLEMENTATION
Vera Beletzan, Acting Dean, School of Liberal Arts & Sciences gave Council an update on the real-time implementation of the Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs) project.

Institutional learning outcomes are statements that articulate an institution’s collective vision for and commitment to its students’ learning. The ILO Project ensures our students will have a positive Humber experience and also seeks to supports us, the Humber community to keep positive, motivated and focused, in terms of delivering
education to our students on a daily basis.

The completed steps to ILO Implementation and launch for fall 2019 are as follows:

✓ College-wide consultations
✓ Industry and community forum
✓ Faculty ILO team
✓ ILO framework finalized
✓ Humber Executive approval

Over the next few months, the ILO team will continue to work on the following:

  • Framework design
  • Communication plan development
  • Faculty curriculum pilots
  • Applied research pilots

The three pillars or concepts of Humber’s Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs) framework are:

  • Adapt – have the ability and skill to rapidly evolving workplace and the world;
  • Lead – not just professionally but lead in our communities, in our society, both locally and globally
  • Succeed - we want Humber graduates to succeed, both professionally and personally, no matter what pathway they are on in terms of their career.

ATHLETICS
Mike Kopinak, Associate Director Athletics along with 3 Varsity student-athletes spoke to council about Humber Athletics.

North and Lakeshore fitness facilities and gymnasiums are used, on average, by 1,800+ students, staff and community members each day. Athletics plays a key role in student success and engagement across all Humber campuses. They are also the largest employer of students within the college with a total of 252 positions.

As an Ontario college, Humber varsity athletes are very successful:

  • All-time CCAA (Canadian College Athletic Association) leader in medals: 134
  • All-time OCAA (Ontario College Athletic Association) leader in medals: 579

As a campus and community leader, Humber Athletics believes in diversity and inclusiveness with outreach experiences and policies that strive for a safe, welcoming recreation and athletic community. #heretoplay is their very successful, award-winning campaign promoting this stance, taking on powerful topics such as hazing, inclusion and prevention.

The next meeting of College Council is Thursday, February 7, 2019 at the North Campus, in 7th Semester room. For highlights, supporting materials, please visit: humber.ca/wearehumber/committees/college-council.

When:
January 25, 2019
Alister Mathieson, VP, Advancement and External Affairs, and Dr. Tran Tho Dat, Rector, National Economics University in Hanoi are among global partners launching the pilot project. Alister Mathieson, VP, Advancement and External Affairs, and Dr. Tran Tho Dat, Rector, National Economics University in Hanoi are among global partners launching the pilot project. 

Humber, along with global partners in Japan, Vietnam and Taiwan, has launched a pilot project called the Global Learning Hub, in which a Centre for Teaching and Learning is established in a new or emerging global market in partnership with a local institution.

In the local Hub, Humber and our host partner will collaborate to offer a range of jointly-delivered programming including English language training and teaching English as a second language. Customized teacher training and other postsecondary programs will provide Humber credentials and pathways to advanced level studies.

The Global Learning Hub will pilot in three locations with three innovative polytechnic partners. They are: National Economics University in Hanoi, Vietnam; HungKuang University in Taichung, Taiwan; and Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, Japan.

As a key element of Humber’s Internationalization strategy, the Global Learning Hubs support our institutional vision of transforming postsecondary education through global polytechnic leadership.

In building a presence in new locations, the Hubs will enhance Humber’s international recruitment efforts and market diversification, while also providing study abroad and work integrated learning experience for students and professional development opportunities for faculty.

The first Global Learning Hub is scheduled to open in Hanoi in April. Read more at international.humber.ca/blog/polytechnic-identity/global-learning-hubs.html.

Please let me know if you’d like more information.

 

Alister Mathieson
VP, Advancement and External Affairs

When:
January 25, 2019

On the latest episode of the NEXTcast podcast, available free on Soundcloud and iTunes, we speak with professor Louise Zimanyi about the Forest and Nature Program she helped to create, and about research she has done into the impact of the program through the Teaching Innovation Fund.

The Forest and Nature Program (FNP) is a unique play and learning experience that offers children the opportunity to succeed and develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences in a natural outdoor setting.

“In the forest, it’s calming. And children who have more difficulty indoors, maybe attending or resolving conflict…it’s very different when they’re outside.” – Louise Zimanyi

Listen to the episode or read the transcript here.

NEXTcast is a podcast about teaching and learning at Humber College, created by Humber Press and The Centre for Teaching & Learning. 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:
January 24, 2019

When Friday, January 25 at 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Location Lakeshore Commons (L Building only), Lakeshore Campus - East

There will be at temporary hydro shutdown due to electrical maintenance.

NO ACCESS - Students, staff and the community will not be allowed entry into the Lakeshore Commons (L Building), Lakeshore Campus - East.

When:
January 24, 2019
Contact:
Dawn Macaulay
Tel:
x74852

The Degree Breadth Committee is seeking proposals from Humber Faculty. 

Do you have an interesting idea about launching a new Degree Breadth course? New proposals are due to degree.breadth@humber.ca by February 8 for consideration this semeter. The full set of guidelines, supporting documents and proposal forms are available for you at humberdegreebreadth.com. You can see the currently approved  degree breadth courses to ensure that you aren't duplicating a class that already exists. Please be sure that you have met with your Associate Dean or Dean to secure departmental/school support before submitting any proposals to the committee. It is also recommended to meet with the Degree Breadth Committee member from your school for guidance

We look forward to hearing from you.

Dawn Macaulay
Associate Dean, Liberal Studies

When:
January 24, 2019

Get the latest news and stories happening here on Humber Today.

Check out the #MyHumberStory about Ninko Pangilinan here or watch the video below.

When:
January 22, 2019
Contact:
Rose Anthony
Tel:
x5678
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Counselling Services is excited to announce the return of the Healthy Minds for Stressful Times group for this winter semester.

This group will provide students with:

  • Tools and strategies to cope with stress, anxiety and feeling overwhelmed
  • Emotional support

Details:

Where North Campus, LRC 3rd floor, room 3058 (seminar room)
When Every Wednesday, 1:30 - 3 p.m., beginning February 6 and ending April 10
For Students who are feeling overwhelmed and/or experiencing stress and anxiety.

Please promote to your students:

  • Print and post the attached poster
  • Post about Healthy Minds for Stressful Times on Blackboard
  • Make an announcement about Healthy Minds for Stressful Times at the beginning of class

Students are not required to sign up in advance; students can attend as many sessions as they like.

Contact: Rose Anthony at rose.anthony@humber.ca

Healthy Minds for Stressful Times works from an anti-oppression framework. We recognize that students face systemic oppression on the basis sexual and gender orientation, race, body size, class, disability, immigration status, country of origin, culture, age and religion. We are committed to creating an environment that celebrates diversity, and challenges all forms of oppression.

When:
January 22, 2019

The Humber College Council (HCC) held its third meeting of the 2018/2019 academic year on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the North Campus. To ensure that the Humber community is informed of upcoming events, new initiatives and important issues, College Council reports the highlights of its monthly meetings. For more information or to provide feedback on these highlights, please contact marie.kyrinis@humber.ca. We apologize for the delay in posting the highlights. 

ACADEMIC CALENDAR UPDATE 

Barb Riach, Registrar and Gina Antonacci, Associate Vice President, Academic outlined the 2019/2020 academic calendar. 

Based on a lengthy consultation process with students, staff and faculty, Humber will be moving to a 7-1-7 model for course delivery starting in Fall 2019. This standardized approach of 7 weeks of study followed by 1 reading week, followed by another 7 weeks of study is used by many other post-secondary institutions. Moving forward, each of the 3 semesters offered will follow the 7-1-7 model. 

A formal communications plan with be released shortly to students, industry partners and other Humber stakeholders. It should be noted that there are some specialized programs that will not follow this model. 

STRATEGIC ENROLMENT MANAGEMENT (SEM) 

Barb Riach, Registrar and Gina Antonacci, Associate Vice President, Academic presented on the most recent SEM activities at Humber. 

Humber’s Strategic Enrolment Management committee is responsible for the co-ordination of Humber efforts to collect institutional enrolment planning elements into one consolidated effort. The SEM Committee, and its subcommittees, respond to the ever-changing prospective student pool and align Humber enrolment activities to Strategic Plan priorities. Below are updates from the SEM subcommittees. 

Government Funding - SEM actively reviews and responds to issues like the new government funding formula. It reviewed how the formula will work within our program development plans, current mix of programs and current demands by industry. SEM then created a process to ensure program reviews are completed in a timely fashion to address any funding changes. Briefly, the current government funding formula is based on a weighted-funding unit criterion, instead of head count. 

Marketing, Recruitment and Conversion Action Plan Update (MRC) - The MRC committee executed a research study to review the Full-Time printed calendar, Viewbook and the online program pages for format and relevancy. Certain recommendations, based on this research, will be implemented in the 2020/2021 recruitment materials. A central, domestic marketing plan that addresses the needs of the academic schools is going to be developed with increased focus on pathways, transfers and Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR). 

Student Success and Retention Action Plan Update (SSR) – The SSR committee continues to focus on retention and engagement for specific credentials, at-risk students and overall campus-specific activities. An action plan for the next four years is being developed, within the context of the new funding formula. 

THE LEARNING PORTAL, OERs, AND HUMBER’S DIGITAL LEARNING PLAN 

Caleb Domsey, Librarian, Lisa DiBarbora, Librarian Co-ordinator and Theresa Steger, Director, Digital Curriculum presented the latest in digital resources for Humber students. 

There is a significant province-wide movement happening in postsecondary education to produce cross-curriculum resources and to share them openly with students. Open Education Resources (OERs) help achieve this goal. The main pillars of this movement relate to skills that apply to all programs that are used by all students, which include helping with development of study, research, writing, and digital citizenship. College Council Highlights – December 6, 2018 

The Learning Portal brings together the shared resources of the Ontario Colleges to create online learning support for all our students. It was originally built to support OntarioLearn students, but has since grown to support any student at any Ontario college and beyond! The Learning Portal features a Faculty Toolkit, which includes content on course readings, quizzes and assignments, accessibility, indigenous inclusion, and mental health harm reduction. 

The Open Educational Resources (OER) Toolkit provides information and tools to help instructors and library staff to understand, engage with, and sustain OER in their work and practice. Open Educational Resources provide equal access to resources at no cost to students. A great example of OERs in practice is the eCampusOntario Open Textbook Library, a collection of free post-secondary textbooks with reviews from educators across the country. Another source to help offset textbook costs for students is for faculty to use the resources found at Humber Libraries when building curriculum. The library can create course specific article and book links called “Reading Pages” that can be directly uploaded into Blackboard. For further information email copyright@humber.ca. 

HUMBER COLLEGE COUNCIL FUNDRAISER - ERNESTINE’S WOMEN’S SHELTER 

The Humber College community generously donated gifts and swag for the College Council fundraiser. As a result, Council raised $715 for Ernestine’s Shelter. In addition, Council donated nonperishable items, clothing, toiletry products, and other useful items. 

INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGY 

Andrew Ness, Dean, International presented an overview of the Humber’s Internationalization strategy. 

There are 500,000 international students in Canada, from elementary to postsecondary schools. In 2018, Humber College had 6,000 international students. 

Internationalization plays a large part in meeting Humber’s enrolment goals. The department also has a supporting role in the current Strategic Plan. There is a commitment to creating a global-ready community of students, faculty and staff through provision of diverse, global perspectives and opportunities. After extensive consultation with the Humber community, stakeholders and students, the 2018-2023 Internationalization Strategy 2.0 was developed. This enhanced strategy builds upon Humber’s international history with a focus on engagement and providing leadership in international initiatives. 

The next meeting of the College Council was held on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at the Lakeshore Campus, Room A170. For highlights, supporting materials, and an online feedback forum, please visit: humber.ca/wearehumber/committees/college-council

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