The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is pleased to share the fifth edition of Scholars & Co.: The CTL SoTL Newsletter. In here, you'll find a quick snapshot of the research and scholarship opportunities within the CTL for this month, as well as a list of active and in development faculty projects with the Teaching Innovation Fund.
For more information about anything in the newsletter, please contact Heidi Marsh (x5836), heidi.marsh@humber.ca.
College Council Highlights: April 5, 2018
Humber College Council (HCC) held its seventh meeting of the 2017-18 academic year on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at the North Campus. To ensure 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 the highlights, please contact denise.rooney@humber.ca or bhupinder.malhotra@humber.ca
New Program: Bachelor of Social Science – Addictions and Mental Health
Derek Stockley, Dean, School of Social and Community Services (SSCS) and Kelly ONeill, Dean, Program Planning, Development and Renewal discussed the proposed Bachelor of Science – Addictions and Mental Health program. The program is currently in development, and going through various committees for final approval.
The four-year Bachelor of Science – Addictions and Mental Health program will provide students with the knowledge and skills required to work in the field of addictions and mental health. Examples of careers include counsellor, group facilitator and case manager.
There will be new pathways from existing programs in SSCS into this proposed degree. This degree will share a common first year platform with several of the school’s existing degrees. Thus after the first year or semester the student will have the option to select this degree or another program in SSCS.
This program aligns with the 2017-2020 Strategic Mandate Agreement.
Business Plan and Financial Budget
Corrine Johnston, Director, Strategic Planning and Institutional Analysis and Sanjay Puri, Director, Financial Services and Planning returned to College Council with an update to the 2018/2019 Business Plan and Budget.
Key Budget highlights:
Sanjay Puri gave an overview of the Fair Workplace, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Bill 148) and the effects it will have on the budget, which includes the financial costs, as well as 3rd party contracts, equal pay for equal work and maternity leave.
The Budget process is complex and is always looking several years ahead when forecasting. The executive team also takes into account Humber’s guiding principles which include operational activities, auxiliary activities and strategic investments when developing the budget.
Key Business Plan highlights: (approved March 2018)
Corrine Johnston gave an overview of the Business plan and discussed the areas that the college has focused on including; Teaching and Learning Excellence, Student Success, Research and Innovation, Partnerships, Internationalization, Focus on the Polytechnic Identity and Foundations.
Conceptual Overview: Degrees for Development
Farzad Rayegani, Dean, School of Applied Technology gave a detailed presentation on The School of Applied Technology.
Beginning in the Fall 2018, The School of Applied Technology will be structured into Academic Clusters.
1. Skilled Trades & Apprenticeship
2. Built/Design Environment
3. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
4. Advanced Manufacturing
Skilled Trades Gap in Ontario – Employers are having difficulties finding suitable candidates with the essential skills, trades, knowledge and education required for positions in industry. Humber is constantly working with industry to identify and position itself as a leader in trades and technology and close this gap.
School of Applied Technology is working on a new model where students will have access to practical components and project work from the beginning and throughout a program. As a result, students will gain practical experience by integrating classroom theory to potential industry projects.
New programs in development
Degree in the Built Environment (working title)
Bachelor of Information & Communications Technology
Bachelor of Mechatronics System Engineering
Human Resource Management System (HRMS) Update
Dawn Bassant, Director, Organizational Effectiveness, Human Resources and Bhupinder Malhotra, HRMS-Change Agent - Administrative Relations updated College Council regarding the HRMS.
The implementation of phase one of the HRMS release has been postponed to November 26, 2018. Phase two of HRMS will be released in February 2019.
HRMS will allow employees direct access to their HR information and services through an easy to navigate dashboard. Employees will have easy access to their vacation allotment, sick days, benefits, personal information etc.
Managers will have access to information related to their team members including vacation requests, sick leave requests, emergency contacts etc.
The new HRMS system will help Humber replace a number of legacy paper-based HR processes.
Membership/Elections/CICan
Call for College Council nominations closed on Friday April 13, 2018. If necessary, elections will be held May 3 and 4.
Nancey Adamson and Jeremy Brooks will be attending the CICan conference on behalf of Humber College in Victoria, BC from April 29 to May 1.
The next meeting of College Council will be held Thursday, May 10, 2018 at the Lakeshore Campus. For meeting highlights, supporting materials, or opportunities to provide feedback please visit the College Council website.
| Kristy Adams | Gorette Almeida | Kelly Archibald |
| Karen Bakker-Stephens | Sydney Bartha | Henri Berube |
| Wendy Burgess | Modesta Colalillo | Matt Comand |
| Rob Corbett | Rana Dhaliwal-Singh | Mary DiVito |
| Jazlyn Dow | Kathleen Gilligan | Cara Goddard |
| Marlene Gordon | Mark Jachecki | Susan Joseph |
| Danita Kagan | Leila Kelleher | Elizabeth Kitson |
| Mitchell Lash | Lechner Leonhard | Edith Loizou |
| Neil Mathur | Mary McGrory | Wendy O’Brien |
| Sarah O’Rourke | Maria Pelliccia | Carmen Puyo |
| Francisco Rivera | Vidya Rampersand | Olga Rossovska |
| Trudy Ruf | Victoria Ryder-Burbidge | Jamie Sheridan |
| Ketzia Sherman | Simon Stenekes | Igino Teolis |
| Rosemary Watkins | Aaron Wynia | Anne Zbitnew |
| Louise Zimanyi |
We look forward to working with you in September and wish you a happy and safe summer.
The Organizational Effectiveness team and HR Services are pleased to announce the Learning & Development Spring 2018 calendar is available now. New learning offerings for May and June are on the HRS website at hrs.humber.ca/learning.
Register online here as workshops begin May 9 - space is limited.
Thank you!
According to the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), Humber College is required to train all members of the organization on accessibility standards.
There are three AODA mandatory online training programs administered by the Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity. All Humber employees are required to complete these three (3) trainings:
1. Customer Service Standards Training
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) underwent recent changes as of July 1, 2016. As a result, Humber was required to update its training on the Customer Service Standards. All Humber employees must complete the revised AODA Customer Service Standards Online Training.
The online training module can be accessed here.
2. Accessibility Awareness Training for Educators (AATE)
The Accessibility Awareness Training for Educators requires Humber College to provide educators with accessibility awareness training. All Humber employees are required to complete the online Accessibility Awareness Training for Educators.
Please note: All employees within an educational institution are defined as educators.
The online training module can be accessed here.
3. Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation/Ontario Human Rights Code Training (IASR/OHRC)
The IASR/OHRC training covers the established accessibility standards in information and communications, employment, transportation and the built environment. All Humber employees must complete the IASR/OHRC Training.
The online training module can be accessed here.
Please attached your printed AODA certificates to zahra.brown@humber.ca
Thank you for ensuring Humber’s compliance with the AODA.
The National Day of Mourning is held annually in Canada and other countries around the world on April 28. On this day, workers, families, employers and others honour those workers who have been killed, been injured or suffered illness on the job.
Let us continue working together to renew our efforts to continually improve health and safety in the workplace.
To observe the day and to affirm Humber’s ongoing commitment to providing a safe and healthy work and study environment, campus flags will be flown at half-mast on Saturday, April 28, 2018.
To learn more about the National Day of Mourning or to write a tribute, visit wsibdayofmourning.ca.
Humber Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee
HR Services | Health and Safety Services
hrs.humber.ca/safety
Now is the time to make some click noise!
Click to VOTE under the category of Best Enterprise Solution.
Paramedic MCI Project and CTI VR Experience
Public voting is open until May 17 at 11:59 p.m. PST.
Our VR team has been building VR learning experiences that are directly related to Program and Course Learning Outcomes. Our intent is to build competency and capacity in designing and developing VR learning modules that can augment learning both within and outside of the formal/scheduled learning environment. In doing so, we can further assist our students in achieving mastery of core learning outcomes. Additionally, we can plan and design learning opportunities to enhance the development of essential skills.
About 2018 Auggie Award!
Augmented World Expo. The 9th Annual Auggie Awards are back! The annual Auggie Awards have been the most recognized industry AR & VR awards in the world since 2010. Now in its 9th year, the Auggies continue to showcase the best-of-the-best in XR (AR/VR/MR).
On behalf of Textbooks for Change-Humber College, we would like to extend a big thank you to the Humber College community. Together we have been able to raise more than 2,826 textbooks this academic year! These donations not only have supported students attending postsecondary schools in East Africa, but also students in North America.
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to see updates about what Textbooks for Change-Humber College is up to over the next few months!
We are continuing accepting donations of textbooks throughout the summer. If you have unwanted used post-secondary textbooks, consider donating to Textbooks for Change to help students all around the world. Donation bins are located in the following places:
Lakeshore Campus:
North Campus
To learn more about Textbooks for Change, please visit our website and social media pages.
Mental Health First Aid gives people the skills to provide that early help that is so important to recovery. The MHFA program aims to improve mental health literacy, and provide the skills and knowledge to help people better manage potential or developing mental health problems in themselves, a family member, a friend or a colleague.
The program teaches people how to:
The following mental health problems are covered:
The following mental health crises are covered:
Participants must attend both session dates - May 23 and May 30 - to receive the MHFA certificate issued by the Mental Health First Aid Commission.
Both dates are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Lakeshore Campus, Room: WEL 304A.
To register click here.
The Ontario Association for Mathematic Education (OAME) is hosting their 45th Annual Conference at Humber's North Campus on May 3 to 4, 2018.
After their success of the 2015 Conference, OAME is expecting another large turnout of around 1,600 attendees. If you wish to know more about the OAME Conference, please check out their website oame2018.weebly.com.
The event will boast over 250 educational sessions, spread throughout the North Campus buildings. The keynote sessions will take place in the Gymnasium streaming through to E135, with exhibitors set up in the Student Centre and Registration in the E Building Concourse.
Parking in lots 1, 4, 5 and 6 will be utilized by conference delegates. Please plan ahead for a slight delay in parking if you normally enter through Entrance A.
Did you know? OAME is making donations in lieu of their guest speakers gifts to two of their very deserving charitable organizations: Indspire which is an Indigenous-led registered charity that invests in the education of Indigenous people and Akinomaagaye Gaamik which provides opportunities for learning and engaging in Indigenous ways.
Please send any questions to Humber Conference Services either at hcs@humber.ca or call Connie Sanfilippo x77124.
