Sip & Chill Mobile Resources Cart – A Resource on Wheels

Sip & Chill Mobile service is back for Winter 2025. This in-person mobile service is designed to bring information directly to students in their primary campus spot—the classroom.

How does it work?

Professors/faculty members can book the cart to arrive during a class break. The Sip & Chill Mobile Cart will be in the classroom to give students access to information about student resources, upcoming events, giveaways, and a complimentary beverage.

How to request a visit

Professors/faculty members can schedule a visit from the Sip & Chill Mobile Resources Cart to arrive during their class breaks using the online booking form or QR code. Reservations are limited to one visit per class per semester.

Schedule

The Sip and Chill Mobile Cart Resources Cart is bookable for NORTH ONLY in January for the dates and times listed.

• Date: Tuesdays to Thursdays, beginning January 7
• Time: Between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

*Lakeshore, no need to worry; we’ll see you in February! Humber Downtown and Carrier Drive students can look forward to the Sip & Chill Mobile Resources Cart, which will be available on scheduled dates and times. Keep an eye out for updates.

If you have additional questions or if you need an alternate date option for booking, connect with Tuba at tuba.chishti@humber.ca and we will try our best to accommodate.

Innovative Learning (IL) invites you to join a series of faculty-focused workshops that are designed to train and support you in the integration of various tools and resources such as GenAI, Articulate, Blackboard and Humber Learning Outcomes (HLOs). Through these workshops, you will gain strategies to enhance your teaching practices, streamline course delivery, and create engaging and impactful learning experiences for your students. 

Workshops cover the following topics: 

• Generative Artificial Intelligence  
• Curriculum Design 
• Assessment Design 
• Articulate Software: Online Course Build Series 
• Humber’s LMS: Blackboard Ultra 
• Educational Technology 
• AODA and Accessibility 
• Humber Learning Outcomes (HLOs) 

Below is the list of professional learning workshops designed for Humber faculty and are offered virtually throughout the winter semester:

Gen AI

• GenAI and Teaching Applications 
• Using the AI Design Assistant in Blackboard 

Curriculum and Assessment Design 

• Designing Effectively for Online Teaching/Learning 
• Creating Meaningful Assessments and Incorporating Feedback 
• Creating an Effective Lesson Plan 
• Designing Synchronous and Asynchronous Discussion Posts 
• Getting Feedback on Your Teaching 
• Get students engaged with course materials: Hypothesis in Practice 

Articulate Software for Creating Online Course Content 

• Online Course Build Series: Introduction to Articulate Rise 
• Online Course Build Series: Creating interactive experiences in Articulate Rise  
• Online Course Build Series: Using Articulate Rise for Scenario-Based Learning 
• Online Course Build Series: Articulate Rise – Customizing and Publishing your Course to Blackboard 

Humber’s LMS: Blackboard 

• Grading Efficiently using the Gradebook in Blackboard 
• Online Course Build Series: Setting up your Blackboard Course for an Online Build 
• Configuring Blackboard Ultra Tests 
• Leveraging Blackboard’s Student Retention Strategies 

EdTech 

• Facilitating Learning Experiences using Ed Tech Tools 
• Engaging Video Discussions and Assessments in the Digital Classroom: Tools and Techniques 
• Utilizing Microsoft Teams for Teaching 
• Utilizing Microsoft Copilot to Create Teaching Content 

AODA and Accessibility 

• Video Literacy - 3 Ways to Maximize the Learning Potential of Curriculum Videos  
• Video Literacy - How to Make the Best Welcome Video: Content, Camera and Audio Tips and Tricks  
• Making Digital Documents Accessible - The 5 Basics to Master 

Humber Learning Outcomes (HLOs) 

• Integrating Humber Learning Outcomes into Courses 

Visit the IL Programs & Events page for a complete list of workshop descriptions, dates and link to register. 

The Degree Breadth Approval Committee is calling for proposals for new breadth elective courses for Humber degree students. For details regarding the process for development of breadth elective courses at Humber, including a step-by-step guide, a searchable inventory of approved breadth courses, a short proposal form, and a variety of resources for developers, please click on the link for our Degree Breadth Approval Committee website: humberdegreebreadth.com 

Proposals will be reviewed by the Committee in March and/or April (depending on the number received).

In order for a proposal to be considered, it must have the support of your department (as indicated by the signature of your Associate Dean/Dean on the form) and be submitted via e-mail to degree.breadth@humber.ca by end of day February 10, 2025.

Chris Irwin
Chair, Degree Breadth Approval Committee

To the Humber Community,

The College Employer Council has posted "Labour Update: No-Board Report Issued" on its site. 

The College Employer Council (CEC) is the government mandated bargaining agent for the 24 Ontario publicly funded Colleges that negotiate collective agreements with unionized staff. The following information is being distributed on behalf of the CEC.