Announcements

When:
September 24, 2018
Learners sit and listen to a facilitator in a leafy, outdoor classroom

There's still time to sign up for the Humber Arboretum's Nature Rx series, which begins tomorrow! Spend eight lunch hours learning natural mindfulness techniques from Project Soul's Harold St. George, then enjoy a short walk to discover a different area of the Arboretum each week.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, $40 plus taxes & Eventbrite fees. Register through the Arboretum website: humber.ca/arboretum/events/nature-rx.html

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When:
September 24, 2018

Want to get your class moving, their blood flowing and increase their attention? Let the Health Hustle come to your class for a two-minute exercise break. We will bring the music and fun- you supply the students. 

Email Lori at healthyliving@humber.ca to book time for your class to move!

When:
September 24, 2018
Contact:
Raina Faza
Tel:
x4348
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Each year, we gather to celebrate student success by recognizing them with awards and scholarships. We are pleased to announce the event dates for the eight academic schools.

School of Creative & Performing Arts Tuesday, November 6, 2018
School of Social & Community Services Tuesday, November 13, 2018
School of Health Sciences Wednesday, November 21, 2018
The Business School Wednesday, February 6, 2019
School of Liberal Arts & Sciences Wednesday, February 13, 2019
School of Applied Technology Wednesday, February 27, 2019
School of Hospitality, Recreation & Tourism Tuesday, March 5, 2019
School of Media Studies & Information Technology Thursday, March 21, 2019

Students receiving awards and scholarships at these events, are all from donations received from donors, partners, alumni, staff and special event fundraising.

For more information on the events or how you can support our students, please visit humber.ca/giving or email giving@humber.ca.

 

When:
September 24, 2018
Contact:
Rose Anthony
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

Counselling Services is excited to announce the return of the Healthy Minds for Stressful Times group for fall 2018.

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 at 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., beginning October 3 until November 28, 2018
  • For: Students who are feeling overwhelmed and/or experiencing stress and anxiety

Please promote to your students by:

  • Printing and posting the attached poster
  • Posting about Healthy Minds for Stressful Times on Blackboard
  • Making an announcement about the group in class

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

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

*Healthy Minds for Stressful Times works from an anit-opression framework. We recognize that students face systemic oppression on the basis of sexual/gender orientation, race, body size, class, disabilty, 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:
September 21, 2018
Contact:
Michelle Trumper
Tel:
x5560

The Organizational Effectiveness Department is pleased to announce the launch of our 2018 Fall Calendar.

This year, special emphasis has been placed on supporting core groups such as management, team leads and supervisors to build competencies through the provision of a management stream.

We have also responded to your feedback and pumped up our tools offerings by adding more programming on MS Office Suite – Excel, Project as well as engaged in a partnership with ITS to support more in-depth internal training of Humber’s IT Collaborative tools

 

Here is a snapshow of what you can expect:

  • Everything DiSC for Managers! (October 9. Register now)
  • Productive Conflict: From Assessment to Action
  • Management Essentials - Active Leadership program
  • Coaching for Performance - a new offering for managers to develop their strengths provisioning coaching as an ongoing support mechanism for their team members’ empowerment and development
  • Operational Planning and Feedback Strategies
  • Developing High Impact Work Teams and Making Tough Decisions with Teams
  • ITS Collaborative Tools - OneDrive, O365 and WebEx
  • MS ExceL and MS Project
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Most programs are half day or 90 minutes Contact us at: 
Email: learninghrs@humber.ca
Phone: x4509
Visit the website and register now!
When:
September 21, 2018

It is with mixed emotions that I announce that Eileen DeCourcy, Associate Vice President (AVP) of Teaching and Learning has accepted the role of Vice President, Academic at St. Lawrence College. While I am thrilled for Eileen’s contributions to Ontario’s college sector to continue in this exciting new position, we will certainly miss her passion for teaching and learning and commitment to supporting our faculty.

For the past decade, Eileen has been an academic leader here at Humber. First, as Director of Professional Development and more recently as AVP, Teaching and Learning, Eileen’s worked with countless faculty and staff on many important projects. Among her many accomplishments, Eileen led the development of our Digital Learning Plan, Academic Integrity Plan and several teacher training programs that have received national and international accreditation.

Under her leadership, The Centre for Teaching and Learning has expanded into a vibrant hub supporting not just Humber faculty, but twelve institutions across the globe. As a champion of the scholarship of teaching and learning, Eileen helped breathe new life into the Humber Press and launch the Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education; the first-of-its-kind academic journal dedicated to the study of polytechnic education in Canada

Eileen has been instrumental in redesigning our classrooms, ensuring that our learning spaces matched the cutting edge curriculum being developed here at Humber. Thanks to her role in the creation of Humber’s first VR lab and integration of VR into the curricular experience, Humber students have been able to engage in experiential learning in new and important ways.

Eileen will be starting at St. Lawrence mid-November. Over the next weeks, Eileen will be working with her team and myself to prepare for her departure. Please join me in congratulating Eileen on her new role.

 

Laurie Rancourt
Senior Vice President, Academic

When:
September 21, 2018
Barrett CTI poster showing the artist rendering of the building and an image of the building currently under construction

As construction continues on the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation (Barrett CTI), the building is even closer to becoming a powerhouse of innovation for Humber. Students, faculty and staff will work together with companies large and small to help with the technological and innovation challenges facing Canada’s manufacturing industry and beyond.

Partnerships with CiscoFesto Didactic and SEW-EURODRIVE are already in place, and additional partnerships will be announced soon. This means the Barrett CTI will be home to technology that is not available at any other postsecondary institution in Canada.  

Once complete in early 2019, the Barrett CTI’s 93,000 square-foot space will feature a datacentre, cyber physical factory, automated guided vehicles, prototyping labs, makerspaces, interactive technology zones and digital media studios.

Click here for the latest photos of the construction in progress and renderings of what the space will look like once complete. Click here to watch the construction as it happens.

Visit humber.ca/cti for the latest updates!

When:
September 21, 2018
Contact:
Strategic Planning
Tel:
x4090

Due to scheduling conflicts, the Town Halls have been rescheduled as follows:

North Campus
Wednesday, October 3
12 pm. to 1 p.m.
Seventh Semester - KB111
Lakeshore Campus
Thursday, October 4
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
G Commons

If you have already registered, please re-register for the new dates. If you have yet to register, please register in advance to secure a seat.

Unable to attend? Consider listening to the Town Hall live stream or reading more about the plan on the 2018-2023 Strategic Plan website.

When:
September 20, 2018
Contact:
Ravneet Mann
Tel:
x4767

This upcoming week the CTL will be hosting a variety of learning and engagement opportunities. Please register at the links below: 

Workshop North Campus Lakeshore Campus 

Creating Meaningful, Effective & Purposeful Personalized SFQ Questions

Join with colleagues to generate ideas for developing meaningful and personalized SFQ questions.

Thurs. Sep. 27, 2018, 12:35 p.m. to 1:25 p.m. North: D236
Register

Mon. Sep. 24, 2018, 11:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lake F103
Register

TechTalk: Tame the Classroom Touchscreen

Learn to engage your students and improve your presentation skills when using the Sharp classroom touchscreen situated in the HIVES classrooms and other Humber spaces.

 

Mon. Sep. 24, 2018, 1:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Lake: F103 
Register

Program Coordinators Community of Practice

The PC Community of Practice events are designed to enhance communication, networking and sharing within our group of Program Coordinators.

Fri. Oct. 19, 2018, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. North: D236 
Register

Mon. Sep. 24, 2018, 3:20 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. Lake: F103
Register

Amplify Student Learning with Active Learning Strategies

Familiarize yourself with the active learning approach and come discuss various active learning techniques that can be seamlessly implemented in small, large and online class environments.

Thu. Oct. 18, 2018, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. North: D236 
Register

Tue. Sep. 25, 2018, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lake: F103 
Register

Assessment for Learning: Classroom Assessment Techniques 

Come discover how the use of classroom assessment techniques can improve the learning process, increase student engagement, and encourage students to produce quality work.

n/a

Tue. Sep. 25, 2018, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Lake F103
Register

Tech Talk: From White Board to Smart Board

Enhance your presentations in the classroom and in the boardroom with the latest electronic board technology.

Tue. Sep. 25, 2018, 9:50 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. North: D236
Register

n/a

Tripping the Light Fantastic: Serious Games, and Playful Design in Learning 

Explore how to create a basic game system using blackboard and add game based learning as a strategy to connect students with team problem solving.

Tue. Sep. 25, 2018, 11:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. North: D236
Register

n/a

Community of Practice: Case Teaching

Collaborate in creating and researching new and improved practices in case teaching.

Wed. Sep. 26, 2018, 11:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. North: D236
Register

Wed. Sep. 26, 2018, 2:25 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Lake: F103 
Register

Community of Practice: Math

Teach math? Come and share ideas, best practices and talk about innovations. Be part of a collaborative community supporting student achievement.

Wed. Sep. 26, 2018, 3:20 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. North: F309
Register

 n/a

TechTalk: Padlet Primer - Collaborate, Reflect, and Share

Learn how to use Padlet, an online virtual “bulletin” board where students and teachers collaborate, reflect, share links and any file type.

Wed. Sep. 26, 2018, 9:50 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. North: D236 
Register

Fri. Oct. 5, 2018, 12:35 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. Lake: F103
Register

Survey Workshop Mini-Seriies: Designing a Good Survey

Learn about the best practices of constructing survey questions, building your questionnaire on Survey Monkey, and analyzing and visualizng your data using Microsoft Excel. 

Wed. Sep. 26, 2018, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 
Register

n/a

Community of Practice: Entrepreneurship

Come share knowledge, experience and best practices in teaching entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial skills and attitudes.

Tue. Oct. 16, 2018, 1:30 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. North: D236
Register

Thurs. Sep. 27, 2018, 9:50 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. Lake: F103
Register

Refresh Your Technology Tookit - Mentimeter

Learn how to use Mentimeter, an online polling tool, and consider how it can make teaching and learning experiences more responsive, inclusive, and effective.

n/a

Fri. Sep. 28, 2018, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Lake: F103
Register

 

Blackboard Workshops North Campus Lakeshore Campus

Bb: Using the Groups Tool

Find out how to create groups, manage enrolments and assign group projects. 

Tue. Sep. 25, 2018, 6:05 p.m. to 6:55 p.m. North: D225J
Register

Tue. Sep. 25, 2018, 11:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lake: D112
Register

Bb: Connect with Collaborate

Want to invite a guest speaker to your classroom virtually or hold virtual office hours? Learn to host a virtual session anytime within or outside of Blackboard.

Wed. Sep. 26, 2018, 11:40 a.m. to  2:30 p.m.North: D225J
Register

Wed. Sep. 26, 2018, 6:05 p.m. to 6:55 p.m. North: D225J
Register

Wed. Sep.. 26, 2018, 11:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lake: D112
Register

TT: Enabling the Digital SFQ in Blackboard 

Are you currently part of the Digital SFQ rollout? If so, enabling the SFQ tool in your Blackboard environment/course site is a critical step in encouraging your students to fill out the SFQ and increasing your student response rates. Enabling the tool is easy to do and combining tool availability with well-timed Blackboard announcements and reminders is an effective way of deploying the Digital SFQ. In addition to the scheduled workshop times below, faculty can drop in anytime during Studio hours to receive one-on-one support when it comes to enabling the Blackboard SFQ tool and any other Blackboard related support queries.

Mon. Sep. 25, 2018 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.  North: D225J  Register
Mon. Sep. 25, 2018 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.  North: D225J  Register
Tue. Sep. 26, 2018  11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.  Lake: D112 Register
Tue. Sep. 26, 2018  2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.  Lake: D112 Register 
Thurs. Sep. 27, 2018  11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m North: D225J  Register
Thurs. Sep. 27, 2018  2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.  North: D225J  Register
Thurs. Sep. 27, 2018  11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m Lake: D112 Register
Thurs. Sep. 27, 2018  2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.  Lake: D112 Register 

Visit the full CTL Calendar for a complete listing of Fall 2018 workshops.

When:
September 20, 2018
Contact:
Shama Joshi
Posters/Attachments: Event Poster

As part of the annual United Way campaign Humber is once again selling pies for Thanksgiving. The pies are baked on‐campus in our culinary kitchens, guided by chefs from the School of Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism.

Each year we ask Humber to support the United Way of Toronto. We know the United Way and its member agencies make a difference in our communities. 

  • Pies are $15 each (9” pie)
  • Choose from Apple Crumble, Southern Pecan, Spiced Pumpkin, and Bumbleberry
  • Order by Friday, September 28
  • Pick up pies*: Thursday, October 4, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
    • At North Campus: outside Gourmet Express
    • At Lakeshore Campus: Welcome Centre Lobby

Please email the attached order form to shama.joshi@humber.ca by September 28.

Thank you for your support of the United Way!

*pies not picked up by 2 p.m. will be re-sold.
**Cash/credit/debit accepted.

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