In this episode of NEXTcast, we talk to Professor Anne Zbitnew, who teaches Photography and Visual Literacy at Humber, about using games as teaching tools.
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In October, a group of Humber's Post Graduate Supply Chain students competed against 200 teams from across the world in the annual APICS Case Competition. The team was selected to advance to the regional championships held simultaneously on February 23-24 in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Chicago, Costa Mesa, Mexico City, Parsippany, and Toronto. Congratulations to Mario Wandaleti Amoroso, Binish Hassan, Salwin Lopes, and Chandana Thuppal (pictured left to right) for advancing to the regional round!
The MHFA Canada 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, a colleague, or student. The program teaches people how to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health problems, provide initial help, guide a person towards appropriate professional help.
Note: Participants must complete both days to obtain a certificate.
| Dates | Thursday, March 15 and Friday, March 16, 2018 |
| Time | 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Location | University of Guelph-Humber, room GH303 |
| Facilitators | Risa Handler & Shivon Raghunandan, Student Success & Engagement |
There are a few spots left for this workshop - to register click here or contact Maureen at maureen.martin-edey@humber.ca.
Thank you!
What is Creative Commons?
Creative Commons is a global network, working to mainstream open education and create a world with universal access to effective open educational resources (See creativecommons.org/about/program-areas).
Over one billion Creative Commons licensed works exist across millions of websites. The majority are hosted on content platforms that provide Creative Commons license options for their users. Creative Commons platforms make it easy for users to discover and collaborate on images, video, music, research and educational texts. Content on these platforms is searchable and shareable across the web thanks to Creative Commons licenses.
Want to learn more? Go to creativecommons.org/about/platform for a highlight of the best known platforms for sharing Creative Commons licensed content.
Stay tuned for tomorrow’s post on Open Educational Resources at Humber.
For many of our students, receiving a scholarship can mean the difference between graduating from a program and withdrawing from school.
We are asking you to lend a hand and help Humber students who need that extra financial support to make it through their studies. It’s easy to make a difference to hardworking and determined students like Osa by making a donation through payroll deduction.
The Humber Gives campaign runs until the end of March, however this is the final week to take advantage of an exciting matching opportunity. Until March 9th, TD Insurance Meloche Monnex will match new gifts supporting Humber student awards and scholarships, doubling the impact of your donation.
Should you have any questions on how to give, please contact Cynthia Luey, Annual Giving Officer, x4975 or cynthia.luey@humber.ca.
Dear colleagues,
Please see the research study notice below for information pertaining to a research study being conducted throughout the remainder of the winter semester at the University of Guelph-Humber. We would greatly appreciate your assistance in providing this information to interested students and members of faculty/staff of Humber College.
Research study notice: Seeking South Asian (i.e., Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi) participants native to Canada or enrolled as an international student to explore a possible route to better understanding how we recognize and learn faces from one's own ethnicity background and other ethnicity backgrounds (known as the other-race effect). For around one hour of your time, you will earn a $20 gift card!
The study involves matching photographs of different people together by viewing multiple photographs of a faces. This involves trying to find a different photograph of the correct person in a selection of 30 different people. With important applied implications for verification of identity, this is a fun learning experience with compensation for participants.
More details about the study will be emailed to interested students and members of faculty/staff who self-identify as South Asian (i.e., Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi) - these details are provided in an information letter, which will be attached to the email. Each interested student/staff/faculty is advised to read over the letter before proceeding to view a linked schedule, which shows when the study is being run. Please note that this study is taking place at the University of Guelph-Humber on Humber College's North Campus.
If you wish to find out more information about the study - with no obligation to participate if you do not wish after reading the information letter - then please contact Ms. Rachel Simec or Ms. Ankita Arora at OREProjectUGH@gmail.com.
If you have any questions or concerns about the study, please contact Dr. Adam Sandford who is leading this research project: adam.sandford@guelphhumber.ca, 416.798.1331 x6088.
Welcome to the Centre for Teaching and Learning and Humber Libraries’ celebration of Open Education Week (March 5-9).
What is Open Education?
In the spirit of open, the definition below is a remix of the definition authored by the Open Education Consortium (2018, CC BY 4.0):
Open Education seeks to scale up educational opportunities by taking advantage of the power of the internet, allowing rapid and essentially free dissemination, and enabling people around the world to access knowledge, connect and collaborate.
Open allows not just access, but the freedom to modify and use materials, information and networks so education can be personalized to individual users or woven together in new ways for diverse audiences, large and small.
This sharing is probably the most basic characteristic of education: education is sharing knowledge, insights and information with others, upon which new knowledge, skills, ideas and understanding can be built.
People can connect with others they wouldn’t otherwise meet to share ideas and information. Materials can be translated, mixed together, broken apart and openly shared again, increasing access and inviting fresh approaches.
Anyone can access educational materials, scholarly articles, and supportive learning communities anytime they want to. Education is available, accessible, modifiable and free.
Want to learn more? Go to openeducationweek.org/page/what-is-open-education
In practice, Open Education involves creating and sharing educational content under an open license such as the Creative Commons license. Stay tuned to learn more about Creative Commons in tomorrow’s post.
All levels welcome!
There are no changerooms in the studio, so please come to class in your comfortable yoga clothes. There are mats available. This is an open class for anyone who wants to come. Registration is not necessary. Come out for an hour and move your body, stretch, breathe and let it all go!
| Tuesdays | 2 p.m - 3 p.m. |
| Thursdays | 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. |
| Location | North Campus, A100 |
Questions? Contact kellie.elliot@humber.ca.
Please feel free to download and distribute the flyer attached.
Travel Abroad with Humber Retirees & Friends
June 10-18, 2018
We have a few spots left on our trip to MADEIRA & PORTO SANTO – two picturesque Portuguese islands recently featured in the Globe & Mail. You will enjoy a memorable week with a comprehensive well planned program in this lush “Garden in the Atlantic.”
For a detailed e-brochure with prices and inclusions, please click on: Humber Retirees – Madeira.
Humber wants every student to succeed.
To further this goal, we created the Humber Student Success Survey (HSSS). The HSSS asks students about their academic and career goals, adjustment to academic life, potential barriers to success, and socio-demographics. Responses are kept confidential but are used in aggregate form for administrative, statistical, and research purposes that help the college understand and support the Humber student experience.
On March 5th, full-time students will receive an email invitation to participate in the 10-minute online survey. This year, we will survey all students in semesters 1 through 4 to compensate for our inability to administer the survey during the fall labour disruption. The survey will close on Monday, March 19th.
If you have any questions, you can contact Pat Van Horne, Manager of Institutional Research at patricia.vanhorne@humber.ca or 416.675.6622 x4943.
Thank you.
Corrine Johnston
Director, Strategic Planning and Institutional Analysis
