The CTL Fall 2017 Workshop Calendar is here! View the calendar to find Professional Development, eLearning and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning workshops, discussion forums and Communities of Practice, as well as certificate programs. Discover the numerous professional development events offered over the fall semester.
This workshop will go into detail in empathic listening. You will learn to "read" what the speaker is really saying, not just what their words are saying. Empathic listening and active listening will enable you to develop and enhance relationships for the benefit of everyone involved.
Learning Objectives:
Workshop Date: Thursday, October 19, 2017
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Location: Community Room, NX111, North Campus
Facilitator: Pat Spiteri, 3D Consulting
Please register here for this session, or contact Maureen, Learning & Development Coordinator, at maureen.martin-edey@humber.ca to secure your spot.
Thank you!
Humber College is pleased to announce the launch of the Youth Transition Program. This unique 6-week program is free of charge; and has been designed to help youth (ages 19-29) transition successfully to college, whether they have completed high school or not. This will be achieved through a strong focus on developing individualized learning plans, mentoring, advising, career exploration and skill building. Participants will also be able to take part in a variety of hands-on learning opportunities in areas like Media, Health, Business or Technology. Lunch and transit tokens will also be provided to participants.
The program will help youth:
Program Start Date: November 6, 2017
Interested candidates must attend an information session to apply for this program.
Next Information Sessions:
If you know of an individual or a community organization that would be interested in receiving this information, we would appreciate if you could forward this on!
Any interested candidates would only need to click the link above to register for an information session.
The Humber Communiqué will resume on Tuesday, October 10, 2017.
Strategic Planning and Institutional Analysis is pleased to inform the Humber community that the discussions from the two Town Halls (September 18 and 20) have been synthesized and are now available for viewing. The key areas of discussion included:
Check out what your colleagues had to say by clicking HERE.
October is Canadian Library Month. Did you know that the Centre for Teaching and Learning has a professional development library? We do! With hundreds of titles on offer, Humber faculty and staff are sure to find one that suits their needs. Stop by the CTL to check out a book today or email renee.burt@humber.ca to request to browse the library catalogue.
Humber Libraries' Picks of the Month features resources from the library collection. Each month we'll choose a new list based on timely themes and current trends.
This month, we're showcasing popular magazine titles from Flipster, a digital magazine 'newsstand' service. Read popular magazines including Maclean’s, National Geographic, Rolling Stone, GQ, Today's Parent, Toronto Life, Vogue and more in full colour format online.
To browse this month's list, visit: library.humber.ca/picks-month-flipster
The School of Applied Technology is pleased to represent Humber at EDIT: Expo for Design, Innovation & Technology, a unique collaboration between the Design Exchange and the UNITED NATIONS Development Programme (UNDP). EDIT is an immersive expo-meets-festival designed to celebrate the innovative work addressing global challenges such as ending poverty and hunger, improving health and education, making cities more sustainable, and combatting climate change.
The theme of the Humber exhibit is “Sustainability by Design”.
Sustainability is one of Humber’s core values and we are focused on making a positive impact on our local, regional and global communities. From how we design our built environment, interact with the physical environment, and in the way we teach and learn, Humber is building a better tomorrow. Student work is represented from the following Applied Technology programs: Bachelor of Industrial Design, Bachelor of Interior Design, Architectural Technology, and, Sustainable Energy and Building Technology.
Exhibit Highlights:
Student work from Industrial Design and Sustainable Energy and Building Technology are represented at EDIT:
Bachelor of Industrial Design
The exhibit at EDIT brings together Industrial Design student thesis projects that focus on health and wellness and our future built environment.
Sustainable Energy and Building Technology Advanced Diploma
Under the leadership of 3rd year student Zack Pennock, the SEHOW (Sustainable Energy Hands-On Workshop) Student Club partnered with Chartwell’s, a food services company, to design and build a campus hydroponics table that can grow high quality produce indoors without soil, while consuming fewer resources and taking up less space than traditional methods. The hydroponic table exhibit is an example of sustainable and responsible food production which can be scaled for residential use or commercial purposes.
Thursday, September 28, 2017 – Sunday, October 8, 2017
Monday-Friday 12:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Sat. 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., Sun. 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
East Harbour (formerly Unilever soap factory) | 21 Don Roadway (Lakeshore + Don Roadway)
Visit EDIT online at editdx.org
Fashion Arts and Business students would like to donate to the less fortunate for Thanksgiving. We are collecting nonperishable food items. Please drop off items at North Campus at The Business School (E205) or Fashion Resource Room (H305). Please help us bring joy to families in need by donating nonperishable food items to the Youth Without Shelter.
HumberPress.com, the online home of Humber Press, has been completely redesigned and rebooted. All of our past publications are available for purchase, plus we’re proud to present a brand-new, FREE downloadable eBook: Mapping Nations, Locating Citizens: Interdisciplinary Discussions on Nationalism and Identity, a selection of the proceeds of the second annual HLA @IFOA conference, edited by professor Daniel Hambly.
We are also happy to make available, for the first time, a free eBook of Remembering World War I: Perspectives at the Centenary—a selection of papers from the first annual HLA @IFOA conference. (Paperback copies are still available for purchase!)
Many thanks to Dowattie Nandkumar and Kathy Nguyen at Humber’s Centre for Teaching & Learning for their hard work on the new site.
In the coming weeks we’ll be adding: a case studies catalogue and a preview of JIPE (Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education). And we’re gearing up for the Fall issue of NEXT magazine. Please explore the site and let us know what you think!
Humber Press is Humber College’s academic press—we’re committed to promoting scholarship and advancing diverse perspectives. Our editors develop texts to showcase the research and creativity of our faculty.
Along with our site’s re-launch, Humber Press is now welcoming submissions of scholarly works. We are particularly interested in the following topics: the scholarship of teaching and learning, applied technology, performing arts, business, health sciences, cultural histories, and media studies. Let us help you make your project a reality!
Please go here to see our submission guidelines: humberpress.com/publish-with-us or contact us at HumberPress@humber.ca.
