Please see the link below to the May edition of the Best Doctor's Health Matters newsletter focusing on High Blood Pressure.
Hypertension has become increasingly common but can be managed with a combination of lifestyle and treatment options and this is what we hope to put the focus on this month.
The Office of the Registrar is looking for volunteers to assist with the Spring 2017 Convocation Ceremonies. The ceremonies will take place at the Toronto Congress Centre on June 13, 14, 15 and 16 at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
There are three shifts for the event; you may sign up for one or more shifts using the volunteer Doodle doodle.com/poll/vq36kpgfcuy2ghsw
A meeting will be held on June 5 or June 6, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. in D109 (North) to review changes and the all event logistics.
Dante's Infinite Monkeys: Technology Meets the 7 Deadly Sins written by Business School Professor Mike Dover is now available at Amazon.com.
Please be advised that Financial Services and Planning will be conducting its annual fixed asset inventory verification from May to August 2017 across all Humber and Guelph Humber facilities, including off site locations.
Visits will take place during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and will be scheduled to minimize disruptions to classroom instruction.
Should you have any concerns, please contact Joanne Singh, Manager Financial Services & Reporting.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Financial Services and Planning
You can count on us!
humber.ca/finance
This is an opportunity to enhance faculty's understanding of human rights legislation and the instructor's role in ensuring an accessible academic environment. There will be discussion and assessment of various strategies that can be used in the classroom and in developing appropriate parameters for test and assignment policies. Balancing academic policies and expectations with the resolution of student accommodations concerns will be addressed throughout this workshop.
Apologies for this short notice, but we've just made arrangements with a concrete contractor to address emergency repairs around a manhole at the North Campus bus loop.
The exact location is the southernmost portion of loop affecting bays 2, 3 and 4 (all TTC).
We need to close the area from 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 16 to noon on Wednesday, May 17 in order to complete the repairs and give the concrete sufficient dry time before it can be used.
Temporary Routes are as follows:
We thank you for your patience and understanding!
Humber Facilities
Scent-Related Issues in the Humber Workplace
Increasing Awareness on Scent-sitivities
Fragrances are found in a wide range of products, including perfume, cologne, deodorant, soap, shampoo, hairspray, air fresheners, and cleaning agents. Although it is a personal choice to use fragrances, fragrance chemicals are by their very nature shared. Exposure to fragrance chemicals in scented products can trigger health reactions in susceptible individuals such as those with conditions such as asthma, allergies, migraines, or chemical sensitivities.
What Can You Do To Help?
It is important to understand that some of the people in the College workplace may have a sensitivity to scented products. If you use scented products, use them sparingly or consider using unscented alternatives. A general guideline is that the scent should not be detectable more than an arm’s length away from the user. Be considerate and respectful when a scent issue or concern is raised.
If You React to Fragrance Chemicals...
If you experience health effects or discomfort from exposure to scented products used by a particular individual, you may wish to approach that person directly. Let them know in a cordial and respectful manner that you react to fragrances and ask for their cooperation in avoiding or minimizing the use of the fragrance. If you are uncomfortable about approaching the individual, discuss the issue with your manager.
If You Are Approached About the Scented Product You Wear...
If an employee, student or supervisor informs you that the scented product that you use is a problem and asks that you reduce its use, or not use it at all, you may initially feel hurt, puzzled or annoyed. Understand that it is not about you as a person or about your choice of fragrance but it is about the effect the fragrance chemicals are having on others. Discuss the issue in an open and respectful manner, and work with cooperation and understanding towards a satisfactory resolution.
Further details on Humber’s guidelines for scent in the workplace can be found by clicking here.
As promised, today’s announcement offers the opportunity to win some great prizes. Click on the link below, answer a few questions about the NAOSH Week topics which were published in the Communique this week, and enter your name for a chance to win. We will be accepting entries until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2017.
CLICK HERE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN
HR Services | Health and Safety Services
NAOSH Week is led by the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE).
More information about NAOSH Week can be found at naosh.ca or csse.org.
Looking for motivation to work out? Attempting to reach a personal fitness/wellness goal? Ever want to try some cardio/weight machines but not know where to begin? We have Nationally Certified Personal Trainers working within the Fitness Centre who can help you year round- including the summer months. Check out our webpage for more information and to see the amazing prices available to you.
humber.ca/student-life/swac/fitness/personal-training/packages
Personal Training not your thing? Why not try one of our fitness classes? All classes are FREE to students and staff!
humber.ca/student-life/swac/fitness/group-fitness
Fitness services are available at both the North Campus and the Lakeshore Campus.
For mor information please contact the Fitness Coordinator for your campus:
Humber College is pleased to announce it has been selected to support the national Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system in Ethiopia. The initiative, led by Asha Gervan, Manager of the International Development Institute and delivered by faculty from The Business School, including Jim Skinner, will equip 50 entrepreneurship instructors in Ethiopia with the tools and skills to design and deliver effective curriculum in entrepreneurship. As Master Trainers, the Ethiopian faculty will also be qualified to provide leadership in this sector to other instructors in the region.
For this project, Humber is working in partnership with Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT), a leading international social enterprise that operates youth-led economic, education and leadership programs all over the world. The funding is part of a larger Global Affairs Canada (GAC) project to help 200,000 young women and men build entrepreneurial and job skills and use technology to increase their incomes and employment opportunities.
Jim Skinner recently returned from Ethiopia where he was conducting a needs assessment of their entrepreneurial TVET program and working to better understand the capacity of the local instructors. "It’s wonderful working in a place like Ethiopia where the teaching environment is so different from our own,” said Skinner. “We share with Ethiopian faculty an identical task: to get knowledge, skills and attitudes into the heads of our students."
This consultancy is among the several projects run by Humber’s International Development Institute (IDI) that provide unique professional development opportunities for faculty and staff. Humber’s international development projects contribute to efforts to internationalize the campus, while at the same time making an important contribution to sustainable development globally. “Projects like these are great for Humber, and for our partners," says Gervan. “Not only do we benefit from the opportunity to assist international educational institutions, we also end up learning a lot about how teaching and training methodologies are different around the world. This can have a great impact on our teaching at home.”
For more information on this new initiative, please go to idi.humber.ca/what-we-do/projects/africa/ethiopia.html
Description
The Humber Award for Excellence in Teaching is an annual award recognizing one Humber educator for Teaching Excellence and for nurturing the broader institutional learning environment. Demonstrating outstanding teaching and learning experiences, a nominee should be an individual who is widely recognized for their teaching and academic inquiry within the Faculty, supports the educational excellence of colleagues, and embodies a spirit of instructional innovation.
Eligibility
All current Humber academic faculty (all categories of teaching staff, including part-time and continuing education) are eligible for this award.
Rules and Guidelines
Nomination Package
The nomination package consists of four parts:
Selection Process
All nominations are reviewed by members of the Teaching Excellence Award Committee and evaluated based on the support provided for each of the Teaching Excellence Categories (i.e., evidence provided in support of each category). Awards Committee (AC) is comprised of Academic Deans, faculty (past winners) and a designate from the Centre for Teaching and Learning. An award may be given each year.
Recognition
The Humber Award for Excellence in Teaching recipient will be honored at Convocation. Award recipients will receive up to $2000 to be used towards attending a conference of their choice. All receipts will have their name engraved on the awards plaque, and will be provided with a letter from Humber acknowledging the honour.
Nominees not selected as an Award Recipient will be recognized for their nomination, publically congratulating them and thanking them for their contribution to Humber.
Completed nomination packages should be sent to the Dean of the school.
Appendix A: Teaching Excellence Categories
The adjudication criteria for The Humber Award for Excellence in Teaching are based upon a comprehensive, robust view of teaching in all teaching formats and modalities.
Nominations for the award are to be based on a nominee’s demonstrated excellence in all four of the Teaching Excellence Framework categories listed below.
| Teaching Excellence Framework Categories | Description |
|---|---|
| A. Excellence in Teaching Practice | Demonstrates a superior command of: i. enacting pedagogical knowledge within their disciplinary area, ii. creating a learning environment which fosters and nurtures learners thinking and understanding, iii. using a wide an appropriate range of teaching and learning methods effectively, iv. using a wide and appropriate range of assessment techniques to support student learning and demonstrate learning outcomes, v. providing students with timely, helpful assessment and feedback to support and strengthen learning, vi. demonstrating a commitment to equity and guarantee an equal and inclusive learning environment, vii. integrating scholarly activity into instruction. |
| B. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Research |
Uses innovative, inquiry and/or experimental teaching as a form of research and/or scholarship that connects across disciplines and platforms. Exemplifies good teaching which promotes student learning and desired outcomes, is peer-reviewed and recognized by students and student satisfaction measures. Faculty makes this scholarship of teaching a peer-reviewed, publically available and rewarding experience. |
| C. Implementing Innovations in Teaching and Learning | Promotes student-centered and inquiry-based learning and critical thinking. Uses new instructional strategies for student engagement and/or initiatives involving the incorporations of digital technologies to enhance and/or extend student learning. |
| D. Stewardship and Professional Development — Building a Learning Community | Demonstrates educational leadership which encourages others to act collectively in the best interest of students. This might include: i. leading projects designed to enrich the student learning experience, ii. coaching colleagues on the innovative use of media and new technologies, iii. providing workshops on developing and enriching a instructional practices, iv. actively participate in teaching and learning research and the dissemination of findings. |
