Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE) is pleased to announce the publication of “Understanding hope from the voices of service users and providers across Canada” by Cristina Alexandra Guerrero, PhD, and Tina Lackner. 

Abstract:

Although Canada is home to the second largest non-profit and volunteer sector in the world, there is an absence of an overarching framework to guide human services (HS) delivery (Hall et. al., 2005; Rahmani, 2022). This paper documents the first phase of a three-year study that seeks to begin to bridge this gap by learning from both HS providers and users’ narratives, specifically in relation to the topics of hope, self-compassion, and authentic collaboration.

The first phase of the research focused on the topic of hope via the following questions:

1. How do HS consumers and service providers meaningfully experience hope in the course of HS delivery within their lifeworlds?
2. How might these experiences inform a guiding framework for Canadian HS delivery?

A thematic analysis of surveys and interviews collected from six partner organizations across Canada revealed the following themes:

1. The importance of human connections
2. The building and evolution of hope
3. The futurity of hope

These findings point out several implications for practice and research, including a need for human-centred training that focuses more on topics like sensitivity and compassion. Respondents, particularly the service providers, also spoke to the need for strategies and opportunities to take care of oneself physically, mentally, and spiritually. This call is especially prevalent in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and funding cuts across Canada.

This study was funded by a three-year College and Community Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF) grant, which is managed by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

Read the article on JIPE.ca.

About JIPE

Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE) is an online, open-access journal that mobilizes knowledge and insights generated by the global polytechnic community. JIPE is electronically published by Humber Press at Humber College’s Office of Research & Innovation. JIPE is accepting submissions on a rolling basis. To learn more about JIPE, please visit jipe.ca or email humberpress@humber.ca.

Get ready for Career Month 2024! As part of this annual celebration, the Academic and Career Centre is thrilled to announce our eighth Career Month Event, building on the success of our bi-annual initiative. This year's theme is Futures Unleashed: Navigating Careers in the Digital Era.

Join us for the kick-off to Career Month on March 4 at the third floor LRC at North Campus.

Throughout March, we're offering a variety of workshops and events aimed at improving career services and educational accessibility, ensuring students are well-prepared for the changing job market.

Our event lineup includes:

• Informative session with Indeed (chat with experts from Indeed)
• Workshops on creating resumes, cover letters, interview skills, and LinkedIn profiles
• Career conversations panel in collaboration with Seneca College, focusing on equity deserving groups
• LinkedIn headshots with a professional photographer
• Drop-in resume review sessions
• Speed networking - Campus Connect
• Engaging workshops on Clifton Strengths and MBTI

Participate in our exciting weekly prizes and a grand prize drawing for event attendees.

To register for any of these events or get more details about Career Month, visit our dedicated Career Month webpage.

Help us spread the word by sharing information about this month-long event with your learners. Some events may require pre-registration, so be sure to check out our Career Month calendar for all the details.

We are excited to introduce you to Copilot (formerly Bing Chat Enterprise), Humber’s AI chat solution that will make your workday easier and more productive. We want you to use it as a tool to be more creative and productive while also protecting Humber’s privacy and data. To learn more, please review the general statement on Using Generative AI tools at work.

Why are we adopting Copilot?

Copilot is just like ChatGPT, but it has commercial data protection from Microsoft and offers responses based on up-to-date information. Copilot is not just an AI search engine, but it is also a conversational companion that can understand your context, follow up with you, and provide sources for every answer. To get the best results, you need to ask effective questions that are specific, detailed, and full sentences. You should also state the tone, purpose, and preferred format of your query.

Some of the tasks that you can do with Copilot are:

• Generate new ideas
• Improve your writing
• Experimenting with AI image and art creativity using prompts
• Learning new things quickly
• Summarizing a long article or paragraphs

To see examples on how you can use Copilot for the above tasks, please check out our tip sheet attached.

Here’s three steps on how you can access Copilot:

1. Visit copilot.microsoft.com using any browser. If you are using the Microsoft Edge browser, simply access it via the Edge sidebar by clicking the Copilot icon located in the top right corner.
2. Ensure you’re signed in with your work account using the format username@humber.ca.
3. You will know you have successfully signed in with your work account when you see the protected green icon next to your credentials in the top right corner of your screen. This gives you access to the Copilot with commercial data protection.

Additional resources

To read more about Copilot, we invite you to review the attached FAQ guide and Best Practice Guide. These documents outline frequently asked questions and how to use the tool safely and responsibly at Humber.

Wondering where to start? Try asking Copilot questions like “What can you do?”, “Can you help me with X”, “What are your limitations?”. Copilot will let you know if there’s something it cannot answer. To learn more, visit Copilot from Microsoft.

Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us. Your questions and feedback are very important to us, as they help us improve Humber’s experience using AI and tailor our training based on your needs. We hope you will enjoy using Copilot and discover new ways to enhance your work and learning.

On behalf of FMCA Galleries and Student Success and Engagement (SSE), we are organizing the 38th Annual Humber Art Show. We kindly request your assistance in spreading the word about the upcoming art submissions to the students in your department.

Hello, Humber students!

Submit your art and win prizes. This is your opportunity to submit artwork to the 38th Annual Humber Art Show.

The art submission period is from February 19 to 25, with prizes totaling over $4,000.

Students can enter in six categories:

1. Colour Photography
2. Drawing
3. Monochromatic Photography
4. Painting
5. Digital Art
6. Other

The competition presents a professional opportunity for students to share their artistic vision with the Humber community and beyond.

Submission Guidelines:

Deadline: Please submit your application and artwork from February 19 to 25, 2024

Eligibility: Open to all students currently enrolled at Humber College across Lakeshore Campus, North Campus, University of Guelph-Humber and the International Graduate School

How to Apply:

1. Complete the Artwork Submission Form
2. Prepare high-quality images of your artwork for submission and may not exceed 1 MB
3. Upload your application form and artwork on this website: www.humber.ca/studentartshow

Selection Process:

A panel of jurors, consisting of esteemed faculty members and art professionals, will review all submissions. Winning pieces will be displayed at North Campus LRC Gallery from March 20 to April 3 and the 38th Annual Art Show Reception on April 8 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the G Building (Lakeshore Campus).

For constant updates, follow us on our social media platforms:

• Instagram: Humberartshow
• TikTok: Humberartshow
• Twitter: Humberartshow

Thank you from the Humber Public Relations Certificate Students.