Join us in this practical one-hour session, as we work to improve your comfort by learning about the proper way to set up an office workstation. An ergonomist from PROergonomics will be on campus to deliver a brief training session, followed by a personal assessment at your desk. 

Training (one-hour): topics covered in the group session will include:

• Proper working height
• Chair set-up
• Keyboard/mouse set-up
• Monitor set-up
• How to use accessories (i.e. headset, foot rest, etc.)

Mini-assessments (20-minutes each): after the group training, session attendees will have an opportunity to sign up for a one-on-one assessment of their office workstation. You must attend the training to be eligible for a personalized assessment. 

In each 20-minute time slot, an ergonomist will discuss your concerns, ensure your existing equipment is set up correctly and recommend measures that ensure your workstation is fit to you. You select the timeslot and the ergonomist will come to your desk.

Facilitator: Jennifer McGillis, PROergonomics

Spaces are limited. To register, please email pamela.homiak@humber.ca and indicate the campus where your workstation is located.

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On Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday of next week (February 24–26), you can visit the beautiful Lakeshore Campus to spend time writing at the Scholarly Writing Boot Camp.

What is it like? Imagine a quiet day with meals and coffee provided, and colleagues working together in a beautiful shared space. Make a commitment to finish that book you’ve been writing, or your dissertation, or that journal article. Writing in a quiet, consolidated session can help to get that project off of the shelf (or computer, as it were), and out into the world!

To register for one, two, or three days at the writing retreat, vistit the Teaching & Learning Support website.

Do you have a journal article, research report, book or dissertation chapter that needs some focused attention? 

Teaching and Learning Support is excited to announce the next Scholarly Writing Boot Camp, taking place Monday, February 24 to Wednesday, February 26 from 9:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. at the Lakeshore Campus, H206B.

The deadline for registration is Wednesday, February 19. 

This retreat provides consolidated, protected time for faculty to work on a scholarly writing project (e.g. journal article, book chapter, dissertation). Faculty will also be on site to offer assistance and support. Snacks, lunch and beverages are provided.

Writers can attend one, two or three days, but registration is required for each individual day. 

Click here for more information or to register.

Communicating with the Deaf in Emergency Situations

This 10-hour (two-day) interactive workshop will introduce participants to strategies and techniques for dealing with individuals in the deaf community in first contact emergency situations. Participants will learn the ASL alphabet, basic sign language for emergency situations, and communication strategies to be able to calm, reassure, assess and obtain contact and other necessary information. Participants will also spend time learning about deaf culture in order to have a better understanding on how to communicate with individuals in the deaf community. The workshop is designed to apply what is learned in practice scenarios.

No previous knowledge of sign language is required to take this workshop. At the end of the workshop, participants receive a USB with more than 100 practice videos to review the material covered in the workshop and a Humber College Certificate of Participation. 

The next workshop is Saturday, February 22 and Sunday, February 23, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days at Humber's North Campus.

The cost of the workshop is $175.00.

For more information or to register, please visit here.