This tragic loss of life has been felt deeply in the post-secondary community, including at Humber. In honour of those who died and others who are affected, Humber will be holding community gatherings at both North and Lakeshore campuses:

These events will be hosted jointly by Humber College and IGNITE. They will provide the opportunity to come together, to grieve, to reflect, to support one another, and to acknowledge the individuals who died in the crash. All are welcome to attend. 

We’re excited to announce that Humber is participating in the Map the System 2020 competition!

Map the System is a global competition that challenges us to think differently about social and environmental change. Rather than jumping straight into a solution, business plan or an idea to fix problems, Map the System asks us to use ‘systems thinking’ to understanding complex social and environmental challenges. 

Humber is one of the first Canadian colleges to participate in Map the System. 

We invite you to learn more on Wednesday, January 15 at 10:15 a.m. in room B216 (North Campus) and Friday, January 17 at 10:45 a.m. in G204 (Lakeshore Campus). The info session will last 45 minutes to one hour. 

What happens in Map the System? 

Students will: 

• Develop systems level thinking
• Formulate ways to visually map a complex system
• Build research and presentation skills
• Forge new connections with innovators and changemakers
• Compete to be the winning Humber team that will travel to the Candian final in Montreal
• Compete to present at the University of Oxford and win cash prizes

Faculty can: 

• Share information about the competition to interested students
• Embed the competition in a course you are teaching - join us!
• Support student groups who register as independent Humber teams 

Student groups must register by February 5, 2020 at this link.

We look forward to seeing you! In the meantime, please be sure to check out the Map the System website. 

Have questions?

Email us! Elinor at elinor.bray-collins@humber.ca or Sara at sara.hassan@humber.ca.

NSERC Engage grants are designed to give innovative companies that operate from a Canadian base access to the knowledge, expertise and capabilities available at Humber. These grants are intended to foster the development of new research partnerships by supporting short-term research and development projects. A maximum grant of $25,000 over a period of normally six months will be awarded to support the project costs. Full details will be covered in the workshop.

Come to our party and discover the simplified application and decision processes that will enable funding for your applied research project. The mutually beneficial projects are expected to result in economic benefits to the (for-profit) company and to Canada and to build impactful longer-term collaborations between Humber and industry. This interactive and hands-on workshop series will acquaint participants with the process of applying for Engage grants. Participants will come away from the workshops with a greater sense of confidence and an understand of what it takes to be successful.

Dates:

• January 9. 2020
  10 a.m. to 3 p.m.(lunch provided)
  North Campus, D224J
• January 10, 2020
  10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (lunch provided)
  Lakeshore Campus, G204

Register here

Once you register we’ll send you preliminary information and templates in advance of the workshop.

If you are not able to attend but are interested in participating in a Grant Application, please connect with Camila Perez, Project Coordinator (camila.perezpena@humber.ca)

Are you a new or returning part-time faculty? Sign up for one of the Orientation sessions designed just for you.

This is an opportunity to meet with our Teaching & Learning Specialist and Faculty Support Digital Specialist and get familiar with the services we have to offer you to enhance your teaching experience here at Humber.

Orientation to Teaching & Learning

As a polytechnic institute, our goal is to build career-ready citizens.  We do this by developing deep levels of subject matter expertise through an active learning environment. This session will share tips, tools and templates to help you bring these goals to life. We will also discuss Humber’s student population and the services we have on campus to meet everyone’s learning needs.

*Also register for Part 2 of the Orientation sessions: Blackboard Orientation (below)

Blackboard Orientation

Every course at Humber has an online presence in Blackboard, Humber’s Learning Management System (LMS), which instructors can use to augment and enhance the classroom experience. Come learn how to navigate, add and remove content, use basic communication tools, and upload the Humber Template.

Note: Participants must have access to a Blackboard course to participate actively in this workshop.

• Make sure you can access Blackboard.
• If your central login ID or Password does not work, you will need to go to IT with photo ID and get them to do a reset. North Campus: NX 210, Lakeshore Campus: A212.
• Be sure you have a course to work with in Blackboard. This could be a live site or better yet a DEV site or SANDBOX. Both a DEV site and Sandbox can be requested using the appropriate e-forms at its.humber.ca. Please note that this request can take up to 24 hours to be processed.

If you do not have access to Blackboard AND a site to work in you will not be able to actively participate in the workshop.

You can also make an appointment at our Instructional Support Studio for assistance in getting started with Blackboard.

• North Campus: 416.675.6622 x4744
• Lakeshore Campus: 416.675.6622 x3288