Presenters - 6 projects, 6 minutes each, sharing highlights and findings

The Principal's Office at Lakeshore Campus is excited to launch the inaugural 6 in 6 Speaker Series at Humber College Lakeshore Campus.

The Fall 2019 6 in 6 Speaker Series showcases the interesting Scholarships of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) research-based projects from various Humber faculties. The panel, made up of various faculty members from different disciplines, dives into topics that address connectedness and community, learning attitudes and impact on quality, entrepreneurial skills, interior design practices, engaging learners for code and improving knowledge and retention.

Lunch is included. RSVP today!

Presentations include:

1. Doug Thomson, & Marilyn Cresswell - Ubuntu: A cookbook project to build connectedness and community
2. Jennifer Winfield & Jessica Freitag - Group Writing Projects: Exploring the Impact on Quality and Learners’ Attitudes
3. Cheryl Mitchell - Beyond the Pitch: Teaching Entrepreneurial Skills in new and innovative ways
4. Karen White - Perceptions of Practicing Interior Designers: A Longitudinal Analysis of Lessons Learned in Interdisciplinary Design Practices Class
5. Adam Thomas - Learning Code Using Tangible Aids: Making Code Engaging for All Learners
6. Matt Ramer - Efficacy of the One2One Assessment in Improving Knowledge Acquisition and Retention

We look forward to having you there!

The Connect Buddy Program provides a support team for new international students by creating an opportunity for students to connect with a faculty, staff or admin person (who will be their faculty/staff mentor) and a returning student (who will be their Senior Student Buddy) to ensure our first semester students are welcomed and well-adjusted to life at Humber.

Pumpkin Carving

Join us in Halloween Spirit as we carve out pumpkins and celebrate Halloween.

Gingerbread Decoration

Student's come together to decorate gingerbread houses - a Canadian tradition to gear up for the holiday season. We have prizes for the best decorated gingerbread house!

If interested, please contact Dileeni Weerasinghe at dileeni.weerasinghe@humber.ca.

Connect Buddy Program is co-sponsored by the Teaching & Learning and International offices.

Calling all Humber staff and faculty!

ENN (Employee News Network) is a video streaming service by employees, for employees. This new addition to the Communiqué, provides an opportunity for employees to share upcoming news and events, or to simply give kudos to acknowledge the fantastic work being done here. Shot on a smart device and ranging in length from 30 to 90 seconds, ENN videos provide an easy way to engage your colleagues.

To demonstrate how easy it is, we invite you to stop by our upcoming ENN pop-up booths at both North and Lakeshore Campus. Stop by to learn more about ENN, have your video message recorded by us and receive a sweet treat for becoming an ENN star.

North Campus

• Tuesday, November 26 at 12 p.m. (outside Staff Lounge)

Lakeshore Campus

• Friday, November 29 at 12 p.m. (AB Building - exact location TBC)

For more information about ENN or to submit your own video, visit humber.ca/enn.

This workshop will provide information and skills necessary for developing an assertive approach to interpersonal communication.  Assertive behaviour is the most effective way to achieve our goals and enhance the self-esteem of both ourselves and those with whom with interact. 

Learning objectives:

• Define passive, assertive, aggressive and passive-aggressive behaviour
• Assess their level of assertiveness
• Identify the benefits of applying assertiveness skills
• Improve self-concept to increase assertive behaviour
• Identify and implement strategies for improving assertive behaviours
• Develop an action plan

Target Audience: All employees

Facilitator: Pat Spiteri, 3D Consulting

Please contact Maureen or Michelle at learninghrs@humber.ca to register. 

Learning & Development