Humber Communiqué newsletter

Humber Communiqué newsletter categories.

Food For Fines Ends Friday! Pay Your Library Fines with Food

It's time to clear those pesky library fines! Humber and University of Guelph-Humber Libraries will take $2 off eligible library fines (to a max of $20) for each non-perishable food item donated at the circulation desk until close this Friday, December 9. This year’s donations support Youth Without Shelter, a local organization that provides housing and support to homeless youth. Don’t have any library fines? All donations will be accepted at the circulation desks at both North and Lakeshore Campuses. For more information, visit library.humber.ca

Applied Research & Innovation to unveil results of Brand-a-thon

Over 40 Humber students from a range of programs came together on November 19th at the G Building on Lakeshore Campus for Humber’s first Brand-a-thon event. The event was organized through Project X with the support of Applied Research & Innovation and the AdCentre. The theme of Humber’s first Brand-a-thon was ‘Hacking Wellbeing,’ the goal of which was to bring together students from all academic programs to consider how Humber can harness diversity to re-imagine health and wellness in the 21st century.

CTL: Blackboard Connect with Collaborate

Have you ever wanted to virtually invite a guest speaker to your classroom?  Or hold virtual office hours?  Or engage with your students in a virtual classroom?  With a laptop, a good quality webcam and Collaborate now you can do all of the above.  Host a virtual session anytime within or outside of Blackboard and connect with your students.

If you have a suggestion for a Blackboard workshop, please contact Mark at mark.ihnat@humber.ca

LMS Demo Fest Webinar - D2L

LMS DemoFest is back!   D2L will be holding their next webinar on Thursday, December 8th at 11 a.m. Faculty and students are encouraged to join us as D2L demonstrates their Brightspace LMS. Check out humber.ca/lmquest for webinar information (Webinar URL) and more information about Humber's Quest for an LMS.  All students, staff and faculty welcome to join!

Peer Tutoring

Peer Tutoring – let your students in on the best kept secret! Final Exams are fast approaching which means it’s time for students to ask questions, get help and review course materials. Do you know of a student who needs some extra help catching up and/or practicing review questions? Peer Assisted Learning Support (PALS) offers one-on-one tutoring services designed to help students with course specific difficulties. This service is available for all Humber College and University of Guelph-Humber students. Find us at:

CTL: Tech Talk Create a Course Banner Using PowerPoint

Learn how to use PowerPoint to create Home Page banners for your Blackboard courses. It’s quick and easy, and will give your courses a distinctive look.

Can’t find a workshop that fits your schedule?

Interested in other eLearning topics?

Contact Mark Ihnat / mark.ihnat@humber.ca  or x4752

The Instructional Support Studio is located at:

North: Rm. D225J, ext. 4744  - Lakeshore: Rm. D112, ext. 3288

Exhibition at Humber Art Commons: Content Context

All members of the Humber community are invited to attend the launch of Content Context, a contemporary art exhibition and pop-up artist library by the Visual Literacy students in Art Foundation. Working under the guidance of faculty member Vivian Ducas, student-artists have engaged a broad range of media that explores notions inherent to visual literacy, and communicates the unique concerns of emerging artists living in a rapidly changing world.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Humber Communiqué newsletter