We invite proposals that both celebrate and investigate the many dimensions of this year’s Showcase theme, authentic. Please submit a proposal for Workshops, Exhibits, and/or Sharing Circles.
Workshop
A Workshop is a 60-minute session designed for you to share a component of your teaching practice that is tied to the theme of “authentic”. Did you adapt to an authentic assessment? Did you take a new approach to enable learners to express their learning in a way that was more authentic to their lived experience? How did the changes you made translate into optimal and authentic learner experiences?
Your goal will be to lead your colleagues in the exploration of the processes you used or created and to inspire them to use your experience as a guide for their innovation. Examples of workshops could include innovative teaching and learning practices, interdisciplinary projects, and other areas of expertise related to teaching and learning. Your workshop should be interactive and reflective of our shared goal of authentic teaching and learning.
Exhibit
The Exhibit Centre will run through the lunch hour and gives Faculties and Departments the opportunity to showcase what they do and how they support the greater Humber community. This year, exhibits will return to an in-person experience. Exhibitors can highlight recent, current, or future Humber projects, or initiatives. This is a great opportunity to bring the Humber community together for conversation, sharing and networking.
Sharing Circle
A Sharing Circle is a respectful place for listening, learning, and sharing. Each member has an opportunity to share their experiences and one person speaks at a time with no interruptions. The circle is all inclusive and for that reason everyone’s voice is listened to and respected.
Sharing Circles will be 60 minutes in length and will have a maximum number of in-person members. Sharing circles have a theme or issue and one member will facilitate. Each facilitator who proposes a sharing circle should follow the attached guidelines and consider requesting to meet with a member of the Indigenous Education & Engagement team to learn the full protocol. Example themes could include sharing experiences of inclusion, or of successes where new approaches have removed barriers for learners, ways to ensure that diverse voices are heard and valued at Humber, experiences that would resonate with and support other faculty.
Additional resources: Talking Circle: Fact Sheet, Talking Together
Deadline to submit a proposal: Monday, May 22
Showcase Committee
Email: showcase@humber.ca
Website: https://humber.ca/innovativelearning/showcase
Twitter: @Humber_iLearn | #AuthenticHumber2023
