From the beginning, the Academic and Digital Campus plans were designed to work hand in hand—and we’re excited to share some of the meaningful progress we’ve made over the past year in advancing digital fluency and exploring the possibilities of artificial intelligence.

Digital Fluency

A Digital Fluency Framework and Action Plan for implementation have been completed, and pilots are underway with several Faculties and departments across the institution.

The Digital Fluency Framework describes the digital fluency indicators and levels for all members of the Humber community.

The indicators are overarching concepts that create digital fluency across Humber and include the ability to:

• Engage with digital tools and spaces ethically and appropriately
• Adapt to a variety of circumstances and technologies
• Engage with information in digital spaces
• Respond to tech issues and solve problems in real time

After an environmental scan, three key levels of digital fluency/ability have been adapted for Humber (competent, proficient, leader).

Humber teams will apply the Digital Fluency Framework to their context, and all Humber employees will also have access to training to enhance their competency/ability level through LEARN on the Human Resource Management System (HRMS).

We appreciate the collaborative work and invaluable input from faculty and staff that has gone into the development of this important Framework. We look forward to sharing more, including implementation details, during the official launch of the Digital Fluency Framework and Action Plan in the fall.

Artificial Intelligence

As we come together to build brilliance and foster life-long employability in our students, it’s essential that we continue to prepare them for a world that is constantly evolving—especially with the rapid growth of new technologies like generative artificial intelligence (GAI). As GAI becomes more advanced each day, so too must our readiness to meet it. That’s why we’re working collaboratively and thoughtfully to ensure both our students and employees are confident and well-equipped for a future where AI plays an increasingly important role. Some inspiring examples of our progress include:

• Academic innovation and quality: examining and planning AI implementation across programs in the Academic Division through Annual Program Quality Assessment processes.
• Academic programming: Centre for Innovative Learning (CIL) and Faculty of Media, Creative Arts and Design is collaborating to explore AI ethics in the creative arts.
• AI Working Group: a cross-institutional group hosted by the CIL has been convened to help guide Humber’s AI strategy into the future.
• CIL ran an AI Institute in Winter 2025. The Institute focused on understanding Artificial Intelligence, particularly Generative AI in higher education. Participants explored fundamental concepts, capabilities, and limitations of GAI in teaching and learning.
• A Generative AI Hub was launched to provide a consolidated location for information about generative artificial intelligence and its applications. It also contains guidelines for AI use and academic guidelines related to AI. Find out more at Generative AI (GAI) at Humber – Innovative Learning.
• A Generative AI microsite has also been added to the Digital Campus Plan page to provide academic and general guidelines related to the use of AI at Humber.
• Co-Pilot Chat is available to all employees and is just like ChatGPT, but it has commercial data protection from Microsoft and offers responses based on up-to-date information. For step-by-step instructions, refer to the Introducing Copilot: Your New AI Chat Assistant Communiqué post.

We are also launching programs and micro-credential offerings focused on AI. They include:

• Nine AI-focused graduate certificate programs:
  • Artificial Intelligence – Integration and Governance
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence
  • Data Centre Operations
  • Blockchain Design, Development and Integration
  • Digital Forensics
  • Financial Predictive Analytics
  • Financial Technology
  • Bachelor of Computer Science – Cybersecurity
• Nine micro-credentials in Teaching and Learning with Generative AI, AI for Human Resources; AI for Operations and many more. The full list can be found here.

As highlighted in Humber’s vision “Building Brilliance,” we’re creating a model of education that not only keeps pace with a changing world but helps shape it for the better. No profession will be untouched by the rise of AI or the importance of digital fluency. We remain committed to ensuring our community has the tools, training, and confidence to lead in this new reality. Over the coming days and weeks, we will continue to share updates on the progress we’ve made in Year Two of our Academic and Digital Campus Plans.

Thank you for being part of this journey.