The Centre for Teaching & Learning Annual Report 2017/2018
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Highlights from 2017-18
11 The CTL Year in Review 12 Providing Support 20 Professional Development 25 Sharing Knowledge 28 Promoting Scholarship 32 New Learning Technologies 36 Publishing Support 37 Making an Impact Beyond Humber 39 Celebrating Teaching Excellence
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Our Vision
To refine and advance teaching methodologies that help keep Humber at the forefront of postsecondary education in Ontario and the world, and to support efforts that advance student success and inspire innovation.
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Innovation and excellence in teaching and learning are evident across Humber College. The role of The Centre for Teaching & Learning and its associated departments is to support and promote that excellence, to develop and deliver innovative professional development, continuing education and consulting activities that operate collaboratively across schools, and to advance learning and scholarship across the postsecondary system.
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More Than Workshops 1. One-on-One consultations
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2. Certificates
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3. Conferences 4. Book Club 5. Journal Club 6. Educational Technology support 7. Communities of Practice 8. Scholarly Journal 9. Open Educational Resources
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10. Animated videos
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12. Blackboard support
11. Lightboard videos
13. Writing boot camps 14. Lunch & Learns 15. Video creation
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16. Research funding 17. Writing Club 18. Cutting EDge 19. Video streaming service 20. Humber Press 21. NEXT magazine 22. NEXTcast 23. Online teaching resources 24. Awards
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Highlights from 2017-18 New Accreditations
HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2017-18
This past year, five of the CTL’s certificate programs were recognized nationally and internationally with accreditation from SEDA (The Staff and Educational Development Association, UK) and EDC (Educational Developers Caucus Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Canada): The Teaching Excellence Program, the Teaching Effectiveness Certificate, the Culturally Inclusive Educator Certificate, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Certificate and the Inclusive Curricular Design Certificate.
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This year’s edition of the CTL’s annual event drew an amazing 400+ attendees from across the Humber community. Part-Time Teachers’ Conference
The CTL hosted more than 150 part-time faculty from 10 different Ontario postsecondary institutions.
HIVES Research New Scholarly Journal
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Showcase 2018: Pulse
The first issue of the Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE) launched in March 2018, to great acclaim. New Podcast
The CTL and Humber Press launched NEXTcast, a twicemonthly podcast that features interviews with Humber faculty and staff on various topics related to teaching and learning.
The CTL SoTL team continued its research on the impact of Humber’s redesigned classrooms, collecting survey data from 448 students and more than 100 faculty, performing 12 hours of classroom observation, and extensive analysis of furniture configurations in the new spaces. The findings have contributed to conference presentations and scholarly publications, and will continue to inform Humber’s ongoing design of new learning spaces.
The Accessibility Bar
The Accessibility Bar is a free easy-to-use text-to-audio screen reader and magnifier that was developed at the CTL, and has been garnering attention both inside and outside the college.
New Knowledge Sharing Initiatives
The CTL, in partnership with the School of Health Sciences, built a virtual reality simulation of a mass casualty incident, to help build resilience in Humber’s paramedic students. The project earned the team Humber’s Innovation Award, and was featured in Educause’s Horizon 2018 Report as a leading and exemplary practice. Educause is the largest community of technology, academic, industry and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.
The CTL launched a range of new initiatives over the past year, including Scholars’ Café, Writers’ Collective and “What Our Stories Teach Us.” Each provides an opportunity for faculty to come together to share best practices and engage in scholarly conversations as educators.
CUTTING EDge
In 2017, the CTL developed and launched Cutting EDge, a joint project between the Professional Learning, eLearning and SoTL teams. In the first year, faculty were trained on how to use and incorporate in-class polling tools in their teaching. The initiative has led to three conference presentations, and a scholarly manuscript reporting the results is in preparation. Stay tuned for Cutting EDge 3.0 in Fall 2018!
Reaffirmed Commitment to Sustainability
Over the past year, the CTL has made a renewed commitment to sustainable practices as a department. The CTL also made sustainability-focused changes at its Showcase conference. Within the department, we have made small but significant changes—such as eliminating swag at Showcase and Geneva Park, and committing to reusable bottles in the office and at our events—that have saved paper, water and waste. Award Winners
The CTL’s Katie Billard, from the School of Hospitality, Tourism, & Recreation, received a NISOD Award of Excellence. In addition, NEXT magazine received an In-House Design Award, thanks to great creative work by the CTL’s Dekel Chui and Andrea Chan.
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Great discussion!*
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Providing Support The CTL offers numerous opportunities for professional development through workshops, consultations and coaching, while working closely with the academic schools to offer many other forms of Just-in-Time learning.
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One-on-One Support
The CTL provided more than 450 hours of consultation with faculty and staff over the past year.
Facilitating Workshops
295 Workshop sessions The CTL facilitated more than a hundred unique workshops, in face-to-face, online, and webinar formats. These are a great opportunity to connect with faculty across the college. Registration for CTL workshops is recommended, but drop-ins are almost always welcome. Check the following pages for a list of the many great workshops we ran over the past year. (And we’re always adding more!)
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I loved the examples the instructor used to bring the concepts to life. Also enjoyed the natural flow of discussion amongst colleagues.*
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We need more teachers to hear these ideas and concepts.*
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This is an excellent way to support individuals in educational Institutions in developing writing skills, shows how group dynamics can influence individuals in a positive way.*
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Complete List of Unique Workshops 2017 - 2018 academic year A Different Kind of Faculty Development: What Our Stories Teach Us Assessing Learning Authentic Assessment Bb: Building Quality Assessments Bb: Connect with Collaborate
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Bb: Creating Community through Communication
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Bb: Embedding Content into Bb Bb: Exploring New Bb Features and the Latest Humber Template Bb: Facing Your Students-Video & Audio Content in Bb
Community of Practice Accounting Community of Practice Case Teaching Community of Practice Entrepreneurship Community of Practice Law Community of Practice Leadership Community of Practice Math Community of Practice Program Coordinators Community of Practice Sustainability Connect Program: Mix & Mingle Conversations with Chris Crafting Collaboration
Bb: Going Mobile
Creating Accessible Documents
Bb: Gold Master-Best Practices and Online Delivery
Creating an Effective and Inclusive Lesson Plan
Bb: GradeCentre Tips & Tricks
Creating Meaningful, Effective & Purposeful Personalized SFQ Questions (North)
Bb: Introductory Workshop Bb: Intro for LAS CE Bb: Intro for New Part-time Faculty Bb: Online Strategies to Improve Academic Integrity Bb: Retention, Reports & Tracking
Creating your Teaching and Learning E-portfolio Cutting Edge 2.0 Training Developing Community Service Learning Assignments 1.0
Bb: Using the Groups Tools
Discovery Session: Mentor as Coach Teacher as Coach
Bb: Boot Camp
ED Puzzle
Bb: Intro for S&CS Group
Engaging Students in Large Classes
Bb: Session for Police Foundations
Faculty’s Role in Student Accessibility and Accommodation
Book Club: Quiet by Susan Cain Building Student Success through LEGO Part 2 Advanced Techniques
Fostering a Growth Mindset in the Classroom HIVES Drop-In Making Assessment Tools Work for You and Your Students
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Meditation Series
Supercharge Your Classes with Gamification
Mind Mapping
Teach Your Students How to Give a Presentation
One-on-One Coaching
Tripping the Light Fantastic: Virtual Reality, Gameworlds and Digital Neuropsychology in Education
Preparing for the First Day of Class Project Development Promoting Positive Behaviours for Learning
TT: Create a Course Banner Using Powerpoint TT: Enabling The Digital SFQ in Blackboard TT: Essential Mobile Apps for Education
Scholars’ Café
TT: Focus on Feedback with Free Student Response Systems
Self-empowerment for Educators
TT: Free Digital Tools for Teachers
SoTL: How to Conduct a Research Interview
TT: From White Board to Smart Board
SoTL: Lunch & Learn Series
TT: Google Suite of Apps
SoTL: Data Visualization Techniques
TT: Integrating Technology
SoTL: How to Tell Your Research Story at a Conference
TT: Leverage the Power of Powerpoint
SoTL: Introduction to “R” (Open Source Statistical Package)
TT: Managing Your Grades in Banner
SoTL: Peer Review 101 SoTL: Publishing a Scholarly Paper? SoTL: Qualitative Methods - Interviews and Focus Groups
TT: Making Your Online Content AODA Compliant
TT: Word Clouds and Silver Linings Writers’ Collective Writing Measurable Learning Outcomes
SoTL: Survey Best Practices SoTL: Teaching Innovation Fund Project Development SoTL: Understanding the Foundations of Data-Driven Decision Making and Analytics
Bb: Blackboard SoTL: Scholarship of Teaching & Learning TT: Tech Talk
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Part-time Faculty Orientation
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Outcomes-Based Learning
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Communities of Practice
Communities of Practice are a mechanism to connect people, enable dialogue and stimulate learning. Through collaborative processes, CoPs capture and distribute existing knowledge to help generate new knowledge and ideas. This past year, the CTL supported Community of Practices for:
Accounting
Case Teaching
Entrepreneurship
Law
Leadership
Math
Program Coordinators
Sustainability
More to Come!
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Lynda.com
HIVES Training
Lynda.com is a leading online learning platform with access to over 100,000 instructional videos. Humber students and faculty can access Lynda.com through Humber Libraries. Lynda.com is administered through the CTL, which runs faculty and student workshops on the platform. The CTL also consults with faculty on how Lynda.com can be better integrated into their curriculum. More than 9,500 staff, faculty and students have accessed the Lynda.com.
The CTL offers one-on-one consultations and formal workshops aimed at empowering faculty to use the HIVES classrooms to their fullest educational effect, and to consider how the technology and innovative design of the spaces can enhance the learning process. Blackboard Support
12,646 Blackboard Collaborate Sessions Through workshops, consultations and direct assistance from the Open Learning Centre team, the CTL provides support for faculty who need assistance working with Humber’s learning management software, or who want to discover new ways to use Blackboard and bring their teaching to the next level.
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“Working with CTL Creative has brought some life into our training sessions and has inspired many fulfilling discussions. These are definitely professional services that elevate the quality of what we’re able to produce and present. I feel these videos were really worth the investment.” Tammy Cameron, CE Program Advisor, School of Health Sciences
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Creative Services
CTL Creative offers faculty support in curriculum development that is relevant to 21st-century learning. Focusing on accessible and engaged learning, the team is committed to maximizing technology as a learning tool. The CTL Creative team offers a wide range of services to faculty including creative production services, one-onone studio support and educational technology support.
Creative Studio 195 videos created, 160 hours in the studio
The CTL Studio helps faculty incorporate new technologies into their teaching practice. These services include assistance in classroom technologies, collaborative learning, software tools, tablets and apps, curating content and accessible learning. Educational Technology Specialist Gian Pileri offers workshops that provide foundational knowledge in a wide variety of applicable educational technologies.
Digital Video Support
As part of the CTL Creative team, Santino Pannozzo assists faculty and staff to create educational content. Along with teaching them how to use specific software platforms, he also conveys general best practices for media production.
“I had a very good experience using the CTL Studio. I found the staff very encouraging, kind and energetic. I am convinced I could not have done my project without this support.” Mary Goral, Library Technician, Humber Libraries
“Gian was instrumental in creating a technological solution resulting in the ability for five long-distance students to participate in my course. By creating a way for them to be enrolled virtually in this class, they were able to complete their program. This experience was invaluable, and Gian was amazing–I’d love to continue collaborating with him and the CTL.” Alanna Turco, Instructor, School of Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism
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This past year, CTL Creative helped create 195 videos— 89 of which were created by Humber faculty or staff to support the Humber community, 63 directly supported faculty or student curriculum.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Professional Development
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Through its many rigorous and accredited certificates, the CTL supports professional development and lifelong learning for faculty at Humber and other postsecondary institutions.
Teaching and Learning Research Certificate
This newly developed certificate includes three courses, and the chance to conduct a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning research project independently. It received international recognition and accreditation from the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA), which comprises 96 higher education members from countries around the world. Inclusive Curricular Design Certificate
11 Recipients, 35 in-progress The Inclusive Curricular Design Certificate encompasses the key elements of multiple teaching and learning approaches to offer a robust and accessible learning experience for all students. The principles of inclusive curriculum design focus on a proactive approach to course design and are founded in equity, collaboration, flexibility and accountability. The certificate was accredited this year by EDC (Educational Developers Caucus Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Canada). Members of the CTL have been invited to share their approach to teaching inclusive design with members of the educational development community across the GTA, affirming Humber’s leadership in this area.
A good opportunity to discuss issues as an instructor: to balance the importance of giving feedback, the time that goes into giving feedback and the students’ level of interest. Good discussion with new and experienced faculty attending, thanks for the great workshop.*
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Great learning opportunity. Great discussion of engagement from different points of view yielded a rich tapestry of thoughts. Thank you!*
The workshop was excellent. It provided both solid theoretical grounding and significant opportunities to experiment with the learning in concrete ways. I am extremely excited about continuing to work with what I learned and to develop authentic assessments that are both fun and challenging.*
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Covered many topics; great resources and strategies*
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“This certificate taught me a lot in terms of ways of delivering my course content effectively, and to diversify my teaching methods to accommodate all students types (as each student learns differently), and to adapt my teaching to engage the students in their participation and be more understanding and more aware of their needs.
“My confidence has increased tremendously (within the classroom, during student meetings). I integrate different teaching modalities within the classroom and try to follow the Activate, Acquire, Apply, Assess model each class.”
The tools and resources in this certificate are invaluable and help strengthen my teaching practice. Going through the course has given me a lot to look forward to.” Kay Wong, Professor, School of Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism
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Teaching Effectiveness Certificate
65 Recipients, 118 in-progress The Teaching Effectiveness Certificate program (TEC) offers interested faculty and professionals across Ontario the opportunity to explore best practices in teaching and learning and private sector training in a safe environment, both online and in class. The certificate comprises five individual courses that are designed to develop essential teaching competencies. The TEC has been customized to meet the needs of various groups including Humber’s Golf Management program, the Peel Police and the Toronto Police. This past year, the TEC was accredited by SEDA and by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) Educational Developers Caucus (EDC).
Culturally Inclusive Educator Certificate
28 Recipients, 37 in-progress Part of Humber’s ongoing and award-winning focus on internationalization, the Culturally Inclusive Educator Certificate (CIEC) is designed for people teaching, training, facilitating or advising in the public and private sector. The CIEC is also offered online to make classes more accessible. In 2017, the CIEC was accredited by SEDA and by STLHE.
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“The theories I learned have helped me in my teaching and prompted me to re-think my classroom and come up with new ways of teaching content.”
“The Inclusive Curricular Design Certificate provided an opportunity to learn from the facilitator as well as a variety of professionals from other schools. The sessions were brimming with practical ideas, tools and strategies that I can begin to use on a regular basis to work towards the goal of creating a more inclusive learning environment for students.” THE CTL YEAR IN REVIEW
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Teaching Excellence Program
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“I have started incorporating more activities and collaborative teaching practices, which has not only increased my confidence, but also improved classroom management, attendance and effectiveness.”
All new full-time faculty participate in the two-year Teaching Excellence Program (TEP). The program, which is constantly being updated and enhanced in ways that reflect the changing nature of teaching and learning, is designed to take faculty to the next level in their practice in order to ensure that Humber continues to be seen as a premiere teaching institution. The program begins with an intensive retreat at Geneva Park, located north of Toronto, and continues throughout new faculty’s first and second year, with discussions, presentations, projects and special events. This past year, the TEP program was accredited by SEDA.
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“My confidence has definitely changed as a teacher. I’m more confident to try new things in the classroom that I have learned in TEP.”
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SHARING KNOWLEDGE
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Sharing Knowledge One of the CTL’s main goals is to facilitate the exchange of ideas and best practices between faculty and staff at Humber and beyond, and to make the research and expertise of our team as widely available as possible.
Showcase 2018: Pulse
This year’s edition of the CTL’s annual conference drew an amazing 400+ attendees from Humber and beyond, who enjoyed more than 50 unique workshops and presentations on an impressive range of topics related to new ways of teaching and learning. The keynote address was delivered this year by Gabrielle Scrimshaw, a brilliant speaker and writer who helped found a national not-for-profit for Indigenous professionals.
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400+ Attendees, 50+ workshops
NEXTcast
16 Episodes, more than 600 listens/downloads In September 2017, the CTL and Humber Press launched NEXTcast, a twice-monthly companion podcast to NEXT magazine. Each episode features interviews with Humber faculty and staff who are developing cool projects, overseeing important learning initiatives, having success with innovative teaching methodologies and more. The podcast is available for free on Soundcloud and iTunes.
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This year, the CTL launched Scholars’ Café, an opportunity to meet with other faculty over coffee to discuss the latest in teaching and learning literature. It’s like a book club, but for journal articles.
“Participating in the monthly Scholars’ Café served as an excellent vehicle for the free and open exchange of ideas.” Omar Kaoud Financial Project and Training Coordinator, Financial Services and Planning
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SoTL Lunch and Learn Series
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The CTL hosts regular midday sessions that provide an opportunity for faculty to learn about current SoTL research projects and their findings. In the sessions, Teaching Innovation Fund researchers share a summary of their completed and in-progress research projects, and engage in an informal conversation about their findings and the research process.
What Our Stories Teach Us
In May, the CTL hosted a special reading and faculty discussion of What Our Stories Teach Us: A Guide to Critical Reflection for College Faculty by Linda K. Shadiow in the Lakeshore Gallery space.
Book Club
The CTL’s Book Club, which began in 2015, has continued to be a popular initiative. Faculty gather at the CTL for a community-building discussion on how a particular book impacted their lives and how it can inform their teaching practice. The popularity of the book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck resulted in a spin-off workshop created in 2018 that has now been added to the CTL’s Professional Development core workshops.
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Faculty Conference Presentations
In 2017-18, the CTL helped to send 15 Humber faculty to multiple conferences to deliver presentations and to engage with their peers.
Alena Papayanis, Annual Conference of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE), Sherbrooke, Quebec
Lara McInnis, International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence Austin, Texas
Svitlana Pshenychna, Advanced Learning 2018, London, Ontario Jennie Grimard League of Innovations Annual Conference, National Harbor, Maryland
Nazlin Hirji, Annual Conference of the STLHE, Sherbrooke, Quebec
Kalene Morgan Advanced Learning 2018, London, Ontario
Adam Thomas, Annual Conference of the STLHE, Sherbrooke, Quebec; League of Innovations Annual Conference, National Harbor, Maryland
Vanessa Vilic-Evangelista, League of Innovations Annual Conference, National Harbor, Maryland
Francisca Burg-Feret, League of Innovations Annual Conference, National Harbor, Maryland
Anne Zbitnew, League of Innovations Annual Conference, National Harbor, Maryland
Brenda Ridley Annual Conference of the STLHE, Sherbrooke, Quebec
Cheryl Ann Mitchell, Annual Conference of the STLHE, Sherbrooke, Quebec
In addition, 15 CTL staff attended and shared their expertise at educational conferences this year.
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Irene Lee League of Innovations Annual Conference, National Harbor, Maryland
Michelle Jordan, Advanced Learning 2018, London, Ontario
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Leila Kelleher, League of Innovations Annual Conference, National Harbor, Maryland
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Promoting Scholarship
The CTL is committed to promoting a culture of scholarship at Humber. Over the past three years, under of the direction of Heidi Marsh, the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) team at the CTL has developed multiple ways to support faculty who seek to engage with research and scholarly enquiry as it relates to their teaching.
Scholarly Writing Boot Camp
Writers’ Collective
The Scholarly Writing Boot Camp is an off-campus group retreat in which faculty make a commitment to finish a piece of scholarly writing. At the retreat, participants dedicate three full days to silent writing in small chunks of time with scheduled start, stop and break times. The quiet environment allows writers to bring a deep focus to their work, and the community atmosphere provides opportunities to engage in conversation about teaching, writing, and scholarship.
The Writers’ Collective is a chance for faculty to dedicate some time to write in a quiet group setting on campus. The collective meets every other week, alternating between the North and Lake campuses. Anyone looking to make progress on a writing project is welcome to attend for part or all of the session.
“More than anything, the boot camps got me enthused once more about doing scholarly work. It reminded me that I can do this kind of work and gave me the confidence to continue to undertake my own research and to share it with colleagues within and outside the college.”
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Boot Camp Attendee
Scholars & Co.
Scholars & Co. is a monthly newsletter that highlights various research and scholarship opportunities within the CTL, as well as active and in-progress faculty projects with the Teaching Innovation Fund. To subscribe, email CTLResearch@humber.ca
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The Benefits of Conducting Research Projects: 2017-18 Teaching Innovation Fund Participant Survey Results 84% of TIF participants/recipients believe completing their project heightened their interest in reading research on teaching and learning.
96% of participants said “This project has improved my ability to research my own teaching” 91% said “I plan to continue informally researching my own teaching” 89% said “This project has increased my confidence as a researcher” 87% said “The findings of this project inspired further research questions” 84% said “I plan to continue to formally research my teaching”
83% said “This project allowed me to interact with Humber faculty I may not have otherwise met”
Teaching Innovation Fund The Teaching Innovation Fund is a comprehensive support package for any faculty—part-time, partial load or full-time—who wish to conduct scholarly research on a particular question related to teaching and learning. The fund includes $1,200 per investigator and a SoTL workbook, plus ongoing guidance and support from the CTL Scholarship of Teaching & Learning team. Results from the research done through TIF are frequently presented at internal and external conferences, and have been completed by faculty since January 2017. Twenty-five intensive and groundbreaking TIF projects have been completed by faculty since January 2017. The complete list includes: Learning Through Play: Adam Thomas, co-investigator George Paravantes Professional Identity in Accounting Students: Al Seaman The Impact of Process-Based Assignments: Alena Papayanis PR Business Cases: Audrey Wubbenhorst Whiteboard Animation Software in the Classroom: Austin Tian Does Twitter Increase Student Engagement?: Blake Lambert
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Attendance at Orientation and Academic Success: Maria Racanelli Blackboard Content in Mass Media Classes: Paul Cross The Impact of Lighting Quality on Student Learning: Dragos Paraschiv, co-investigators Kerry Johnston and Rory McDowall The Impact of Lightboard Videos on Student Learning: Peter Wheeler Exploring the Impact of Integrative Learning: Amanda Baskwill, co-investigators Katie Billard and Patricia Belli Simulations as Training Tools for Nursing Students: Brenda Ridley, co-investigator Nazlin Hirji Integrating Interactive Software in the Classroom for BMGT152 Principles of Management: Ian McIssac, co-investigator Jeff Short Interdisciplinary Design Experience in Course Alumni: Karen White Breadth v. Depth: Which is the More Meaningful Learning Experience? Mark Stoiko The Effectiveness of Podcasts in Student Learning: Mark Whale, co-investigator Nathan Radke Usability of Course Webpages: Bernadette Summers, co-investigator Nazlin Hirji Reducing Student Distraction in Class: Matthew Harris Exam Proctor Training: Tammy Cameron, co-investigators Nazlin Hirji and Adriana Salvia Nursing Students, Cultural Humility & Sickle Cell Disease: Janet Jeffery, co-investigator Slywia Wojtalik Parent Perceptions of a Forest Kindergarten Program: Louise Zimanyi, co-investigator Olga Rossovska The Impact of Group-Writing on Quality: Jennifer Winfield, co-investigator Jessica Freitag Using ESL Techniques with HESL Students: Naghmeh Saffarian-Pour, co-investigator Aaron Landry
In addition to these completed TIF projects, a further 32 TIF projects are in progress or development.
When Adam Thomas, a full-time faculty member in the Multimedia and Design program (MSIT), began his work with the Teaching Innovation Fund in 2016, research was relatively new for him. In the past year, however, Adam has conducted several phases of research on the impact of using play and tangible aids to teach coding. His work has been featured across Humber in NEXT magazine, a Lunch & Learn session, an episode of the NEXTcast podcast, and at Showcase. More recently, Adam presented his work at the League of Innovations Annual Conference, National Harbor, Maryland, and he won the Pat Rogers Poster Award at the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) conference in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He has also published his work in the Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education. This fall, Adam will represent Humber at the International Society of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) in Bergen, Norway.
“Conducting research can be intimidating, but the TIF group helped every step of the way and made the process incredibly simple. Since integrating the new pedagogy we have measured an increase in student engagement, enjoyment and learning.� Adam Thomas
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Learning Outcomes of CYC Student Work Placements: Heather Snell, co-investigators Brenda Webb and Katherine Sloss
Learning to Play Humber Prof Travels the World to Share TIF project
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Enhancing Entrepreneurial Learning: Cheryl Mitchell
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New Learning Technologies
The future of postsecondary education lies in online, justin-time and tech-enhanced teaching and learning. The CTL provides numerous ways for faculty to engage with cuttingedge technology and ideas.
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The Accessibility Bar
Developed over the past year by the CTL’s Lichuan Wen and the Online Learning team, the Accessibility Bar is a text-to-audio screen reader and magnifier that connects users to material, removing traditional barriers that can impact learning. It’s a free, crossplatform, user-friendly tool that can be embedded in any website with no additional training, installation or cost required. The Accessibility Bar was presented at two learning conferences, and has received interest from Canadian media.
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NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
“My experience using the Lightboard was a very enjoyable one. The support is excellent, and the final product of high quality. It’s absolutely important for educators to have access to these teaching tools.”
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Peter Wheeler, Professor, School of Applied Technology
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Lightboards
The CTL’s unique Lightboards help faculty to brighten up content, develop more dynamic teaching methods, enable flipped classrooms, and engage students on a completely new level. Members of the CTL’s Creative Productions team offer one-on-one support in using the Lightboard and creating outstanding teaching videos.
Video streaming service
Ensemble Video has had nearly 900 videos uploaded to the Ensemble platform. Ensemble has proved so popular that a higher-capacity platform is currently in development and will be launched in Fall 2018. HumberEDU Youtube Channel
759 Videos, with 586,000+ views and 2,700+ subscribers The CTL’s dedicated YouTube channel attracts viewers from around the world, with more than 20,000 hours of content watched by viewers from Canada, the USA, the UK, India, Australia, and more.
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Gamification
This year, David Chandross joined the CTL from Ryerson University to lead the development of a serious game focus in the CTL. The main role of his work here was to build internal capacity so that Humber faculty can begin to use serious games in their own teaching. Throughout 2017-18, David offered workshops in serious games, virtual reality and virtual learning environments.
Cutting EDge
Cutting EDge provides a chance to try a new technological teaching tool in a safe and supported way and to take part in a SoTL research project without doing all of the heavy lifting. In Cutting EDge, the CTL provides training on how to use a new digital tool and how to integrate it effectively into your pedagogy, according to best practices. We provide in-class support when you try the tool with your students, and we conduct research with your students to learn about the impact of the innovation on their learning experience.
Below are some of the cuttingedge software faculty can use and learn about at the CTL: • • • • • • • • • • • •
Camtasia EdPuzzle Kahoot! Lucidchart Mentimeter Mindmeister Padlet Poll Everywhere Quizlet Socrative VideoScribe Vyond
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Publishing Support Humber Press works within the CTL to help develop, edit, and publish a wide range of educational works. Over this past year, Humber Press refined and focused its mandate to emphasize professional development for Humber faculty, as well as the promotion of faculty research and scholarship. Most future projects will be made available for free online, through a Creative Commons copyright, to ensure they are as widely available as possible. In 2017, Humber Press launched its completely redesigned website at HumberPress.com, where all of its current and future publications will be available. The new site also features a library of faculty-written case studies.
Humber Press publishes the Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE), and the twice-annual NEXT magazine, which highlights the many ways in which faculty, staff and students are building the future of postsecondary education right here at Humber. Humber Press also produces the twice-monthly NEXTcast, an interview podcast about Humber faculty and staff doing innovative and interesting work. Humber Press is currently developing a number of projects, including a collection of essays and case studies on polytechnic education in Ontario, edited by Eileen de Courcy and Chris Whitaker, two collections of papers from past LAS @ IFOA conferences, a multimedia project related to Humber College’s history, and much more.
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MAKING AN IMPACT BEYOND HUMBER
Making an Impact Beyond Humber
Though primarily focused on serving the Humber community, the CTL’s impact is increasingly felt across the postsecondary educational sector, in Canada and beyond. Through numerous conference presentations, online certificate offerings, promoting the sharing and publication of scholarship and engaging directly with teachers and administrators at other institutions, the CTL has become an institution looked to as a leader in teaching and learning innovation.
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MAKING AN IMPACT BEYOND HUMBER
Conference Presentations
This past year, 15 members of the CTL attended and presented at conferences across Canada and around the world, sharing some of the innovations that have been developed within the department. In addition, numerous CTL members published scholarly work in peer-reviewed journals around the world.
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Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education
Launched to great acclaim in March, 2018, the Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE) is an online, open-access journal devoted to publishing peer-reviewed papers that investigate and expand teaching and learning within the polytechnic educational context. JIPE’s first issue was downloaded nearly 300 times, with a further 660 downloads of individual articles. More than a thousand readers from 43 countries have visited JIPE.ca. Part-Time Teachers’ Conference
In March, 2018, the CTL hosted 154 attendees at the annual Part-Time Teacher’s Conference, drawing faculty from 10 different Ontario postsecondary institutions, who participated in nearly a dozen intensive workshops. This year’s theme was “It’s Open: Moving Forward Open Education, Open Pedagogy and Open Practice.”
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Hosting External Visitors
Educators from across Canada and around the world have come to visit the CTL and to discover the ways in which it promotes and supports innovative teaching and best practices. This past year, the CTL was toured by faculty and administrators from Kenya, Denmark, and Chile, as well as from institutions in Ontario and Alberta. In total, the CTL hosted 18 delegations from 10 different institutions.
CELEBRATING TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Celebrating Teaching Excellence John & Suanne Roueche Award
Irene Lee, Professor of Mathematics at the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was the 2017 winner of the John & Suanne Roueche Award, which celebrates the outstanding contributions and leadership by community college faculty and staff.
League of Innovation Award
The League of Innovation Award recognizes Humber employees who have designed and implemented significant innovations that positively impact the education of students at Humber College. The 2017-18 recipients are: Felipe Cardenas, Ray Yu, Antonietta Perretta, George Paravantes, Heather Lowry and James Cullin. Innovation of the Year Award
The Humber Innovation Award recognizes Humber employees who have designed and implemented significant innovations that positively impact the education of students at Humber College. The 2017-18 recipients are: Craig MacCalman, DawnMarie Warren, Cory Avery, Sonny Ung, Edan Abate, Talis Lincoln, Matthew Mazza, Taylor Edwards, Tyler Yamamoto, & Rushi Patel. Pat Rogers Posters Award (STLHE): Adam Thomas
Adam Thomas, a professor in the School of Media Studies and Information Technology, was awarded the 2018 Pat Rogers Poster Award, which encourages innovative and effective poster presentations during the annual conference of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
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The NISOD Award of Excellence celebrates awesome faculty, administrators, and staff that are a testament to the important work done on campus every day. In 2018, the award was won by Lara McInnis, and by the CTL’s own Katie Billard.
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NISOD Award of Excellence
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