REFLECTIONS ON APPLIED RESEARCH & INNOVATION October - December 2018
There’s a tremendous amount of activity happening in Applied Research & Innovation (ARI) as we work towards building an even stronger research culture at Humber. We strive to forge partnerships between industry and academia and increase awareness amongst faculty and students about the rewarding opportunities applied research provides. As we begin 2019, we wanted to share a snapshot of what we’ve been up to. This newsletter, highlighting the past quarter’s activities, is one of the ways we will work towards the goal of improving ARI communications and demonstrate the impact of our work. Please watch for our next newsletter in April 2019.
CULTIVATE INTERNAL FUNDING AWARDED
$275,000 Distributed 11 New Projects 5 Faculties Engaged
INSTITUTIONAL GRANT SUBMISSIONS Industry 4.0 Industrial Research Chair for Colleges (IRCC)
$1,000,000 NSERC
Through a focused applied research, technology adoption and skills development program, the IRCC at Humber College will enable the Ontario manufacturing sector SMEs to adopt and integrate Industry 4.0. We have identified four key domain areas where applied research, assistance with technology adoption and skills development is most needed. These areas are Internet of Things, cloud manufacturing and analytics, intelligent manufacturing systems, and corporate storytelling.
21st Century Learning Skills
$200,000 SSHRC
This study will address a gap in the experiential learning literature by identifying factors that directly lead to high levels of engagement, motivation and learning. This information will help reveal strategies for instructional design and delivery on how to construct emotionally engaging learnings environments that enhance creative compacity. Approximately 500 students, over two years, will benefit from hands-on training in the 21st century skill set as well as peer-coaching practice.
Reducing Barriers to Employment for Internationally-Trained Professionals (ITPs)
$25,000 SSHRC
In partnership with ACCES Employment, this project’s outcomes will provide an understanding of how a 21st centry skill set, reflective practice and experiential learning can improve employment for ITPs immigrating to Canada.
Carnegie Community Engagement ARI has submitted an application for membership in the Canadian Pilot Cohort. In partnership with the Carnegie Foundation, Simon Fraser University and the McConnell Foundation, we will strengthen inter-organizational relationships and create a learning community of like-minded institutions to share successful practices and approaches to civic and community engagement.
Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) ARI and Liberal Arts submitted an expression of interest to create a test site for skills development for HEQCO. A typology of skills will be developed based upon the Humber Institutional Learning Outomes that would include higher-order cognitive skills and transferable behavioural and personality skills.
NEW FACES IN ARI Steph Alfonso
Administrative Support Specialist
Kate Horodnyk Marketing & Events Coordinator
WELCOME BACK Amanda Brown
Partnership Development Manager - returning from parental leave
REB UPDATE The Research Ethics Board (REB) assumed new leadership at the end of September, appointing Dr. Lydia Boyko as the chair. Dr. Boyko replaced Jasteen Dhillon, whose term as chair ended in September. Four new members joined the board (Dr. Dana Costin, Dr. Ann Wainwright, Dr. Jaime Lapeyre and Dr. Mojgan Rezvani) for the 2018/2019 acaedmic year as well as a new community member.
RESEARCH CULTURE DEVELOPMENT Innovation Workshops with Dr. Sharon McIntyre In November, Dr. Sharon McIntyre, Chief Social Scientist at Chaordix, a global software leader in customer co-creation & crowdsourced innovation led two full days of workshops at North and Lakeshore campuses. Topics covered crowdsourcing, de-risking and delivering on innovation and entrepreneurial innovation. Over 50 staff, students and faculty attended the sessions.
OCE 2018 CVTA PROGRAM Through the College Voucher for Technology Adoption (CVTA) program, Humber students provide partner companies with e-solutions, including new websites and branding. Students gain real-world experience, an essential component in developing future change makers and innovative thinkers.
Indonesian Delegation Dr. Ginger Grant, ARI Associate Dean, delivered a creative problem solving workshop to the visiting Indonesian Directorate of Science and Technology in December. The session focused on designing a strategic plan for their Science Techno Parks, currently in development.
CICAN APPLIED RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM On November 5, government officials, parliamentarians and college leaders, gathered for the Student Innovation Showcase during the annual CICan Applied Research Symposium.
42 Students 10 Completed Projects
Humber alumnus Kyle Nyman was one of 47 students to participate in the showcase, supported through Applied Research & Innovation. His student poster highlighted Humber’s applied research project with Omron to develop the Omron Safety Trainer.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR CENTRES Humber alumnus Kyle Nyman and President and CEO of Colleges and Institutes Canada Denise Amyot
FACULTY/STAFF GRANT SUBMISSIONS The Virtual Music Teacher
Andrew Scott (SCAPA)
Real-time Simultaneous Localization & Mapping for Unmanned & Autonomous Vehicles
Akram Afifi (SAT)
Applications of Augmented Reality for Interactions in Emergency Vehicles
Dennis Kappen (SAT)
Sharing the Stories
Heather Ramey (SSCS)
Industry 4.0 Privacy & Security Design Jam + Conference
David Neumann (SMSIT)
A Comprehensive Picture of Youth’s Helping Behaviours
Heather Ramey (SSCS)
Art in Access: Symposium on Arts Education, Community Development & Social Innovation
Anne Zbitnew & Cole Swanson (SMSIT)
Creative Works
Andrew Scott (SCAPA)
Breaking Through the Silence of Intergenerational Shame & Stigma
Sohelia Pashang (SSCS)
Beyond Housing
Josephine Mazzuca (LAS)
In the last quarter, five new partners officially signed agreements and joined the Advanced Manufacturing Skills Consortium. The first meeting of the Advanced Manufacturing Skills Consortium took place on October 25. EVENT RECAP Barrett CTI staff and contractors gathered for a holiday appreciation event on December 18 to recognize the hard work and progress thus far.
In November, the CfE kicked off its series of Launch Me workshops, partnered with Toronto Arts Network to present the Emergence Symposium, held Humber College’s first ever LinkedIn Local, and continued to run three additional on-going programs.