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A podcast about teaching and learning at Humber College in Toronto, Canada. Produced by Humber Press and The Centre for Teaching & Learning.

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  • Apr 16, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 13m AVG DURATION
  • 52 EPISODES


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NEXTcast 3.16 Humber College President Chris Whitaker

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 21:36


In this, the final episode of our third season, we speak to Humber College President Chris Whitaker about learning new tech on the fly, the decision to move all classes online, and what the Humber community should be focusing on right now.

NEXTcast 3.15 Kristi Kennedy on teaching in the era of COVID-19

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 13:09


In this episode, we speak to Humber Fashion Arts and Business professor Kristi Kennedy about the challenges—and unexpected rewards—of moving courses online due to a global pandemic.

NEXTcast 3.14 Heidi Marsh And Mark Ihnat On The Learning Continuity Kit

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 19:23


In this episode, two senior members of Humber's Teaching & Learning Support team - Heidi Marsh and Marl Ihnat - discuss the Learning Continuity Kit, created to assist faculty as all classes go online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Free downloadable transcript available at humberpress.com/ The Learning Continuity Kit available at https://sites.google.com/view/learningcontinuitykit/home

NEXTcast 3.13 Dan Rowe On Covering US Politics With Humber Journalism Students

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 15:08


In this episode, Humber journalism professor and program coordinator (and repeat NEXTcast guest) Dan Rowe talks about taking a group of students to New Hampshire to cover the US Democratic primaries. Free downloadable transcript available at http://humberpress.com/ Some of the stories written by Dan's students are available at http://skedline.com/politics/.

NEXTcast 3.12 Rai Reece On Learning From Teaching Challenges

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020 15:48


In this episode, we speak to Rai Reece, a professor in Humber’s Faculty of Social & Community Services, about learning from teaching challenges and the importance of having difficult conversations in the classroom. (Apologies in advance for the sound quality - but the discussion is great!)

NEXTcast 3.11 : Jessica Freitag & Jennifer Winfield On Collaborative Writing In the Classroom

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 15:06


In this episode, Nathan speaks with Jessica Freitag and Jennifer Winfield, professors in Humber’s Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Innovative Learning, about their TIF research focusing on collaborative writing in the classroom.

NEXTcast 3.10 Shirantha Beddage On Tech In The Classroom

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 16:54


In this episode of NEXTcast, Nathan sits down with Shirantha Beddage—professor in Humber's Faculty of Media and Creative Arts, saxophonist, and composer—to chat about how Shirantha incorporates technology in his classroom.

NEXTcast 3.9 Teaching Tips 2 - Winter Boogaloo

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 15:38


In our second collection of teaching tips, Humber faculty, staff, and students offer more ideas on creating engaging learning environments. Special thanks to Shirantha Beddage, Sarah Feldbloom, Dan Rowe, Arun Dhanota, Kristin Valois, Christine Zupo, Alex Evans, Lexa Castellan, Daniel Bear, Ranya Khan, Cheryl Mitchell, Laura Page, Leanne Milech, Jessica Freitag, Jennifer Winfield, and Matt Ramer for the great tips.

NEXTcast 3.8 Kristin Valois On The Transition From Humber Student To Industry Pro

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 14:05


NEXTcast 3.8 Kristin Valois On The Transition From Humber Student To Industry Pro by Humber Press

NEXTcast 3.7 Matt Ramer On The One2One Assessment

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2019 15:06


In this episode of Humber NEXTcast, Nathan sits down with Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellness professor Matt Ramer to learn more about his TIF research project on the efficacy of oral assessments.

NEXTcast 3.6 Laura Berg And Real - World Learning Projects

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 12:55


In this episode, we sit down with Laura Berg, a professor in Humber's Professional Writing and Communications program, about a real-world experiential learning project she developed for her classroom.

NEXTcast 3.5 Laura Page And The Importance Of Critical Thinking

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2019 12:15


In this episode, we sit down with Laura Page, Teaching and Learning Specialist, to learn about the importance of critical thinking, and how to encourage it in the classroom.

NEXTcast 3.4 Alix Link And The Pond Revitilization Project

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2019 10:46


In this episode, we sit down with Humber Arboretum Director Alix Link to learn more about the Humber Pond Revitalization Project.

NEXTcast 3.3 Naeema Farooqi And Humber's Global Summer School Social Media Course

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2019 14:05


In this episode, we speak with professor Naeema Farooqi about her experience teaching a popular Social Media course in Humber's Global Summer School program.

NEXTcast 3.2 Jennifer Gordon And The Humber Galleries

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2019 9:51


In this episode, we speak with Jennifer Gordon, Director of the Centre for Creative Business Innovation & Galleries, about the new mandate for the Humber Galleries, and the ways faculty and students can get involved.

NEXTcast 3.1 Teaching Tips

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2019 14:04


We thought we’d do something a little different to kick off our third season. We’ve compiled some great teaching tips from our faculty and students for new faculty who are just starting out in the classroom. We’d like to thank Arun Dhanota, Cheryl Mitchell, Mark Rector, Naeema Farooqi, Christine Zupo, Lexa Castellan, Alex Evans, Dan Rowe, Daniel Bear, Laura Page, Ranya Khan, Leanne Milech, Sarah Feldbloom, and Maya Shah for contributing to this episode.

NEXTCast 2.17 Showcase 2019

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2019 8:54


In our final episode of the season, we're at Humber Showcase 2019 with a live-off-the-floor special, chatting with faculty about their Showcase experience. As we note in the intro, the sound on this one is a little more raw.

NEXTCast 2.16 Daniel Bear On Drugs Research

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 13:30


In this episode we speak with Daniel Bear, a professor in Humber's Criminal Justice degree program, about research into attitudes towards cannabis education that he conducted with a team of students.

NEXTcast 2.15 Gian Pileri On Educational Apps

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2019 11:43


In this episode of NEXTcast, we talk to Gian Pileri, an educational technology specialist at Humber's Centre for Teaching & Learning, about using apps to augment the classroom experience. Download a free transcript of this episode at humberpress.com/next/

NEXTcast 2.14 Christine Zupo & Students On Their Research Study

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2019 14:08


For the first time on NEXTcast, Nathan welcomes two students into the studio! Guelph-Humber students Alex Evans and Lexa Castellan join their professor, Christine Zupo, to discuss their experience participating in a TIF-funded research study.

NEXTcast 2.13 Arun Dhanota And Dan Rowe On Their Documentary Film

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 11:32


In this episode, Nathan sits down with professors Arun Dhanota and Dan Rowe to learn about the documentary they created to be used as a teaching and training tool.

NEXTcast 2.12 Mark Rector On His Canadian Inventions Book

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2019 11:45


In this episode of NEXTcast, Nathan sits down with Applied Technology professor Mark Rector to discuss the inspiration behind his new book about Canadian inventions.

NEXTcast 2.11 Sarah Feldbloom And Leanne Milech on the Use of Multimodal Texts as Teaching Tools

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 11:33


In this episode, we speak to Humber English professors Sarah Feldbloom and Leanne Milech about research they've done into the use of multimodal texts (including Solange's "Don't Touch My Hair") as teaching tools.

NEXTcast 2.10 Geoff Lachapelle on the Educational Value of eSports

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2019 10:32


In this episode, NEXTcast producer Kristin Valois speaks to Geoff Lachapelle—Humber's eSports coordinator and a lecturer in the Game Programming program—about the educational value of competitive gaming.

NEXTcast 2.9 Cheryl Mitchell and Entrepreneurship Research

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 10:35


In this episode, we speak to Humber Business School professor Cheryl Mitchell about research she has done into the manner in which students approach projects in entrepreneurship. [Note: this is the first episode recorded outside the CTL studio and with our new remote microphone, so the sound is a bit rougher than usual]

NEXTCast 2.8 Louise Zimanyi on the Forest and Nature Program

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019 11:52


In this episode, we speak to Humber professor Louise Zimanyi about the Forest and Nature Program she helped to create, and about research she has done into the impact of the program.

NEXTcast 2.7 Dennis Kappen and George Paravantes

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019 10:46


In this episode, we speak to Humber professors Dennis Kappen and George Paravantes about a groundbreaking augmented reality project they worked on with a team of students and brought to a major international tech conference.

NEXTcast 2.6 Darren Richards and Panopto

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018 11:29


In this episode, we talk to Darren Richards, the head of Creative Productions at the Centre for Teaching & Learning, about Panopto, Humber's new educational video streaming platform.

NEXTcast 2.X No Interview This Week! Transcripts Available!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018 2:48


Due to unforseen circumstances, we have no interview ready this week, but we have something almost as good: transcripts of every episode! Email humberpress [at] humber [dot] ca to request a free transcript. (They will soon be downloadable at humberpress.com.)

NEXTCast 2.5 Ron Old and the Ripple Effect Partnership

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2018 10:21


In this episode, we talk to Child and Youth Care professor Ron Old about the links and partnerships he created between Humber College and Ripple Effect Children's Services, where he serves as program director. The partnership offers students great new learning opportunities.

NEXTCast 2.4 Eileen DeCourcy's Vision For Teaching And Learning

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018 21:07


In this episode, we speak with Eileen DeCourcy, Humber's departing Associate Vice-President, Teaching & Learning, about the development of the Centre for Teaching & Learning, and her vision for postsecondary education.

NEXTcast 2.3 Tayler Buchanan And the Office Of Sustainability

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2018 16:03


In this episode, Kristin Valois speaks with the Office of Sustainability's Tayler Buchanan about the work she does to promote sustainability at Humber, and the learning opportunities the office creates with faculty and select programs.

NEXTcast 2.2 Lichuan Wen And The Accessibility Bar

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2018 8:13


In this episode, special guest host Kristin Valois speaks with CTL programmer Lichuan Wen about the Accessibility Bar, which makes the web more accessible for everyone, and which has getting attention and interest inside and outside of Humber College.

NEXTcast 2.1 Steve Cober On The Transmedia Fellowship

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2018 14:43


In this episode, the first official episode of our second season, we talk to Media Studies professor and program coordinator Steve Cober about the great Transmedia Fellowship project he helped oversee this past summer.

NEXTcast Highlights from Season 1 Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2018 18:12


Before we start our second season of NEXTcast (first new episode on September 18!), we thought we'd release a couple of "best of" episodes, which pull together some highlights from the conversations we had with Humber faculty and staff in our first season. This episode is the second of two parts. Enjoy!

NEXTcast Highlights from Season 1 Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2018 14:23


Before we start our second season of NEXTcast (first new episode on September 18!), we thought we'd release a couple of "best of" episodes, which pull together some highlights from the conversations we had with Humber faculty and staff in our first season. This episode is the first of two parts. Enjoy!

NEXTcast 16 Humber Showcase 2018 Preview

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2018 20:39


In this special preview of Showcase 2018, we speak to Mary Goral (Humber Libraries), Adam Thomas (School of Media Studies and Internet Technology) and Dawn-Marie Warren (Centre for Teaching & Learning) about the workshops they will present at the event. For more information on Showcase: http://www.humber.ca/showcase/2018/ Note: This is our last episode of the season. See you in September 2018!

NEXTcast 15 Christine McCaw on the Impact of Teaching Spaces

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2018 14:11


We talk to professor Christine McCaw, the program coordinator for the Business School's marketing diploma, about research she has done into the impact of different teaching spaces on students.

NEXTcast 14 Helena Moncrieff on researching her new book, The Fruitful City

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2018 11:42


In this episode, we talk to professor Helena Moncrieff about her new book, The Fruitful City, and how writing and researching it has changed her perspective on teaching.

NEXTcast Episode 13 Leila Kelleher on Flipped Workshops and Labs

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2018 15:09


In this episode, we talk to Leila Kelleher, who teaches Fitness and Health Promotion at Humber College and Kinesiology at the University of Guelph-Humber, about flipping workshops and labs.

NEXTcast Episode 12 Colin Flint on Student Perceptions of Internships

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2018 20:11


In this episode, we talk to Colin Flint, who teaches advertising in Humber's School of Media Studies and Information Technology, about research he did into student perceptions of internships – research that was recently published in the first issue of the Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education(JIPE.ca).

NEXTcast Episode 11 Bernie Monette on Breaking Down Barriers Between Programs

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2018 12:19


In this episode, we talk to Bernie Monette, the program coordinator for the Web Development program at Humber College, about an experiment in multi-disciplinary learning in which students from two different programs take the same class simultaneously.

NEXTcast Episode 10 Cheryl Francis-Nurse on the value of industry partnerships

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2018 15:11


In this episode, we talk to Cheryl Francis-Nurse, the program coordinator for the Project Management graduate certificate at Humber College, about the new partnership she helped develop with the Toronto chapter of the Project Management Institute.

NEXTcast Episode 9 Anne Zbitnew on Teaching With Games

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2018 18:40


In this episode, we talk to Anne Zbitnew, who teaches Photography and Visual Literacy at Humber, about using games as teaching tools.

NEXTcast Episode 8 Sarah Nieman on Real-World Learning

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2018 12:32


In this episode, we talk to Sarah Nieman, a recent Humber graduate and a current member of the college's Institutional Learning Outcomes project, about the benefits of real-world learning.

NEXTcast Episode 7 Paul Cross On Preparing New Students For Post Secondary Learning

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2018 15:46


We speak to Radio Broadcasting professor Paul Cross about the challenges of preparing new students for post-secondary learning.

NEXTcast Episode 6 Douglas Smith On Teaching With An International Perspective

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2018 13:42


We speak to Baking & Pastry Arts professor Douglas Smith on bringing an international perspective to the classroom.

NEXTcast Episode 5: Katie Billard And Bianca Sorbera on Inclusive Design

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2017 16:06


We speak to the Centre for Teaching and Learning's Katie Billard and Bianca Sorbera about designing courses that work for everyone.

NEXTcast Episode 4: Lara McInnis on Improving Student Feedback

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2017 13:32


We speak to English professor Lara McInnis about her research into using think-aloud protocols to improve feedback to students.

NEXTcast Episode 3: Nicola Winstanley and the benefit of Team-Building Exercises

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2017 11:58


An interview with Nicola Winstanley, program coordinator for the Media Foundation program, about using team-building exercises in class to engage students.

NEXTcast Episode 2: Alexandra Link and Humber's Sustainable Urban Beekeeping Program

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 10:29


An interview with Alexandra Link, director of Humber's Arboretum, about the new Sustainable Urban Beekeeping program.

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