Humber NEXTcast

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.

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.

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

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/.

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!)

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.

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.

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 by Humber Press

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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/

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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]

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.

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.

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.

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.)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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