The Staff Lounge

On May 27 and 28, 2022 Humber College hosts the annual Part-Time Teachers’ Conference virtually for all Ontario part-time post-secondary faculty. In this episode Professor Shirantha Beddage explores the theme of the conference “Perspectives: What We’ve Learned” with two of Humber's part-time faculty. Dr. Betsy Moss and Professor Carri-Ann Scott reflect on how the pandemic impacted their lives and their teaching practice. What valuable lessons did they learn while teaching remotely? As we return to campus, how will their teaching practices adapt? Are they inspired to bring any new-found methodologies back to the classroom? Part-Time Teachers' Conference https://humber.ca/innovativelearning/pttc2022/ Humber College - Innovative Learning https://humber.ca/innovativelearning/ The Circled Square http://teachingbuddhism.net/ Shirantha Beddage https://shiranthabeddage.com/

Looking to create a unique, real world experience for students? Could interdisciplinary collaboration be the solution? In this episode Professor Shirantha Beddage chats with FMCA Professors Eva Ziemsen, Umer Noor and Matthew Mazza about their award winning collaboration that brings together Film and Multiplatform Storytelling students with Game Programming students. Professors Ziemsen, Noor and Mazza discuss how the interdisciplinary collaboration evolved into a successful and exciting learning experience for faculty and learners. This innovative project introduced creative film students to game programmers, and challenged them to collaborate on a virtual production. A true first for all involved. We hear how the project took the professors' teaching practice to another level, and what faculty members learned from each other along the way. This collaboration is a powerful example of what makes Humber an innovative leader in Higher Education. http://www.shiranthabeddage.com Introduction to a Collaboration Between FMST and Game Programmers https://vimeo.com/656331424 3D Creation Tool https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US Perforce https://www.perforce.com/matthew-mazza

Perfecting the recipe for student success? Could interdisciplinary collaboration be the magic ingredient? In this episode Professor Shirantha Beddage chats with Bakery and Culinary Arts Professor Kenneth Ku and Web Design and Interactive Technology Professor David Neumann about their exciting professional collaboration that brings together Culinary and Media students. Professors Ku and Neumann share how they created a successful interdisciplinary collaboration that’s created an exciting and professionally rewarding learning experience for faculty and learners. This episode celebrates how Humber faculty are working together, moving out of their professional silos and creating key professional partnerships. This perfect pairing is a powerful example of what makes Humber an innovative leader in Higher Education. http://www.shiranthabeddage.com/

Women have made great gains in terms of education and schooling over the past few decades. On International Women’s Day we celebrate these successes. Despite all that, certain challenges persist: women's employment earnings are on average still lower than men's, and leadership roles can seem elusive. While acknowledging the gains and successes, what are the remaining challenges for women in leadership roles? We chat to Dawn Macaulay, Humber College's Dean of Innovative Learning, to discuss what more we can do to support and promote women’s ambitions for leadership roles. For faculty at Humber - who are teaching women who may be just starting out on their careers – what role does mentoring play? What advice is there for women in academic positions with ambitions for leadership roles? And how is leadership being supported? We’ve heard about the glass ceiling, that invisible barrier to women in business. Ella L.J. Bell Smith coined the phrase, "the concrete wall", a different kind of barrier for women of colour. The concrete wall renders women of colour invisible and limits the capacity to learn and understand what’s happening on the other side. We also chat to three amazing Humber alumnae; Kimberlee Shelley-Ajibolade, Stephanie Williams and Amber Payie about women in the workplace. More resources on IWD and Women in the Workplace: International Women's Day Website https://www.internationalwomensday.com/ UN Observance of IWD 2022 https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/events/2022/02/international-womens-day-2022 Humber's Learning Outcomes (PDF) http://humber.ca/svpa/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HLOFramework.pdf Humber Alumnae At Work: Kimberlee Shelley-Ajibolade (My Humber Story) https://humber.ca/today/news/kimberlee-shelley-ajibolade-myhumberstory Stephanie Williams (Humber IWD Feature 2021) https://humber.ca/advancementandalumni/international-womens-day.html Amber Payie (Twitter) https://twitter.com/AmberPayie