A YEAR IN REVIEW 2021-2022
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Humber College is located within the traditional and treaty lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit. Known as Adoobiigok [A-doe-bee-goke], the “Place of the Alders” in Michi Saagiig [Mi-Chee SawGeeg] language, the region is uniquely situated along Humber River Watershed, which historically provided an integral connection for Anishinaabe [Ah-nish-nah-bay], Haudenosaunee [Hoeden-noshownee], and Wendat [Wine-Dot] peoples between the Ontario Lakeshore and the Lake Simcoe/ Georgian Bay regions. Now home to people of numerous nations, Adoobiigok continues to provide a vital source of interconnection for all.
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is Applied Research? ....................... 12 What We Do .................................. 14 Office of Research & Innovation What Drives Us? 16 Our Values, Vision and Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Five Research Areas .................... 21 Approach to Research & Innovation 24 Humber’s Strategic Pillar #1: Career-Ready Citizens ..... 26 Humber: A Differentiated Institution 28 Lead, Transform, Differentiate 32 Humber’s Current Research Portfolio ................ 34 Total Research Projects ......................... 35 Distribution by Faculty/Department 36 Project Count by Faculty/Department ............... 37 Workshops & Coaching Sessions .................. 40 Tri-Council & Government Grants Awarded FY21/22 Key Projects Overview ....................... 42
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Building 64 Current Service Offerings ........................ 64 Upcoming Service Offerings ...................... 66 Digital
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CONTENTS Land Acknowledgement ii Foreword 4 Message from Our Dean ......................... 4 Message from Our Associate Dean .................. 8 Humber Takes Second Spot on List of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges 10
Website 68
Projects Overview FY21/22 ................... 54 Global
Social Media ............................. 69 Humber Press ................................. 70 Research Excellence Award Recipient 76 Humber College President’s Awards 2021 ............ 76 Research Excellence Award Recipient: Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B2C Lab 77 Rock Star Researchers 80 This is ORI 102 The ORI Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Get In Touch ................................. 106 Notes & References 108 * This annual report covers the period of April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022. External sources are listed in the Notes & References section.
“ Research is seeing what everybody else has seen and thinking what nobody else has thought.”
—Albert Szent-Györgyi
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We celebrate the variability in research proficiency and embrace a bridge between teaching and research through a shared component: the act of learning, both for the student and the professor. As a result, our faculty can start their journey by exploring an idea and then receive more time, funds and training to grow their findings into a solid project that involves designing an implementable solution.
Our revisioned framework also aims to address the siloed culture in our institution. We envision a strong cross-departmental collaboration between professors and the college community, as we recognize how valuable initiatives outside the traditional SoTL environment are (Rehrey et al., 2014). To accomplish this, we support the development of communities of practice that encourage collective growth. Faculty leaders can share their experiences of vulnerability and disseminate their findings with their peers, creating a safe learning environment for those commencing their learning journey. Our proposed learning journey is diagrammed in Figure 1.
Research is simple curiosity and exploration – so when we have lost our way, research is the way forward. Sometimes it takes a shock to the system to drive much-needed change. Last year was a good year for research at Humber. We weathered the storms of COVID-19 and found ways to work around a global pandemic. One of the great benefits we were given as a result of the pandemic was the importance of learning and teaching; how education was designed for an industrial era and how it needs to change. That is why we do research – to solve the challenges we face and create new ways of working, living and being. We continued our expansion of research projects here at Humber and continue building new research projects and programs that are highlighted in this year’s Annual Report.
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MESSAGE FROM OUR DEAN
A major accomplishment for our team in the past year was re-designing the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) programs. Traditionally, the college context endures unique challenges such as a contrast between discipline and research interests, high teaching loads, low research experience and a siloed culture. We addressed these challenges through the transformation of our institution’s SoTL program—now offering the Seed and Cultivate Research & Innovation Funds. This new framework, developed by our team, allows professors to explore an idea and then broaden their discovery into a solid project by receiving more time, training, and funding. We have integrated teaching as part of scholarship and research, and scholarship and research are a necessary part of teaching. Think both/and–not either/or.
Growing a teaching-oriented college’s research culture presents both challenges and opportunities. Challenges include shifting institutional and personal preconceptions of who and what can be included in an “official” research program. Opportunities include designing innovative learning programs to engage nontraditional and emergent researchers in developing meaningful and viable research practices. For research and innovation learners, developing self-awareness is critical. Inspired by elements of existing graduate-level programs, self-awareness models, and insights on related undergraduate program challenges, last year,
we created and tested a pilot of an innovative research curriculum design that engaged a purposive sample of recent graduates, employees, and faculty that will be offered in 2022-2023.
From the original program’s launch, 22 projects have been completed. In addition, we have collected survey and interview data from professors who have completed their SoTL projects, and from over 300 new interested faculty members.
Figure 1: The transformation of the person through learning. (Adapted from Towards a Comprehensive Theory of Human Learning: Lifelong Learning and the Learning Society, Vol.1 (p. 23), by P. Jarvis, 2006. New York, NY, Routledge).
Dean’s message continued on Page 6.
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Polytechnic Education (JIPE ) and create a quarterly research and innovation magazine SPARK, which celebrates our growing community and the projects that have been launched and completed. We adopted the principle of “if you don’t write it down, it didn’t happen.” Telling our story and the dissemination of findings is an integral part of any research project; and it is how we will continue to build the Humber brand. Our ambitious plans include creating effective webinars, compelling video content, and stories highlighting our industry and community partners. We look forward to the year ahead. Please visit us in D224 come join us for a chat about where your curiosity and commitment will drive the continued evolution of scholarship and applied research at Humber. We hope to see you soon and best wishes for the year ahead.
Another area of transformation occurred in Humber Press. Our reorganization enabled us to publish Polytechnic Education: A Vision for Ontario, revitalize the Journal of Innovation in
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Our data investigates the influence of communities of practice, the impact of the transformation of the program, project outcomes, levels of engagement, research interests and existing challenges. This data provides a better understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities in the college and polytechnic sectors. Our new programs address these components and why communities of practice are key to their success.
Figure 2. Our Work at ORI: Structure, Individual, Environment
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At the Office of Research & Innovation (ORI), our new framework creates a professional development practice and encompasses three aspects: the individual, the environment and the associated structure. (Figure 2).
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Last but not least, gracias to our front-line staff who keep us safe, fed, moving and healthy during the pandemic. This truly shows that we all need each other!
MESSAGE FROM OUR ASSOCIATE DEAN
It is an interesting time to reflect on 2021-22 as we are about three years into the pandemic. This has been my first year at Humber College. While this has been a difficult time for many of us, I am thankful for the research and innovation in the communities we serve and hopeful for the challenges ahead.
Miigwech to our faculty members. Our faculty principal investigators lead the vision of how to solve our partner challenges and train our students in the latest techniques and essential skills.
While I am thankful, I am also hopeful for the pressing challenges ahead. How does applied research help train our students for the new world of work? A recent report by Deloitte identified the work, the workplace and the workforce as areas for exploration as we navigate the new normal. What does the “right to disconnect” look like for these contexts? How do we ensure that equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging practices are infused into the research team composition? How do we create an accessible and inclusive training environment for our students? It is well known that teams whose members have various lived experiences are stronger and produce better outcomes. With tight labour markets, it is the moral, economic and social obligation to sponsor safe spaces so that ALL students can access and succeed in research projects and in the new world of work.
Dhanyavaad to our executive team. They have empowered us in our journeys in applied research; especially, Humber’s past President & CEO Chris Whitaker, PhD., newly retired, who has been a champion of research and innovation. A warm welcome to incoming President & CEO Ann Marie Vaughan, PhD.
Obrigado to faculty departments. They support applied research collaborations with invaluable facilities and expertise.
Tania Massa, PhD. Associate Dean, Applied Research & Innovation
Thank you to our inspiring students. Applied research enables workintegrated learning as Humber students bring their fresh perspectives to the research assistant roles. From a recent survey of our research assistants, most indicate that their applied research experience helped them secure a job upon graduation. The future is bright!
Te¸sekkürler to our funders. The funding enables us to hire and train our amazing students and bring in equipment. The program officers are a wealth of knowledge and are incredibly helpful during this transformative time in the college system.
D’akuju to our college and university partners. They have been very generous with their time, sharing best practices and collaborating on research initiatives.
Merci to our partners. Our community and industry partners entrust us with their real-world challenges and valuable cash and in-kind contributions and support the mentorship of our students, who are the workforce of tomorrow.
Cả m o’n to our support teams. Humber Finance, Legal, Facilities, IT Services and Human Resources and Purchasing teams have helped us navigate the challenges that applied research in a college presents.
Xiè xiè to our Office of Research & Innovation colleagues. With enthusiasm, they are the key liaison between the college support teams and co-lead the financial and reporting compliance that allows us to support research projects. I am lucky to be on your team!
Stay safe, my friends!
In closing, we would love to hear from you about your collaboration ideas and articles for Humber SPARK and the Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE).
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Humber is also a leader in industry research. For example, at the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation (Barrett CTI) the Advanced Manufacturing Skills Consortium facilitates partnerships with companies, which create learning opportunities for students, faculty and industry alike. They work together to provide solutions to real-world challenges.
Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B2C Lab (read more on p. 77)
Among the projects that contributed to Humber’s second-place ranking are:
Reducing Youth Crime and Gang Violence (read more on p. 82)
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“ We are born researchers—born curious. That is where you start. Simple curiosity.”
Humber Takes Second Spot on List of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges
Humber College has long been recognized as an innovative applied research institution, and in 2021, the college cemented that status rising to a second-place ranking of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges and the top research college in Ontario. Research Infosource Inc. publishes the list of college research leaders annually.
Affordable Housing For All (read more on p. 95)
The college supports many social innovation research initiatives which focus on community development, building partnerships with community organizations and developing solutions to systemic issues.
3D Landfill Modelling (read more on p. 89)
Learn more about Humber’s current research portfolio and key research projects on pages 34-59.
—Ginger Grant, PhD., Dean, Research & Innovation
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Figure 3. Involvement and collaboration between faculty and industry/ community partners to enhance student skills development
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Applied research (AR) is the systematic and original investigation of a problem, need or new entrepreneurial opportunity with a goal of achieving measurable, practical outcomes. Implications of these opportunities are identified either by the industry or community partner or through analysis. For a project to be classified as “applied research” at Humber, it should have faculty, staff, and student involvement, as well as industry/community partner(s) participation. In addition to government and externally funded projects, student capstone projects are a form of applied
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strengthen curriculum by identifying and showcasing areas where student skills development is required. These activities help ensure faculty remain current with rapidly changing market needs, allowing them to bring new industry insights into the classroom. This cycle builds partnerships: academic programs show responsiveness to industry needs, producing quality graduates with the skill sets needed to succeed and innovate.
“ Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.”
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Humber’s Office of Research & Innovation (ORI) is a leader among Canadian Polytechnics in applied research.
ORI helps faculty and student research teams engage in phenomenondriven research with industry and community partners, solving real-world challenges. As a result, industry and community partners gain solutions and students gain valuable experience.
3. how projects are executed.
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We encourage the growth of applied research partnerships, which increases opportunities for faculty and students to engage in valuable applied research projects.
2. which projects we choose;
Whether it is building a prototype, applying novel data analytic techniques to a partner’s information system, or discovering the most efficient method for a company’s outreach—a team of student research assistants works with a faculty member and industry or community partners to create and innovate. ORI works with all six of Humber’s academic faculties, five Centres of Innovation (COIs), the International Graduate School (IGS), the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and a growing network of national and global polytechnic institutions to create and provide opportunities to faculty and researchers for collaboration and for students to apply their skills towards measurable and practical outcomes.
1. how we seek out projects;
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We approach this in three ways:
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BYCURIOUSNATURE CULTUREOFCARE CREATIVITY EVERYWHEREIS “ No research without action, no action without research.”
—Kurt Lewin
Respect, Collaboration, Innovation, and Enabling Others all support Humber’s institutional values of courage, innovation, equity, health & well-being, and sustainability. These are core to how we operate.
Values
To be one of the top applied research colleges in Canada and be the pre-eminent college for innovation measurement and management.
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The Office of Research & Innovation supports Humber’s Institutional Vision— transforming post-secondary education through global, polytechnic leadership.
OUR VALUES, VISION AND MISSION
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“ Every research conducted, every curiosity explored, and every new trail blazed make our world a little different and a little better.”
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To create a culture of innovation and a rewarding and sustainable environment in which relationships between Humber students, faculty, staff, industry and community partners are strengthened through increased engagement in the applied research process.
— Ginger Grant, PhD., Dean, Research & Innovation We
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Five Areas of Research Social Innovation (with a focus on community development) InternetIndustrialofThings (Industry 4.0) User(UX)ExperienceDesign IntegrationSystem andindustrial(Mechatronics,design,processproductdevelopment) ArchitectureSustainableandEnergyEfficientConstruction Who We Are 20 OFFICE OF RESEARCH & INNOVATION
HUMBER’S FIVE RESEARCH AREAS
Research & Innovation has identified five key areas of research and training activities to provide Humber with the highest potential to enhance our research reputation. These were selected based on evidence that Humber faculty and students had already completed, are actively engaged in, and have sufficient capacity to continue research activities in each area. In addition to reflecting areas in which Humber can build on its unique strengths, these areas may also serve to stimulate thinking about new, interdisciplinary research activities and be particularly helpful in developing and enriching partnerships at the regional, provincial, national, and/or global level.
Humber’s social innovation research is focused on the area of community development. Projects in this area aim to address challenges by collaborating with community members to take collective action. Social innovation projects create opportunities for students from programs such as Addictions and Mental Health, Criminal Justice, Child and Youth Care, Research Analyst, Food and Nutrition Management, Social Service Worker, Developmental Service and many others across all Humber faculties. Some of Humber’s facilities that support this applied research are the Conflict Resolution Simulation Lab, the Crime Lab, and the Forensic Studio.
1. Social Innovation
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1. Social Innovation (with a focus on community development) 2. Industrial Internet of Things (Industry 4.0) 3. User Experience (UX) Design 4. System Integration (mechatronics, industrial design, process and product development)
“ For me, this almost felt like it is an opportunity for me to leave a legacy in my profession as a social worker and as a faculty member. This research really touches my heart because this is the interconnectedness of everything that I’ve been doing on the frontlines. Research is a way to open up doors for others, continue the dialogue, challenge some of the ideologies and paradigms that are out here, and give voice to a community.”
5. Sustainable Architecture and Energy Efficient Construction
—Sheryl Thompson, Professor, FSCS
Provincial and federal funding agencies have developed priorities focused on institutional areas of strength. To thrive and prosper in this environment, we focus research and innovation efforts and resources in areas where we have an established, world-class reputation and where we are demonstrating emerging expertise and Humber’scompetency.Officeof
“The core mission of the B2 C Lab* is to advance ATSC 3.0 technology and 5G convergence research. Novel development in this area will offer innumerable opportunities for new innovative television and data delivery models to emerge. This is a fascinating time to work at Humber and the Office of Research & Innovation (ORI)–without their support, we would not be leading in this development sector!”
*Read more about the project on page 28.
My main two goals are sparking curiosity and building confidence. Our role as researchers is to demystify technology, give students access and show them the possibilities of where they can go. Afterwards, the students are empowered to go on the learning journey by themselves.”
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—David Neumann, Professor, FAST
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—Willie Perez, B²C Lab Engineering Manager
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is the rapidly growing network of machines, appliances, systems, and devices that feature internet connectivity. IoT objects are equipped with sensors and are controlled remotely and integrated into computer-based systems that result in improved efficiency, accuracy, and economic benefits. Humber students from Computer Engineering Technology, Industrial Design, Web Design and Interactive Media, Wireless Telecommunications, User Experience Design, and other programs are trained with the skills required to collaborate on IoT projects and make these interconnected communications a reality.
2. Industrial Internet of Things (Industry 4.0)
All User Experience (UX) Design starts from a human-centred approach. UX Design is a design process focusing on enhancing the user’s interaction and experience with a product. UX Design research focuses on generating design problem hypotheses, structured design process plans, persuasive arguments for redesign, and compelling UX deliverables. UX research projects draw from expertise in innovative web and mobile design, interactive storytelling, advertising and public relations (PR), 3D animation, journalism and more—and in all areas, usability is at the forefront.
5. Sustainable Architecture and Energy Efficient Construction
Applied research in sustainable architecture and energy efficient construction involves projects that seek to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings through efficiency and moderation in the use of materials, energy, and development space, both in construction processes and resulting infrastructure. Collaborators can work on sustainability projects at Humber in facilities such as the Sustainable Energy Labs, Energy Auditing Lab, Building Automation Systems Lab, and the Renewable Energy Lab.
“ Research is working on topics with the objective of moving the boundaries of science.”
—Phil Fung, Professor, FAST
4. System Integration
System integration is the process of joining various subsystems used in a variety of industrial processes into a larger, more efficient, and cohesive system. Students working on applied research projects in this area combine existing components into an integrated system and ensure that each subsystem functions in sync, supporting innovation. Considerable work has been directed towards supporting Ontario’s manufacturing sector. These system integration projects often feature the skills demonstrated by students from Humber programs such as Electromechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics, and Industrial Design.
—Seyed Youns (Younes) Sadat-Nejad, Professor, FAST
“ Biophilic design is inspired by nature. Nature appeals to us on several dimensions. Imitating nature, biophilic design should address these seven dimensions: physical, emotional, intellectual, psychological, social, mental health & well-being, and spiritual.”
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1. Transforming education by creating opportunities for all students to participate in meaningful experiential learning, with a focus on work-integrated learning and research.
ORI’s Strategic Plan integrates and harmonizes with the institutional Strategic Plan 2018-2023 and embodies two overarching goals tied to Strategic Pillar #1: Career-Ready Citizens. Both goals seek to build and enhance research and innovation activity by removing barriers and streamlining the processes to engage in these activities as efficiently as possible by:
APPROACH TO RESEARCH & INNOVATION
ORI’s Strategic Plan embodies Humber’s values and envisions how we will leverage our applied research strengths to enhance the student experience.
It is an ambitious plan that fosters and builds upon Humber’s strong culture of innovation and applied research excellence. It encourages and supports the growth of applied research collaborations and partnerships, and through these, increased opportunities for our faculty and students to engage in pragmatic applied research projects, where they will be mentored in their learning and gain the high-level skills that employers demand.
2. Establishing strong, sustainable collaborations with industry, community, international and alumni partners that create unique learning experiences for our faculty and students and reciprocal benefits for our partners.
“ I think that the thing I most want you to remember is that research is a ceremony. And so is life. Everything that we do shares in the ongoing creation of our universe.”
Shawn Wilson, Author of Research is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods
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Through the development of exceptional infrastructure, systems, and technologies, we are contributing to a learning environment that supports innovation, collaboration, and inclusion.
Our focus on integrated planning functions, administrative best practices, operational excellence, and continuous improvement strengthens our ability to deliver on our commitments to our students. By investing in these key fundamentals, we empower our mission to transform education and create a durable framework for Humber’s bright future.
To provide the best educational experience for our faculty and students, we must have stable funding to capitalize on emerging opportunities and invest in strategic priorities.
Strategic Pillar #1 states that it is critical that we prepare our students to succeed in a global, knowledge-based economy that is technology-driven and changing at a phenomenal rate. These changes have disrupted the nature of work and are putting upward pressure on the knowledge and skill requirements of the labour market. Humber is addressing these challenges with a dynamic blend of academic and experiential programs that deeply engage students in their learning and empower them to think critically, make bold choices and become leaders of change (Humber College, 2018).
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“ Our approach to developing a research culture can be explained in three simple questions, and we encourage you to reflect on these: 1. What do you love to do? 2. What do you want to do more of? 3. What resources do you need to make this happen?” Ginger Grant, PhD., Dean, Research & Innovation
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The B²C Lab supports multidisciplinary research and will hire approximately 150 students from various programs and faculties at Humber over the next five years. Working as research assistants alongside faculty and industry partners, students will be at the centre of leading-edge research and innovation in the B²C Lab. They will be involved in developing, testing and deploying solutions supporting the adoption of ATSC 3.0 in Canada.
Research on the New World of Work (NWOW) explores postpandemic recovery with a focus on workplace transformation, culture, innovation, digital workplace and learning and development. One of the research questions being investigated is the role of corporate culture on an organization’s ability to attract and retain the talent they need.
The Humber Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B2 C Lab, housed at the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation, is the first of its kind in North America. Phase one of the B2C Lab is now operational and ready for students, faculty and industry to research and harness the possibilities of ATSC 3.0 technology. The aim is to encourage partnerships between Humber College and the private sector, leading to business innovation at local, regional and national levels.
NWOW is an emerging area of applied research, with one active project, “Measuring the Impact of 21st-century Experiential Learning on Immigrant Workplace Performance,” funded by the College and Community Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF). Applied research at Humber focuses on helping employers adapt, become resilient and prosper in the context of digitalization, globalization and the pandemic, which have brought significant changes to the workplace and workforce.
Humber received funding to build applied research and innovation capacity in the Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B2C Lab (FY20/21). The B2C Lab will explore multisectoral business applications enabled by the new Advanced Television System Committee (ATSC) 3.0 standard. Brought to fruition through a joint $4.5 million NSERC/CFI Innovation Enhancement Build grant, this project is a notable first. It is the largest research grant in Humber’s history and a milestone for Humber’s Research & Innovation team. A formal launch of the Lab will take place in 2022.
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Three priorities within the Office of Research & Innovation (ORI) that embody Humber’s mission as a differentiated institution
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“ Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”
Humber has a growing number of certified innovation Licensed Practitioners (LPs)—Innovation360 four-level accreditations: Basic, Yellow Belt, Green Belt and Black Belt–in numerous functional areas who can conduct innovation assessments and analyses. Accreditation provides the global community of Licensed Practitioners with the training, tools, templates and support they need to succeed as innovation management experts. Innovation LPs are currently working with organizations in several sectors, including fintech, real estate, brokerage, government, education, healthcare and financial services, to measure their baseline innovation capacity.
C. Innovation360 and Innovation Management Analytics Program (IMAP)
gaps. We hope Humber’s IMAP supports organizations in their commitment to innovation and sustainability. They will receive clear innovation metrics and key performance indicators— strategic and tactical—to help achieve their mission.
Humber College is the only designated Canadian education provider of Innovation360 Group, which helps organizations become innovation ready through a data-driven methodology and a suite of tools for innovation management. It is the world’s largest framework and tool suite for online analysis, design, implementation, and execution of innovation management in any organization.
IMAP encompasses a data-driven tool, InnoSurvey®, to assess and benchmark an organization’s innovation capacity. InnoSurvey®, the only ISO-compliant 360-degree assessment tool on the market, provides tangible insights into organizations’ innovation capabilities, shedding light on both strengths and
The NWOW research projects will support organizations to measure their organizational health and innovation capacity and develop strategies that leverage opportunities in technology and the mobilization of a global workforce to help organizations prosper post-pandemic. Common approaches are human behaviour, data analysis and interpretation, anthropology, and business and innovation analysis.
—Stephen Hawking
The Innovation360 framework develops data analytics, data storytelling skills, and 21st-century employability skills, including critical thinking, collaboration, and communication, which work towards developing career-ready citizens. This emboldens Humber on its mission to lead, transform and differentiate by improving Humber’s internal capacity to innovate and build innovation capability with students and partners.
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“ Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.”
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—Theodore Levitt
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Our purpose at Humber’s Office of Research & Innovation (ORI) is to support and nurture a culture of research and innovation, fostering curiosity into actionable results. Our ability to successfully do so is evident in our capability to try new things and innovate. This approach has propelled Humber’s ranking as the number two research college on Research Infosource Inc.’s list of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges and the top-ranked college in Ontario. Humber is also recognized as a national leader in research partnerships.
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Humber’s strong culture of innovation and applied research excellence encourages the growth of research partnerships and, through these, increased opportunities for our faculty and students to engage in research projects and innovation activities by working directly with industry and community partners to address fundamental and practical challenges that strengthen our society and develop future leaders.
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26PROJECTSFY20/21$14M*FY20/21 Humber’s Current Research Portfolio Total Research Portfolio* as of March 31, 2022 Includes: Tri-Council & Government and Internal (ORI) funding y $14,834,165 (approximately $15 million) y 43 research projects y 192 supported—faculty, students, partners & collaborators $9,518,494 (Awarded Amount) $3,336,496 (Partners In Kind) $644,809 (Partners Cash) $667,076 (Humber In Kind) $667,290 (Humber Cash) * Approximate numbers $15M* 34 OFFICE OF RESEARCH & INNOVATION Lead, Transform, Differentiate
Total Research Projects** FMCA (5 projects) FHWS (4 projects) Longo FB (4 projects) ORI (4 projects) Other (1 project) COI-Barrett CTI (1 project) FAST (9 projects) FSCS (8 projects) FLA (7 projects) **Faculty/department acronyms —p. 110 43PROJECTS YEAR IN REVIEW 2021-22 35 Lead, Transform, Differentiate
Distribution by Faculty/Department All Funding Sources** $7.5M*FMCA COI-Bar rett LongFHSWFSCSORICTIFASToFBFLAOther $2.8M $2.0M $1.7M $0.9M $0.4M $95K $14K $4.5K *Approximate numbers **Tri-Council & Govt and internal (ORI, including SoTL) FMCAFLAFSCSFAST LongoORI FB FHSW COI-BarOtherrett CTI 36 OFFICE OF RESEARCH & INNOVATION Lead, Transform, Differentiate
Project Count by Faculty/Department** All Funding Sources COI-BarLongFMCAFSCSFASTFLAORIoFBFHSWOtherrettCTI 9 8 7 5 4 4 4 1 1 FACULTY ORI NSERC SSHRC CIHR CFI TOTAL FAST 2 7 0 0 0 9 FSCS 4 0 3 1 0 8 FLA 7 0 0 0 0 7 FMCA 2 1 1 0 1 5 ORI 1 2 1 0 0 4 Longo FB 2 2 0 0 0 4 FHSW 3 0 0 1 0 4 OTHER 1 0 0 0 0 1 COI-BARRETT CTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 22 12 5 2 2 43 ORI, including SoTL Tri-Council & Government Projects **Faculty/department acronyms —p. 110 YEAR IN REVIEW 2021-22 37 Lead, Transform, Differentiate
Tri-Council & Government Funding**: $14,762,865 FMCA COI-Bar rett LongFHSWFSCSORICTIFASToFB $7.5M* $2.8M $2.0M $1.7M $0.9M $0.4M $82K **Tri-Council & Govt. includes funding from: y Applied Research and Development (ARD) y Applied Research and Technology Partnerships (ARTP) y Canada Foundation for Innovation Fund—College-Industry Innovation Fund (CFI—Stream 1 & Stream 2) y Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) y College and Community Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF) y Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) y Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) ORI (including SoTL) Funding: $71,300 LongoFHSWFMCAFLAOtherFSCSFASTORIFB $14K$14.5K* $13K $9.5K $8.4K $4.5K$4.5K $2.9K *Approximate numbers38 OFFICE OF RESEARCH & INNOVATION Lead, Transform, Differentiate
INCLUDING76ORI,SoTL116TRI-COUNCIL&GOVT. Tri-Council & Government-supported participation: 116 27 Faculty 32 Par tners Collaborators& 57 Students 44 Faculty 32 Students ORI-supported participation: 76 27 Faculty 32 Par tners Collaborators& 57 Students 44 Faculty 32 Students 192PERSONNEL YEAR IN REVIEW 2021-22 39 Lead, Transform, Differentiate
Workshops & Coaching Sessions ORI’s workshops are offered to Humber faculty, staff, students, and industry and community Forpartners.details about ORI’s workshops, please refer to the Training Opportunities & Capacity Building section. 38WORKSHOPSESSIONS Analytics7DataTraining 24InnovationWorkshopBuffet3GrantCoachingSessions4OtherTopics* *Including workshops/sessions: Values In Action; Intro to Riipen; What is Research and Why You Should Care; and SoTL Funding Roundtable. 40 OFFICE OF RESEARCH & INNOVATION Lead, Transform, Differentiate
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Key FY21/22 applied research projects which highlight the breadth of Humber’s research areas of focus include:
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Industry leaders have identified the following research themes where applied research is needed and is most likely to have the greatest impact: a. Data strategy; b. Data analysis, interpretation, visualization and storytelling; c. Improving customer experience and engagement;
1. Project: Leveraging Design-Driven Data Analytics for Business Innovation
Principal Applicant: Tania Massa, ORI
Total Project Value: $641,800
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d. Development of design and data-driven products and
Tri-Council & Government Grants* Awarded FY21/22: Key Projects Overview
Description: Through this 2-year funding opportunity, Humber College will establish and undertake applied research projects based on the work of the previous NSERC Entry-Level Innovation Enhancement support for the Institute for DesignDriven Data Analytics (IDDA). A Humber research team of experts will collaborate with companies, especially small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs), on this national challenge. Datadriven innovation is critical to the competitiveness of Canadian businesses and an important source of economic growth. As businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, they can use data to look forward to and influence the future.
will support research over two years to accelerate competitiveness and economic benefits for Canadian businesses, including developing new design- and data-driven products for the market and new processes that use analytics to provide competitive advantages via the adoption of Design-Driven Data Analytics (DDA). This will assist in providing an opportunity to collaborate with multisectoral partners to address a national challenge—to increase digital adoption in Canadian companies, thereby increasing their revenues and decreasing operational costs in the short term and boosting their competitiveness and resilience to future markets in the long term. These projects will, in turn, support the training of the next generation of student innovators in DDA, hence developing a high demand for highly qualified
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Funding: NSERC ARTP - Option 1
will be responsible for leading the implementation of the overall initiative, including operational and financial management, project management, business development, and knowledge and technology transfer activities.
Total Project Value: Humber’s allocation is subject to ARTP-2 Project Steering Committee (total project amount awarded $2M)
Textile computing technologies, which include e-textiles and smart garments, integrate digital components including biometric sensors, actuators, minicomputers, circuits, and electronics that give them added value such as data collection, energy transfer, and communication. E-textiles products can continuously monitor and communicate blood pressure, heart rate, perspiration, and temperature. Artificial Intelligence (AI) integrated into e-textiles
2. Project: Wearables & Fabric-Based Research, Innovation & Technology Development for Canadian SMEs
Description: This two-year initiative will catalyze innovation in Canada’s growing e-textiles industry. Centennial, Sheridan and Humber are members of FIBRE (Fabric-Based Research), a first-in-the-world multi-institution research, development, and commercialization platform for textile computing technologies led by the University Health Network. A multidisciplinary team will support SMEs to design, fabricate, test, and validate novel e-textiles and next-generation technologies with applications in wellness, healthcare, medical diagnostics, sport and fitness, industrial wearables and interactive tracking. The resulting technologies will be used to treat and prevent a variety of chronic diseases, support home care for millions of aging Canadians, and empower individuals as partners in their own health.
Funding: NSERC ARTP - Option 2
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can use historical and real-time data and provide insights that can enhance the wearer’s health and well-being. They can also inform treatment decisions, promote self-management, and deliver preventative therapies capable of reducing disease progression, unnecessary hospital visits, and rehospitalization. The technologies will enable virtual care outside of the hospital system, which will be invaluable to the elderly and people living with chronic illness, disabilities or neurological disorders, and society will benefit from the reduced healthcare costs. Because of the multidisciplinary nature of textile computing and the ubiquity of fabric, the proposal will also advance textile computing in other sectors, such as transportation, aerospace, and the military.
Principal Applicant: Centennial College in partnership with Humber College, Sheridan College, and KITE Institute of the University Health Network (UHN)
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Principal Investigator: Polly Ford-Jones, FHSW
3. Project: Developing a Best Practice Model for Mental Health Crisis Care: A Community-Engaged Approach
Along with the partner organizations, this multidisciplinary team of researchers brings extensive academic and frontline experience from across care sectors.
Funding: NSERC CCSIF
Total Project Value: $469,825
Principal Investigator: Audrey Wubbenhorst, FMCA
Co-Investigator(s): Danielle Pomeroy, FSCS; Sheryl Thompson, FHSW
Description: “Digital Narratives: Indigenous Economic Development” is a project (over three years) led by Humber College in partnership with the Canadian Council of Aboriginal Business (CCAB). Research by CCAB argues that economic development in Indigenous communities correlates positively to social impact. This includes job creation, capacity and skill development. In addition, Indigenous economic development contributes to the overall Canadian economy. While the Truth and Reconciliation Commission called for more Indigenous content in Canadian classrooms, there is little available for post-secondary professors. This project will start to close that gap through a series of multi-media cases of successful Indigenous business models. Each year will focus on a different theme: Entrepreneurship (Year One), Collaboration and Partnerships (Year Two) and Skill Development (Year Three). The research team will deliberately include cases from across Canada reflecting the diversity of Indigenous communities. Working with First Nations University, the research team will pilot these materials with students and “test” them for usability and engagement. As the cases are completed, they will be
Description: When experiencing a mental health crisis, many people rely on emergency services such as 9-1-1 dispatchers, paramedic services, police services and hospital emergency department services. Emergency response to mental health calls has recently gained significantly greater attention, recognizing that these interactions may have substantial, potentially life and death consequences for those already in distress. Many first response services lack sufficient resources and training and have few options to offer when providing care. Humber College and TAIBU Community Health Centre & Middlesex-London Paramedic Service will collaborate on the “Developing a best practice model for mental health crisis care: A community-engaged approach” project (over three years), which brings together community-based service providers and emergency care providers to develop a best practice model for response to mental health crisis care. This project plans to highlight and develop practices that appropriately support all members of the community requiring emergency mental health support, with particular attention paid to those of lower socioeconomic status, Black and Indigenous communities, People of Colour, and LGBT2SQ+ and immigrant communities. In addition to a best practice model, the project aims to co-develop workshops and training for practitioners working in these fields.
Co-Investigator(s): N/A
Total Project Value: $459,812
Funding: NSERC CCSIF
4. Project: Digital Narratives: Indigenous Economic Development
Funding: NSERC ARD
Description: Peel Passive House Consulting Ltd. (PeelPHC) provides consulting services to developers, building owners and design professionals to help them achieve Passive House requirements for both new and existing buildings. Such projects result in substantial carbon savings, which represents one of the main goals of many organizations across Canada. The City of Toronto’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions reductions targets demands substantial action on existing homes. A report published in June 2021 notes that natural gas consumption in Toronto’s residential buildings represents 97% of their emissions (City of Toronto, June 2021). A key finding from the net-zero technical modelling included in the TransformTO Net Zero Strategy is that fossil fuels, primarily natural gas used in homes and buildings, need to be completely phased out by 2040 (City of Toronto, November 2021). For existing homes, this involves a significant improvement in energy efficiency. However, the vast majority of the industry has no experience with deep energy retrofits (for example, targeting 80-90% reduction of energy consumption and associated emissions).
Additionally, homeowners are generally either unaware of or believe they cannot afford the necessary measures. Without a verified example project in Toronto to point to, PeelPHC is challenged to convince prospective single-family homeowner clients to adopt Passive House for their retrofits. Therefore, many retrofits are being undertaken with limited GHG reduction improvements. Developing technical solutions for such a retrofit is beyond the budget of typical homeowners. This grant will provide much-needed financial support to develop standardized cost-effective solutions to Passive House retrofits of single-family homes.
Total Project Value: $112,980
Principal Investigator: Dragos Paraschiv, FAST
5. Project: Low Carbon Retrofit of a Single-Family House into Multi-Unit Apartment Building
made available on a website as open educational resources as well as disseminated and promoted through social media. In the final year of the project, the team will hold a conference to share the content and explore ways of further integrating these stories into classrooms. Humber College will lead this project
Co-Investigator(s): N/A
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Principal Investigator: Daryoush Mortazavi, FAST
Description: Existing operational processes of NTN Corporation are no longer effective, and so the technical challenge experienced in the company is around the lack of knowledge and resources
Co-Investigator(s): N/A
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7. Project: Digital Transformation of Operational Processes
Co-Investigator(s): N/A
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Total Project Value: $38,939
Funding: NSERC Engage
of moving from legacy operations into digital operations using digital transformation modeling. The research outcomes would be implementing and testing digital transformation models in all aspects of operations, including manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain, which could contribute to the enterprise’s survival within the pandemic and beyond. This research project will identify the best digital transformation model, digitally linking the operations of all three sectors, manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain. This Engage grant will fund research on the digital transformation models to respond to disruptive changes caused by the pandemic.
Description: Daily shoppers, patients, and visitors spend a long time finding the correct location within the shops or hospitals with continuous interaction with other patients and/or visitors. With the time spent to find required items or locations, people will be in constant contact with others, which increases the risk of contagious diseases like COVID-19. Circuit Plus Inc. is collaborating with Humber College to develop and test mobile applications and the most reliable solution for indoor wayfinding, leveraging IoT technology, cloud computing, and mobile app development.
Industry Partner: Kirkor Architects and Planners
Industry Partner: Circuit Plus Inc.
8. Project: New post-COVID-19 and nature-based, architectural solutions for enhancing personal wellness at home
Total Project Value: $59,740
Total Project Value: $41,440
Co-Investigator(s): N/A
Funding: NSERC Engage
6. Project: Indoor Navigation System-Wayfinding
Funding: NSERC Engage
Industry Partner: NTN Bearing Corporation of Canada Ltd.
Principal Investigator: Mark Stoiko, Longo FB
Description: Kirkor seeks an empirical understanding of how biophilic features—natural elements that enhance wellness outcomes—can be integrated into their future architectural designs. Therefore, the Humber team will experimentally test types of recognized biophilic features able to be incorporated into building infrastructure (e.g., houseplants, food crops, nature imagery, and aquarium fish) for their wellness-enhancing effects. Key insights will include: (i) The most effective means of interacting with a biophilic feature for promoting wellness, ranging from passive exposure to active, participatory gardening and education, and
Principal Investigator: Phil Fung, FAST
9. Project: Digital Transformation of Ontario’s ADR Sector
Total Project Value: $35,980
10. Project: Design Enhancements of Mobile Air Monitoring System
Principal Investigator: Mary Lee, Longo FB
Total Project Value: $51,084
Industry Partner: ADR Institute of Ontario (ADRIO)
Co-Investigator(s): N/A
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Funding: NSERC Engage
Co-Investigator(s): Shaun Ghafari, AD, FAST
Industry Partner: Ecosystem Informatics Inc. (ESI)
Principal Investigator: Sherif Hanna, FAST
Description: This project will design and develop a novel case for the system to collect environmental measurements while mounted on a vehicle. The main technical challenge in developing the enclosed measurement system is the turbulence associated with the airflow into the system as well as the presence of dust, water vapor, and contaminants that are entrained with the airflow into the system. Humber will provide technical leadership in modeling the airflow inside the engineering system and reducing contaminant interference with measurements through design modifications and in-situ testing. The benefits of this project will be transferred to ESI to overcome the limitations of traditional measurement techniques and offer a more accurate and reliable measurement alternative product.
Description: The global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have abruptly shifted the Ontario Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) sector towards the use of online dispute resolution and virtual platforms for courts, tribunals, and other dispute resolution hearings and processes. ADR Institute of Ontario (ADRIO)’s current database management system (DMS) has limited functionality to provide client relationship management and related client-practitioner engagement identification. The technical challenge experienced by ADRIO is their limited resources and expertise to change the existing DMS into a more intuitive and accessible customer interface. The goal of this project is to transform how ADR practitioners interact with their clients, better understand the needs and challenges experienced by ADR practitioners; and identify new evolving practices. The Engage grant will enable research, identification, and pilot testing of an online digital tool for data management, which will make ADRIO’s processes more efficient, while addressing the emerging needs of Ontario’s ADR sector.
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(ii) the duration of exposure needed for enhanced wellness. Kirkor will apply these insights to developing data-supported solutions for safeguarding Canadian wellness amidst rapid changes in living and working arrangements.
Industry Partner: NEEB Engineering Inc.
Description: This grant will develop an automated painting robotic system that is installable in a painting booth with the support of the industry partner-Mechatronic Diagnostics Ltd. The proposed solution will allow the industrial partner to perform the operation of vehicle painting in their repair shop booth in an automatic manner, which will optimize the workforce and increase the safety of staff. Humber students involved in the research project will participate in the design of the robotic placement in the booth, development of the algorithms required for automation of the process, and help build and test the device prototype.
Industry Partner: Mechatronic Diagnostics Ltd.
Description: NEEB Engineering Inc. has developed a rainwater harvesting system (RWH) to address the growing challenge of water scarcity and to satisfy the growing trend for sustainable technologies in the building construction sector. Before the RWH can be sold commercially, NEEB Engineering needs to complete the development of accessory eaves through a leaf guard product intended to provide pre-storage filtration of rainwater prior to entering a rainwater harvesting storage tank. The leaf guard is an important component of the RWH technology in ensuring optimum water quality when distributed in buildings for toilets, laundry, and manufacturing processes.
12. Project: Design and Simulate Leaf Guard to Improve Drainage Capability
11. Project: Robotic Painting Arm Development
Principal Investigator: Seyed-Youns Sadat-Nejad, FAST
Total Project Value: $41,464
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Funding: NSERC Engage
Co-Investigator: N/A
Total Project Value: $36,940
Funding: NSERC Engage
Principal Investigator: Hamid Dehkordi, FAST
Co-Investigator(s): Shaun Ghafari, AD, FAST
This grant will help NEEB Engineering determine how to optimize the water capture and drainage capability of the leaf guard by means of computer
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“ Dreamers are mocked as impractical. The truth is they are the most practical, as their innovations lead to progress and a better way of life for all of us”
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The Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) enhances the integration of teaching as part of research and research as part of teaching by having them as simultaneous roles applying a systematic framework to investigate the effectiveness of teaching/learning practices.
From 2021 onwards, SoTL projects are awarded through two new funding opportunities: Seed Research & Innovation Fund (Seed) and Cultivate Research & Innovation Fund (Cultivate).
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The primary goals of SoTL are (1) to improve our knowledge of student learning and effective teaching practices and (2) to encourage the professional development of our researchers’ capabilities and teaching practices. We believe that the synergy between teaching and learning, grounded in a scholarly approach, helps faculty and staff build new knowledge, experience a novel understanding of the world surrounding them and develop their skills and abilities. Finally, the SoTL process involves the dissemination of this research back to the community so that others can share in this knowledge.
As of April 1, 2021, Humber’s SoTL was incorporated into the Office of Research & Innovation’s (ORI) portfolio from the Centre for Innovative Learning (CIL).
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“ The work of the professoriate might be thought of as having four separate, yet overlapping, functions. These are: the scholarship of discovery [research]; the scholarship of integration [making connections across the disciplines]; the scholarship of application [applying knowledge responsibly to consequential problems, to help individuals as well as institutions]; and the scholarship of teaching [the work of the professor becomes consequential only as it is understood by others].”
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The new SoTL funding opportunities, Seed and Cultivate, will be the first step for emerging researchers who are looking to embark on the research journey. These funding opportunities will help them in nurturing an idea or an unanswered question to build a robust and impactful applied research project.
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The Seed Research & Innovation Fund has been created for emerging researchers willing to get a closer approach to research. This investigation-oriented funding opportunity is perfect for those ready to explore some of their unanswered questions or ideas. It is the first step to recognizing and feeling comfortable with the research process and self-reflect on their interests and passions.
Research & Innovation Fund
The Cultivate Research & Innovation Fund has been designed for those researchers who want to expand their projects by building solutions that can further impact the learning process of their students and themselves. This design-oriented opportunity will support researchers by providing funding that will allow them to materialize their ideas into new programs, methodologies, services, or products through potential collaboration with a partner organization.
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Description: Participatory research project exploring how and why the pedagogy of critical nurturing (as utilized within classrooms) benefits student learning. This descriptive study explores whether critical nurturing pedagogy creates positive and enriched learning experiences for racialized and immigrant students.
Description: This is a follow up study to test whether students’ suggestions about creating better learning experiences actually lead to improved understanding of course concepts. Students’ comprehension of topic hypothesis testing was assessed and compared between sections taught using handouts with step-bystep examples and sections taught using the traditional method.
Principal Investigator: Sandy Faria, FLA
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Funds Awarded: $2,800
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2. Project: The Impact of Video-Based Active Learning Resources on Skills Acquistion and Retention (Phase 2)
Principal Investigator: Priscilla Bengo, FLA
Co-Investigator(s): N/A
4. Project: Pedagogy and Practice: Teaching Diversity in Classrooms
Description: This research explores the diversity related course/ content offered in the Faculty of Social & Community Services (FSCS) at Humber College, with the the purpose of identifying: What are students’ perceptions about the diversity course/content? What are some of the positive and negative impacts of the diversity course on students at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels? What are students’ perceptions about faculty teaching diversity course/ content? What are students’ suggestions, if any, to improve learning outcomes of diversity course/content.
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1. Project: Exploring the Practice of Critical Nurturing (Part 2): Instructor Perspectives on Using Critical Nurturing Pedagogy and Other Similar Approaches
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Principal Investigator: Anita Ewan, FHSW
Description: This research investigated whether providing preservice firefighter students with teaching videos, accessible post lecture in preparation of the “ropes and knots” skill testing days, will assist with students’ ability to more effectively acquire and retain the required skill.
3. Project: Using a Highly Rated Teaching Strategy by Students to Improve their Achievement (Phase 2)
Funds Awarded: $1,400
Funds Awarded: $4,200
Principal Investigator: Soheila Pashang, FSCS
Co-Investigator(s): Tonia Richard (FSCS), Rai Reece (FSCS), Neil Price (FSCS), Jaspreet Bal (FSCS), Christine McKenzie (FSCS)
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Principal Investigator: Alexander Gurevich, FLA
Description: MathMatize is a gamification-based mathematics learning tool that allows students to identify their strengths and weaknesses in a variety of areas of mathematics, by keeping track of student responses through math problem sets, and giving targeted feedback. Students reviewed relevant high school mathematics concepts using the MathMatize platform, and this study assessed its impact on student enjoyment of the material, and the amount of time they spent reviewing material.
Principal Investigator: Francis Syms, FSCS
Co-Investigator(s): N/A
Co-Investigator(s): Naeema Farooqi (FMCA), Anke FollerCarroll (FB), Rebecca Fitzgerald (International)
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6. Project: The Pedagogical Lessons of Online Experiential Learning
5. Project: Improving Statistics Learning by Reviewing Fundamental High School Level Mathematics, Using the Mathmatize Platform
Funds Awarded: $4,200
Funds Awarded: $1,400
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8. Project: Self-Efficacy and Online Learning
Description: Following the transition to online learning as the primary method of content delivery due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this study investigates how effective the transition has been at Humber College, in particular, exploring Humber students’ self-efficacy with respect to online learning in an effort to further understand students’ preparedness for learning in this modality, to engage students further and strengthen their chances of success.
Principal Investigator: Carmine Spadafora, FSCS
Funds Awarded: $1,400
Principal Investigator: Dylan Scammell, FLA
Description: Humber’s “Beyond COVID-19: Global Systems Gap Challenge,” is an experiential learning and cross-disciplinary curriculum which engaged more than 300 students and 125 faculty/ staff mentors in virtual teams across 26 countries in summer 2020. Using narrative reflections from the challenge, this study explores what pedagogical model/framework is best for learning and assessment in a virtual global team environment.
Funds Awarded: $1,400
7. Project: Examining Student Perceptions and Emotional Reactions about the Transition to Virtual Class as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Description: Following school closures and a disruption to 2020 spring courses due to COVID-19, this study investigates the following research questions: How would students evaluate course delivery, content, and structure in their virtual course? What feelings did students experience transitioning to virtual classes? What are student opinions on what the professor should keep doing, start doing, stop doing and do differently to improve the delivery while supporting student wellness in their virtual classes?
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Description: This project created an app to encourage students to actively participate in class. The algorithm not only ensures active participation (Phase 1), it also gives feedback to the instructor how well the students are absorbing the material (Phase 2).
Principal Investigator: Melanie Zuzarte, FSCS Co-Investigator(s): N/A
Principal Investigator: Timothy Wong, FAST Co-Investigator(s): N/A
11. Project: Question App: A Synchronous Student Feedback Tool
Funds Awarded: $1,400
Funds Awarded: $1,400
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9. Project: Collaborative Reading for Concurrent Remedial English Students
12. Project: Incorporating Praxis into Child and Youth Care Post-Secondary Education
10. Project: Gamification in Online Learning and its Effects on Dual Credit Student Engagement, Motivation and Self-Concept
Principal Investigator: Barry Arnst, FLA Co-Investigator(s): N/A
Principal Investigator: Monique Harvison, FLA Co-Investigator(s): N/A
Description: In this project, a gamified version of GPSY 100: Applied Psychology for Student Success (a course regularly offered to Dual Credit students in the General Arts and Sciences program) was designed and built for the purpose of measuring the impact of gamification on students’ engagement, motivation and self-concept.
Description: In Phase 1, the investigator will gather data from Humber College Child and Youth Care students which will illustrate to Child and Youth Care educators, using a humanistic lens, how students would like to experience elements of care in the classroom. In Phase 2, Child and Youth Care educators may propose pedagogical strategies when weaving in elements of care into praxis within the learning life-spaces which, in turn, may inspire Child and Youth Care students’ future clinical practice.
Description: This study investigated how collaborative reading discussions (CRDs) foster engagement with reading texts used in a concurrent remedial English course. Did such discussions allow less competent readers to pool their knowledge and resources in order to equal a more competent reader’s comprehension? As a main end result, did CRDs aid students in more successfully demonstrating learning outcomes of the course related to reading?
13. Project: Course Syllabi Design and Learning/Engagement
Co-Investigator(s): Lynn Short (FAST), Bora Kim (FHSW), and Lyndsay MacDonald (FHSW)
16. Project: Cross Discipline Co-creating Virtual Reality Space Exploration
Funds Awarded: $1,400
Description: The investigators explored the process to integrate a co-creation, collaborative multi-program VR design flow process at Humber. Students from multiple programs worked together on a cocreated VR project, alongside their instructor who provided feedback and evaluation in VR.
Description: The investigators explored how a new course in Two-Eyed land-based play and co-learning (ECE 234) engages and impacts the spiritual, emotional, intellectual, and physical realities of the learner and faculty. Working with an Indigenous partner, the Maamaawisiiwin Education Research Centre (MERC), the investigators allowed students and faculty the opportunity to voice their experiences to assess the course’s impacts.
Description: The investigator worked with a professional graphic recorder to design and deploy a hand-drawn “live” digital mind-map model of the course syllabus for a new course, GGRN 100: Foundations of Sustainability. Images on this syllabus were hyperlinked to the free (open-access or Humber library hosted) resources and to the bios of guest speakers. Most importantly, this redesigned course syllabus visually depicted the purpose and relationships of the unit topics and reading, watching, and listening materials. This study then assessed students’ engagement with the course syllabus.
Co-Investigator(s): N/A
15. Project: Two-Eyed Land-Based Play and Co-Learning
Principal Investigator: David Neumann, FMCA
Principal Investigator: Reza Madjlesi, FAST Co-Investigator(s): N/A
Funds Awarded: $4,500
Funds Awarded: $1,500
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Ball, FLA
14. Project: Virtual Reality Applications in Mechanical Maintenance Lab
Principal Investigator: Louise Zimanyi, FHSW
Co-Investigator(s): Ahmed Raza Sagarwala (FMCA), Rossie Kadiyska (Longo FB)
Funds Awarded: $4,500
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Description: The investigator converted a lab session of the Industrial Maintenance Lab into virtual reality, where students could see the internal parts of the gearbox on the screen of their smartphones. Students can move around the internal parts, look at exploded view of the parts, see detailed info on the type of bearing, and the way to find replacement bearing for the gearbox through a session that combines virtual reality with pdf files and videos.
Co-Investigator(s): N/A
19. Project: Incorporation of Emerging Technologies Into the Classroom
Co-Investigator(s): Joanne Cerdan (SSE), Mahfam Nikoo (SSE)
Principal Investigator: David Neumann, FMCA
Funds Awarded: $10,000
Description: The investigators are exploring the process, technology requirements, and pedagogical considerations needed to sustainably incorporate emerging technologies such as augmented and virtual reality into the curriculum. Through “proof of process” multidisciplinary research projects we can bring a team of industry stakeholders, students, and faculty from different disciplines together and create a small project that investigates a specific potential opportunity for emerging technology to be incorporated into the curriculum within 1-2 terms. The project’s success is measured based on the insights gathered about the challenges and opportunities a specific technology may bring to student learning. Most projects have multiple phases with workshops, faculty professional development, and other opportunities for staff, students, and faculty to engage with the project process as well.
*Faculty/department acronyms —p. 110
Principal Investigator: Rossie Kadiyska, Longo FB Co-Investigator(s): Vladimira Steffek, Longo FB
Funds Awarded: $3,000
Funds Awarded: $4,500
Description: The investigators previously developed a case collection of fashion innovation and sustainability inspired by the work of local Humber alumni. This phase of the project is the fourth case with a focus on fashion retail post-COVID. With more cases being written and published, they are working toward creating a course that relies on these case studies—thus making education for sustainability a part of the current curriculum.
Principal Investigator: Anisha Jahagirdar, SSE*
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18. Project: Leading from the Future: Sustainable Denim: Local Live Case Study in Sustainable Fashion (Phase 5)
17. Project: The Importance and Impact of Mentorship in Higher Education
Description: The investigators explored what role mentorship plays for students as they transition into higher education, specifically into a college environment. Furthermore, they investigated how mentors and mentees were impacted by the social, emotional, and academic aspects of this experience. Students who participated in the First Year Experience mentorship program during the 2020-21 year, either as a mentor or a mentee, were invited to participate.
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Description: From Fall 2019 to Fall 2021, the investigators compiled and wrote three local, live fashion case studies that involved young fashion BIPOC and/or sustainability entrepreneurs. The cases developed were taught and used in the classroom through system design thinking frameworks. After successfully creating the cases and teaching them in the classroom to students in the semesters: Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Summer 2021, and Fall 2021, the investigators created instructor’s guide and framework for teaching such cases through system design thinking.
Co-Investigator(s): Cheryl Francis-Nurse (FAST), Dilash Krishnapillai (FAST)
Principal Investigator: Raeshelle Morris, ORI
Funds Awarded: $3,600
Description: Humber is developing its Change Leadership Methodology and Framework, which was first integrated with initiatives offered by the Office of Research & Innovation, as part of their innovation training offering. This will next be incorporated in the PMPG Simulation Tool to support Humber’s academic programs and finally recommended to industry through corporate training. This model would help the organization manage change and leadership, which supports current industry trends and leadership principles. A team from Project Management Post Graduate Program (PMPG) undertook this research as part of the Alternative Capstone Project.
21. Project: Exploring the Impact of High Fidelity Patient Simulation and Team Based Gaming: Are There Differences to Student Learning?
Description: This simulation project with Year 3 Bachelor of Nursing students explored student’s perception of active learning and also measurement of active learning with pre- and post-test scores following a simulation patient scenario. The student’s perceptions of active learning and knowledge of course material was evaluated comparing the two delivery methods (control) and (experimental).
Principal Investigator: Margot Rykhoff, FHSW
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Funds Awarded: $4,500
Co-Investigator(s): Sandra Secord (FHSW), Sandra Devlin Cop (FHSW)
Principal Investigator: Rossie Kadiyska, Longo FB
Co-Investigator(s): Vladimira Steffek, Longo FB
Funds Awarded: $10,000
22. Project: Proactive Education as a Tool for Mediating Fashion Across Borders - Building a Library of Local, Live Fashion Business Case Studies to Teach Sustainability
20. Project: Development of a New Change Management/ Change Leadership Methodology and Framework (Phase 1)
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Since 2021, ORI has been involved in monthly academic discussions with Humber’s GPA partners to develop a greater understanding of Student-Centred Learning & Teaching (SCLT) experiences around the globe. These monthly discussions bring forth each institution’s understanding of learner agency, integrating indigenous knowledge in the curriculum and how we may collectively adopt a structured student-centred approach. We hope to conduct research around the evaluation of global SCLT knowledge and practices, which could inform curriculum development at Humber to help advance student learning. This research collaboration aims for each GPA partner to better understand and define what student-centred learning and teaching could look like at their institution.
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—Katie Martin (pg. 3)
Otago Polytechnic is a world leader in indigenizing curriculum, while VIA University College’s project-based learning approach and innovation in teaching are globally recognized. Students can participate in three-way mobility through summer programs, online collaboration and semesters abroad.
In 2018, Humber College, Otago Polytechnic (New Zealand) and VIA University College (Denmark) signed a three-way agreement establishing the Global Polytechnic Alliance (GPA) The GPA has been working collaboratively to provide new learning and opportunities for students and staff while strengthening the global understanding of the benefits of polytechnic education. This alliance increases opportunities for students at each institution to gain international experience and develop intercultural skills. Humber students and staff will benefit from the expertise of the GPA at home and abroad.
STRATEGIC COLLABORATION: GLOBAL POLYTECHNIC ALLIANCE (GPA)
Potential Output
“Learner-centered education puts learners at the center of their own education in order to create more purposeful, personalized, authentic, and competency-based experiences that help them develop skills that empower them to learn, grow and solve problems that matter to them and others.
NEW WORLD OF WORK—LEARNER-CENTRED
Learners move at their own pace and follow the path that allows them to demonstrate a mastery of knowledge, skills and dispositions.
Relationships and Social-Emotional Learning are secondary to learning. Relationships and Social-Emotional Learning are the foundation of effective learning communities.
OLD—FROM SCHOOL-CENTRED
Teach to the average and manage expectations.
Focus on producing the most effective learning. Learners follow a standardized path, place, and pace to assess proficiency.
School-Centred to Learner-Centred*
Fail to learn and improve. Learn to fail and evolve. Maintain the way it has always been. Evolve to create what is best for learners and learning.
Success is defined by GPAs and standardized test scores. Success is defined on an individual basis; each learner has their own unique strengths, interests and goals.
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Focus on the most effective teaching.
Learners are sorted and ranked. Everyone is capable of learning and contributing in meaningful ways.
Variability is the norm, and the uniqueness of learners is something to build upon.
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Learners adapt to the standardized system. The system adapts to meet the needs of the learners. Learners must be compelled to learn. Learners want to learn. Education is done to the learner. Education is done by and with the learner. Implement the plan. Design the plan based on the goals and needs of your community.
* Adapted from Martin, Evolving Education, 2021
“One of the roles of education is to awaken and develop the powers of creativity. Instead, what we have is a culture of standardization.”
Figure 4: Transformed Professional Practice & Identity (Adapted from Henry, S. 2021, email correspondence)
—Anne Sexton of (SoTL)
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– Ken Robinson
“I’d won the world but like a forsaken explorer, I’d lost my map.”
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INTERDEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION: COIL + SoTL
ORI is constantly looking for opportunities to collaborate with other departments across Humber with similar research initiatives. As part of this, ORI’s team has connected with the International Centre at Humber College throught their Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) program.
The COIL and SoTL collaboration aims to place Humber as a leading institution for global research on learning, recognized for building opportunities that enable an exchange of knowledge with peers worldwide.
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Introduction to Design Thinking: Participants learn the essentials of design thinking techniques and understand the design thinking process. This workshop is developed to provide participants with essential design thinking techniques, mindsets, and behaviours to encourage them to solve problems.
Offered to Humber faculty, students, staff, and industry and community partners.
Grant Development Workshops: Researchers learn about the various external funding opportunities and the application process.
One-on-One Coaching: Researchers have hands-on support in grant development and administration.
Applied Research Support and Workshops
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES & CAPACITY BUILDING Current Service Offerings
Sustainability in Research: Researchers learn about developing a sustainability mindset and how to incorporate a sustainability mindset into their research.
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Introduction to Creative Problem Solving—The Profiles: Participants understand why we work so well with some people and not so well with others. They explore how the Basadur Simplexity Profile developed by Dr. Min Basadur sets the stage for optimizing how we solve challenges and opportunities individually and collectively.
Introduction to Human-Centred Design: Participants explore the human-centred design framework that develops solutions to problems by involving the human perspective in all steps of the problem-solving process.
Humber’s Office of Research & Innovation is committed to supporting the research community with various resources that range from equipment and funding to mentorship and training. We work continuously to support our faculty members and their research projects which solve industry challenges or strengthen the curriculum by identifying and showcasing areas where skill development is required.
Training Opportunities & Capacity Building
A pilot ‘BrightSpots’ program has been designed and built by ORI—the Butterfly Effect Challenge program’s design is inspired by a model of social change called “positive deviance” with a global track record of some 40 years of discovering and celebrating front-line innovators. What makes the model particularly powerful is the inclusion of peer-based knowledge sharing and peer-to-peer teaching of innovative solutions to broader community members. This challenge launched in July 2022, in hopes of discovering and celebrating Humber’s front-line innovators.
—Joseph Campbell
Introduction to Values-Based Innovation: Participants explore the importance of understanding their Values Perspectives and learn the importance of embracing diverse values perspectives. This workshop will explore participants’ values perspectives and the importance of considering the values of both internal and external stakeholders in driving innovation.
Communities of Practice
“ You have to strive every minute to get rid of the life you have planned in order to have the life that is waiting to be yours. ”
Introduction to Data Storytelling and Analytics—Excel & Tableau: Participants learn the essentials of data analytics tools and how to use them to tell a great story about their data.
Inclusive Innovation: Butterfly Effect Challenge (launched July 2022)
An opportunity to find and showcase everyday hidden innovators across the Humber community, to discover and share existing innovations, solutions, or frugal ideas (‘jugaad’).
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ORI’s PhD Study Group: This working group facilitates the joining of like-minded individuals to impart much-needed peer mentorship and support in carrying out research and completing their PhDs.
y So You Want to Run a Survey?
y Inclusive Innovation: Community Principles & Practices (IRID 6003)
y Inclusive Research: Personal Project Design (IRID 6002)
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Training Opportunities Capacity
New Workshops (Launching Fall 2022)
y Introduction to Data Storytelling
y Sharing your Research Story
SoTL Research Garden (Launching Fall 2022)
y Conducting Interviews
4MAT Instructional Design (Launching Winter 2023): This working group will acquire and implement 4MAT, which is an 8-step sequential instructional model based on two theoretical concstructs: Kolb’s model of learning styles and the concept of brain hemisphericity.
y Qualitative Research Workshops
SEDA is a UK-based global professional association for staff and educational development and is a founder member of the International Consortium for Educational Development. SEDA’s Professional Development Framework provides recognition for higher education institutions like Humber, to gain accreditation for our professional development programs and recognition for the individuals who complete those programs. We hope to apply for SEDA accreditation for our Inclusive Innovation Research & Design (IRID) Program, a one-year program piloted in 2021. The IRID training program includes the following four learning modules:
y Introduction to SoTL Proposal Writing
y Business Anthropology
y Introduction to the SoTL Research Pipeline
y So You Want to Run a Focus Group?
y Inclusive Innovation: Community Program Design (IRID 6004)
A series of SoTL Workshops are scheduled:
Communities of Practice
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y Inclusive Research: The Whole Self (IRID 6001)
SEDA Certificates
y Organizational Ethnography
Scholars’ Cafe (Launching Fall 2022): This working group facilitates the joining of like-minded individuals to share SoTL practices.
(Under development and discussion)
y Introduction to 4MAT
y Quantitative Research Workshop
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—Oscar Wilde Opportunities &
Capacity Building
“ Without structure, nothing can exist. Without chaos, nothing can evolve.”
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+3281,800+EngagementsAcrossAllPlatformsNewFollowers829LinkedInFollowersORI’s Social Media LinkedIn LinkedIn is ORI’s primary social media platform for latest news and knowledge dissemination. ORI’s LinkedIn audience spans education, business development, engineering, and research sectors. ORI attracted 328 new followers for a total of 829 (FY21/22). Followers as of July 2022: 1022. Other platforms ORI propagates its culture of research and innovation on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. ORI attracted 1,800+ engagements across these platforms. Visit our socials here! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/humber-research Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humber_research Twitter: https://twitter.com/humber_research Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/humberresearch YouTube: fATAo1YTaqAhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYCXMQAtWv_YEAR IN REVIEW 2021-22 69REVIEW
ORI disseminates knowledge gained from academic and applied research through Humber Press, an in-house platform for knowledge dissemination and sharing, through our quarterly research and innovation magazine SPARK, and through an online, open-access journal, the Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE).
Both SPARK and JIPE are designed for search engine optimization (SEO). An article in the latest issue of JIPE was picked up by BBC InnovationresearchHumberarticle/20220412-what-upskilling-means-for-the-future-of-work).(https://www.bbc.com/worklife/Pressconsistentlycontributestoleadingappliedpublicationsinthesector,includingTheLeagueofpublications.
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Nurturing the external dissemination of new knowledge and original workds by Humber faculty, students and staff is essential to research.
Visit Humber Press at www.humberpress.com
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Through SPARK we shed light on and celebrate Humber’s growing community of research rock stars, faculty, researchers, COIs, employees, student researchers, and innovators. SPARK aims to demystify innovation and make research accessible and approachable through the art of creative storytelling.
ResearchSPARK & Innovation Quarterly
SPARK’s content is aligned with government priorities, including career-focused education, Canada’s innovation economy and closing the skills gap. SPARK aims to be at the forefront of communicating the importance of an inclusive and diverse research culture that reflects Humber’s values of courage, innovation, equity, health & well-being and sustainability.
—Anju Kakkar, Managing Editor, Humber Press #1 Issue # 2
SPARK highlights research projects in five main areas: social innovation; sustainable architecture; system integration; UX experience; and the Internet of Things (IoT). From the latest news on North America’s first Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B2C Lab at Humber to new developments in research funding to spotlights on Rock Star Researchers, SPARK features stories of exploration, innovation and collaboration.
“ Through SPARK, we hope to stoke the spark of curiosity in everyone at Humber and beyond, one issue at a time.”
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JIPE acts as a strategic differentiator for Humber and is a first-ofits-kind academic journal dedicated to the study of polytechnic education in Canada. Humber Press collaborates with Polytechnics Canada and other sector leaders to promote JIPE, and submissions come from all around the world.
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Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE)
JIPE Submission Handbook
To facilitate and encourage emerging and seasoned researchers to disseminate their research and innovation manuscripts, Humber Press has recently released a comprehensive JIPE Submissions Handbook.
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JIPE especially encourages contributions exploring impacts of innovative teaching and learning practices that push the boundaries of traditional approaches to learning or educational delivery including: inter-disciplinary approaches; engaging students with industry, action learning and/or applied learning, industry partnerships, skills development, and research opportunities.
Humber Press also publishes the Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE), an online, open-access journal for double-blind peer-reviewed papers that mobilize knowledge and insights generated by the global polytechnic community. We encourage our researchers to publish their research findings with JIPE’s global audience.
Volume 3 Issue #1 Volume 4 Issue #1
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Research Excellence Award Recipient
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y involvement of students as research assistants. Ideally, research participation will enable students to apply concepts they are learning in their program(s) and develop industry-relevant skill sets; y impact the researcher’s field or industry (e.g., patents) and Humber students and/or curriculum; y explore and/or improve emerging trends and technologies benefitting the industry and the institution; y foster community development through social innovation.
The Research Excellence Award is designed to recognize full-time faculty and staff members who have made significant contributions to the growth of Humber’s research programs, and may include contributions such as:
The President’s Research Award 2021 fostered the establishment of Humber’s Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B2C Lab, which is the first of its kind in North America.
Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B2C Lab
The collaborative B2 C Lab team pivoted to transform the STEM aspect of ATSC3.0 to a STEAMS model; merging expertise in television broadcasting with the expertise of the research team leads in engineering and the development of the wireless infrastructure to support ATSC along with support and knowledge in the fields of infotainment, community service and cybersecurity.
Over the course of five years the B2 C Lab will involve the contributions of over 150 students. The grant is designed to keep students at the centre of the experience. Students from FAST, FMCA and FSCS will be accorded a unique opportunity to work
alongside faculty and industry partners, at the cutting0edge of research and innovation in the B2C Lab. Students will be mentored to think creatively, innovatively, and analytically and encouraged to manage the Lab, promote knowledge accumulation, and contribute to a knowledge economy.
The B2C Lab Operations team is comprised of: Orest Sushko, B2C Lab Director; Willie Perez, B2C Lab Engineering Manager; Alexandra Yugbovwre, Industry Lab Project Manager; Harleen Sachdeva, Project Manager; and Himanshu Sharma, Lab Technician.
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Funded through a $4.5 million joint Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada/Canada Foundation for Innovation (NSERC/CFI) College-Industry Innovation Fund grant, the B2C Lab is positioned to explore both NextGen television and data delivery applications enabled by the new Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0 television broadcast standard. The new 3.0 standard is set to replace the current ATSC 1.0 standard in North America. The ATSC 3.0 terrestrial broadcast standard runs on an IP (internet protocol) backbone and can integrate with other global data delivery standards, including Wi-Fi and 5G. It offers enhanced audio and visual features for television, full broadcast mobility and is currently the world’s most efficient one-to-many data delivery system.
Research Excellence Award Recipient:
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The B2C Lab extends thanks to these supporting organizations listed below:
This convergence of technologies will impact numerous industries, including automotive (infotainment delivery, software updates), emergency alerting (geo-targeted messaging), advertising (targeted television advertisements) and online education (television interactivity, remote reach), among others.
Visit the B2C Lab at Barrett CTI, Room: CTI 408
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Orest Sushko has been seconded full-time to the Office of Research & Innovation (ORI) in order to manage the B2C Lab and handle business development and collaborations with industry partners. The B2C Lab team will coordinate research activities and scope new projects and invite submissions from researchers from all faculties in the Humber community.
The core objective of the Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B2C Lab is to position Canada as a leader in ATSC 3.0 technology, services and products by advancing the state of experimentation and adoption of the standard by Canadian businesses–providing Canadian businesses with an advantage as the standard becomes globally adopted.
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“ Working with a portfolio of partners across multiple industry sectors will enhance the experience for Humber students in pioneering innovation in broadcasting and datacasting solutions.”
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Orest Sushko, Director, B2 C Lab, Humber College
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Over the next few pages, it is our pleasure to highlight some of our rock star researchers (listed in alphabetical order by first name).
ROCKResearchersSTAR RESEARCHERS
Humber College is committed to principles of equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and this commitment reflects ongoing research engagement within and outside the Humber community. We are privileged to have the expertise of many of our dedicated faculty members. They embrace research and transfer knowledge gathered from their insights and experience to solve real-world challenges.
—Neil Armstrong
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Ann is leading the research project “Community Agency Partnerships: Best Practices for the Creation of Healthy Communities,” as the principal investigator, in partnership with the John Howard Society of Saskatchewan and Street Culture Project. The research project will examine the characteristics of effective community agency partnership networks. The research team intends to analyze an existing community agency partnership network to identify best practices in creating and maintaining these types of partnerships.
Additionally, the research team will evaluate existing programs aimed at youth (15 – 29) who are involved with the criminal justice system or at risk of becoming involved to determine whether they meet agency commitment to being trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, free from systemic racism, and aligned with agency commitment to reconciliation. The project received an NSERC CCSIF grant for $219K.
“It is an understanding; it is knowledge; it is contextualized real life; that is research to me. I like working with communities and people. I want to understand what that issue looks like in real life. When you do that passionately, then you can recommend change – change without instability and change that can benefit the whole community.”
—Ann Corbold, Professor, FSCS
Ann Corbold is a passionate researcher and a dedicated faculty member who teaches in the Bachelor of Social Science in Criminal Justice and Police Foundations programs in the Faculty of Social & Community Services (FSCS). Ann has demonstrated leadership and expertise in constitutional law, community partnerships, adult education, community policing, adjudication, and qualitative research analysis.
Ann FSCSCorbold
—Audrey Wubbenhorst, Professor, FMCA
Audrey’s latest research project is “Indsights: A Window into the Indigenous Economy.” The research project addresses questions such as: How does Indigenous economic development challenge Western assumptions and colonization? What can be learned through examples of Indigenous economic development? What content can be created to meaningfully engage with Indigenous knowledge in the classroom?
Audrey is a communications strategist-turned-educator with a passionate approach to imparting knowledge and insights. As a professor in the Faculty of Media & Creative Arts (FMCA), Audrey brings with her vast experience in public relations, human resources, business strategy and social media. In her previous role as Vice President, Canadian Board Diversity Council, Audrey excelled in leading marketing projects related to corporate communications and public relations. Over the years, Audrey’s passionate desire to play a productive role furthering the cause of equity, diversity and inclusion has led her to engage in several pioneering roles.
Audrey Wubbenhorst FMCA
The research team is led by Humber College with direct input from researchers at the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business and First Nations University of Canada. The research team will write a number of case studies from across Canada reflecting
“Every research project provides great content material to discuss and further study in class due to its relatability with students. It is amazing, as a college, to be able to deliver such research opportunities to students, which is not very common, in addition to providing them with employment prospects.”
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the diversity of Indigenous communities. As the cases are completed, they will be made available on a website as open educational resources as well as disseminated and promoted through social media. In the final year of the project, the team is planning on organizing a formal event to share the content and explore ways of further integrating these stories into classrooms. The project received a College and Community Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF) grant ($360K) from NSERC in 2021.
The main objective of the research project is to engage and educate young-adult cannabis users (18-30), the age group most likely to consume cannabis, and the age group most likely to consume cannabis on a daily or near-daily basis.
By targeting this age group, the research team hopes to impact long-term cannabis consumption practices, thereby having the best potential for improving public health and well-being outcomes for decades to come. The project received a College and Community Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF) grant ($343K) from NSERC in 2020.
“This research project excites me on multiple levels. To know that hope, self-compassion and authentic collaboration are seen as valuable areas of research gives me hope for our future. Not only to focus on these areas of research but to obtain an understanding of them from a personal narrative and lived experience perspective is profound. I am eager to enter the unknowing, letting the stories unfold and guiding a deeper understanding, and for this I am grateful.”
Daniel Bear, PhD. FSCS
Daniel Bear is professor and seasoned researcher in the Faculty of Social & Community Services (FSCS), teaching courses on Victimology, Criminology, Youth Issues, and Social Policy. Daniel brings vast academic experience and exposure to social policy development, and he continues to apply his life experiences in research and teaching. He is also the Chair of the Humber Harm Reduction Partnership (HHaRP). Daniel has demonstrated leadership in developing policy design and implementation, applied research, criminal justice policy, social policy research methods, qualitative & quantitative analysis, ethnography, and cannabis policy and harm Danielreduction.Bearisleading
the research project/study on “Engaging and Educating Young-Adult Cannabis 2.0 Consumers”, as the principal investigator, in partnership with the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) and Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP).
—Daniel Bear, PhD., Professor, FSCS
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Daryoush Mortazavi, PhD. FAST
Daryoush Mortazavi is faculty member in the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology (FAST) and seasoned researcher with years of experience in engineering in both academia and industry. Daryoush has over 15 years of practical industry experience at various industries in Iran, Australia, and Canada. At Humber, he applies his vast expertise in both classrooms and applied research projects.
Most recently, Daryoush has applied his knowledge and expertise to solving a problem exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic: indoor navigation in crowded areas. Daryoush collaborated with industry partner Circuit Plus Inc. for the project “Indoor Navigation System-Wayfinding ”.
Circuit Plus Inc. is a Canadian engineering firm with over 20 years of experience designing, developing, manufacturing, and testing electronic devices in industrial, commercial, and healthcare fields. The research team developed a mobile application that can help users with indoor wayfinding by leveraging the Internet of Things (IoT) technology, cloud computing, and mobile app development. The goal was to reduce the amount of interaction people have in crowded places, thereby reducing the likelihood of transmission of the highly contagious COVID-19 or any other diseases. The project was awarded the NSERC Engage grant ($25K) in 2021.
“I, as a faculty member, collaborate with industry partners on applied research projects to get involved with new technologies which are in demand in the industry to be able to enhance business opportunities for my students. Partnering in applied research and innovation projects also provides tangible and strategic results that further boosts our industry partner’s bottom line.”
—Daryoush Mortazavi, PhD., Professor, FAST
“Considering the vast amount of energy our society currently consumes with the majority of buildings, both in their construction and operation, designing for Passive House standard requirements represents a huge leap forward. With our project, we intend to assist the transition of the low rise residential market in this direction.”
Dragos is a professor of Sustainable Energy and Building Technology in the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology (FAST). He is passionate about training and developing the next generation of engineering technologists for a career in the field of sustainable energy.
PeelPHC is challenged to convince prospective single-family homeowner clients to adopt Passive House for their retrofits. Therefore, many retrofits are being undertaken with limited greenhouse gas reduction improvements. Developing technical solutions for such a retrofit is beyond the budget of typical homeowners. The grant received for the project will provide muchneeded financial support to develop standardized cost-effective solutions to Passive House retrofits of single-family homes.
Dragos Paraschiv, PhD.
—Dragos Paraschiv, PhD., Professor, FAST
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Dragos is currently working on the research project “Low Carbon Retrofit of a Single-Family House into Multi-Unit Apartment Building ” in partnership with Peel Passive House Consulting Ltd. (PeelPHC). The industry partner provides consulting services to developers, building owners and design professionals to help them achieve Passive House requirements for both new and existing buildings. Such projects result in substantial carbon savings, which represents one of the main goals of many organizations across Canada. This project was awarded $113K.
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Ginger is Dean of Research & Innovation at Humber College. Her passion is innovation management—the design, development and implementation of innovation strategies that transform corporate culture, and drive engagement as well as high performance teams for competitive advantage. She has held senior leadership positions and consulted in a variety of fields including engineering, telecommunications, education, transportation, government, law, software development, gaming and the creative industries.
In collaboration with ACCES Employment, Ginger Grant is leading a CCSIF project, “Measuring the Impact of 21st Century Experiential Learning on New Immigrants’ Workplace Performance” (grant amount $360K).
These barriers create significant underemployment for these highly skilled professionals who have immigrated to Canada, and this project is focused on overcoming these three identified barriers. ACCES assists ITPs who are facing barriers to employment that prevent them from integrating into the Canadian job market. The challenge faced by ACCES is how to measure the impact of both implemented and planned experiential learning opportunities on the employment readiness and actual employment of the ITP’s who participate in their bridging programs. The key objective of this study is to measure the impact of the experiential learning of 21st century skills training on the employment readiness for employment of the ITPs who participate in ACCES’ bridging programs.
“We need an open mind towards doing things differently because that’s how we are going to adapt... We are helping companies solve real problems. And, at the same time, our students get exposed to real-world challenges and workintegrated learning. That’s part of our focus for driving innovation and providing our country with career-ready citizens.”
Canadian employers have consistently identified that internationally trained professionals (ITPs) are not hired for three key reasons: (1) lack of familiarity with Canadian workplace practices; (2) inability to effectively assess the relevance of work and education experience obtained abroad; and (3) lack of experience working in a typical Canadian team/matrix workplace environment.
—Ginger Grant, PhD., Dean, Research & Innovation
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Hamid’s latest research project is a partnership with NEEB Engineering for the project “Design and Simulate Leaf Guard to Improve Drainage Capability.” The research project was awarded an NSERC Engage grant ($25K) in December 2021. As part of the project, Hamid is partnering with NEEB Engineering, a consulting firm in the building construction industry providing sustainable engineering design services and development of innovative technology solutions in water conservation and management. NEEB Engineering has developed a rainwater harvesting system (RWH) to address the growing challenge of water scarcity and to satisfy the growing trend for sustainable technologies in the building construction sector. The leaf guard is an important component of the RWH technology in ensuring
optimum water quality. The research project will help NEEB Engineering improve the efficiency of its water capture and drainage capability.
"I believe the key characteristics to do applied research, besides having technical knowledge, are being passionate, patient and dedicated."
—Hamid Dehkordi, PhD., P.Eng., Professor, FAST
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Hamid Dehkordi, PhD.
Hamid is a professor in the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology (FAST) and researcher who combines more than seven years of post-secondary teaching experience with a wealth of expertise in research. Hamid’s passion for applied research and his dedication to sharing his knowledge and skills with industry partners and students are an exemplar of Humber College’s commitment to creating a transformational educational experience.
Maria’s field of expertise spans integrating surface and borehole seismic data with geological information for oil/ gas and mining exploration, as well as environmental/civil engineering studies and applied exploration geophysics. She is a professor in the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology
“I had a great experience working with ORI’s team. I feel privileged to have the opportunity to work with an incredible group of people that delivered professional, committed, and reliable responses to all the challenges we faced during the different stages of the project.”
Maria Jacome led the research project in collaboration with ATOMS Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto in partnership with DGI Geoscience Inc. Maria envisions and hopes to expand the research project to a national level targeting other landfill sites in the future.
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the research project on “Numerical Modeling of Fluids Migration in a Sanitary Landfill, by Combining Geophysical and Gas Emission Data”, as the principal investigator. This project was awarded $25K (NSERC Engage).
—Maria Jacome, PhD., Professor, FAST
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Humber College’s pioneering research project won third place in the Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) York Chapter 2020 Engineering Research Project of the Year Award.
Mark led a research project, “ Digital Transformation of Operational Processes,” in partnership with NTN Bearing Corporation of Canada Limited, as principal investigator.
Mark Stoiko is a faculty member in the Longo Faculty of Business (Longo FB) and an emerging researcher with experience in digital transformation modeling and project management. Mark is an expert in business planning, marketing, and research. He possesses an enriched background in financial services, marketing, advertising, and marketing research industries, having owned an advertising agency and marketing research firm. Mark spent a significant part of his career as a corporate banker with BMO Nesbitt Burns and the President of Martin Grove Group Inc. His experiences have greatly assisted in developing his entrepreneurial skills and research expertise.
"Research, much like other aspects of life, participates in the three transcendentals–three properties of being: truth, beauty and goodness–the interplay and connection with truth, beauty in discovery, and goodness in impacting real change."
—Mark Stoiko, PhD., Professor, Longo FB
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The research outcomes would be implementing and testing digital transformation models in all aspects of operations, including manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain, which could contribute to the enterprise’s survival within the pandemic and beyond. The research project received an NSERC Engage grant of $25K.
Existing operational processes are no longer effective, and the technical challenge experienced in the company was around the lack of knowledge and resources of moving from legacy operations into digital operations using digital transformation modeling.
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Mary Lee, LL.M. Longo FB
Mary’s current research project, “Digital Transformation of Ontario’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Sector,” (NSERC Engage grant amount $25K) is a collaboration with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario (ADRIO). As the global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have abruptly shifted the ADR sector towards the use of online dispute resolution and virtual platforms for courts, tribunals, and other dispute resolution processes there is a need to identify new and evolving opportunities and practices in the ADR sector and promote better understanding of the needs and challenges experienced by all ADR stakeholders.
“Some of the questions that catalyzed the research project are: What is the impact of the pandemic on the ADR sector? Are there any growth opportunities? What professional development opportunities should we focus on to support both emerging and experienced professionals? The research team conducted a needs assessment to determine what type of digital transformation is needed. That’s how this project got up and off the ground.”
Mary Lee is program coordinator and professor in the Longo Faculty of Business (Longo FB). In addition to her long and distinguished career in the administrative justice sector and the Ontario Public Service, Mary has spent more than 25 years teaching in the continuing education program and the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Graduate Certificate program at Humber College. Mary is passionate about embodying the holistic lens of the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) in her teaching career—a systematic inquiry into teaching practices that informs improvements to academic programming and enhances students’ learning outcomes.
—Mary Lee, Professor, Longo FB
“The B²C Lab is one-of-a-kind in the Western Hemisphere. We are excited to offer leading edge ATSC 3.0, 5G and RF research infrastructure in a low-risk, innovator-friendly environment to support the development of new products and services – building long-term relationships with industry stakeholders and supporting the adoption of ATSC 3.0 in Canada”.
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Orest Sushko B2C Lab
—Orest Sushko, Director, B²C Lab
Orest is a graduate of McMaster University and Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), and a Fulbright Specialist. With over 30 years of experience in broadcast/film, post-production, and music in the field of audio engineering and systems design, Orest’s work has garnered him an Emmy award, two Emmy nominations, a Cinema Audio Society (CAS) award and numerous international recognitions. His interest in applied research has focused on emerging audio technologies, design, and related functionality in mobile SDK applications. He has led a research team as principal developer in developing audio watermark technologies. Orest Sushko, who has been seconded to ORI, is the visionary and driving force behind the development of Canada’s first Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B²C Lab at Humber College. Orest has been undertaking research with the new ATSC 3.0 terrestrial transmission standard since 2018 and brought the vision of the B²C Lab to Humber. b2convergence.ca
Kirkor will apply these insights to developing data-supported solutions for safeguarding Canadian wellness amidst rapid changes in living and working arrangements. The research project received an NSERC Engage grant of $25K.
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“To me, research has to have a purpose. I want to ensure that my research has a path to commercialization, to come up with something that will help people as an end result. It is my desire to make the world and our ecosystem more regenerative."
—Phil Fung, Professor, FAST
Phil Fung is a dedicated faculty member in the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology (FAST) and researcher who has been teaching Sustainable Building Design, Bio-inspired Buildings Design and Energy Modeling at Humber College since 2012. Phil has been the Managing Principal of SRS Consulting Engineers Inc., ON, since 1997 (includes an R&D Centre); Executive Director of Nature Harmony Foundation that aims at responding to UN’s SDGs on environmental sustainability; and co-founder of Resilient World Institute that provides energy and sustainability training for Philprofessionals.ledasthe
principal investigator on the applied research project, “New Post-COVID-19 and Nature-Based, Architectural Solutions for Enhancing Personal Wellness at Home,” conducted in collaboration with Toronto-based industry partner Kirkor Architects and Planners. Kirkor seeks novel architectural solutions to promote building occupant wellness for the “new normal,” a trend of remote working, at-home learning and at-home leisure expected to persist beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The Humber research team experimentally tested types of acknowledged biophilic features able to be incorporated into building infrastructure (e.g., houseplants, food crops, nature imagery and aquarium fish) for their wellness-enhancing effects.
The project aims to develop practices to support community members in need of emergency mental health assistance, especially people of lower socioeconomic status, Black and Indigenous communities, racialized people, LGBT2SQ+ and immigrant communities. Of particular interest for this project are non-medicalized, non-traditional approaches to mental health support, including peer support and approaches that account for social determinants of health. The research project received the NSDRC College and Community Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF) grant ($360K) in 2021.
Polly is currently working on the research project “Developing a Best Practice Model for Mental Health Crisis Care: A Community-Engaged Approach” along with co-investigators Sheryl Thompson, professor and program coordinator in the Emergency Telecommunications Program in FHSW, and Danielle Pomeroy, professor in the Police Foundations Program in FSCS. The research team is collaborating with TAIBU Community Health Centre and Middlesex-London Paramedic Service to develop a best practice model for response to mental health crisis care.
—Polly Ford-Jones, PhD., Professor, FHSW
Polly Ford-Jones, PhD. FHSW
“Research is an opportunity to further explore territory that needs more attention and develop some answers and possibilities that can move an issue forward.”
Polly Ford-Jones is professor in Allied Health in the Faculty of Health Sciences & Wellness (FHSW). Polly is a practicing Primary Care Paramedic in southern Ontario and a qualitative researcher. Her research focuses on issues of health equity, the social determinants of health, and emergency prehospital mental health and psychosocial care.
The focus of this project is to explore the ways in which models of community-based organizations and acute care institutions (e.g., paramedics, police, and emergency department services) can collaboratively inform the most promising practices for emergency mental health response.
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Salomeh is a passionate researcher and faculty member in the Faculty of Social & Community Services (FSCS), who has demonstrated leadership in program evaluation, youth mentoring, engagement & empowerment, conflict resolution, community development, grassroots organizing, human rights and social
“Research is not new, but research, leading a team, and community mobilizing is a new experience [for me] and has given me the opportunity to really apply my years of frontline experience and academic background into practical ways.”
Salomeh Ahmadi, Professor, FSCS
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Housing affordability, defined provincially and federally, is spending less than 30% of a household’s pre-tax income on housing. Minimum wage earners need to spend 70% of their income to afford the average asking rent of a one-bedroom apartment in Toronto (ACORN, 2018).
is leading the research project “Affordable Housing Needs in South Etobicoke”— a research study focused on improving the health and well-being of the most marginalized in South Etobicoke, specifically low-income, seniors and students who face housing affordability issues. The project received the College and Community Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF) grant of $360K in partnership with local community organizations.
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As a result of a network with Toronto Community Benefit Agreements, the research team developed a tool that was used to leverage social procurement through development projects. They also conducted a workshop session that inspired an ad hoc residents and agencies group to form on Community Benefits for South Etobicoke.
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“If you’re not working in the industry, research is an opportunity to keep up, keep fresh and keep up to date with emerging trends and technologies. Research is an excellent way for any professional to exercise, investigate and improve their knowledge. Research gives them a chance to demonstrate their observations and findings and provide further input and assistance to the field of engineering, or their relevant field of expertise.”
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Savdulla Kazazi, PhD.
Savdulla is a dedicated faculty member who exemplifies the mindset of a lifelong learner. As a professor and the program coordinator of the Electrical Engineering Technician & Technology Control Systems Diploma & Advanced Diploma programs in the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology (FAST), he facilitates learning in courses on programmable logic controllers and human-machine interfaces. Savdulla has continuously assisted students with their capstone projects at Humber College for almost 15 years.
In a recent research project, “Microcontroller Based SelfContained Material Loader,” Savdulla worked with Hamilton Plastic Systems Ltd. (HPSL) on updating the controllers for their Integral Vacuum Loaders, which had been 20 years out of date. HPSL collaborated with Humber College to design, optimize, and develop a cost-efficient circuit board solution that can be reprogrammed based on the need. The urgent requirement for this solution to meet the increasing demands of technicians for service calls and lost revenue from HPSL clients is met through intelligent design, research, and collaboration. The research team successfully completed the project with the support of an NSERC Engage grant ($25K).
—Savdulla Kazazi, PhD., Professor, FAST
As part of the project, Younes and Dr. Mehrdad are collaborating with industry partner Mechatronic Diagnostics, a for-profit automotive diagnostic and repair centre, to develop a robotic painting system that will automatically operate vehicle painting. Mechatronic Diagnostics is challenged in finding expert painters and reducing the health hazards for its existing painters. The research project aims to develop an automated painting robotic system that is installable in the painting booth.
The proposed solution will allow the industry partner to perform the operation of vehicle painting in their repair shop booth in an automatic manner, which will optimize the workflow and provide increased safety for employees. The research project received NSERC Engage grant ($25K) in 2021.
currently working on the research project “Robotic Painting Arm Development ” as a principal investigator along with co-investigator Dr. Mehrdad Iravani-Tabrizipour, professor in FAST.
—Seyed-Youns Sadat-Nejad, Professor, FAST
Seyed-Youns (Younes) Sadat-Nejad joined Humber in 2019 as a professor in the Electronics Engineering program in the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology (FAST). Younes teaches the Element of a Product Design course, which provides first-year engineering students with the opportunity to develop an electronicbased prototype using various tools such as programming and 3D
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"The most valued benefit I received from participating in research is learning to apply critical thinking and adopting a systematic approach when looking at any challenge/ problem."
“The applied research project will provide the environmental industry with a new tool to identify and measure the concentration of pollutants in the air and determine its temporal and spatial spectrum.”
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At Humber, Sherif actively conducts applied research projects in addition to his teaching responsibilities. Sherif’s current research project, “Design Enhancements of Mobile Air Monitoring System,” is in collaboration with industry partner Ecosystem Informatics Inc. (ESI). The project is led by Sherif as the principal investigator and Shaun Ghafari, Associate Dean for the Advanced Manufacturing Cluster, as the co-investigator. The research team is designing and developing a novel case for mobile air monitoring systems to collect environmental measurements. The project received an NSERC Engage grant ($25K).
— Sherif Hanna, PhD., Professor, FAST
Sherif is professor and program coordinator of the Mechanical Engineering Technology and Technician programs in the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology (FAST). Sherif is a seasoned researcher who is passionate about educating and empowering the next generation of engineers and technologists.
The main technical challenge in developing the enclosed measurement system is the turbulence associated with the airflow into the system, as well as the presence of dust, water vapour and contaminants that are entrained with the airflow into the system. The Humber research team will provide technical leadership in modelling the airflow inside the engineering system and reducing contaminant interference with measurements through design modifications and in-situ testing.
—Soheila Pashang, PhD., Professor, FSCS
The research team applied anti-racism, anti-oppression, intersectionality, feminist, and equity theoretical frameworks; and utilized these theories in order to situate this research in existing teaching and curriculum practice, as well as to locate and understand the various ways in which diversity education impacts students and faculty inside and outside classroom spaces.
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The project is a prominent example of Humber College’s dedication to supporting research projects under the umbrella of the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL). With funding from SoTL’s then-Teaching Innovation Fund (now restructured and replaced by ORI as the Seed and Cultivate Research & Innovation Funds), the research project started in 2018 and became a collaborative, multi-year endeavour.
Soheila Pashang, PhD. FSCS
Soheila has spent more than 14 years teaching and researching social justice. As a professor in the Faculty of Social and & Community Services (FSCS) at Humber College, she is committed to teaching, learning, and expanding the conversation around diversity. Soheila notes, “Diversity is considered a sensitive topic, but it should not be. It is part of our reality in life.” It was her commitment to diversity that ignited her latest research project, “Pedagogy and Practice: Teaching Diversity in Classrooms.”
“Our research will contribute to the Humber community in applying equitable practices and eliminating barriers that might hinder diverse groups of students from reaching their potential; further contributing to the scholarly work in highlighting challenges faced by racialized and marginalized students and allying faculty, while offering a learning space for interactive critical reflection and personal growth.”
Tina is currently leading a three-year research project, “Experiences of Hope, Self-Compassion and Authentic Collaboration: Foundations for a Consumer-Informed Compassion-Based Human Services Delivery Framework in a Canadian Context ” as a principal investigator in partnership with eight community organizations. The larger scope for the research study is to produce a compassion-based, consumer-informed, guiding framework for human services in a Canadian context; a blueprint that will help organizations to strengthen how they engage with hope, self-compassion and authentic collaboration in their work which aims to help consumers to lead self-directed lives. The research project received $323K from NSERC College and Community Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF).
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—Tina Lackner, Professor, FSCS
The research team is collecting stories of hope from people who have participated or worked in human service programs at any of the partner organizations. The next step will be collecting stories of self-compassion (Year 2) and stories of authentic collaboration (Year 3). This is done through the research team’s website, Share Your Stories, dedicated to this study.
Tina Lackner (PhD. Candidate)
Tina is a passionate educator and researcher who brings over 20 years of academic and clinical expertise to her current research role. Tina is a full-time faculty member in the Child and Youth Care Practitioner (CYCP) programs in the Faculty of Social & Community Services (FSCS).
“This research project excites me on multiple levels. To know that hope, selfcompassion and authentic collaboration are seen as valuable areas of research gives me hope for our future. Not only to focus on these areas of research but to obtain an understanding of them from a personal narrative and lived experience perspective is profound. I am eager to enter the unknowing, letting the stories unfold and guiding a deeper understanding, and for this I am grateful.”
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Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B²C Lab. b2c-labresearch/humber-colleges-broadcast-broadband-convergence-https://humber.ca/
Faculty Rock Star: Mark Stoiko. Humber College, ORI. business-faculty-businessca/research/news/faculty-rock-star-mark-stoiko-professor-https://humber.
Centres of Innovation (COIs) (https://humber.ca/coi-network)
y Faculty of Health Sciences & Wellness (FHSW) (https://healthsciences.humber.ca)
Faculty Rock Star: Phil Fung . Humber College, ORI. https://humber. ca/research/news/faculty-rock-star-phil-fung
Share Your Stor ies. https:// shareyourstories.ca/
Faculty Rock Star: Savdulla Kazazi, PhD. Humber College, kazazi-phd-faculty-applied-sciences-technologyhttps://humber.ca/research/news/faculty-rock-star-savdulla-ORI.
Faculty Rock Star: Soheila Pashang, PhD. Humber College, pashang-phdhttps://humber.ca/research/news/faculty-rock-star-soheila-ORI.
y Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences (FLA) (https://liberalarts.humber.ca)
y Longo Faculty of Business (Longo FB) (https://business.humber.ca)
Faculty Rock Star: Seyed-Youns Sadat-Nejad. Humber College, sadat-nejad-faculty-applied-sciences-technologyhttps://humber.ca/research/news/faculty-rock-star-seyed-youns-ORI.
110 OFFICE OF RESEARCH & INNOVATION Notes & References
Redefining Affordable Housing in Toronto. ACORN. (2018). housing-torontoacorncanada.org/resource/affordable-who-redefining-affordable-https://
y Faculty of Media & Creative Arts (FMCA) (https://mediaarts.humber.ca)
Social Innovation Researcher Salomeh Ahmadi. Humber College, salomeh-ahmadi-faculty-social-and-community-serviceshttps://humber.ca/research/news/social-innovation-researcher-ORI.
Social Innovation Researchers: Sara Nickerson-White and Tina Lackner—Humber Researchers Shed Light on “Hope, SelfCompassion and Authentic Collaboration.” ORI. Storieswhite-and-tina-lackner-humber-researchers-shedca/research/news/social-innovation-researchers-sara-nickerson-https://humber.ofhoperesearch,Canada.
y Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) (https://humber.ca/csi)
Faculty Rock Star: Daryoush Mortazavi, PhD. ORI. Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology. technologyrock-star-daryoush-mortazavi-phd-faculty-applied-sciences-https://humber.ca/research/news/faculty-
Faculty Rock Star: Mary Lee, LL.M. Humber College, ORI. businesshumber.ca/research/news/faculty-rock-star-mary-lee-llm-faculty-https://
Developing a Best Practice Model for Mental Health Crisis Care: A Community-Engaged Approach. ORI. crisis-care-community-engaged-approachresearch/news/developing-best-practice-model-mental-health-https://humber.ca/
Faculties/Departments
y Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation (Barrett (https://humber.ca/barrett-centre-for-technology-innovation)CTI)
y Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology (FAST) (https://appliedtechnology.humber.ca)
y Centre for Creative Business Innovation innovation)(https://humber.ca/culturalhub/centre-creative-business-(CCBI)
OETELAARDENVANUNSPLASH/MAXPHOTO: Notes & References
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