SPARK: Humber's Research & Innovation Quarterly, Issue 5

ISSUE #5, Oct. 2022

Ginger Grant, PhD. Dean, Research & Innovation

Dianna Dinevski, PhD. (abd), Associate Dean, Research & Development

Managing Team

Anju Kakkar, Managing Editor, Humber Press/ Research and Innovation Specialist, Research & Innovation

Saran Davaajargal, Editorial Assistant, Humber Press, Research & Innovation

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Lucas Martins Da Costa Cunha Janice Saji

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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 Saw-Geeg] language, the region is uniquely situated along Humber River watershed, which historically provided an integral connection for Anishinaabe [Ah-nish-nah-bay], Haudenosaunee [Hoeden-no-shownee], and Wendat [WineDot] 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.

Dear readers,

Anju Kakkar Managing Editor, Humber Press, Research & Innovation Specialist

CAN YOU IMAGINE IF THERE were no stories to be told, colours to fill our days and creativity in our lives? SPARK ensures that whether we celebrate the beauty and wonder of the fall season or dive into the world of research and innovation, we do so through the art of storytelling, images, videos, metaphors and inspiring quotes.

This SPARK issue begins with a video from none other than our very own Ginger Grant, PhD., Dean of Research & Innovation. If you have ever wondered whether you are a scholar or what “scholarship” means, I am sure you have not heard it explained with reference to “chicken”! Yes, I did say “chicken.” View the video on the right and listen for yourself. Please follow our YouTube channel for more inspiring videos from our Dean and Humber’s research and innovation community.

Let’s not forget the Associate Deans of Humber’s Office of Research & Innovation (ORI). We reached out to them and asked them to define research and innovation in their words. Read on to find out what they had to say.

There is also a new partnership we are celebrating at ORI; Humber College is now an academic partner with the world’s leading market and qualitative research insights and analytics organization, ESOMAR. This year ESOMAR celebrated its 75th anniversary by hosting the ESOMAR Congress in Toronto, and, yes, you guessed correctly, we were a part of it. Hop on to our Events section to read more.

In addition to learning about the many projects Humber researchers embark on, don’t forget to let creativity inspire you–scroll on to read our book recommendations and quotes and attempt the crossword puzzle or simply enjoy the colourful spread and stories.

This issue, I leave you with these questions—would any of you surprise us with your response via humberpress@humber.ca?

1. What does “research” mean to you?

2. What does “innovation” mean to you?

3. If you had all the time, money and resources at your disposal, what topic would you conduct research on?

Enjoy the fall season, dear friends, In kindness, Anju

WHAT DOES RESEARCH AND INNOVATION MEAN TO YOU?

WE ASKED THE ASSOCIATE DEANS OF ORI, “ WHAT DOES RESEARCH AND INNOVATION MEAN TO YOU? ”

In SPARK Issue #3, we asked the directors of Humber’s Centres of Innovation what innovation means to them.

In this issue, we look inward and shift the spotlight to Tania Massa, PhD., Associate Dean, Applied Research & Innovation, and Dianna Dinevski, PhD. (abd), Associate Dean, Research & Development.

Read on to find out what they had to say.

What does research and innovation mean to you?

What does research mean to you?

Tania: Research is about asking questions and going through an exploratory process to find solutions to the question. We're all researchers whether we are searching for deals online or applying the scientific method to investigate a novel biomaterial. At Humber College we work with industry and community partners to carry out research on real-world challenges and co-create solutions with our partners, students, faculty members and leverage our amazing facilities. Research enables a wonderful experiential learning opportunity for our students. They acquire skills that they can use in their careers such as problem solving, collaborating, report writing and presenting to stakeholders.

How do you define innovation?

Tania: Innovation is about applying the knowledge from a research process and putting it into practice. The "putting it into practice" can be in the form of new business models, products, services or processes.

Who is your favourite innovator?

Tania: My favourite innovator is Katherine Johnson. She was mathematician employed by NASA as a "human computer". Mrs. Johnson's research and expertise in complex analytical geometry enabled the calculations for NASA's first human space flight orbiting the Earth in 1961. She is impressive because this example and her many successes were accomplished under the US segregation laws. As an African American person, she was not allowed to attend her local university and had to travel over 200km to attend a university that would allow diverse students. At that time, NASA's workplace was also segregated with different offices, bathrooms and drinking fountains for people of color. Through her 30 years with NASA she fought to be named on research reports and participate in meetings. In 2015, President Obama awarded Mrs. Johnson a Presidential Medal of Freedom which is the highest civilian honour. A true innovator!

Tania Massa, PhD., Associate Dean, Applied Research and Innovation

About Tania

Tania Massa, PhD., is Associate Dean, Applied Research & Innovation, ORI at Humber College. Tania is responsible for the development, submission and administration of federal and provincial grants and other applied research initiatives. This includes sharing best practices on projects, partnerships and proposal development and successful project execution with faculty, students and partners. Tania has extensive experience designing, operating and strategically planning many innovation programs for post-secondary/industry collaborative research, youth entrepreneurship, seed funding, earlystage commercialization to innovation adoption in the public sector. These have resulted in innovation procurement, technology adoption, economic and talent development in the public and private sectors. Tania has held various roles at Ontario Centres of Innovation: Director, Industry-Academic Programs; Director, Innovation Procurement; Business Development Manager; and Technology Transfer Associate. Tania holds a B.A.Sc. in Engineering Science and a PhD. in Chemical Engineering, both biomedical collaborative options, from the University of Toronto.

What does research mean to you?

Dianna: Research is a unique opportunity to be at the cutting edge of new knowledge and new innovations every day. There is always an exciting research project taking place and it never gets boring. You work across interdisciplinary teams, faculties and industries. It can also be a bit risky as research is not a linear and guaranteed process; it does sometimes take iterations to solve the research problem fully; and herein lies both the highs and lows of conducting research. The benefit of research is it aims to advance the body of knowledge and propel forward to hopefully create something better, newer and improved. Research is also about curiosity, creativity and being able to work collaboratively and make progress in a responsible and ethical manner. To quote our Dean of Research & Innovation, Dr. Ginger Grant, "There are no mistakes...only research." [This] is key to is key to creating a research culture at Humber that can explore their research interests in a safe environment with the supports they need to advance and succeed. Lastly, research for me is about creating new value for the greater good and should be used to build stronger communities across the globe. Carpe diem.

How do you define innovation?

Dianna: Innovation is a beautiful opportunity to create something new or a better improved version of an existing product, process, or service. It is the opportunity to go through the systematic research process making iterative changes, sometimes frustrating and stressful, but with the hope and goal of effecting positive outcomes. Innovation is also about survival and sustainability, without it, we as a collective would not have evolved and invented everything that has been developed so far. It does entail risk and reward at the same time and it is an ongoing process to advance knowledge.

Who is your favourite innovator?

Dianna: My favourite innovator is Marie Curie, first woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize for her discovery of polonium and radium for the use of radiation in medicine. She is also the only woman to win it twice in two different categories—1903 for Physics and 1911 for Chemistry. She was a fantastic role model and encouraged female students to study Physics and Chemistry. Her impact was she advanced radiation therapy and made it more acceptable for women to study science and be inventive. Her legacy and contributions to science will always be memorable.

Dianna Dinevski, PhD. (abd)

Associate Dean, Research & Development

About Dianna

Dianna is focused on building capacity on specialized research and innovation projects including, but not limited to, the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL), Global Polytechnic Alliance, Humber Innovation Management Analytics Program (IMAP), as well as Humber Press which includes Humber SPARK and the Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE). Dianna is also dedicated to building a collaborative research culture and interdisciplinary research teams that support Humber’s Centres of Innovation and Communities of Practice (PhD. study group, BrightSpots and Aging in Place). Before joining Humber, Dianna worked for another Polytechnic Ontario College, UNCTAD (Switzerland), and RAI Trade (Italy). She is passionate about research and establishing Humber as a leader in research and innovation. Dianna holds a BA, MBA, MA and is wrapping up her PhD. Management–Leadership and Organizational Change (abd). On a personal level, Dianna enjoys cooking and volunteering with the Rotary Club of Oakville Trafalgar (member since 2010).

CREATIVITY IN ACTION: FIVE EXPRESSIONS OF CREATIVITY AT HUMBER COLLEGE

By Saran Davaajargal

When you think of creativity, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? You might be thinking of painters, sculptors, singers and dancers. But artists are not the only creative people. All of us are creative! Nowhere is this clearer than at Humber College, where we see creativity around every corner. Creativity is found everywhere, whether it’s in the form of a curriculum, research project or artwork. The wellspring of creativity at Humber is continuously nurtured through curiosity, exploration and collaboration.

In his book Radical Creativity, Dr. Kenton S. Hyatt—an international facilitator and coach in the field of human values, an educator in human communication and an artist—offers the following valuable insight into the relational nature of creativity. He writes:

“If creativity is truly inherent in the human condition, then we ought to be able to observe or recognize it in whatever situation we find ourselves, wherever we look. That is because it is a distributed process and phenomenon, but it is not limited to being distributed across the brain or limited to the internal workings of the mind. It is found within the individual, but it extends beyond us, through our interactions with one another. Creativity is both an internal and external phenomenon.”

— DR. KENTON S. HYATT

RADICAL CREATIVITY, BY DR. KENTON S. HYATT

At Humber, expression of creativity often extends far beyond the individual—its effect rippling across various channels to find its way to classrooms, workshops, research projects and ultimately to the broader community beyond Humber. In this article, we invite you to explore five inspiring expressions of creativity from the Humber community.

CURRICULUM

In Humber classrooms, students are encouraged to develop their creative thinking and problem-solving skills through many avenues. From Fashion Management to the Baking & Pastry Arts, programs across Humber are designed with curricula that foster creativity. Some of the questions Humber students recently explored in the classroom include: How can 2D artwork be re-created using Virtual Reality (VR)? Can the denim industry be made more sustainable? Can custom cookie molds be created using 3D printing?

To explore questions such as these, Humber students collaborate with their peers, faculty members and the wider community. Additionally, students also have the opportunity to work with scholars and students from global partner institutions through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), a dynamic form of virtual exchange that connects students with their peers around the world. In a recent example of a successful COIL collaboration, Humber Fashion Management students collaborated with scholars and students from Senac University in Brazil and Nottingham Trent University in the UK to explore a wide range of fashion sustainability case studies. You can learn more about their collaborative journey

RESEARCH PROJECTS

In addition to classroom curricula, creativity also finds its rich and dynamic expression in research projects conducted by Humber faculty members, researchers, and students. From social innovation to sustainable architecture to system integration, Humber’s research and innovation community has a wide range of research interests that are explored through applied research projects. At the center of the projects are real-life challenges faced by industry and community partners. To help solve these challenges, Humber researchers work on a multitude of research projects that combine creativity with interdisciplinary collaboration. From building a robotic painting arm that reduces safety hazards to developing an application that helps with indoor navigation, Humber researchers continuously demonstrate that creativity is the magic ingredient of successful research projects.

HUMBER'S OFFICE OF RESEARCH & INNOVATION'S INNOVATION WORKSHOP BUFFET

WORKSHOPS

Beyond the spheres of research projects, creativity is also nurtured and fostered through workshops. ORI offers a wide range of workshops encouraging and inspiring creativity in its participants. A prominent example of such workshops is the Innovation Workshop Buffet series, offered free-of-charge, 90-minute long virtual training sessions developed and curated by a team of experts. Through sessions that cover a wide range of topics from design thinking to data storytelling to values-based innovation, the workshop participants develop their creativity through exploring human-centred frameworks, re-thinking problem solving and learning to tell stories using data. The workshop sessions run throughout the year, and registration information can be found on Humber Research and Innovation website.

CENTRES OF INNOVATION

Creativity is also one of the hallmarks of Humber’s Centres of Innovation (COIs). Across the COI network, faculty members, staff, students, community and industry partners collaborate on interdisciplinary projects to solve real-world problems. With focus areas ranging from social innovation to entrepreneurship to health and wellness, the COIs are addressing some of the most pressing challenges using creativity and innovation. From organizing an ‘innovate-a-thon’ that addressed the challenges of a local school to using a Research-Creation framework that uses a creative process to present research findings, the COIs are integrating creativity in all steps of the research and innovation journey. You can learn more about the creative endeavours taking place in the COI network in SPARK issue #3.

OF HUMBER'S CENTRES OF INNOVATION: CENTRE OF

“CAMPUS AS A CANVAS”

Last but not least, Humber Galleries, which is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in 2022, is one of the most prominent campus destinations for inspiring and expressing creativity. As part of Humber Galleries’ initiative “Campus as a Canvas,” artworks created by Humber students and the wider community are displayed all around the campus. From the Ten Symbols of Longevity installation created by artist Jieun June Kim to the mural assemblage Humberthropocene created by artist Anya Mielniczek and community members, Humber campuses are manifestations of creativity that finds expression in a myriad of ways.

The sparks of creativity found throughout the campus are also amplified through collaboration with the wider community. As part of a recent partnership, Humber College is the Etobicoke site for the largest Nuit Blanche to date. The event celebrating contemporary art took over the Humber College Lakeshore campus on Oct 1, 2022. Visit the Nuit Blanche website to learn more about the event and the artists who came to Humber this fall.

CONNECT WITH US

Humber’s Office of Research & Innovation (ORI) can help you transform your initial spark of curiosity into a collaborative classroom project.

We are here to help you deliver on the promise of Humber’s research and innovation excellence. Reach out to us today to learn more about how we can support you.

BLACK AND INDIGENOUS SOLIDARITY: VISIONS OF ABUNDANCE BY CHIEF LADY BIRD

TEN SYMBOLS OF LONGEVITY BY JIEUN JUNE KIM

ONWARD AND UPWARD: HUMBER COLLEGE RESEARCHERS SOLVE INDUSTRY PARTNER CHALLENGES THROUGH INNOVATIVE APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECTS

By Saran Davaajargal

IN AN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL landscape

of constant change, Humber College faculty members and researchers continue to positively impact the community through applied research projects. As the No. 2 research college in Canada, Humber is home to five Centres of Innovation, state-of-the-art technology infrastructure, as well as skills and expertise of leading researchers and faculty members. At the heart of this research and innovation ecosystem is collaboration— between faculty members and students, researchers and staff, as well as Humber and the wider network of industry and community partners.

With research interests in areas ranging from social innovation to system integration to sustainable architecture and energy-efficient construction, Humber researchers, scholars and students continuously collaborate with industry partners on applied research projects. The collaboration yields many fruitful results: the industry partners solve the challenges they are facing; students master new skills that

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make them competitive in the job market and the community benefits from the positive value that ripples throughout the Canadian economy.

In some ways, the Humber research and innovation ecosystem is like a highway. Just as no two cars are the same, no two projects are alike. Yet, all of them move forward with a shared purpose of making progress and exploring new horizons. Rain or shine, the Humber research and innovation community keeps going—dedicated to solving challenges and making a difference in their respective fields.

In this article, we invite you to drive down the research and innovation highway: From creating robotic painting arms to optimizing rainwater harvesting systems to improving the digital transformation of Ontario’s alternative dispute resolution sector, Humber researchers and scholars demonstrate that the sky is the limit when it comes to innovative applied research projects.

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asked SeyedYouns (Younes) Sadat-Nejad, professor in the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology, to define research in his own words. He

LET’S HEAR FROM HUMBER COLLEGE

asked

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is what Daryoush Mortazavi, PhD., professor in the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology, said about the benefits of applied research:

Hamid Dehkordi, PhD., professor in the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology, recognizes the importance of soft skills in the success of applied research projects. This is what Hamid had to say about soft skills:

to define “research” in his own words, this is how Sherif Hanna, PhD., professor in the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology, responded:

ROBOTIC PAINTING ARM DEVELOPMENT

CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY

The industry partner 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.

INDUSTRY PARTNER

Mechatronic Diagnostics is a for-profit automotive diagnostic and repair centre. 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.

NIMA POURMOSTAGHIMI, CEO AND FOUNDER OF MECHATRONIC DIAGNOSTICS

HUMBER RESEARCHER(S)

Seyed-Youns (Younes) Sadat-Nejad is a professor in the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology, Humber College, a PhD. Candidate at the University of Toronto, and CTO and co-founder of Veebar Tech, an IoT and AI-focused technology start-up. Younes has more than four years of teaching/research experience and two years of academic and industrial experience in the field of AI. His extensive experience in the development of technological systems, algorithm development, mathematics and data analysis will ensure the robustness of the project and development of the 3D to a path-plan algorithm.

Dr. Mehrdad Iravani-Tabrizipour is the Co-Investigator of the project. Dr. Mehrdad has more than eight years of teaching/research experience and two years of industrial experience in the field of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering. His experience in the development of robotic arm applications and algorithm development will ensure the functionality of the prototype and the design of the robotic system.

RESEARCH GRANT

The research project was awarded the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Engage grant ($25K).

Learn more about the project Robotic Painting Arm Development .

“We are very excited to be part of this research project. This is our first time participating in such a project, and Humber has made the experience very pleasant for us. The team is very motivated and professional in their work.”

INDOOR NAVIGATION SYSTEM-WAYFINDING

CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY

Research studies have shown that shoppers or office visitors searching for an item or an office in large buildings cause frustration and contribute to people traffic congestion, which leads to a potential increase in disease spread. In addition, the impact resulting from inefficient indoor navigation has also been shown to lead to additional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. By developing a mobile application that can help users with indoor wayfinding, the research team hopes to reduce the amount of interaction people have in crowded places, thereby reducing the likelihood of transmission of the highly contagious COVID-19.

INDUSTRY PARTNER

Humber College research team is partnering with Circuit Plus, a Canadian engineering firm incorporated in 1999. Circuit Plus has more than 20 years of experience designing, developing, manufacturing, and testing electronic devices in the industrial, commercial and healthcare fields.

HUMBER RESEARCHER(S)

Daryoush Mortazavi, PhD., P.Eng., Principal Investigator, has experience in all aspects of the Research and Development process and project management in Industry 4.0 projects. Daryoush completed his PhD. in Electrical Engineering at Deakin University in Australia, where he conducted research in nanotechnology and image processing. Daryoush has over 15 years of practical industry experience in various industries in Iran, Australia and Canada. As a professor at Humber College, he applies his vast expertise in both classrooms and applied research projects.

Daryoush notes that he conducts applied research because the experience benefits both students and industry partners; he shares:

“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, PROFESSOR, FAST

RESEARCH GRANT

The research project was awarded the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Engage grant ($25K).

Learn more about the project Indoor Navigation System-Wayfinding .

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF ONTARIO’S ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) SECTOR

CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY

ADR Institute of Ontario (ADRIO) seeks to develop more insights about the ADR sector in 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 project will identify new and evolving opportunities and practices in the ADR sector and promote a better understanding of the needs and challenges experienced by all ADR practitioners. It will also 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.

INDUSTRY PARTNER

ADRIO is a revenue-generating non-profit industry association for practicing and aspiring practitioners of ADR. With a membership of over 900-strong across Ontario, ADRIO strives to enhance the quality and standards of practice in the provincial ADR sector by supporting accreditation and professional development of practitioners, including Mediators, Arbitrators, Adjudicators, Facilitators, and ADR students.

Pramila Javaheri, C.Med, the Executive Director of the ADRIO, shared the following about this partnership with Humber College:

“By taking this step to carry out research in this area, it will transform how ADR practitioners interact with their clients, promote a better understanding of the needs and challenges experienced by ADR practitioners, and identify new and evolving practices in the ADR sector that will create a pathway for future development in the ADR field.”

—PRAMILA JAVAHERI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ADRIO HUMBER RESEARCHER(S)

Mary Lee is the Program Coordinator and Professor in the Longo Faculty of Business at Humber College, where she is responsible for the Alternative Dispute Resolution Graduate Certificate Program. She holds the position of Chair with the Toronto Licensing Tribunal. Mary also has a long and distinguished career in the administrative justice sector and the Ontario Public Service, where she held numerous roles in her career working for the provincial government ministries, boards and tribunals.

Rameen Sabet is a Professor in the Longo Faculty of Business at Humber College, teaching in both the ADR Graduate Certificate Program and Paralegal Diploma Program. Rameen spent nearly ten years working in Tribunals Ontario, as a Mediator and Program Advisor. He holds a Master of Public Policy, Administration, and Law from York University, where he focused his major research on evaluating the effectiveness of Ontario adjudicative tribunals.

RESEARCH GRANT

The research project was awarded the Natural Sciences, and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Engage grant ($25K).

Learn more about the project Digital Transformation of Ontario’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Sector

DESIGN AND SIMULATE LEAF GUARD TO IMPROVE DRAINAGE CAPABILITY

CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY

NEEB Engineering has developed a rainwater harvesting system (RWH) to address the growing water scarcity challenge and to contribute to the increasing trend for sustainable technologies in the building construction sector. Before the RWH can be sold commercially, NEEB Engineering needs to complete the development of an accessory eavestrough 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 toilet, laundry and manufacturing processes.

The project's main challenges are to design a new leaf guard profile to optimize water capture and drainage capability for NEEB Engineering’s RWH. The project will help NEEB Engineering determine how to optimize the water capture and drainage capability of the leaf guard by means of computer modelling.

Hamid gratefully acknowledges that the support from Humber’s Office of Research & Innovation has been valuable for his receiving the NSERC Engage Award for the research project. Hamid states:

“I believe the key characteristics to do applied research besides having technical knowledge are being passionate, patient and dedicated, and I found all of those in the Office of Research & Innovation team. I really appreciate their help and support, and I hope I can work with this team on other applied research projects.”

—HAMID DEHKORDI, PROFESSOR, FAST

INDUSTRY PARTNER

NEEB Engineering is a Guelph, Ontario-based consulting firm in the building construction industry, providing sustainable engineering design services and the development of innovative technology solutions in water conservation and management. NEEB Engineering specializes in rainwater harvesting system design, construction and maintenance and focuses on developing clean technologies to address domestic and global water conservation, security and supply challenges.

HUMBER RESEARCHER(S)

Hamid Dehkordi, PhD., P.Eng., Principal Investigator, is a professor in the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology at Humber College. Hamid completed his PhD. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Québec at Chicoutimi, where he conducted research for four years. Hamid has over seven years of experience teaching at the post-secondary level. Hamid will apply his expertise in fluid mechanics and computational fluid dynamics for this project.

RESEARCH GRANT

The research project was awarded the Natural Sciences, and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Engage grant ($25K).

Learn more about the project Design and Simulate Leaf Guard to Improve Drainage Capability.

DESIGN ENHANCEMENTS OF MOBILE AIR MONITORING SYSTEM

CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY

The industry partner’s 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.

Reflecting on the main benefits of the project, Sherif Hanna—the project’s Principal Investigator—says:

“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.”

—SHERIF HANNA, PROFESSOR, FAST

INDUSTRY PARTNER

Ecosystem Informatics Inc. (ESI) is a company incorporated in 2019 in the field of environmental engineering. ESI is developing patent-pending, realtime and mobile environmental measurement tools to overcome the sample collection and location-specific measurement limitations.

HUMBER RESEARCHER(S)

Principal Investigator Sherif Hanna is a professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology at Humber. Sherif holds a PhD., M.Sc and B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering and specializes in engineering design, advanced manufacturing and environmental engineering. His graduate research focused on the development of environmental sensors. Sherif has more than ten years of industrial experience in the design and operation of environmental systems in the heavy industrial and energy sectors. Sherif teaches design and manufacturing courses at Humber and leads Capstone projects that deal with the development of environmental systems.

Co-Investigator Shaun Ghafari is the Associate Dean for the Advanced Manufacturing Cluster at Humber. Shaun holds a B.Sc., M.S. and PhD. in Mechanical Engineering. With a research interest in Mechatronics application areas, Shaun has successfully led over 15 projects as a principal investigator for system development and integration. As a Co-Investigator, Shaun will add valuable insight to the design and modelling of the system.

RESEARCH GRANT

The research project was awarded the Natural Sciences, and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Engage grant ($25K).

Learn more about the project Design Enhancements of Mobile Air Monitoring System.

PHOTO BY MATTHEW HENRY

MICROCONTROLLER BASED SELF-CONTAINED MATERIAL LOADER

CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY

The circuit boards in the industry partner’s equipment for the operation of their Integral Vacuum Loaders, which have discreet digital components, were designed 50 years ago. They had a very short lifecycle and required frequent rewiring and maintenance, leading to numerous service calls from their clients, the leading cause of downtime and costs for their customers’ production.

Hamilton Plastic Systems Ltd. (HPSL) collaborated with Humber College to design, optimize, and develop a costefficient 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 was met through intelligent design, research, and collaboration.

INDUSTRY PARTNER

Hamilton Plastic Systems Ltd. (HPSL) is a small Canadian company that has been a leading supplier of auxiliary and capital machinery to the plastics industry since 1965. HPSL operates from a modern manufacturing facility providing a wide section of equipment that efficiently moves and stores raw materials and conveys and conditions them on their way to processing. They are recognized as a leading manufacturer and supplier to the plastic industry by concentrating their resources in innovative ways to automate material flow, serve customers promptly and maintain large, finished units and spare parts inventory.

HUMBER RESEARCHER(S)

The research project was led by Savdulla Kazazi, PhD. P.Eng., Professor and Program Coordinator, Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology (FAST) as the Principal investigator, assisted by Javeed Khan, PhD., P.Eng., former Professor at FAST, as the Co-Investigator.

Savdulla Kazazi has 32 years of experience in academia, industry, and research and development with consultation projects. His expertise in Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and extensive experience in industry settings effectively contributed to the development of the product to meet the rigorous demand in HPSL’s setting/industry environment. He assumed supervision of the students and overall technical lead for the project working in liaison with Humber Research & Innovation.

Javeed Khan’s expertise in microcontroller-based design projects and digital signal processor projects played an essential role in designing and developing this project. He was responsible for literature review, research and selection of microcontroller and interface (humanmachine interface or HMI), design of physical inputs and outputs interfaced to the board, listing, and procurement of materials, programming of Microcontroller and HMI, fabrication of PCB board along with interfaces for the physical inputs and outputs, and working with the research team to meet the project deliverables.

“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.”

—SAVDULLA KAZAZI, PROFESSOR, FAST

RESEARCH GRANT

The research project was awarded the Natural Sciences, and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Engage grant ($25K).

Learn more about the project Microcontroller Based Self-Contained Material LoaderPHOTO BY VISHNU MOHANAN ON UNSPLASH

BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) WORKFLOW FOR AFFORDABLE SINGLEFAMILY HOUSING

CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY

The challenge the industry partner faced is the lack of highly-skilled personnel that understand both design, building and construction along with computer programming. The outcomes of this research will increase speed, accuracy and efficiency when creating singlefamily dwellings along with creating the possibility of automation in a controlled facility. This will impact the construction industry by providing a consistent and safer work environment. Humber students working on the project will gain valuable technical skills.

The research project utilized the Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflow developed by BIM Studio to test how standard builder’s houses can be redesigned in a

modular way that is easily interchangeable while having minimum inefficiencies between options. Utilizing BIM software workflows allows for the management of many data inputs and increased efficiency with less error.

INDUSTRY PARTNER

The BIM Studio team is a fast-growing, multi-skilled group of BIM professionals. BIM Studio's primary business is to provide BIM services to the Canadian building and construction industry, which reduces costly errors, material waste, and low-quality, high-priced housing.

HUMBER RESEARCHER(S)

Elizabeth Fenuta is a Professor of Architectural Technology in the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology at Humber College. She received her Master of Architecture and Honors Bachelor of Architectural Studies from the University of Waterloo. Through studying architecture in Italy and working at various prestigious architecture and design firms in Toronto, she provides a unique interdisciplinary approach to spatial practice. Elizabeth has taught at the University of Waterloo and researched with Dr. Elizabeth English on Amphibious Architectures. She has also taught Architecture at Ryerson University and Interior Design at Yorkville University.

“The project was a great success. The student’s engagement with the industry partner and their goals for the project were met and exceeded. Students were offered full-time employment after the project was completed.”

—ELIZABETH FENUTA, PROFESSOR, FAST RESEARCH GRANT

The research project was awarded the Natural Sciences, and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Engage grant ($25K).

Learn more about the project Building Information Modeling (BIM) Workflow for Affordable Single-Family Housing .

DATA VISUALIZATION: DEEPER INSIGHTS AS A RESULT OF BETTER VISUALS!

CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY

Complete Wind Corporation has long-term contracts with customers. They receive customers’ turbine data and analyze the data. Third-party companies, like Complete Wind Corp., that perform these inspections will assess their findings, compile results into reports and provide recommendations to the owner/operator on what actions are required. Close evaluation of the OEM’s responses is necessary to ensure that the rationale for acceptance of the defects/anomalies discovered during the inspections is sufficient to mitigate their future risk to the blade.

Through the report findings, the owner/operator gains information on the overall quality of their blades, and the wear and replacement characteristics of the blade and blade components, such as LE protection and aerodynamic elements. Additionally, and quite commonly the most significant benefit to the owner/operator, if manufacturing defects which were not discovered by the quality department of the OEM during initial manufacture are found, the EOW inspections will ensure that their repair cost does not come upon the owner/operator themselves.

The Humber research team addressed “data visualization” and provided suggestions to Complete Wind Corporation. This was done with the aim of enabling Complete Wind Corporation to derive deeper insights into the turbine data to, in turn, provide valuable recommendations to their customers for service or maintenance.

INDUSTRY PARTNER

Complete Wind Corporation works with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and owners/operators to meet their specific wind turbine rotor blade needs. With a core management team having greater than 15 years’ experience in the Wind Turbine Industry, they have the experience required to meet specific needs and services like rotor blade inspection & repair, End of Warranty (EOW) rotor blade inspections and turbine performance trouble shooting.

“We strive to provide every customer with the same level of detail in our inspection reports. We also realize that as much as a high level of detail is appreciated, there will always be customers or departments within an organization that desire a more focused view of the results. Seeing this variety of visual representations of our sample data displays the potential to provide each customer with the ability to review their data, or subsets within their data, in a manner of their choosing.”

—JEREMIE LACHANCE, DATA ANALYTICS SUPERVISOR, COMPLETE WIND CORPORATION

HUMBER RESEARCHER(S)

The Humber research team was led by a professor at Humber’s Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology (FAST). The research team included research assistant Apaarjas Narang , a 2021 Humber graduate from FAST, who tapped into the data visualization features and dashboard performance tools provided by Tableau. The team approached Barath Roy Michel, Senior Project Manager at Humber’s Office of Research & Innovation, who supported the team and provided valuable Tableau training.

Learn more about the project by reading Data Visualization: Deeper Insights as a result of Better Visuals

PROCESS INNOVATION

CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY

The main challenge faced by the industry partner was finding methods of optimizing the current process of pairing Internet of Things (IoT) devices to backend data collection and analytics.

The research team first mapped the current deployment method and identified three stages:

1. Pre-deployment preparation

2. On-site deployment

3. Post-deployment validation process

After careful testing, it was found that the optimized process reduced the duration of the deployment process by 60%. Through repeated testing, this new process was confirmed to be viable and practical in an actual deployment setting.

The research team concludes that this process innovation, in effect, will generate significant savings in efficiency and labour costs for the industry partner.

HUMBER RESEARCHER(S)

A Humber research team, led by professor Timothy Wong, PhD., Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology, was recruited on the project with one of Humber’s valued industry partners.

"Being able to investigate and analyze an industry partner's active deployment plan has been an incredibly insightful and rewarding experience. With process innovation in mind, my team and I carefully curated an optimized workflow compiled from our research and proposals. We are elated that the project has resulted in a positive outcome for our research partner and will continue to promote innovation in the technology industry."

—CHLOE CHAI, RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Learn more about the project Process Innovation

IMPROVING BLUETOOTH SENSOR PERFORMANCE

CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY

In a recent applied research project, the Humber research team led by professor Timothy Wong, PhD., Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology, successfully proposed and implemented a measurement solution that they developed during their collaboration with an industry partner. The industry partner is a technology innovator and a solution provider in the Internet of Things (IoT) space. The research team has found that since the IoT sensors are ubiquitous, they must meet or exceed their required Bluetooth performance. If they do not, it becomes challenging to troubleshoot problems a human eye cannot see. To prevent such challenges from occurring, Humber research team proposed looking into the performance of the industry partner’s current set of Bluetooth-enabled IoT modules. When their proposal was accepted, the Humber research team tested the Bluetooth sensors provided by the industry partner. The team conducted Bluetooth range tests on various real-life environments with real-life obstructions, generating comprehensive range of performance data. They also analyzed the data to fit into range models, which gave insight into what to expect when deploying these sensors into different physical environments.

Measuring the performance of a sample of massmanufactured Bluetooth IoT modules against the required performance benchmark serves an important purpose.

The project team observes that before beginning the measurement, it’s important to know what the required performance benchmark is. The team notes that the solution provider should have multiple reference samples in-house (not-for-sale) that were well built and gone through vigorous testing. These samples would go through a number of required tests, and their performance would be recorded as benchmarks.

Subsequently, when a new manufacturing contract comes up for renewal or bidding, the solution provider can supply reference sample data and benchmarks for the bidders to assess their products against. Better still, upon receiving the finished products, the solution provider can select a sample of these finished products, run reference tests on them and compare the output to the reference data. The solution provider can also come up with an acceptable percentage to help them decide on whether the finished products are within the allowable range of performance.

HUMBER RESEARCHER(S)

A Humber research team, led by Professor Timothy Wong, PhD., Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology, was recruited on the project with one of Humber’s valued industry partners.

PHOTO

SENSE WEATHER STATION

CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY

When Alexandra Urzola Mendoza and Victor Teske, students in the Computer Systems Technician diploma program at Humber, started collaborating with professor Timothy Wong, PhD., Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology, they were inspired to build a temperature and humidity sensor for monitoring studios and equipment storage. With guidance from professor Timothy, the students successfully built the Sense Weather Station, which is described as follows:

“Sense Weather Station is a set of sensors that collect data for weather analysis. These instruments/sensors are capable of recording air temperature, air humidity, and atmospheric pressure. It is willing to generate personal forecast reading, that is used for sharing results with others and operates as another source of point for creating new measurements for the database.”

—SENSE WEATHER STATION PROJECT TEAM

The project idea was born out of the observation that studios and equipment storage is usually located in fully enclosed spaces with no windows. Humidity and temperature changes can have a negative impact on music instruments and sensitive studio quality electronics, such as fine-tuned speakers. The ideal temperature for studio and music equipment storage is around 21ºC with a relative humidity between 40% to 60%. However, the environmental changes created by air conditioning and heating make it challenging to keep the instruments in tune since the climate control and the onoff cycles have been designed to fit the human schedule. The daily swings in the environment are likely to affect the longevity of equipment over time.

The project team has found that, due to humid summers and freezing winters in Toronto, it is important to have the ability to monitor the equipment environment, store the information in the cloud as history and generate alerts when environmental variables go out of range.

When the project team created the sensor, they connected with Humber’s TV Studios (figure 2), overseen by Michael Gilman, Manager, Technical Services, and installed the device (figure 3) in order to test temperature and humidity. As a result, the team was able to acquire the readings from inside the room (figure 1), analyze the impact and visualize the data on the Cloud web domain.

FIGURE 1. DEMONSTRATION CHIP’S DEVICE RECEIVING DATA FROM THE STATE ENVIRONMENT OF THE ROOM, AND THE LOGOTYPE OF REPRESENTATION “SENSE WEATHER STATION” ON THE CLOUD RECEIVING DATA.

TOP LEFT PHOTO BY WARREN WONG ON UNSPLASH. FIGURES 1 TO 3 PHOTOS COURTESY OF PROFESSOR TIMOTHY WONG.

Aasim Manji, who maintains the Humber TV studio and utilizes the application, shared positive feedback about the ease of use and information about the humidity and temperature within the space. Aasim stated:

“It really helps me keep track of the TV studio’s temperature and lets me adjust the space’s settings accordingly as we need to maintain a certain temperature due to all the equipment inside.”

—AASIM MANJI, DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNICIAN, HUMBER COLLEGE

Upon testing the sensor, the project team completed the capstone project and showcased it as part of the ICT Capstone Project Expo 2022. The project is yet another example of inspiring collaboration between faculty members and students.

HUMBER RESEARCHER(S)

As part of the project, Alexandra Urzola Mendoza and Victor Teske, students in the Computer Systems Technician diploma program at Humber, collaborated with professor Timothy Wong , PhD., Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology.

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Humber’s Office of Research & Innovation (ORI) can help you transform your initial spark of curiosity into a collaborative classroom project.

We are here to help you deliver on the promise of Humber’s research and innovation excellence. Reach out to us today to learn more about how we can support you.

We acknowledge the support of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Nous remercions le Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada (CRSNG) de son soutien.

FIGURE 2. HUMBER’S TV STUDIOS

FIGURE 3 DEVICE SENSE WEATHER STATION INSTALLED ON HUMBER’S TV STUDIOS.

PHOTO BY ROBERTO CORTESE ON UNSPLASH

Q&A WITH AUTHORS PUBLISHED IN JIPE RESEARCHER'S CORNER

Researcher’s Corner shines the spotlight on three research studies that have been published in the special issue of the Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE) in 2022. From exploring the ways innovation capabilities can be sustained to examining the importance of innovation leadership to analyzing the impact of the pandemic on teaching methods, these research studies address the timely subject of responding to challenges in innovative and sustainable ways.

Read on to learn more about the research studies and the researchers behind them.

Sustaining Innovation Capabilities Beyond COVID: A New & Distinctive Role for Polytechnics

A research study by Tom Carey, PhD., and Janet Zlotnik explores how innovation capabilities can be sustained beyond the pandemic

Abstract: In responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Canadian workplaces have experienced a surge of employee engagement with innovation. Maintaining this momentum can help the country to achieve its “Build Back Better” goals post-pandemic, as well as to address some of Canada’s longstanding innovation challenges. In this time of change, Canada’s polytechnic institutions are afforded an opportunity to make a distinctive contribution: equipping graduates with the

innovation capabilities they need to navigate the future of work. Drawing on Breznitz’s work, we begin by noting a key factor for Canada’s longstanding innovation challenge, specifically its insufficient attention to the role of the individual as an Agent of Innovation. Then the case for employee-led workplace innovation is made, with reference to research and work underway globally, and mention of both the links to and differences from entrepreneurship (with which innovation capabilities are often equated). Having established the value of employee-led workplace innovation, the authors propose polytechnic institutions as the optimal venue for advancing this work in Canada. The paper concludes with a discussion of the opportunities that employee-led workplace innovation can bring to polytechnic institutions, specifically in terms of instructional development, collaboration with workplace partners, and potential for leadership in North American higher education.

Read the full article: Sustaining Innovation Capabilities Beyond COVID: A New & Distinctive Role for Polytechnics

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS RESEARCH TOPIC?

Tom and Janet: In a sense, this research topic chose us! We have to thank Dr. Tom Roemer, British Columbia Institute of Technology’s (BCIT) Vice President, Academic, who connected Janet with Tom Carey on a project related to polytechnic epistemologies in Industry 4.0+, which in turn provided the preliminary work for our research. By way of background, Dr. Thomas Carey is Co-Principal Catalyst for the Workplace Innovation Network for Canada and formerly served as an Executive-in-Residence for the B.C. Association of Institutes and Universities, Professor and Associate Vice-President at the University of Waterloo and Senior Research Director with the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario.

As a project lead at BCIT, Janet is inspired by the possibilities for polytechnic education, yet cognizant of assumptions and resulting practices that hinder its potential. She views the convergence of employee-led workplace innovation with polytechnic education as key in preparing job-capable graduates in the Future of Work. Last year, with the pandemic providing both the context and momentum for the exploration, Tom and Janet jumped in with both feet!

WHAT NEXT? WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE IMPACT OF THIS RESEARCH STUDY?

Tom and Janet: Tom is currently co-leading a pan-Canadian research project funded by the Government of Canada's Future Skills Centre: Workplace Innovation for Quality of Work (with which Humber has been invited to collaborate). As part of that larger project, Janet and Tom are working with Steve Wilson of BCIT’s Centre for Digital Transformation to engage with regional employers in the Vancouver area on employeeled workplace innovation to support Digital Transformation. This September, we are bringing together an expert panel of researchers with industry partners to share cuttingedge research and to discuss adaptation to advance employee-led workplace innovation with their own workforces.

WHAT IS/ARE YOUR FAVOURITE BOOK(S)?

Janet’s favourite books of the past year: Exhalation by Ted Chiang; Encircling trilogy by Carl Frode Tiller; Anxious People by Fredrik Backman; Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood. Janet also highly recommends a book related to her research, Innovation in Real Places: Strategies for Prosperity in an Unforgiving World by Dan Breznitz.

Tom's favourite books this year include: Saving Us – A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World by Katharine Hayhoe; Art & Physics: Parallel Visions in Space, Time, and Light by Leonard Shlain; This Strange Visible Air by Sharon Butala; An Atlas of Extinct Countries by Gideon Defoe.

Thomas Carey

Thomas Carey is Principal Catalyst with the Workplace Innovation Network for Canada, a B.C.-based not-for-profit building academicworkplace partnerships to advance Employee-led Workplace Innovation in Canada. Tom’s past leadership roles in Canada include Associate Vice President at the University of Waterloo, Senior Research Director for the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario, and Executive-in-Residence for the B.C. Association of Institutes and Universities.

In the U.S., Tom’s leadership roles have included Chief Learning Officer for a network of 18 higher education systems led by the California State University, Visiting Scholar for the California Community Colleges Success Network and the Los Angeles Community College District, and Senior Partner for the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. He is also currently Executive-in-Residence for Teaching and Learning Innovation at Monash University in Australia.

Tom’s past work as a faculty member has received awards for excellence in teaching and learning, research on user experience design and interactive technologies, collaboration across academic institutions and industry-university cooperative projects.

Janet Zlotnik is Project Lead, Academic Support Planning at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. With experience in teaching, action research, and leadership, Janet possesses both strategic perspective and operational know-how. She designs and guides special projects that yield innovative yet achievable solutions.

In her research, Janet is driven to find what will work in specific real-world situations and will 'stick' once a project ends. Her experience shows that it is critical that participants develop a sense of ownership for change and that operational details are factored into solutions. For this reason, she applies her knowledge of change management and her experience in the post-secondary system in BC to her project work.

Janet has also held instructional and leadership roles at Vancouver Community College, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and UBC. In addition to holding two Master’s degrees, she is certified in adult education, higher education leadership, and change management.

Janet Zlotnik

Home-Based Learning (HBL) in Higher Education PostCOVID: An Analysis from Staff and Student Perspectives

A research study by Neil Connon, PhD., and Elliot Pirie, PhD., analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on teaching methods

Abstract: The purpose of this work is to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on teaching methods, focusing on the Home-Based Learning approaches (HBL) utilized at short notice to support students at the Robert Gordon University in Scotland. Building on the themes developed by Tay et al. (2021), this paper focuses on: Student engagement; Software applications and Communications; Staff; and Self-directed skills to better understand the teaching decisions taken by staff at the onset of the pandemic and the impact this had on students’ learning. The aim is to then use this data to support how best to go forward in our teaching practices in a post-COVID world. To achieve this, qualitative research is undertaken using an exploratory approach looking at the key areas and antecedents drawn from the literature; it utilizes the views of staff and students to better understand how the post-pandemic use of technology in education can be designed to be fit for purpose. The paper outlines that when addressing the issues described above, the views of staff and students need to be analyzed to better plan for the post-pandemic use of technology in higher education.

Read the full article: Home-Based Learning (HBL) in Higher Education Post-COVID: An Analysis from Staff and Student Perspectives

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS RESEARCH TOPIC?

Neil and Elliot: Digital transformation impacts all of us and will likely continue to do so. In the world of teaching, never was this impact felt so fundamentally or quickly as [with] the move from traditional teaching to HBL [HomeBased Learning] at the start of the pandemic in 2020. As staff endeavoured to come to terms with the new way of working imposed upon them it quickly became apparent that some approaches were favoured by students more than others, and certain approaches gleaned better results than others. This imposed crash course in online teaching has led to the revaluation of technology in traditional teaching whilst accelerating the acceptance of technology in general. The aim of the work was to gain insight from staff and students as to what had worked for them and where the main changes for the better had occurred. The hope was that this would inform practices and how technology is used in education going forward.

WHAT NEXT? WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE IMPACT OF THIS RESEARCH STUDY?

Neil and Elliot: Leading on from the study, we have been exploring ways to embed the lessons and positive outcomes of HBL into our future curriculum delivery. Supporting the findings of the study there has been a concerted effort to identify which of the various tools should be adopted more widely to minimize students’ confusion when faced with the plethora of options. Despite a return to a predominantly on campus delivery, the continued use of MS Teams has been of benefit to our students and our own delivery, for group work and supervisory activity. These communications tools have improved group work projects, acting as a ‘hub’ for group activities, whilst the immediacy of a Teams chat has resulted in greater engagement for supervision of theses/dissertations.

WHAT IS/ARE YOUR FAVOURITE BOOK(S)?

Neil: Sapiens (Harari, 2011), jaw droppingly good!

Elliot: I should say something like 1984 presumably (which is brilliant) but being honest I would have to say Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Neil Connon, PhD.

Neil Connon, PhD., works in the School for Creative and Cultural Business at the Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen, Scotland. Neil has worked at RGU for more than 20 years and is a senior lecturer. In addition to normal teaching duties, Neil is involved with the university’s associate school in Lucerne, Switzerland. Neil is also in charge of study abroad programme which welcomes students from around the world to RGU, as well as send the students to one of its many excellent partner institutions, including Humber College. Neil’s teaching and research issues are mainly around the areas of technology and ethics, and as digital transformation develops apace, increasingly the two disciplines together.

Elliot Pirie, PhD.

Elliot Pirie, PhD., works in the School of Creative and Cultural Business at Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen, Scotland. Elliot has been with the University for 15 years and is now an Academic Strategic Lead. Elliot led the development and validation of the BA (Hons) in Digital Marketing and is also involved with one of the university’s associate schools in Zurich, Switzerland. Elliot’s teaching delivery is predominantly within consumer marketing and research, with research interests focusing on e-retail, specifically within the musical instrument trade, and more broadly in consumer psychology and online pedagogy.

Innovation Leadership in Polytechnics Beyond COVID: Sensemaking and Transformation in an Age of Uncertainty

A research study by Steve Wilson examines the role of innovation leadership in polytechnics beyond COVID

Abstract: The COVID pandemic has and continues to affect us all. It is the all-encompassing catastrophe that has forced us to face uncertainty and question our values and face our challenges in every aspect of society, including academia. It has also been the commonality that binds us all together, our shared experience in an age of uncertainty. For Polytechnics overall, it has also been a call-to-action and has clearly demonstrated our ability to innovate, adapt and overcome. Whether it has been the transitioning to an online, remote workforce or the accelerated use of new technological advances in education, Polytechnics have embraced these challenges and pivoted to meet the needs of students, faculty and industry. As such, Polytechnics have continued to emerge, now well positioned to prepare Canada for a

prosperous future and growth through insights learned during the pandemic and innovative new educational program offerings and formats.

This paper discusses the critically important role of innovation leadership in Polytechnics beyond COVID. Starting with an example of innovation, I will introduce the new interdisciplinary Centre for Digital Transformation (C4DT) at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. This centre brings people together from across various distinct communities of practise and expertise to confront complex modern challenges through a process of communication, collaboration and sensemaking. Then merging significant literature review, I will examine recent success stories and practise transformations that shine light on Polytechnics innovation leadership role beyond COVID. Finally, I will examine the future of Polytechnics in an age of uncertainty and challenge readers to reflect upon what they have learned over the past year and consider the question, How can their own Polytechnics embrace these insights through sensemaking and transformation to embrace innovation leadership beyond COVID?

Read the full article: Innovation Leadership in Polytechnics Beyond COVID: Sensemaking and Transformation in an Age of Uncertainty

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS RESEARCH TOPIC?

Steve: I have always been interested in innovation leadership and exploring organizational transformation through the lens of sensemaking. My research also correlates directly with the concept of interdisciplinary centers of competence created by Dr. Tom Roemer, VP Academic for the British Columbia Institute of Technology. These centres, or platforms, were designed to leverage knowledge that reside in multiple disciplines and encourages discourse and exchange. As such, these centres have become the vehicle for my exploration into organizational transformation over the past few years.

WHAT NEXT? WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE IMPACT OF THIS RESEARCH STUDY?

Steve: My research will continue for the next couple of years, and I will be further exploring organizational transformation through the lens of sensemaking. I am also interested in evaluating how behavioural insight solutions can be used as part of organizational transformation. This research will also include the design and elements of a new hybrid environment or framework called “common ground” in which innovation and entrepreneurship are encouraged and supported. I anticipate that my research will provide a framework/guide which can be used as part of a continuous organizational transformation process. This will enable organizations to successfully adapt during this age of uncertainty—futureproof.

WHAT IS/ARE YOUR FAVOURITE BOOK(S)?

Steve: I honestly find value in every book that I read. As quoted by Theodore Roosevelt—“I am a part of everything that I have read.” Over the past summer I had the opportunity to read several books including, Beachcombing at Miramar by Richard Bode, The Shock Doctrine – The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein, The Future of Workplace Fear – How Human Reflex Stands in the Way of Digital Transformation by Steve Prentice, Walden by Henry David Thoreau, Effective Organizational Change – Leading Through Sensemaking by Einar Iveroth and Jacob Hallencreutz and The Connected Company by Dave Gray.

Steve Wilson

As an alumnus and the third generation of his family to attend the British Columbia Institute of Technology, Steve Wilson is honoured to be part of the new Centre for Digital Transformation at BCIT. With over 30 years of industry experience in the information and communications technology ecosystem, Steve is passionate about helping people and organizations with their digital transformation journey and strategic innovation goals.

Combined with a number of professional and academic certifications (MBA, BTech, CFE, CFCI), Steve epitomizes industry best practices within the field of information and communication technology, providing strategic insights for successful outcomes. Some of his past clients come from a variety of industries including financial services, law enforcement, oil and gas, retail, legal services, government, transportation, education, and non-profit.

Being an advocate of innovation and lifelong learning, Steve is also currently pursuing his PhD. in the field of public sector innovation management, information governance, and international public policy issues related to the internet and universal access. Steve also continues to assist in the development of post-secondary training opportunities, online learning initiatives, innovation leadership and provides engaging presentations at industry events and conferences, both in person and in our new virtual/hybrid world. Contact Steve to learn more about the new Centre for Digital Transformation and some of the exciting strategic initiatives including the BCIT Smart Campus Initiative.

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Does your work focus on the scholarship of teaching & learning? Did you work closely with an industry or community partner? Was it applied research? Was it a social innovation research project? Did you conduct experiments at centres of innovation and/or research labs? Whatever it may be, we want to hear about it.

The Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education (JIPE) welcomes research stories and manuscripts from seasoned and emerging researchers from across the polytechnic and community college sectors, both within and outside Canada. Students/research assistants are also encouraged and invited to submit in collaboration with a faculty member/researcher. JIPE publishes original research papers, review articles, brief reports, book reviews and our “micro-dissemination” options, innovation spotlights and more.

Share your research on JIPE.ca.

Our approach to developing a research culture can be explained in three simple questions, and we encourage you to reflect on these:

What do you love to do?

What do you want to do more of?

What resources do you need to make this happen?

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EVENTS: HOSTED AND ATTENDED BY ORI

Curious about what Humber’s research and innovation community has been up to over the past few months? Humber events bring together all the different individuals who make it the vibrant place that it is—faculty members, staff, researchers, students, industry and community partners.

Whether you are interested in learning something new, connecting with the wider community, or just having fun, we hope to see you through our future events. Head over to our website to register today!

¨ Visit humber.ca/research/upcoming-events

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WHAT'S COMING UP!

Interested in what is coming up over the next few months? Here is a sneak peak of events/workshops to come!

PHOTO BY FELIPE NARCIZO / ILLUSTRATION BY PLANNING VECTORS FROM VECTEEZY

Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL)

The Office of Research & Innovation views research and learning as two functions which are equally essential to enrich the development and growth of faculty members’ journey as researchers and educators. We believe in the importance of combining both parts to help faculty researchers to build new knowledge, experience a novel understanding of the world surrounding them and gain or perfect their skills and abilities for research.

SoTL Funding Opportunities

The new SoTL funding opportunities, Seed and Cultivate, will be the first step for emerging researchers looking to embark on the research journey. These funding opportunities will help them nurture an idea or an unanswered question to build a robust and impactful applied research project. Please see the SoTL Handbook for an in-depth overview, including program information and the funding opportunities process roadmap.

Seed Research & Innovation Fund

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.

Cultivate Research & Innovation Fund

The Cultivate Research & Innovation Fund has been created for researchers who want to expand their projects by building solutions that can further impact their students’ learning process. 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.

SoTL Research Garden

Introduction to SoTL Research: In this introductory workshop, researchers will learn how to get started in SoTL Research. This will include examples from past SoTL projects.

Research Data Management: How to Avoid a Research Data Nightmare: In this workshop, we will learn best practices to avoid data loss and how to identify and reduce risks which can jeopardize your data. We will learn to craft a research data management plan.

Introduction to SoTL Proposal Writing : In this workshop, researchers will learn the basics of starting a SoTL proposal. Topics include conducting a literature review, narrowing down a research question, project planning and management, and budget creation.

Qualitative Research Workshop: In this workshop, researchers will look closely at different qualitative strategies, methodologies, and approaches. NVivo will be the primary software tool for guiding participants through qualitative data analysis.

Quantitative Research I Workshop: In this workshop, researchers will be introduced to the basics of quantitative research design and learn how they can use this knowledge to plan out a quantitative SoTL research study.

Conducting Interviews: In this workshop, researchers will learn how to design and conduct interviews as a data collection method. Structured, semi-structured, and unstructured interviews will be explored, with the strengths and weaknesses of all three forms being discussed.

Research Data Management: Safe Sharing for Sensitive Data: We invite participants to an open session with a research data librarian, to look at different types of data and ways that research data can be protected through anonymization. Participants are encouraged to ask questions and real examples of anonymized data will be explored.

So You Want to Run a Survey?: In this workshop, researchers will learn how to design and utilize the survey as a data collection method. Qualtrics will be used as the primary software tool for guiding researchers through survey design and implementation. The strengths and weaknesses of surveys as a method will also be discussed.

So You Want to Run a Focus Group for Market Research?: In this workshop, researchers will learn how to design and conduct focus groups for market research, on anything from products and services to beliefs and perceptions, to reveal through qualitative data analysis, what are customer attitudes and opinions. The use of both in-person and virtual focus groups will be explored, with the strengths and weaknesses of both forms being discussed. (Pre-requisite: Qualitative Research Workshop)

Quantitative Research II Workshop: In this workshop, researchers will build upon the knowledge from the Quantitative Research I Workshop and learn how to apply quantitative data analysis for their SoTL research study. SPSS will be introduced as the primary research tool.

Introduction to Data Storytelling : In this workshop, researchers will learn how to use multiple tools such as Advanced Excel or Tableau, which will be crucial to understanding and applying data analytics principles.

Introduction to 4MAT: In this workshop, researchers will learn the 4MAT framework for creating more dynamic and engaging presentations. This framework for learning helps educators deliver information in more dynamic and engaging ways.

Sharing your Research Story : In this workshop, researchers will learn how to disseminate their research findings using a variety of platforms.

Humber College Joins International Congress for Research, Insights and Analytics

By Lucas Cunha

ESOMAR, THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR

market, social and opinion research, held its annual congress from September 18 to 21 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto—and our team from the Office of Research & Innovation was there to represent Humber College.

It was ESOMAR's first congress since the pandemic, also marking the organization's 75th anniversary. With talks and presentations from some of the biggest names in the research, insights and analytics field, the congress also featured a series of networking events with high-profile companies from all over the world and a gala dinner.

During those four days, our team had the chance to watch thought leaders in the research industry discuss a broad array of subjects, all under the same theme: “What if?”

Some of the highlights included keynote addresses given by: Jeremy Gutsche, CEO of Trend Hunter and author of Create the Future / the Innovation Handbook: Tactics for Disruptive Thinking; Scilla Alecci, an investigative reporter and video journalist for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists who was part of the team responsible for the Panama Papers investigation; Daniel Quinn, a director at the market research firm The Forge; and Esie Mensah, a multidisciplinary artist and choreographer who has collaborated with musicians like Rihanna, Drake and Arcade Fire.

If you didn’t get the chance to join the event, don’t worry— you can check some of the photos we took there in the following pages and visit ESOMAR to know more about everything that happened during the congress.

JEREMY GUTSCHE, CEO OF TREND HUNTER

MARIA BRUDER, AUDIENCE INSIGHT, BBC WORLD SERVICE

KALLE BACKLUND, R&D AND PRODUCT METHODOLOGY AT NEPA

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PRAVIN SHEKAR, INTERIM CEO, ESOMAR

HUMBER COLLEGE TEAM WITH JARED CARR, CHIEF CUSTOMER OFFICER AT QUALSIGHTS

LEFT TO RIGHT: PRAVIN SHEKAR, ANJU KAKKAR AND SARAN DAVAAJARGAL

LEFT TO RIGHT: MUGE ABAC, CAMILA PEREZ PENA, ANJU KAKKAR, ESHA RANA AND SARAN DAVAAJARGAL

KRISTIN LUCK, ESOMAR COUNCIL MEMBER, PRESIDENT AT ESOMAR, FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER AT SCALEHOUSE

NDEYE DIAGNE, MANAGING DIRECTOR WEST AFRICA, INSIGHTS DIVISION, KANTAR, NIGERIA

JANICE SAJI INTERVIEWING GRANT FELLER, CHIEF STORYTELLER, WEARESTORYMAKERS

Innovation Workshop Buffet

Expand your learning, explore humancentred frameworks, rethink problem solving, and effectively make an impact on

audiences.

The Office of Research & Innovation is proud to invite everyone to our Fall 2022 Innovation Workshop Buffet . The sessions are free with in-person and virtual options provided by our team of experts. Lunch is provided in in-person sessions.

more about the workshops in SPARK Issue #2 (issuu.com/humber_research/docs/spark-issue002rev/12).

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Title: Me, Myself and Us: The Science of Personality and the Art of Well-Being

Author: Brian Little Recommended by: ORI team

About: Me, Myself, and Us explores questions that are rooted in the origins of human consciousness but are as commonplace as yesterday’s breakfast conversation, such as whether our personality traits are set by age thirty or whether our brains and selves are more plastic. He considers what our personalities portend for our health and success, and the extent to which our well-being depends on the personal projects we pursue.

Title: The Clan of the Cave Bear

Author: Jean Auel

Recommended by: ORI team

About: The stunning epic that stirred the imagination of millions. Here is a novel of awesome beauty and power. A moving saga about people, relationships and the boundaries of love. Through Jean Auel's magnificent storytelling, we are taken back to the dawn of mankind and swept up in the wonderful world of a very special heroine, Ayla. Her enthralling story is one we all can share. A natural disaster has left young Ayla alone, wandering, fending for herself in an unfamiliar land.

Title: Atomic Habits

Author: James Clear

Recommended by: Andrea Wilson

About: If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.

Title: 12 Rules for Life: ‘An Antidote to Chaos'

Author: Jordan Peterson

Recommended by: Anxhelo Mecollari

About: What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hardwon truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research.

Humorous, surprising, and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street.

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After all, the ultimate goal of all research is not objectivity, but the truth.

Helene Deutsch

Creativity requires input, and that’s what research is. You’re gathering material with which to build.

If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday.

Pearl Buck

Investing in science education and curiosity-driven research is investing in the future.

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You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.

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INTERESTED IN GETTING INTO RESEARCH BUT DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN?

The Office of Research & Innovation (ORI) invites faculty to apply for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) funding programs: Seed (an investigation-oriented funding program) and Cultivate (a design-oriented funding program).

These funds create pathways for emerging researchers willing to grow from curiosity in the classroom to crossing boundaries with discovery and application of knowledge in practical applied research opportunities.

Read the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Handbook for complete information. (issuu.com/humber_research/docs/sotl-handbook)

Scholarship ofTeaching and LearningHandbook

Tell us what SPARK means to you. If you have an idea or experience you’d love to share, let us know. Reach out to us at humberpress@humber.ca .

Humber SPARK is … a The feeling of discovery a A desire to innovate a Igniting a passion for transformation a Ideas that inspire a Answering “what if?” a Pushing boundaries a A collaborative experience a Solving the unsolvable a Leading in curiosity a Freedom of exploration a Endless possibilities a Empowerment a Where critical thinking meets creativity a Evolution a Courage in the face of failure a Disseminating knowledge a Building a research culture a Supporting emerging and experienced researchers