Joseph Palumbo, executive director of the Career Development Centre at 91ŃÇÉ«'s Schulich School of Business, says aspiring directors of HR need to be passionate about their career choice. "First and foremost, (you need to) have a passion for human capital: the potential and importance of people in organizations and have an interest/passion for the attraction, recruitment, selection, retention, compensation, development and maximization of people," says Palumbo in The Star Phoenix and the Calgary Herald Nov. 10. .
Isabel Killoran, a professor at 91ŃÇɫ’s Faculty of Education and former special education teacher, says a teacher’s greatest challenge is that “no two children with autism are the same,” reported the Toronto Star Nov. 12. She teaches a 36-hour course in special education, helping teachers learn common strategies that can help in class, depending on the child’s needs. Children with autism think and learn differently. They need organization and structure, lessons in social skills and how to manage stress; they don’t tolerate a lot of noise and distractions. Killoran’s big message though: behaviour is communication. “It’s our job to be detective and figure out what’s triggering the behaviour. A lot of time it is something that’s environmental, something happening in the classroom.” .
Alan Middleton, a marketing professor with 91ŃÇɫ’s Schulich School of Business, said there's no doubt allowing single-game betting would benefit the CFL financially by raising the excitement and interest surrounding the games and by deterring the NFL from moving north. "Is it likely that the other leagues will take some kind of defensive action because of this? Yes," he said, suggesting a "miffed" NFL would be less likely to have the league's Buffalo Bills play games in Toronto, reported The Globe and Mail Nov. 10. .
Adobe has announced the 2012 winners of its annual design award competition. The winners can be viewed in an . Canadian prize winners include Hector Herrera from OCAD University and Richelle Rogers from a joint-program between 91ŃÇÉ« and Sheridan College, reported itbusiness.ca Nov. 12. .