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All Summer 2024 courses, including DEVU and SBXU courses, will be removed from Humber systems on Friday, November 21st at 4pm.   Why are courses being removed? This is standard practice to ensure we maintain enough space and capacity on the Learning Management System, so these clean-ups are scheduled following good practices for data and […]

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​These are the highlights of this month’s new and improved features in Blackboard Ultra that will be live Thursday, November 6th and the changes that were made that went live Thursday, October 2nd. The most relevant updates are related to a few key areas: Communication & Collaboration Tests & Assignments Gradebook   Communication & Collaboration Improved […]

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​These are the highlights of this month’s new and improved features in Blackboard Ultra that will be live Thursday, September 4th. The most relevant updates are related to a few key areas: Instructional design Communication & Collaboration   Instructional Design   Enhance Documents with Block Styling Options Anthology will be adding block styling to Documents, […]

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Here are the highlights of faculty questions from August. These are not necessarily the most frequently asked questions, but helpful for all faculty members to know! Need support? The Innovative Learning Support Centre is here to help if you need support with anything mentioned below.   Question: How do I setup the overall grade for my […]

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Here are the highlights of faculty questions from July. These are not necessarily the most frequently asked questions, but helpful for all faculty members to know!   Question: How can I ensure academic integrity on my final assessments in Blackboard? Answer: Innovative Learning recommends using Blackboard’s features to secure your assessment in lower stakes assessment. There […]

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​These are the highlights of this month’s new and improved features in Blackboard Ultra that will be live Thursday, August 7th. The most relevant updates are related to a few key areas: Instructional design Communication & Collaboration Gradebook Instructional Design   Enhance Documents with Block Styling Options Anthology will be adding block styling to Documents, […]

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Here are the highlights of faculty questions from June. These are not necessarily the most frequently asked questions, but helpful for all faculty members to know!   Question: What is the SFQ (Student Feedback Questionnaire)? How do I add it to my course? Can I extend or change the dates? Answer: The Student Feedback Questionnaire […]

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​These are the highlights of this month’s new and improved features in Blackboard Ultra that will be live Thursday, July 3rd. The most relevant updates are related to a few key areas: Instructional design Tests & Assignments Gradebook Learner Progression & Personalized Experience Instructional Design   Add Captions to Image Blocks in Blackboard Ultra Documents […]

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These are the highlights of this month’s new and improved features in Blackboard Ultra that will be live Thursday, June 5th. The most relevant updates are related to a few key key areas: Instructional design Tests & Assignments Communication & Collaboration and Gradebook Learn more about the full update at Anthology’s Blackboard website here!   […]

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Now, at around the 2nd and 3rd week of the semester, it is crucial to reach out to students to ensure that they are staying engaged in your course. If students aren’t logging into Blackboard and are missing deadlines, these students may be at risk, and we have an opportunity to help them. There are […]

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