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Here are the highlights of faculty questions from February. These are not necessarily the most frequently asked questions, but helpful for all faculty members to know!   Question: How do I set due date or time limit accommodations? Answer: Access the Roster of your course. The Roster is located on the left hand side, under […]

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These are the highlights of this month’s new and improved features in Blackboard Ultra that will be live Thursday, February 6th. 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!   Instructional […]

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The SFQ Season is fast approaching! The Student Feedback Questionnaire (SFQ) invites students to provide anonymous feedback on their learning experience in support of our shared commitment to ensuring the quality of our students’ learning experiences at Humber every semester. SFQ dates are dependent on the length of a course, opening to students about 70% of the way through […]

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Here are the highlights of faculty questions from January. These are not necessarily the most frequently asked questions, but helpful for all faculty members to know!   Question: How do I setup the Gradebook and the Overall Grade? Answer: Innovative Learning has created a simulation to help you learn to setup your overall grade. If […]

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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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Here are the highlights of faculty questions from December 2024. These are not necessarily the most frequently asked questions, but helpful for all faculty members.   Question: How do I request a course to be merged? How does it work? Answer: Complete and submit this form to merge multiple courses into a single site. All […]

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​ These are the highlights of this month’s new and improved features in Blackboard Ultra that will be live Thursday, January 9th. The most relevant updates are related to 3 key areas: Instructional design Mastery learning and learning pathways and Gradebook Learn more about the full update at Anthology’s Blackboard website here!   Instructional Design Improvements […]

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A few weeks ago, some faculty members and Innovative Learning noticed a technical issue with audio feedback when instructors are providing feedback to students on graded course content. Students would not be able to access or listen to the playback in Blackboard. This issue was raised with Anthology and, after further investigation, it has been […]

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All Winter 2025 courses have been created in Blackboard and can now be accessed by instructors and staff that have been assigned to courses in Banner. Winter 2025 courses can be found by navigating to the courses page in Blackboard. At this time, please consider exporting your course from the Fall 2024 term for safe keeping, and if you […]

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Here are the highlights of faculty questions from November. These are not necessarily the most frequently asked questions, but helpful for all faculty members to know!   Question: How do I create a Test in Blackboard? Answer: Follow these step-by-step instructions: On the Course Content page, select the plus sign > Create. The Create Item panel will open […]

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