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November 16th – December 8th is SFQ Season for 14-week courses! Student Feedback Questionnaires (SFQs) invite students to provide anonymous feedback on their learning experience in each course each semester to support our shared commitment to ensuring the quality of our academic programs at Humber. Student feedback is anonymous and confidential. Please review these important […]
These are the highlights of this month’s new and improved features in Blackboard Ultra that will be live Thursday, November 7th. The most relevant updates are related to 4 key areas: Instructional Design Tests and Assignments Communication and Collaboration Learner progression and personalized experience Review the full details of this month’s updates here! Instructional Design Improvement […]
Here are the highlights of faculty questions from October. These are not necessarily the most frequently asked questions, but helpful for all faculty members to know! Question: How do I enable SafeAssign for my Assessment? Answer: Remember to enable SafeAssign before students have access to your assessment! Locate the test or assignment you want […]
SafeAssign, which compares student submissions against a set of academic papers to identify plagiarism and/or academic misconduct in Blackboard, will be undergoing a scheduled maintenance on November 19th at 6 am to ensure its continued reliability and performance. It is approximated that the updates will take about 2 hours, during which SafeAssign will be completely […]
Respondus Lockdown Browser was recently removed from Blackboard Ultra. In light of this change, Innovative Learning wants to share some recommendations and alternatives to the Respondus Lockdown Browser to protect your tests and quizzes. There are 3 potential alternatives: If you have a low-stakes online assessment, secure your assessment using features available to you in […]
Here are the highlights of faculty questions from September. These are not necessarily the most frequently asked questions, but helpful for all faculty members to know! Question: How can I make my tests more secure? Answer: To make your tests more secure against academic misconduct, there are a few things you can do. You […]
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 […]
Please share this message widely! All Summer 2023 courses, including DEVU and SBXU courses, will be removed from Humber systems on Friday, October 25th at 4pm. Why are courses being removed? Humber removes courses one year after final grades are submitted or courses are created (for DEVU and SBXU courses). For the current Fall 2024 semester, courses from the Summer 2023 semester will be […]
Midterm season is around the corner! Here are five Gradebook Setup Tips from the team in Innovative Learning. “How do I set up the overall grade in my course?” Tip #1: Use the weighted grading calculation to show students the running total of their overall grade. Assign the weighted percentage values to each gradable item according to the assessment plan […]
The Respondus LockDown Browser will be discontinued due to some required updates needed from the vendor. We are actively engaging with Respondus to address the issues, and we hope to resume the service once the necessary updates have been completed. To remove the Respondus Lockdown Browser from a test, please follow these instructions. In […]