The Student Feedback Questionnaire (SFQ) is Humber’s primary mechanism for collecting anonymous student feedback on the learning experience in each course, every semester. This process reinforces Humber’s shared commitment to academic quality and reflective teaching practice and facilitates the continuous improvement of the student learning experience by using insights gathered from the students’ responses. SFQ […]
These are the highlights of this month’s improved features in Blackboard Ultra that will be live Thursday, April 2nd. The most relevant updates are related to a few key areas: Communication & Collaboration Assignments & Tests Communication and Collaboration Review both sets of Discussion due dates across multiple views in Blackboard When instructors create a […]
These are the highlights of this month’s improved features in Blackboard Ultra that will be live Thursday, March 5th. The most relevant updates are related to a few key areas: Instructional Design Communication and Collaboration Tests & Assignments Gradebook Instructional Design Generate Knowledge Checks with AI When inserting a Knowledge Check, instructors are now […]
All Fall 2024 courses, including DEVU and SBXU courses, will be removed from Humber systems on Friday, March 6th 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 […]
With recent updates to Blackboard, there was a change that may have caused some links to become corrupted within Blackboard documents, identified on February 10th, 2026. In a specific scenario where a document included PDF attachments from more than one course, an attachment from a different course may no longer be referenced correctly. In some […]
What is the Respondus Lockdown Browser? LockDown Browser is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within a learning management system. The purpose of the Lockdown Browser is to lock down student computers to uphold academic integrity while taking a test in Blackboard. The following are troubleshooting tips to help you avoid issues […]
Thank you for your cooperation in completing the Fall 2025 term’s Student Feedback Questionnaire (SFQ)! The results of the SFQ have been completed and sent to individual faculty members via email for review. Please learn more about viewing student feedback once the Student Feedback Questionnaire (SFQ) is completed. To support the interpretation and application of feedback, […]
Microsoft Teams is our video hosting platform for live, online classes in Blackboard Ultra. The recommended method for creating and sharing the link to an online synchronous class in Blackboard is to: Create an event in Outlook Calendar using your Humber credentials, copy the meeting link and post in the Course Content area and the […]
When will Blackboard’s User Interface be changing? As of Thursday, January 8th, Blackboard Ultra’s appearance will be upgraded! Why is this change happening? According to Anthology, these changes are designed to help you find what you need faster, reduce clicks, and make every interaction simpler and more efficient. Anthology states that these are the reasons […]
These are the highlights of this month’s new and improved features in Blackboard Ultra that will be live Thursday, January 8th. The most relevant updates are related to a few key areas: Instructional Design Tests & Assignments Blackboard Core Instructional Design Usability improvements for Document Block Layout To improve usability and accessibility, Anthology has restructured […]