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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Here are the highlights of faculty questions from August. 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 requests […]
These are the highlights of this month’s new and improved features in Blackboard Ultra that will be live Thursday, September 5th. The updates are related to 3 different areas: Instructional Design Flexible grading Learner progression and personalized experience Feel free to review the full details of this month’s updates here. Instructional Design Knowledge Checks in […]