HUMBERStarting soon: March 24th – April 15th is SFQ Season for 14-week courses! Before SFQ’s begin for your course, instructors can add up to three personalized Likert scale questions and three personalized open-ended questions to the SFQ. This is a helpful way to tie the SFQ to your specific content, teaching practices, and initiatives and can […]
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 […]
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. You can learn more about Respondus Lockdown Browser here! […]
Midterm season is around the corner! Here are a few Gradebook Setup Tips from the team in Innovative Learning. “How do I set up the overall grade in my course?” 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
