New Faculty Orientation

Are you a new part-time, partial load or sessional faculty this semester? Join Innovative Learning to learn how we support teaching excellence and digital learning at Humber.

Our sessions are an opportunity to meet with members of the Innovative Learning team. You will become familiar with the services we have to offer to support the enhancement of your teaching experience.

Schedule

Date: Monday, August 25, 2025 Location: Virtual, MS Teams -

Time	Description
1:00pm - 2:30pm	Getting Started in Blackboard Transform your teaching experience with Blackboard Ultra! Simplify course management with easy profile setup, seamless course copying, and intuitive tools for adding content and gradable items. Plus, streamline assessments with a customizable Gradebook. Supercharge collaboration and engagement by integrating Microsoft Teams for real-time teaching and interaction. Upgrade your classroom today!
3:00pm - 4:30pm	Getting Ready to Teach at Humber As a polytechnic institute, our goal is to build career-ready citizens. We do this by developing deep levels of subject matter expertise through an active learning environment. This session will share tips, tools, and templates to help you bring these goals to life and focus on getting you ready for your first week of teaching.

Time

Description

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Getting Started in Blackboard
Transform your teaching experience with Blackboard Ultra! Simplify course management with easy profile setup, seamless course copying, and intuitive tools for adding content and gradable items. Plus, streamline assessments with a customizable Gradebook. Supercharge collaboration and engagement by integrating Microsoft Teams for real-time teaching and interaction. Upgrade your classroom today!

3:00pm - 4:30pm

Getting Ready to Teach at Humber
As a polytechnic institute, our goal is to build career-ready citizens. We do this by developing deep levels of subject matter expertise through an active learning environment. This session will share tips, tools, and templates to help you bring these goals to life and focus on getting you ready for your first week of teaching.

Date: Friday, August 29, 2025 Location: Virtual, MS Teams +

Time	Description
1:00pm - 2:30pm	Getting Ready to Teach at Humber As a polytechnic institute, our goal is to build career-ready citizens. We do this by developing deep levels of subject matter expertise through an active learning environment. This session will share tips, tools, and templates to help you bring these goals to life and focus on getting you ready for your first week of teaching.
3:00pm - 4:30pm	Getting Started in Blackboard Transform your teaching experience with Blackboard Ultra! Simplify course management with easy profile setup, seamless course copying, and intuitive tools for adding content and gradable items. Plus, streamline assessments with a customizable Gradebook. Supercharge collaboration and engagement by integrating Microsoft Teams for real-time teaching and interaction. Upgrade your classroom today!