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: Friday, January 3, 2025 Location: Virtual, MS Teams -
Time Description
3:00pm - 4:30pm Introduction to Humber's LMS, Blackboard Ultra 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!
Date: Monday, January 6, 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 Introduction to Humber's LMS, Blackboard Ultra 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!
Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025 Location: Virtual, MS Teams +
Time Description
1:00pm - 2:30pm Introduction to Humber's LMS, Blackboard Ultra 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.