Innovative Learning - Faculty-Focused Workshops for Winter 2025

Innovative Learning (IL) invites you to join a series of faculty-focused workshops that are designed to train and support you in the integration of various tools and resources such as GenAI, Articulate, Blackboard and Humber Learning Outcomes (HLOs). Through these workshops, you will gain strategies to enhance your teaching practices, streamline course delivery, and create engaging and impactful learning experiences for your students. 

Workshops cover the following topics: 

  • Generative Artificial Intelligence  
  • Curriculum Design 
  • Assessment Design 
  • Articulate Software: Online Course Build Series 
  • Humber’s LMS: Blackboard Ultra 
  • Educational Technology 
  • AODA and Accessibility 
  • Humber Learning Outcomes (HLOs) 

Below is the list of professional learning workshops designed for Humber faculty and are offered virtually throughout the winter semester:

Gen AI

  • GenAI and Teaching Applications 
  • Using the AI Design Assistant in Blackboard 

Curriculum and Assessment Design 

  • Designing Effectively for Online Teaching/Learning 
  • Creating Meaningful Assessments and Incorporating Feedback 
  • Creating an Effective Lesson Plan 
  • Designing Synchronous and Asynchronous Discussion Posts 
  • Getting Feedback on Your Teaching 
  • Get students engaged with course materials: Hypothesis in Practice 

Articulate Software for Creating Online Course Content 

  • Online Course Build Series: Introduction to Articulate Rise 
  • Online Course Build Series: Creating interactive experiences in Articulate Rise  
  • Online Course Build Series: Using Articulate Rise for Scenario-Based Learning 
  • Online Course Build Series: Articulate Rise – Customizing and Publishing your Course to Blackboard 

Humber’s LMS: Blackboard 

  • Grading Efficiently using the Gradebook in Blackboard 
  • Online Course Build Series: Setting up your Blackboard Course for an Online Build 
  • Configuring Blackboard Ultra Tests 
  • Leveraging Blackboard’s Student Retention Strategies 

EdTech 

  • Facilitating Learning Experiences using Ed Tech Tools 
  • Engaging Video Discussions and Assessments in the Digital Classroom: Tools and Techniques 
  • Utilizing Microsoft Teams for Teaching 
  • Utilizing Microsoft Copilot to Create Teaching Content 

AODA and Accessibility 

  • Video Literacy - 3 Ways to Maximize the Learning Potential of Curriculum Videos  
  • Video Literacy - How to Make the Best Welcome Video: Content, Camera and Audio Tips and Tricks  
  • Making Digital Documents Accessible - The 5 Basics to Master 

Humber Learning Outcomes (HLOs) 

  • Integrating Humber Learning Outcomes into Courses 

Visit the IL Programs & Events page for a complete list of workshop descriptions, dates and link to register.