Research & Innovation has established a Community of Practice (CoP) for PhD students, candidates or potential program applicants. Our group meets monthly to celebrate successes, support research challenges, exchange helpful tips and offer encouragement. Joined by guests from varying research disciplines and Humber departments, our CoP is an opportunity to learn from each other. Meetings will resume in Fall 2024!

This CoP is open to all Humber faculty and staff.

Interested in joining? Please fill out our form.

For any questions, please reach out to Emma Smith, PhD, Associate Dean, Research & Development, Research & Innovation at emma.smith@humber.ca.

Did you know that Blackboard has updated the way documents are made in Blackboard Ultra? Using the new content designer is easy to use and available now!

Creating documents now follows a block-based pattern. You can add:

• Content, like text, images and links,
• HTML, for embedding non-text content and videos,
• File Uploads, for word, PowerPoint, or pdf files,
• Uploading from the Cloud,
• or converting files into the document structure.

Learn more about this update from our Faculty Blackboard Help page.

The user interface when in a course has changed too. The new design incorporates:

• Subtle gradients and softer edges
• A more cohesive color palette with inviting, warmer tones
• More intuitive navigation, which reduces cognitive load and increases focus on the content

Anthology also has improved the differentiation among learning modules, folders, and content items in Blackboard Ultra because it is sometimes challenging to distinguish among these elements. Learn more about this update from Innovative Learning's Blackboard Hub page.

Need support? The Innovative Learning Support Centre is here to help!

In 2023, the Library launched a self-paced module on Academic Integrity and Citation Awareness which uses scenarios, interactive activities, videos, and more, to introduce students to the values and practices of academic integrity. Faculty can easily embed the module into their Blackboard courses, and it includes a certificate of completion.

An updated version of the Library's Academic Integrity and Citation Awareness module is now available. It includes: 

• Updated links to resources on the new Library website
• Enhanced accessibility features

Faculty members using the SCORM module in their Blackboard course sites are encouraged to download and import the latest version. For the download link and instructions, please visit our Instructor Guide.

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 Calendar in Blackboard. It's also a good idea to share the link via an Announcement in Blackboard.
• Create a 'Class' event in Microsoft Teams using your Humber credentials, copy the meeting link and post in the Course Content area and the Calendar in Blackboard. It's also a good idea to share the link via an Announcement in Blackboard.
• Create a 'Class' channel in Microsoft Teams, copy the link to the team and share it with your students via an Announcement in Blackboard.

For more information about these options, please visit our creating a class meeting link for students to join virtually resource.

Important note: When we migrated to MS Teams for online classes in Summer 2023, we integrated a tool (MS Teams LTI) into Blackboard. Since that time, the MS Teams LTI has become increasingly unreliable. Blackboard no longer supports this LTI, and it has now officially been removed from Blackboard.

Need support? Contact the Innovative Learning Support Centre. We are here to help.