Greetings from Humber FHSW's Wellness Connection Team!
To start the year off, we’ve got something exciting in store. On Monday, January 17 at 4 p.m., The Wellness Connection Team will be hosting a virtual live event with guest speaker Natalie Toman from ParticipACTION.
Natalie has 30 years of experience in leading and creating wellness initiatives in various workplace environments. Natalie is the Health Promotions Lead at ParticipACTION, supporting all fitness and health content creation.
In this session, Natalie discusses the importance of moving more each day and how to integrate movement to contrast sedentary behaviours. By the end of this session, Natalie will have you breaking your sitting routine with a fit break - while you’re at your desk!
Register now or scan the QR code on the attached poster.
Aimed at kids ages 6 to 11, Virtual Nature Camp with the Humber Arboretum offers fun and engaging online programming promoting curiosity and nature connection. Through games, challenges, and activities campers will learn about the natural world and discover new ways to explore outdoors.
PA Day Virtual Camp: Winter Magic
Kids can join Humber Arboretum staff online for a fun day focused on the winter season. Through art and games we'll explore evergreen trees, winter birds, animal tracking, migration, hibernation, and winter adaptations.
Date: Friday, January 14*
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST (Lunch break 12 to 1 p.m.)
Location: Online via Zoom
Ages: Campers aged 6 to 11 are welcome to register (Please note that some younger campers may need assistance with some activities)
Cost: $30 per camper
Registration: Visit the Humber Arboretum Virtual Camp page for more information or go directly to online registration
*Please note this camp is also being offered on Monday January 24 to accomodate different school board schedules. Use the same links as above for more information or to register.
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Please join us for an All-Employee Virtual Town Hall hosted by HROE on Thursday, January 13, 2022 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. This Town Hall is intended to provide an overview of the Winter 2022 semester plans, health and safety updates and any other related updates that may impact or be of interest to staff. If you are planning to attend, please register here.
Submit a question prior to the Town Hall (anonymously or not). Please submit any questions by end of day Wednesday, January 12.
Thank you for your continued commitment to our students and our operations.
Human Resources & Organizational Effectiveness (HROE)
Learn Blackboard Ultra. January training sessions now posted to the Innovative Learning training calendar. Links below. Registration is required.
Getting Started with Blackboard Ultra**
January 6, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Presented during Faculty ED-Venture Days, this session focuses on the new Blackboard ULTRA dashboard and course navigation. Participants will learn how to apply the Humber template and create and send announcements and course messages in an ULTRA course. Also, we will look at the main content structures and tools available.
Creating Content in Blackboard Ultra**
January 7, 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Presented during Faculty ED-Venture Days. Blackboard Ultra’s modern design provides an opportunity to create more inclusive, flexible learning materials. In this session, we will explore various types of content you can build in Blackboard Ultra, such as documents, uploads, links, and embeds. We will also review the methods you can use to organize your content.
Blackboard Learn Basic Ultra*
January 19, 11 a.m.- 12 p.m.
This webinar is designed to provide you easy step-by-step instructions on how to upload course content, create discussion boards for students to engage, and provide an overview on the types of online assessments available in Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View.
Blackboard Collaborate Basics*
January 25, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Blackboard Collaborate is a virtual classroom tool that allows you to engage with your students in real-time, to record sessions for students to watch later, and to offer live virtual office hours. In this 45-minute session, we will review the Collaborate interface and tools that support engaging virtual classroom sessions.
Note: Humber is ‘sunsetting’ Collaborate at the end of the semester and moving to Microsoft Teams. But for those who need help now, this session may be helpful.
Q&A with Experts: Blackboard Collaborate*
January 26, 11 a.m.- 12 p.m.
Have a question on how to do something in Blackboard Collaborate? Join this live Office Hours session where Blackboard experts will be on hand to answer questions, demonstrate workflows and provide guidance on teaching remotely.
Note: Humber is ‘sunsetting’ Collaborate at the end of the semester and moving to Microsoft Teams. But for those who need help now, this session may be helpful.
Q&A with Experts: Blackboard Learn Ultra*
January 27, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Have a question on how to do something in Blackboard Learn Ultra? Join this live Office Hours session where Blackboard experts will be on hand to answer questions, demonstrate workflows and provide guidance on teaching remotely.
Registration required for all sessions.
*Presented by Blackboard
**Presented by ED-Venture Days
Previous BB ULTRA TRAINING RECORDINGS
We’re exploring Flexibility in Teaching & Learning, just in time for this term's challenging ‘return to the classroom.’
Join us January 6 and 7 for a range of engaging sessions, with something for all new and returning Faculty: flexible teaching & learning strategies; course design ideas; collaborative learning environments; LMS and other tools, and reflections on work and wellness in winter 2022.
All are warmly welcome. We hope to see you there!
Registration required. See the IL website event page for details.
Schedule at-a-glance
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Thursday, January 6, 2022 |
Friday, January 7, 2022 |
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9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. |
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Creating Content in Blackboard Ultra |
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11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Getting Started with Blackboard Ultra |
Creating Collaborative Learning Environments |
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12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch Hour Reflection: |
Lunch Hour Reflection: Creating a Community of Learners |
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1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. |
Course Design and Delivery for Synchronous and Asynchronous Formats |
Getting started with Microsoft Teams |
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3 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. |
Getting started with Microsoft Teams |
Using Panopto in Blackboard Ultra |
Learn Blackboard Ultra. January training sessions now posted to the Innovative Learning training calendar. Links below. Registration is required.
Getting Started with Blackboard Ultra**
January 6, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Presented during Faculty ED-Venture Days, this session focuses on the new Blackboard ULTRA dashboard and course navigation. Participants will learn how to apply the Humber template and create and send announcements and course messages in an ULTRA course. Also, we will look at the main content structures and tools available.
Creating Content in Blackboard Ultra**
January 7, 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Presented during Faculty ED-Venture Days. Blackboard Ultra’s modern design provides an opportunity to create more inclusive, flexible learning materials. In this session, we will explore various types of content you can build in Blackboard Ultra, such as documents, uploads, links, and embeds. We will also review the methods you can use to organize your content.
Blackboard Learn Basic Ultra*
January 19, 11 a.m.- 12 p.m.
This webinar is designed to provide you easy step-by-step instructions on how to upload course content, create discussion boards for students to engage, and provide an overview on the types of online assessments available in Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View.
Blackboard Collaborate Basics*
January 25, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Blackboard Collaborate is a virtual classroom tool that allows you to engage with your students in real-time, to record sessions for students to watch later, and to offer live virtual office hours. In this 45-minute session, we will review the Collaborate interface and tools that support engaging virtual classroom sessions.
Note: Humber is ‘sunsetting’ Collaborate at the end of the semester and moving to Microsoft Teams. But for those who need help now, this session may be helpful.
Q&A with Experts: Blackboard Collaborate*
January 26, 11 a.m.- 12 p.m.
Have a question on how to do something in Blackboard Collaborate? Join this live Office Hours session where Blackboard experts will be on hand to answer questions, demonstrate workflows and provide guidance on teaching remotely.
Note: Humber is ‘sunsetting’ Collaborate at the end of the semester and moving to Microsoft Teams. But for those who need help now, this session may be helpful.
Q&A with Experts: Blackboard Learn Ultra*
January 27, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Have a question on how to do something in Blackboard Learn Ultra? Join this live Office Hours session where Blackboard experts will be on hand to answer questions, demonstrate workflows and provide guidance on teaching remotely.
Registration required for all sessions.
*Presented by Blackboard
**Presented by ED-Venture Days
Previous BB ULTRA TRAINING RECORDINGS
Join us January 6 and 7 as we explore flexibility—in teaching and learning strategies, course design ideas, considerations for in-person and on-line learning environments, platforms and toolsets—in ways that consider the uniquely challenging return to in-person learning this term.
Registration opening soon! Details to come at the Innovative Learning website.
Join Humber Arboretum staff and students from the Learning by LeadingTM program for a casual online conversation about nature.
Tune in to the Nature Exchange every second Wednesday to hear members of the Humber Arboretum' team share stories and answer your questions about the wild plants and animals of the GTA. You are welcome to join the conversation or just listen in.
The theme for this Nature Exchange is: Welcome to 2022
We're back from the holidays with a free-ranging chat about sightings over the break, goals for the new year, or anything else.
This is a free, drop-in event open to all.
No registration is required. You can learn more about the Nature Exchange on the Arboretum website, or simply join the event on January 5 at 2 p.m.
Please note that this event will be recorded and may be shared online after the fact.
Watch the previous episdoe of the Nature Exchange, the student-led "Nature of the Holidays," on YouTube.
Connect with the Humber Arboretum online: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | Newsletter
Come discuss Shakespeare! Once per month we look at a play by Shakespeare from the perspective that Shakespeare might have something to teach us (rather than the other way around) about politics and human nature. Open to interested Humber faculty, administrators, support staff and students with a recommendation. You don’t need a background in English literature to attend.
This month we look at a comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor, which has a much more modern feel to it than some other plays. Windsor is a small town next to a royal court and is the only play by Shakespeare to feature a newly emerging middle class. What are the marriages and families like in this play? What is Falstaff up to? Is Shakespeare saying anything about the nobility?
Where? Online on Zoom at 8 p.m. on December 16 (take a break from marking).
Coming plays: Julius Caesar on January 20, Measure for Measure on February 24.
Free text at www.opensourceshakespeare.org
Arden, Signet, and Oxford editions of Shakespeare are also good.
Videos: Humber College Library has all of the BBC (early 1980’s) videos available which can be watched online.
RSVP to Kirk Rintoul, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Business for link and password at kirk.rintoul@humber.ca.
Limited to 16 confirmed attendees (waiting list if necessary).
These are not your typical webinars or workshops! In these working sesssions, you can get help from Humber Blackboard experts on moving your courses to Blackboard Ultra.
We'll cover only one method per session. Registration is required for each. We look forward to working with you.
The STARTING FRESH METHOD Working Session
Thursday, December 16
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
This 90-minute session is focused on the Starting Fresh method of moving your course to Blackboard Ultra. Bring your course and bring your questions! We’ll have a group of Blackboard experts available to provide demos, answer questions, and meet one-on-one to help you migrate your course to Blackboard Ultra using the Starting Fresh method.
The ULTRA COURSE PREVIEW Working Session
Thursday, December 16
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
This 90-minute session is focused on the Ultra Course Preview method of moving your course to Blackboard Ultra. This is a space where you can bring your questions and our Blackboard experts will provide answers, demos, and even one-on-ones to help you migrate your course to Blackboard Ultra using the Ultra Course Preview method.
Still getting started? Not sure about which way to go? First check out the the introductory video in the Move to Ultra Kit, created to help you decide with method is best for your courses.
If you are unable to attend these Working Sessions, keep in mind that Blackboard Ultra support is still available through various methods:
Our Instructional Support team can help. Come by our live online drop-in or email facultyblackboard@humber.ca.
