Innovative Learning, Faculty-Focused Workshops for Spring 2025 (May-June)

Innovative Learning (IL) invites you to a series of hands-on, faculty-centered workshops designed to support your professional practice as Humber faculty. Whether you're looking to explore the potential of Generative AI, create engaging online content with Articulate, make the most of your Blackboard courses, or align your curriculum with Universal Design for Learning, Indigenous Ways of Being, Knowing and Doing and the Humber Learning Outcomes (HLOs), these sessions are here to help. 

Each workshop offers practical strategies, ideas and tools for you to apply right away to enrich student engagement and create meaningful learning experiences. 

Join us to connect with your faculty colleagues, share ideas, and grow together in your teaching journey. 

Below is the list of professional learning workshops designed for Humber faculty. They are offered virtually or on-campus for the May-June 2025 semester.

Gen AI 

  • Why AI Checkers Don't Work and What You Can Do About It 
  • From Concept to Practice: Harnessing Generative AI to Transform Teaching Content 
  • AI in Assessments: When and How to Integrate It 
  • Intentional Intelligence: Considerations for Building a Custom AI Agent 
  • Leveraging GenAI and Video to Maximize Student Engagement 

Curriculum and Assessment Design   

  • Increasing Engagement with UDL 
  • Introduction to Competency Based Education 
  • Introduction to Problem-Based Learning (PBL) 
  • Designing Effectively for Online Teaching/Learning 
  • Designing Synchronous and Asynchronous Discussion Posts 

Articulate Software for Creating Online Course Content   

  • Articulate Rise: Introduction 
  • Articulate Rise: Exploring Interactivity and Multimedia 
  • Articulate Rise: Customizing and Publishing your Course 
  • Articulate Rise: Applying Scenario-Based Learning 
  • Articulate Rise: Quizzing and Knowledge Checks 

COSSID, Educational Technology, Blackboard Ultra, AODA and Accessibility  

  • Introduction to COSSID Workshop 
  • Navigating and Utilizing the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook 
  • Empowering Educators with Blackboard Ultra's AI Tools 
  • Formative Assessment with EdTech: Kahoot, Quizlet and more 
  • Making Digital Documents Accessible to all Learners 

Humber Learning Outcomes (HLOs)  

  • Integrating Humber Learning Outcomes into Courses 

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Workshop

  • Advancing Teaching and Research: An Introduction to SoTL 

Integrating EDIB into the Curriculum and Assessment Workshops - Offered in Partnership with the Office of EDIB 

  • Equity by Design: Crafting Your Curriculum for Equity and Engagement 
  • Grade Expectations: Remixing Assessment with Equity for 2025 

Integrating IWBKD into the Curriculum - Offered in Partnership with the Office of Indigenous Education & Engagement 

  • Braiding the IWBKD Mindset into your practice: A conversation with IE&E Academic  
  • Circle & The Box Training

Sustainability Focused Workshops - Offered in Partnership with the Office of Sustainability

  • Incorporate Climate Action and Sustainability into your Curriculum
  • Demonstrate Net Zero Impact in your Curriculum – Any Discipline 

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