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Welcome to Spring 2025 and Your Online/Hybrid Course!

Dear NTU Student,

Welcome to the Spring 2025 Semester! The session begins Tuesday, January 21, 2025, the first day you can access your online, hybrid/blended, web-enhanced course. Spring will end on Friday, May 16, 2025. Please check your NTU Skyhawk email for more information regarding course changes. I recommend that you log in to Blackboard Ultra to access your course, read the course Syllabus, know how to contact your Professor, and participate in your course(s).

The following is training information on our new Learning Management System – Blackboard Ultra. Please attend at least one of the sessions if you are not familiar with our LMS.

Student Blackboard Training in Blackboard Collaborate:
Link: https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/982aafdc34e54fb6870f32935d673ebf
Meeting ID: +1-571-392-7650
PIN: 2618261382

Date & Time

  • Tuesday, January 21, 2025, @ 9:00 AM
  • Tuesday, January 21, 2025, @ 2:00 PM
  • Wednesday,  January 22, 2025, @ 9:00 AM
  • Wednesday,  January 22, 2025, @ 2:00 PM
  • Thursday,  January 23, 2025, @ 9:00 AM
  • Thursday,  January 23, 2025, @ 2:00 PM
  • Monday,  January 27, 2025, @ 9:00 AM
  • Monday,  January 27, 2025, @ 2:00 PM
  • Tuesday,  January 28, 2025, @ 9:00 AM
  • Wednesday,  January 29, 2025, @ 9:00 AM
  • Thursday,  January 30, 2025, @ 9:00 AM

Meeting Types: A web-enhanced course is a traditional course offered face-to-face using Blackboard Ultra or some learning management system or web presence to enhance the course. The hybrid-blended course is half face-to-face or the use of a virtual tool such as Collaborate or Zoom, and the other half involves using Blackboard Ultra or some learning management system or web presence to enhance the course. The online course is offered fully online using Blackboard Ultra or some learning management system or web presence to enhance the course. You will need to contact your instructor if they are using a different LMS besides Blackboard Ultra.

You are expected to log into https://navajotech.blackboard.com/ or the required Learning Management System (LMS) used by your professor. Please check your Skyhawk email for specific course instructions from your online professor. Please read the following information carefully and refer to the attached document for essential information about entering and preparing for your online course in Blackboard Ultra. If you do not have a Blackboard Ultra account, please see the IT Department or send an email to its@navajotech.edu to request account information.

Blackboard Ultra Training Flyer
Log in and Preparation for Online Classes
Online Learning Brochure
Student Guide: Are You Taking an Online Course?

Before your course begins:

  1. Obtain your textbooks, most are available at the NTU Bookstore or through other online booksellers such as Amazon. Refer to your syllabus for book information.
  2. Check your computer requirements.
    1. Go to https://navajotech.blackboard.com/ and log in with your NTU Skyhawk Email.
    2. Contact Technical Support if you have questions at NTU IT Helpdesk.
  3. Help with common problems can be found in Student E-Learning Resources.
  4. Instructions to add a photo to your course profile can be found at Add Your Photo to Your Blackboard Profile
  5. New to online learning? NTU Online Student Policies and Procedures can help you navigate.
  6. Is online learning for you? Online Learning requires computer skills, communication skills, and being a motivated self-starter. Complete the online readiness for online learning by filling out the following assessment to get a good idea of your readiness, NTU Online Learning Readiness Quiz.
  7. You must have dedicated access to a computer that connects to the Internet loaded with Chrome or Browser.
  8. Read the E-Learning Tips for Success on how to be a successful online learner.
  9. Ensure you attend your online courses weekly. Refer to the online attendance policy. Online students need to login into their Learning Management System (LMS) at least 3-4 times a week.
  10. Do your own work. Refer to the E-Learning Student policies for more information.

Attend the first day of class:

  1. Go to: https://help.blackboard.com/, log on to Blackboard Ultra using your Skyhawk ID and Password, and begin working.
  2. Online courses follow the NTU academic calendar. It is important to begin working within your course on the first day of instruction.
  3. Additional information about Blackboard Ultra can be found at Student E-Learning.

Nitsahakees Bee’anoseel Student Success Center

Tutoring is available to all students in the Nitsahakees Bee’anoseel Student Success Center located on the Crownpoint Campus. The lab offers tutoring services and general use of computers. In lieu of structured tutoring, the facilities may be used simply as a quiet place to work on homework assignments. Hours of operation vary from semester to semester but include some afternoons and evenings. Specific hours are posted on the entrance door and on posting boards throughout the campus.

Tutorial Services is also a source of employment site for students qualified for the work-study program. The Nitsahakees Bee’anoseel Student Success Center is located on the first level of the Student Union Building, Rooms 145 and 146.

Technical Assistance:

  1. For Course Support: see your Blackboard Ultra course for contact information.
  2. For additional Technical Support, call 505.387.7363, Monday – Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, or email: its@navajotech.edu.
  3. For online technical support, go to http://www.navajotech.edu/about/it-dept.

Additional Questions?

Contact:
Coleen Arviso, Ph.D.
Director of E-Learning
Navajo Technical University
Email: ccarviso@navajotech.edu
Cell: (505) 728-7069
Schedule a Meeting: calendly.com/ccarviso

NTU provides a number of online programs

  1. Master of Science Information Systems (M.S.), June 22, 2020 (ONLINE)
  2. Accounting (A.A.S.), June 7, 2021 (ONLINE or Traditional)
  3. General Studies (A.A.) June 7, 2021 (ONLINE or Traditional)
  4. Public Administration (A.A.S), June 7, 2021 (ONLINE or Traditional)
  5. Mathematics (A.S.), June 7, 2021 (ONLINE or Traditional)
  6. Business Administration (B.A.), June 7, 2021 (ONLINE or Traditional)
  7. Counseling (Certificate), December 27, 2022 (ONLINE or Traditional)
  8. Counseling – Substance Use Disorder/Counseling – Crisis Management & Suicide Prevention (A.A.), December 27, 2022 (ONLINE or Traditional)
  9. Law Advocacy (B.A.), December 27, 2022 (ONLINE or Traditional)
  10. Diné Culture and Language Sustainability (Ph.D.), March 3, 2023 (ONLINE and Traditional)
  11. Early Childhood Multicultural Education (A.S.), April 2023 (ONLINE or Traditional)
  12. Early Childhood Multicultural Education (B.S.), April 2023 (ONLINE or Traditional)
  13. Information Technology (B.A.S.), August 14, 2023 (ONLINE or Traditional)
  14. Electrical Engineering (M.S.), November 17, 2023 (ONLINE)
  15. Creative Writing (B.F.A.), January 26, 2024 (ONLINE or Traditional)
Blackboard Training
Online Registration
Online Orientation

NTU E-Learning Goal

NTU’s E-Learning goal is to expand access to higher education opportunities for individual and community members of the Navajo Nation and others through electronically offered classes. Our goal is to promote success through curriculum and instruction that address student learning needs through distance education. Provide student support services and programs that complement distance education learning and address student needs. Provide distance education learning support to faculty, staff, and administrators.

E-Learning Mission at NTU

The mission of the E-Learning Department at Navajo Technical University is to provide quality instruction through electronic-based accredited courses to enable students to attain their educational goals. The E-Learning department is committed to student success by supporting efforts to ensure that quality online education and support services are available to learners through a variety of technology resources. The department will extend the offerings of Navajo Technical University courses to the community and beyond through online learning.

Objectives

  • Support and encourage the internal development of the e-online learning program by promoting and providing guidelines for training, inclusion of e-learning distance education courses in faculty workloads, and technical support.

  • Provide informational resources and support services for students enrolled in online courses.

  • Identify and address faculty and student needs in teaching and learning online.

  • Encourage and support the use of the Learning Management System (LMS) and other technologies, in both face-to-face and online learning environments.

  • Encourage the sharing of effective technology-enhanced teaching and learning practices among faculty.

  • To identify, provide, expand, and coordinate the development of quality courses and programs to meet the needs of e-learners.

  • Increase the number of students who live in and around chapterhouses (especially remote chapter houses), who attend NTU using online learning tools, to complete degree programs and/or start their higher education experience.

  • Achieve accreditation for associate and baccalaureate degrees offered online through NTU’s LMS.

  • Evaluate periodically and comprehensively every facet of the E-Learning online program and use these results to restructure and improve the program.

Policies & Procedures

Online (ONL) Courses
Course offered fully online using Moodle or some type of learning management system or web presence to enhance the course.

Online Education Committee
Academic Year Fall 2022 – Spring 2023 and Summer 2023.

Blackboard Ultra new Learning Management System (LMS)
A learning platform designed to provide educators, administrators, and learners with a single robust, secure, and integrated system to create personalized environments.

Student Resource
NTU provides many best practice resources available to online learners. NTU has a variety of online and on-site resources available to students taking online courses. Take advantage of the available resources to use to become a successful online learner.

Faculty Resource
NTU provides many best practice resources to enable instructors to design, develop, and deliver high quality distance learning courses. Instructors also take advantage of one-on-one faculty development opportunities, as well as hands-on technical training.

State Authorization and Complaint Resolution
Navajo Technical University has been approved by the New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED) to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. NC-SARA is a voluntary, regional approach to state oversight of postsecondary distance education. (NC-SARA Website)

NTU Online Course Sharing WICHIE ICE Partners
This opportunity provides quality online course sharing that ensures our students access a variety of online courses to help them stay on track to graduate.

Online Support for Dual Credit Students
Are you enrolled in an online or hybrid course? This information will help you get started and access all our online resources.

Contact Information

Coleen Arviso, Ph.D.
Director of E-Learning
ccarviso@navajotech.edu
Phone: 505.728.7069