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Welcome to Fall Semester 2025 and Your Online/Hybrid Course!

Dear NTU Student,

Welcome to the Fall 2025 Semester! The session begins Monday, August 18, 2025, the first day you can access your online, hybrid/blended, web-enhanced course. Fall will end on Thursday, December 11, 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, learn how to contact your professor, and participate in your course(s).

Please attend at least one of the sessions if you are not familiar with our LMS.

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 and sign the Student E-Learning Acknowledgment form. You can email me a signed copy or send it to your academic advisor for documentation.

The following is training information on our new Learning Management System (LMS) – Blackboard Ultra.

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

Date & Time

•  Monday, August 18, 2025, @ 9:00 AM
• Monday, August 18, 2025, @ 2:00 PM
• Tuesday, August 19, 2025, @ 9:00 AM
• Tuesday, August 19, 2025, @ 2:00 PM
• Wednesday, August 20, 2025, @ 9:00 AM
• Wednesday, August 20, 2025, @ 2:00 PM
• Thursday, August 21, 2025, @ 9:00 AM
• Thursday, August 21, 2025, @ 2:00 PM
• Monday, August 25, 2025, @ 9:00 AM
• Monday, August 25, 2025, @ 2:00 PM
• Tuesday, August 26, 2025, @ 9:00 AM
• Wednesday, August 27, 2025, @ 9:00 AM
• Thursday, August 28, 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.

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)
16. Accounting (B.S.), April 2025, (Online or Traditional)