Digital Tools

Welcome to your guide to support, resources and tutorials for digital tools available for your use as a Catawba College instructor.  If you have questions, please feel free to reach out and contact me. My contact information is listed below.

Blackboard Ultra Webinars Fall 2023

Blackboard will offer the following webinars for faculty to help prepare for Fall 2023. Webinars will be 2 hours, synchronous and will be recorded for Catawba use only. These are led by Blackboard instructors and are limited to Catawba faculty, staff and adjuncts. Please contact Amanda Bosch (abosch@catawba.edu) or Rick Browning  (rbrownin22@catawba.edu) to get the invitation for these webinars. You can also find each of us on TEAMS and send us a chat message. Recordings can also be requested from Amanda Bosch or Rick Browning.

You can click on the linked sessions below to access the recordings: 

• Wednesday August 9: Gradebook Management 3-5 pm 
  • New Ultra feature: Flexible Grading

  • Resources for Flexible Grading

    • Adoption Blog Post: https://community.anthology.com/blogs/8/1242 

    • Video Walkthrough: https://youtu.be/kKofgRpEo80 

  • Help articles:
• https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Ultra/Assignments/FlexGradingAssignments
• https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Ultra/Tests/FlexGradingTests

• Wednesday August 16th: Gradebook Management 3-5
• Friday August 18th: Assessing Student Learning 2:30-4:30 pm
• Monday August 21: Communicating with Students, 3-5 pm
• Tuesday August 22nd: Creating Dynamic Content 3-5 pm
• Friday August 25th: Collaborative and Personalized Learning
• Wednesday August 30th: Gradebook Management 3-5 (same topic as W 8/9/2023)

Online Office Hours

Online Office hours will resume in Fall 2023 semester.

https://catawba-edu.zoom.us/j/81097875012

Tuesdays: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Thursdays: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Confused about who to Contact?

• For Blackboard Support and Help with Ultra: Create a Help Desk Ticket by emailing ithelp@catawba.edu. You can also visit the HELP DESK site and browse FAQs.
• For help designing your course in Ultra: email Melissa Butler for support at mabutler22@catawba.edu
• For help locating or selecting digital resources and tools to support student learning and/or engagement,  contact Amanda Bosch at abosch@catawba.edu

Snack Bytes: Professional Development Opportunities

 Snack Bytes Topics and Professional Development Opportunities are NOW available via Blackboard. Click on the Organizations tab and you will see an organization titled, Snack Bytes Training Resources. If you are not enrolled, and would like to be enrolled in this organization, please contact Amanda Bosch for enrollment.

Previous Snack Bytes Sessions

September 2022 Topics

 Overview of OneDrive (including Blackboard Ultra integration) Click title to view the Video for this session or watch video below

Getting Started with Ultra Gradebook  Click the title for access to video of presentation

October 2022

 Using Library Resources via Ultra Content Market Click title to view video for this session or watch video below

 Managing Question Banks in Ultra Click title to view video for this session or watch video below

November

 An Introduction to MS Teams

 Using Thinglink to Engage Students. Click title to watch video or access video below.

Check out this website for more information about Thinglink!