Faculty Resources

Please follow the instructions (Google Doc) to enable access to Creative Cloud Desktop Apps on your device.

• • Ultra Transition
  • How to make your course available to students (Ultra)

• • Initialize your Kaltura Account
  • Uploading a Media File to Kaltura

Respondus 4.0

Respondus 4.0 is a desktop application for authoring exams, tests, and quizzes for publishing directly to Blackboard.  Install the program on your Windows desktop and get started (PDF).

• Creating and Formatting Questions with Respondus 4.0
• Using Publisher Test Banks with Respondus
• Importing Questions with Respondus 4.0
• Publishing to Blackboard

SMCM has an institutional license to Zoom. Students have a basic license while faculty and staff have access to a pro level license. Use our institutional Zoom page (smcm.zoom.us) to login with your SMCM credentials.

• Logging into Zoom (Google Doc)
• Zoom Etiquette and Best Practices (Google Doc)
• Delegating Scheduling in Zoom
• Getting Started with Zoom
• Zoom Tutorials
• Zoom 101: Breakout Rooms
• Zoom 101: Polling (In-meeting)
• Zoom 101: Manage Participants (In-depth)
• How to use Breakout Rooms
• Comprehensive Guide to Educating Through Zoom (PDF)
• How to use Waiting Rooms to Manage Office Hours & Drop-In Visitor Times

Adobe Education Exchange

Workshops are aimed at all educators working in primary, secondary or higher education. No prior experience with Adobe tools or digital media technologies is required.  Learn more at Adobe Education Exchange.