Distance Learners: Tutorial

Catalyst Conferences Tutorial

Catalyst from Big Mind Media is a powerful tool that allows groups of people to learn together and to do their common work.

This Tutorial will guide you through the various functions and features of Catalyst. You may want to log-in to Catalyst first, and just kick the tires, and then come back here for a half hour and take guided tour deeper inside!

Click on each entry below, or follow the navigation buttons at the bottom of each page.

Introduction to Catalyst	A quick overview of the philosophy and orientation of Catalyst.
Introduction to Conferencing	Still a little confused about what conferencing is all about anyway?
Asking Questions Here	Where can you get more information?
Logging Into Catalyst	Basic procedures for logging in to this password protected environment
Catalyst Conference Center	What will you see when you first log on to Catalyst?
Entering Catalyst for the First Time	What should you do when you've just arrived for the first time?
You Can Participate In Catalyst Using E-mail	Yes, you can adjust Catalyst so that you can participate by e-mail, rather than logging on to the web
Reviewing Topics In A Conference	How can you find out what's in a conference?
Reading and Writing In A Conference	Tips on reading -- and on posting or writing -- to a conference on Catalyst.
Uploading Files of All Kinds	Graphics, Audio, Video, Spreadsheets, PowerPoint -- files of all kinds can be loaded into the Catalyst Environment.
Printing	What to print the conference and read it off line?
Searching for Entries in Catalyst	Catalyst has its own powerful search engine.
Getting Around	Once you're ready to really move around in Catalyst, there are a number of tools to help you.
And Some of the Rest	A few other tips and pointers