Customize Course Card and Profile Image

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 Customize Course Card Image

  • Create visual interest by customizing the course card that students will see in their dashboards.
  • Helps to provide visual consistency with other elements of the course.
  • Provides a unique way to differentiate the course from other course cards on students' dashboards
     

Step-by-Step Instructions for adding an Image to a Course Card

  1. Click on Settings in the Course Navigation Menu.
  2. Under the Course Details tab, Browse or Drag and Drop an image you have created, have permission to use, or that is public domain.
  3. Select Update Course Details.

The image has now been added to the course card and will be visible to enrolled students when the course is published.


Video: Add Image to Course Card (39 s) 


Customize Profile Image

Customize Account Profile Image

Add an image to your account profile that will be used across all courses in posts that you make (e.g., Announcements, Discussion Board).


Example Instructor profile image

 

Sample Instructor Profile Image


Step-by-step Instructions for Adding an Image to your Account Profile

  1. Click on Account in the Global Navigation Menu on the left.
  2. Select Profile, then click on the pencil icon that appears when you hover over the profile picture area.
  3. Browse or Drag and Drop an image you have created, have permission to use, or that is public domain.
  4. Click on the Save button.

The image has now been added to your profile and will be visible to enrolled students when you add content to certain areas of the course, such as Announcements and the Discussion Board.


Video: Add Image to Account Profile (48 s) 

 

 

Additional Resources

      Credit:

  • Harriet Sonne de Torrens, UTM Visual Resource Librarian