Instructor Information
Instructor Information is a place where students can easily locate contact information for the instructor(s) of a course. There are fields for Office Location, Office Hours, and Notes. Some instructors use this area as a place to include a short introduction. Add information to this area by creating a Contact.
For more information select from the following:
Create an Instructor Information button on the left course menu
- Confirm Edit Mode is set to ON in the upper right.
- Click the plus + symbol at the top of the left menu.
- Select Tool Link.
- Type the name. For Type select Contacts from the pulldown menu.
- Click the checkbox Available to Users.
- Click Submit.
Create a Contact
- Change edit mode to ON and access the Instructor Information link.
- Select the Create Contact button.
- On the Create Contact page, provide the necessary Profile Information. The Office Location, Office Hours, and Notes fields have a 255-character limit.
- Select Yes to Make the Contact Available to students. If you select No, none of the information provided on the page appears to students.
- Optionally, for Attach Image, click Browse to search for a image of your contact. This image will be included next to the profile on the Contacts page. The image size must be 150 x 150 pixels.
- Optionally, for the Personal Link, type the URL for the person’s webpage. When adding a URL, include the full address and protocol. For example, http://www.blackboard.com. This link appears with the profile on the Contacts page.
- Click Submit. The contact's profile appears on the page.
Edit a Contact
- Change edit mode to ON and access the Instructor Information link.
- Click Edit from the contextual menu of the contact you want to edit.
- Make your changes.
- Click Submit.
Additional Resources from Blackboard:
For more information on how to add instructor information:
- Visit Blackboard's Contacts »
- Watch this Blackboard video: Creating a Course Contact ».
Source: Blackboard Help »
