When Image Counts

Online instruction doesn’t need to be faceless. Blackboard CE includes a feature (My Profile) that can include a photograph, a nickname, your non-Blackboard email address. This information can be entered once and then available in all the courses in which you are enrolled as an instructor or student—so long as the course has the Roster tool added. To enter or update your personal profile in Blackboard CE follow these steps:

1. Go to the My Blackboard screen.
2. Select the My Settings link at the top right of the screen.
3. Be sure the My Profile tab (top left) is selected.
4. Click the Edit Profile button.
5. If you go by a nickname (such as “Davy” rather than “David”), you can enter your nickname in the First Name field (it’ll be used in all courses in which you are enrolled rather than your legal first name).
6. You can also enter an external e-mail address (in the E-mail field) to which you can forward your Blackboard Mail tool e-mail.
7. To add an image to your profile, select the Browse… button.
8. Select the My Computer icon to navigate to a location (on your computer) where you have an image (.gif or .jpg) of yourself stored. The recommended image size is 320 x 240 pixels. If the image is larger, it’ll be resized by Blackboard.
9. Once you locate the image’s filename, double-click it and the image will be uploaded.
10. Be sure the Public check box above the image is selected if you want the image visible to others.
11. Click the Save button to save the changes you’ve made.
12. Next click the Done button to return to the My Blackboard screen.

Your profile will be visible in any course that includes the Roster tool.