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Blackboard Tip : Adding Instructor Contact Information

While instructor contact information is found in the syllabus , it is recommended to have a contact link in the blackboard menu . Contacts is a place where instructors can add profile information about themselves and others that is distributed to students. This is a good place to add office hours, phone numbers, and other links to help students identify people who have a role in the Course. Following are steps to add contact

• Log into your course shell , ensure edit mode is on 

• From the control panel- click course tools –select contacts

• Click Create Contact. OR To edit a profile, click Edit from the contextual menu

•  Enter Instructor information, for example, office hours and work phone number .

•  You can upload a profile image. The size needs to be 150px by 150px. In the options section, click browse to attach an image from your computer. Click submit

 To Add the contact page to the menu

• Click the Red Plus Sign – select Create Tool Link

•  In the name field enter “Instructor Information” – from type drop down menu select Contacts –check the box “available to user” and then click submit