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Adding Staff Information

You can utilse the staff information tool to provide students with information about yourself. A staff profile can include your photograph, name, office hours, office location, e-mail address and office phone numbers. You can add staff profiles for your all members of the course team.

Creating a Staff Profile

1. Click on the Control Panel in the left hand panel.
2. Click on Staff Information under Course/Organisation Tools.
3. Click the Profile icon at the top-left of the page.

1. 1. Profile Information

      1. Enter the appropriate information in the textboxes provided.

   2. Options

      1. Make the Profile available if you want everyone to see it.
      2. To add a digital picture of yourself, click the Browse button next to Attach Image. For best results, the image size should be 150x150 pixels. Navigate to the location of the digital image on your hard drive, select the file and click Open.
      3. If you have a personal web page or blog that you want students to see, enter the URL in the textbox provided next to Personal Link.

   3. Submit

      1. Click Submit to finish. You will see a receipt to confirm your choices. Click OK.
      2. Click Cancel to quit. Nothing will have saved.

Modifying a Staff Profile

1. Click on the Control Panel in the left hand panel.
2. Click on Staff Information under Course/Organisation Tools.
3. Click the Modify icon to the right of the profile to be edited.
   1. Change the relevant information.
   2. Click Submit to update the Staff Profile.

Removing an Staff Profile

1. Click on the Control Panel in the left hand panel.
2. Select Staff Information under Course/Organisation Tools.
3. Click Remove to the right of the profile to be removed.

Creating Folders within Staff Information

Staff Information folders can be used to organise staff into groups making specific staff profiles easier to find. For example, you can create folders for teaching staff, technical staff and course administrators.

1. Click on the Control Panel in the left hand panel.
2. Click on Staff Information under Course/Organisation Tools.
3. Click the Folder icon at the top-left of the page.

   1. Folder Information

      1. Enter a Name: in the text field or choose a Name: from the drop-down. (Do not exceed 18 characters).
      2. Choose a Colour for your Name. The name of the staff folder will be displayed in the colour you select.
      3. Add some Text if required. This can be a description of the folder's content.

   2. Options

      1. Make the Folder available if you want everyone to see it.

   3. Submit

      1. Click Submit to finish. You will see a receipt to confirm your choices. Click OK.
      2. Click Cancel to quit. Nothing will have saved.