Blackboard (Faculty) - Contacts: Add Contacts to a Course

This document provides an overview of how to add a contact to a course.

Once you have created a Contact, you can add it various locations in your course such as the Course Menu and within the content areas.

Add Contacts to the Course Menu

Adding your Contact to the Course Menu will assure that students can easily find your phone and email address without having to click through many locations. See the knowledge base article "Add Links to the Course Menu" for instructions on how to add the Contacts Tool to your Course menu.

Add Contacts to "About This Course"

Adding Contacts to "About This Course" Content Area rather than the Course Menu will help eliminate the clutter on the Course Menu. To add Contacts to "About This Course:"

  1. Click on About This Course content area.
     
  2. Click on the Tools button in the tool bar.
     
  3. You may have to click on More Tools in the menu to find the Contact link.
     
  4. Click on the Contacts link.

    Add content

  5. You can accept the title "Contacts" or you can change it to another title, such as "My Contact Information."
     
  6. Click Submit at the bottom or top of the page. 


Create, Edit, or Delete A Contact

Accessing the Contact Area

From the Control Panel, click on Course Tools, then click on Contacts.

Create a Contact

  1. From the Contacts tool, click on Create Contact button. 
     
  2. Enter your profile information. The only required information is your email.
     
  3. Enter your Office location.
     
  4. Enter your Office Hours.
     
  5. Under Options, for "Make the Profile Available," click the Yes radio button.
     
  6. It is recommended that you add an image, especially if this is for an online class.
     
  7. Click Submit at the bottom of the page.

screenshot of a contact profile

Edit a Contact

  1. To edit a contact, hover your mouse over the drop-down menu and click Edit.
     
    screenshot on how to edit a contact profile


  2. Make the necessary changes
     
  3. Click Submit at the top or bottom of the page.

Delete a Contact

  1. To delete a contact, hover your mouse over the drop-down menu and click Delete.

    screenshot on how to delete a contact profile

  2. You will be asked to continue, click OK to delete or Cancel to abort.

NOTE: Deleting a contact is permanent. This action is final and cannot be undone.

 

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Keywordsblackboard, black board, bb, contact, contacts, phone, phone number, instructor, add contact to course   Doc ID61304
OwnerCenter I.GroupSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville
Created2016-02-29 15:47:32Updated2024-02-01 11:04:43
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