D2L Brightspace: Update the Instructor Profile widget on course homepage

Question

What is the Instructor Profile widget? | How do I update the Instructor Profile widget in D2L Brightspace? | How can I add office hours or Zoom meeting info to the widget?

Overview

The Instructor Profile widget on D2L Brightspace course offering homepages is designed to automatically share information about Instructors enrolled in the course.

The information is automatically added from the course Classlist and each Instructor’s Profile information in D2L Brightspace.

The default information shared is the Instructor’s name and email address. You can also optionally choose to add:

Profile picture
Title
Campus/Office Building Address (opens in Google Maps)
Office Location
Office Phone Number
Your LinkedIn and/or Twitter social media profile
Online Office/Zoom Meeting link
Additional Course info like Zoom passcode, Office Hours, etc…

You can add additional optional information to the Instructor Profile widget by editing your D2L Brightspace profile information:

Navigate to a course offering.
Click on Edit My Profile in the Instructor Profile widget.
Then update the items in your Profile you would like add to the Instructor Profile widget.

Watch the Tutorial Video

Direct link to the video Update the Instructor Profile widget

Table: How to Edit the Instructor Profile Widget

Instructor Profile Widget Item

D2L Brightspace Profile Field

Profile picture

Instructor widget screen shot with an orange square drawn around the Profile Image

Upload an image to your profile.

Title

Instructor widget screen shot with an orange square drawn around the Title field

Enter information in the Position field.

Campus/Office Building Address (opens in Google Maps)

Instructor profile widget screen shot with an orange square drawn around the Profile Address

Enter information in the Office Location, City, State, and Zip Code fields.

Office Location & Office Phone Number

Instructor profile widget screen shot with an orange square drawn around the Profile Office and phone

Enter information in the Office Number field for the Office room number and enter information in the Office Phone field for phone number.

Your LinkedIn and/or Twitter social media profile

Instructor profile widget screen shot with an orange square drawn around the Profile Social Media

Enter your profile web address in the Twitter and/or LinkedIn fields.

Add Additional Information

You can add additional optional information to the Instructor Profile widget by editing the widget:

Navigate to a course offering.
Click the Edit this information button in the Instructor Profile widget.
Enter information in the Additional Course Info, Online Meeting Name, and Online Meeting URL fields, like:
- Online Office/Class Zoom Meeting link
- Additional Course info like Zoom MeetingID, Office Hours, etc…
Click on submit.