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Profile & Settings

Learn about your profile and account settings.

Instructors and students all have their own profiles. Your profile includes the information you, information to share with others, and your account settings. Taking the time to set up your profile can help you connect with your class. In this topic, we will explain how to view and modify your profile and what others see when viewing your profile.

Viewing your profile:

  • From any page click on your icon in the top right corner.
  • From the side panel, select People then click an individual’s photo or name.
  • When you see a profile photo, hover over or tap it, then select View Profile from the popup.

Profile Content

There are four main sections to the profile: profile information about you, contact information, notification settings, and timezone. In this section, we will review the items in each and what they are used for.

Things to know:

  • Profile updates are saved immediately.
  • Your university email is displayed to everyone who views your profile.
  • Follow your institution’s guidelines for the information you provide.
Tip

Take time to add your Profile Photo so your class can quickly recognize your work.

Profile Section

Information in the Profile section is visible to both classmates and instructors. Taking time to fill out this section will help them to get to know you better. If any area does not apply to you, you can leave it blank.

  • Bio - complete the text area to add a short biography or introduce yourself.
  • Personal Pronouns - share your preferred personal pronouns.
  • Country - share where you are from using the drop-down to choose your country.
  • City & State - share where you are located by filling in the text boxes.

Contact Section

The information displayed in this section allows your classmates and instructors to contact you. Items that cannot be updated in the LMS are indicated by the darker fill color. If this information needs to be updated, please contact your school.

  • Phone: is pre-filed from your student records and cannot be changed in the LMS.
  • Alternate Phone: you can provide an additional phone number for your instructor.
  • Email: is pre-filled with your official student email and cannot be changed in the LMS.
  • Alternate Email: you can add your own email, instructors can see this.
  • Best Time to Call- providing this can help your instructor know when to contact you.
  • Away Status - optionally, designate an away status to let others know you aren't available to respond to messages.

Emails Settings

Checking the box next to any of these will result in related notifications being sent to your official student email. When you receive an email notification it will include the type of notification and a link to the content in the LMS.

How to set your email notifications.

  1. Select your avatar.
  2. In the menu, select Account.
  3. Scroll to the EMAIL section.
  4. Click the box for each item to receive that notification.

How to set notifications.

  1. Select your avatar.
  2. In the menu, select Account.
  3. Scroll to the NOTIFICATIONS section.
  4. Click the box for each item to receive that notification.

Display

The Display setting allows you to set the LMS interface to light mode, dark mode, or system. The system setting matches the light or dark mode setting within your operating system.

How to set the display mode.

  1. Select your avatar.
  2. In the menu, select Account.
  3. Scroll to the Settings section.
  4. Under DISPLAY, select light, dark, or system.
  5. The change will save automatically.

Time Zone

Set your local timezone by choosing from the drop-down to set it. Setting the time zone impacts the display of due dates and other times displayed in the LMS. The default time zone is the institution’s time zone.

How to set your time zone.

  1. Select your avatar.
  2. In the menu, select Account.
  3. Scroll to the Settings section.
  4. Under TIME ZONE, click the dropdown.
  5. Select your time zone from the list.
  6. The change will save automatically.

Profile Visibility

The display of student and instructor information differs slightly depending on who is viewing the profile. All profiles display the individual’s name and university email. The table below shows which profile elements students and instructors see when viewing another person’s profile.

Other Students Instructors
Full Name 🟢 🟢
Avatar Photo 🟢 🟢
Student ID ❌ 🟢
Last access ❌ 🟢
Current grade ❌ 🟢
Student Email 🟢 🟢
Phone number ❌ 🟢
Location 🟢 🟢
Local time 🟢 🟢
Bio (if provided) 🟢 🟢
Advisors ❌ 🟢
Students Other Instructors
Instructor Email 🟢 🟢
Office hours 🟢 🟢
Additional Info (if provided) 🟢 🟢

Last update: June 14, 2023