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Blackboard Ultra: How To Add a Photo to Your Learning Module

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Customize your learning module’s appearance by adding a photo

Adding an image to your learning modules enhances engagement, improves comprehension, and can make complex information easier to grasp. Images can also help students visualize abstract concepts and remember information more effectively.

Screenshot of a Blackboard Ultra course module labeled "Week 1: [Enter Title Here] - [Enter Date Here]". A dropdown menu is open in the top-right corner, showing the options "Edit" and "Delete", with "Edit" highlighted in red. The module is marked "Visible to students" and includes a placeholder to add a weekly task description.
  1. Select the three dots to the right of the learning module on your course content page.
  2. Select Edit to bring up the learning module editing panel.
  3. Select an engaging and relevant image for your learning module.
  4. Select the image icon in the edit panel. You can now upload an image. JPEG and PNG formats are supported.
Screenshot of the editing view for a weekly content item in Blackboard Ultra. The section includes fields for the title, visibility settings, a description text box, and an image upload area. The image section displays an "Add image" placeholder with options to upload or delete an image.

5. A preview of the image appears. Select Next to continue.
You can select the trash icon to cancel the upload instead.

A preview screen in Blackboard Ultra displaying an image of a white humanoid robot with large, glowing eyes. Below the image are two buttons: “Cancel” on the left and “Next” on the right, allowing the user to confirm or proceed with the image upload process.

6. Position the image. You can adjust the zoom of the image using a slider and select and drag the parts of the image that you want to include in the learning module.

Select Save to continue.

Image cropping and positioning interface in Blackboard Ultra showing a photo of a white humanoid robot with glowing eyes. A 3x3 grid overlay appears on the image for alignment. Below the image are zoom controls, including a magnifying glass icon, a purple zoom slider, and instructions that read: “Click and drag, or use the arrow keys, to reposition your image.

7. The image is uploaded to your learning module.

The image may take a few seconds to load, depending on your internet connection speed.

8. Learning module images are automatically marked as decorative, which hides the banner for students using assistive technologies.

If you want all students to know the content of the image, uncheck Mark the image as decorative.

Enter a description of the image in the Alternative text field.

9. Select ‘Save‘ to enable the image for your learning module.

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