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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 'Course Content' page showing two items: 'Study Guides,' which is hidden from students, and 'Conversational AI,' which is visible to students. A dropdown menu is open next to 'Study Guides,' showing options: Edit, Student Progress, Change to Folder, and Delete
  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 an editing panel for a course module titled 'The Science of Space...' in a 'Space Exploration' course. The panel shows the module is visible to students, includes a description about space travel and engineering, an option to add an image, and settings for advancing in sequence. Buttons for 'Cancel' and 'Save' are at the bottom.

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

Screenshot of an 'Insert image' dialog showing a file named 'Space Exploration.jpg' uploaded from a device. The image preview displays an astronaut floating in space. Options at the bottom include 'Cancel' and 'Next.

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.

Screenshot of an 'Insert image' dialog showing a file named 'Space Exploration.jpg' uploaded from a device. The image preview displays an astronaut floating in space inside of an image adjustment box for your to decide your preference on display. Options at the bottom include 'Cancel' and 'Save'.

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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