Contacts

Use the contacts tool to add profile information about yourself for students.

You can provide information about office hours, phone numbers, and other links to help students find the people who have important roles in your subject.

You can also create multiple profiles, so you can add information about additional teaching staff.

The Contacts tool is available by default in course and subject sites, but needs to be made available if required in an organisation. Go to step 2 below if you are working in a course or subject site.

  1. Make the Contact tool available in an organisation
    • Go to Control Panel > Customisation > Tool Availability

  2. Add the Contact tool to navigation menu
    • With Edit Mode ON, go to + (in top left hand corner of navigation menu) > Tool Link
      Hover on the + in the top right hand corner of the navigation menu, and then click on tool link.
    • Name the Tool Link Contacts (or the name that suits you) > Select Contacts from the Type drop down menu > Tick Available to Users > Submit.

    • The Contacts tool is now visible in your navigation menu.
      If you wish to reorder where the Contacts tool sits on the navigation menu, use the drag and drop function.
  1. Click Contacts > Create Contact.
  2. Once you have added all the required information, click Submit to complete.

You can use folders to organise the profiles if there are several staff members who will have their profile included.

  1. Click Create Folder.
  2. Enter a Name for the folder. Add a text description if you wish. Click Submit.