Learn.UQ Basics Online Workshop

6. Course Banner

Create and add a banner

Banners can be used to personalise courses and they allow students to quickly identify which course they are in. When you order a new SI-net course there will be a placeholder banner image which will need to be replaced.

For more information, refer to the Create a Learn.UQ and Teams banner and Add a Learn.UQ banner guides.

Task to complete

Create a banner

  1. In the Tips for Staff (Hidden) section of the course menu, click on the Create banner button.
  2. The UQ banner creation tool will open in your browser.
  3. Enter "PLAN1234" in the Course code textbox.

Note: The Course code and Title will be pre-populated based on information from your Learn.UQ course, but can be edited if required.

  1. Click on the Download banner button.

Add a banner

  1. Navigate back to your Staging course.
  2. From the Control Panel, select Customisation > Teaching Style.
  3. Check the Delete this banner checkbox to override the existing placeholder banner.
  4. Located next to New Banner Image, click on the Browse My Computer button. 
  5. Select the banner you just downloaded on your computer.
  6. Enter "TECH1010 banner" in the Banner ALT Text textbox.
  7. Click on the Submit button.

Quiz

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