Editing Your Profile and Settings
Within the Online Campus, the Profile section allows the opportunity for you to edit or add personal information and details. The material below will aide you in updating your profile.
*After updating the information in each section, be sure you scroll to the bottom of the page and click the UPDATE PROFILE button to save all of your changes.
Profile
To edit your profile, click Edit profile in the User Details section.
General
The General profile settings contains general profile information like name, address, time zone, etc.
Username: username required to sign in to the Online Campus (please be aware that some authentication plugins won't allow you to change this)
New Password: password to login to the Online Campus; option to update your existing password
First Name: your first name; option to choose the way your first name is displayed, you can also add Dr., Instructor, Professor, etc.
Surname: your last name; option to choose the last name displayed in profile
Email address: email address associated with your profile
Email Display: option to decide on privacy settings for your email address
City/town: option to include city or town in which you reside
Select a Country: option to include country of residence
Timezone: option to include timezone where you are located
More About Me: option to add information about yourself that will be displayed on your profile page for others to view
Profile Picture
The Profile Picture section of the profile shows your current image and allows you to upload a new image. There is also a section to add descriptive.
Current Picture: displays your current profile picture
New Picture: option to upload a replacement image of yourself that will be visible on your profile. If you don't upload a profile picture the system will attempt to load a profile picture for you from Gravatar.
Picture Description: option enter descriptive text for your image
Additional Names
The Additional Names section is where you can enter the pronunciation of your first and last name, enter you middle name, and add an alternative name if you wish.
First Name -phonetic: option to enter the phonetic pronunciation of your first name.
Surname -phonetic: option to enter the phonetic pronunciation of your first name.
Middle Name: option to enter your middle name
Alternate Name: option to enter an alternative name (nickname) you go by
Optional
Use the optional section of the profile to add any additional information that you would like to share, such as links to your web presence, Skype ID, phone number, etc.
ID Number: option to enter your specific identification number
Institution: option to enter the institution where you teach
Department: option to enter the university department to which you belong
Phone: option to enter your phone number
Mobile Phone: option to enter your mobile phone number
Address: option to enter your address