{"id":45,"date":"2020-12-10T16:22:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2023-09-08T13:46:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T17:46:56","slug":"changing-your-course-banner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/changing-your-course-banner\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing Your Course Banner"},"content":{"rendered":"

The course banner image spans the top of course pages in D2L Brightspace<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span>The banner \u202fimage is also the course thumbnail in the MyCourses widget <\/span><\/span>on the Brightspace homepage. You can select an image from the Brightspace image gallery or upload your own image. Choose an image that says something unique about your course. Students may come to associate the banner image with the course.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Related Support Page: <\/strong>Customizing Your Homepage and Widgets<\/a><\/p>\n

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NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong>PNG image files are currently not working for Banner images.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong>Course banner images should be 1200 x 200 pixels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Example of a Brightspace course banner:<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Finding Images for Brightspace Courses<\/h2>\n

There are a number of royalty-free and\/or creative commons licensed images you can use for your Brightspace course site.<\/p>\n

Check out some additional ideas below:<\/p>\n