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- Leytisha Jack
Adding Images with the AI Design Assistant
The AI Design Assistant can help you create customized images for your course banner and content modules, either by accessing stock photos through the Unsplash integration or generating wholly original images based on text prompts.
Add a Course Image/Banner with Unsplash
Navigate to the right panel on your Course Content page. Click on Course Image or the link below it (see image below).
On the Display Settings click on the image icon
(see left image). Keep in mind that there is a function at Course Banner to turn the course banner image on or off (see second arrow in left image).
Once you click on Stock Images from Unsplash, the Image Source dialog box will pop up. On this box you are able to modify the Search keywords from the default one and select Search to see a series of pictures (see left image below). Once you click on an picture, another box will pop up showing the picture (see right image below). You can move the lighter horizontal gridded strip up and and down the picture to select the portion you need. You can also slide the purple circle to zoom the picture in and out. Once done, select Save.
Once you select Save, the Display Settings will show a series of steps to take:
Accessibility: to make your image accessible to students who use assistive technologies such as screen readers you can include an Alternative text within the grey box.
Alternately you can can select and mark the image as decorative (see image on the right). Doing this indicates that the image provides no instructional value and is strictly for decorative purposes. This action will make the image invisible to people who use assistive technologies.
Course Banner: switch ON (see image on the right) to reveal the image banner at the top of your Course Content page (see image below). You can turn this OFF when needed.
Course Card Image: is set ON by default, this cannot be changed. This allows the image to be attached to your course card to readily identify it on the Courses page in grid view.
Important Information
Please note that Unsplash images are owned by contributors. Images on Blackboard can be used for both course banner and course card purposes.
All AI-generated information is opened to inaccuracy and bias. Your role as the expert and instructor of the course is to check and examine all content generated by the Design Assistant to ensure that information provided for learners is clear, accurate, and without bias.