{"id":118,"date":"2014-06-12T14:31:07","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T14:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.distance.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/?post_type=guides&#038;p=118"},"modified":"2025-11-12T17:28:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:28:07","slug":"customize-my-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/my-home\/customize-my-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Account notifications and profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class='content-column one_third'><nav id=\"bellows-main-7\" class=\"bellows bellows-nojs bellows-main bellows-source-menu bellows-align-left bellows-skin-grey-material bellows-type- bellows-expand-current\"><ul id=\"menu-brightspace-guides\" class=\"bellows-nav\" data-bellows-config=\"main\"><li id=\"menu-item-6129\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-6129 bellows-item-level-0\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/how-you-access-desire2learn\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Brightspace: Getting Started<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6131\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-6131 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/how-you-access-desire2learn\/finding-your-course-in-brightspace-d2l\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Finding your course in Brightspace (D2L)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6133\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-6133 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/how-you-access-desire2learn\/how-to-navigate-your-course\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">How to Navigate Your Course<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6135\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-6135 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/how-you-access-desire2learn\/reset-your-password\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Reset Your Password<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6137\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-6137 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/how-you-access-desire2learn\/subscribe-to-a-calendar\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Subscribe to a calendar<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6139\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-6139 bellows-item-level-0\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/content\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Content<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6141\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-6141 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/content\/navigating-content\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Navigating Your Content<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6145\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-6145 bellows-item-level-0\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/course-mail\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Course Mail<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6147\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-6147 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/course-mail\/using-course-mail\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Course Mail Basics<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6149\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-6149 bellows-item-level-0\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/discussions\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Discussions<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6151\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-6151 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/discussions\/composing-messages\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Discussion Basics<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6153\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-6153 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/discussions\/discussion-tips\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Discussion Tips<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6155\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-6155 bellows-item-level-0\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/dropbox\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Assignments<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6157\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-6157 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/dropbox\/uploading-files\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Submit Assignments<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6159\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-6159 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/dropbox\/confirming-my-submission\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Confirming Your Submission<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6161\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-6161 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/dropbox\/view-feedback-in-assignments\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">View feedback in Assignments<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6163\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-6163 bellows-item-level-0\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/my-home\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">My Home<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6165\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-6165 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/my-home\/customize-my-profile\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Account notifications and profile<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6167\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-6167 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/my-home\/adding-your-twitter-id-to-d2l\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Adding your Twitter ID to Brightspace (D2L)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6169\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-6169 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/how-you-access-desire2learn\/navigating-the-d2l-homepage\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Navigating The Brightspace Homepage<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6171\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-6171 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/my-home\/notifications-for-class-cancelation\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Notifications for Class Cancelation<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6173\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-6173 bellows-item-level-0\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/quizzes\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Quizzes<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6175\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-6175 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/quizzes\/tips-and-best-practices\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Preparing For an Online Quiz<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6177\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-6177 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/quizzes\/taking-a-quiz\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Taking an Online Quiz<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-7179\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-7179 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/reviewing-your-quiz-submission\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Reviewing your Quiz Submission<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6179\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-6179 bellows-item-level-0\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/video-assignments\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Video Assignments<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6181\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-6181 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/video-assignments\/tips-and-best-practices\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Tips and Best Practices<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-7257\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-7257 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/video-assignment-guide\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Video Assignment Guide<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/div><br \/><div class='content-column two_third last_column'><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Brightspace (D2L) will allow you to customize your personal profile as well as the ways you will receive notifications regarding your course activity.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Customizing Notifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Notifications are a great way to keep up with course activity, as well as receive any university alerts that may be posted in the Brightspace News widget. It is recommended that you turn on these notifications in Brightspace and customize the settings to meet your preferences. You can customize when and how often you get notices, along with the how to receive them. These alerts can be sent to your email or directly to your mobile device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to customize your notifications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol id=\"block-c4a1d8dc-c96b-4795-ba9a-85f1c7ec746b\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Login to Brightspace (<a href=\"https:\/\/online.mun.ca\/d2l\/loginh\/\">www.online.mun.ca<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>your name <\/strong>in the top right of the page and select <strong>Notifications<\/strong> from the menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents-dev\/files\/2014\/06\/notifications-1.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is notifications-1.png\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>3. Under <strong>Contact Methods<\/strong>, you will see your system email presented ( @mun.ca) . It is recommended that you use this address to receive notifications; however, if you wish to provide a custom email address, choose the <strong>&#8220;Change your email settings&#8221;<\/strong> to add the email details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. In this same section, you can also provide a mobile number to receive notices via text message. <strong>Please note: <\/strong> Depending on your phone\/data plan, receiving these notices may result in charges.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2020\/09\/Notifications_ContactMethods.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Notifications_ContactMethods.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>5. You can also choose to receive a <strong>Summary of Activity<\/strong>. The options for this setting are daily, weekly or never.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. There is also an opportunity to receive <strong>Instant Notifications<\/strong>. These are directly linked to course activity (for example, when discussion posts are made, when a quiz is available, when a news items is available, etc..) You simply select the activity for which you want to get notices, and the method of delivery for each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. The final two settings allow you to <strong>Manage the sites <\/strong>you want to receive notifications from. You can choose to receive notices from <strong>future courses <\/strong>(this option may be useful if you are working with a colleague and want to know when new content is added to the site) or you can <strong>review a complete list<\/strong> and choose the specific courses for which to receive notices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating your Personal Profile (About Me)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Brightspace (D2L) provides users the opportunity to share information about themselves through the <strong>About Me<\/strong> page. You can upload a picture and share personal information (e.g., social networking sites, affiliations, favourite books, etc.). You are not required to add information to the page, but doing can help students learn a little more about your interests and work. These are system profiles, meaning they linked to your account, not a particular course site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you choose to upload a picture, please know that it will be visible in the Classlist and in ePortfolio tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to customize your profile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol id=\"block-428076cf-d7a4-4228-a68b-91c071ddbf35\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Login to Brightspace (<a href=\"https:\/\/online.mun.ca\/d2l\/loginh\/\">www.online.mun.ca<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>your name <\/strong>in the top right of the page and select <strong>About Me<\/strong> from the menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill in the relevant\/appropriate text fields.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you want to upload a picture, click <strong>Change Picture<\/strong> and browse for the image you want to include, then click <strong>done<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save <\/strong>and <strong>Close<\/strong> to update the profile.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brightspace Video Help<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brightspace (D2L) will allow you to customize your personal profile as well as the ways you will receive notifications regarding your course activity. Customizing Notifications Notifications are a great way to keep up with course activity, as well as receive any university alerts that may be posted in the Brightspace News widget. It is recommended &#8230; <a title=\"Account notifications and profile\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/desire2learn\/my-home\/customize-my-profile\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Account notifications and profile\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"parent":384,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7629,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118\/revisions\/7629"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/resourcesforstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}