Adding promotional banners

To add a promotional banner for a course or program:

1. In the management portal, click in the upper-left corner.
2. Scroll down and go to Research platform > Settings.
3. In the Learning section, click Promotional banners.
4. Click + Add.
5. Specify the following parameters:

• Name — the banner name.
• Reminder note — a description of the banner visible only to internal users.
• Date — optionally, specify the banner's activity period during which it will be displayed to learners.
• Link — the URL of the page containing the promoted course or program. Click + to select whether to create a new link or paste an existing one:
  • Create link — specify the link parameters:
    • Keyword — enter a keyword by which the promoted course can be filtered in the Catalog.
    • Collections — select the course collections by which the promoted course can be filtered in the Catalog.
    • Terms — specify the academic terms to which the course belongs.
  • Paste link — paste the link to the course in the Catalog.
• Audience — select the organizational units, learner groups, or individual learners who will see the banner.

Upload banner — upload banner images in different sizes for proper display on desktops (4:1 aspect ratio) and mobile devices (1.75:1 aspect ratio).

• Alt text — a description of the banner for visually impaired users who rely on screen readers, and for search engines.

1. To save the banner and return to it later, click Save. To make the banner available for display to users within the set activity dates, click Save and enable.