Profile photo guidelines and requirements

Your picture is an important part of your profile because it gives students their first impression of you.

Good examples

Bad examples

Not a picture of you	Showing other people	Face not clearly shown	Wearing sunglasses

The good profile pictures are:

Friendly and professional-looking 

Professional	Selfie	Too casual

Clear with good lighting 

Do not take your photo at night and use a dark or blurry picture.

Good lighting	Bad lighting	Bad lighting

Close-up and recognizable

Recognizable	Too close	Too far away

Detailed guidelines and requirements

Once uploaded, your profile picture will be circular.

• Format: JPG, GIF, or PNG
• Maximum size: 2MB; Ideal size: at least 200 x 200 pixels
• Do not use blurry or unclear pictures
• Do not use pictures with a busy background that detracts from you
• Do not use pictures that contain other people
• Do not wear sunglasses
• Do not use pictures where you are too close to or far away from the camera
• Do not use pictures that are too bright or dark
• Do not use pictures that have commercial logos or personal contact information
• Do not edit pictures in a way that is misleading or obstructs your face

If you need to take some time off or are unavailable for teaching, do not demonstrate this by removing or changing your profile picture to something that does not meet profile requirements. Please manage this in your availability settings.