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Access

http://experts.utexas.edu - click on "Media Rep Login" and authenticate with your UT EID.

Create Your Profile

Click "Manage Profiles" then click "Add New" over towards the right-hand side. 

Enter your UT EID and click GO. 

Be sure to select "College of Education" before you press "Save."

Screen grab indicating where to enter a UT EID.

How it Works

Your profile information is contained in a series of tabs. If you opt to not enter any information in a given tab, that tab will not appear on your profile page.

Be sure to click "Save" before moving on to the next tab or else you will lose your updates. Look for the green bar indicating that your updates have been saved before moving on per the example below:

Screen grab showing that changes to a bio have been saved.

 

About You Tab

Contact Info

As you'll see, most of this information is automatically pulled in from the University Directory. If you so choose, you can add your cell phone number and your office hours. 

Screen grab of the contact info page showing what is pulled in from the UT Directory.

 

Updates to your phone number, office location, or email address must be made in UT Direct's "All My Addresses" page. 

 

Be sure to click "Save". 

Biography

This can be as long as you like. You can copy/paste from word, but formatting will be lost. Use the shortcodes provided at the left of the text box field to apply the formatting styles that are available. 

Screen grab of a sample bio.

Be sure to click "Save". 

Titles/Unit 

You can enter more than one title, but one MUST be selected as "Primary" in order for your profile to be visible. 

Screen grab showing a faculty member's titles.

Degrees

Click the "Add New" button to There are fields for Degree, Major, Institution, Year Earned. Select your degree from the pull-down menu. 

The "Year Received" field is NOT required. 

Screen grab that highlights the degrees pull-down menu

Curriculum Vitae

Screen grab showing how to add a CV.

Research Tab

Your Research - Short Bio/Areas of Expertise

Text entered here will appear on a search result page that links to your complete profile. 

Screen grab of a faculty member's search result.

Your Research - Short Bio/Areas of Expertise

As the screen grab below shows, Research Keywords are used for the Faculty Experts Guide's search engine. 

Screen grab depicting research-related keywords

Publications

There are several options to choose from:

  • Book
  • Magazine
  • Journal
  • Newspaper
  • Website

 

All publications entered will have APA formatting applied. There is no need to add punctuation as the system will add it and take care of style formatting for you. 

 

The fields that appear will change depending on the selection you make. Please note that no punctuation is used in the book example below:

Screen grab of a book entry

 

Also see this book chapter example:

screen grab showing a book chapter

 

For Journal articles, be sure to check "Yes" next to "Is this a peer-reviewed article" and "Visible?" 

Screen grab showing the fields for the Journal entry

 

If you want to add an article that has not been published, you may, but add the status (in press, under review, etc.) in parenthesis at the end of the article's name.

 Be sure to explore the other options that are available to you.

Awards Tab

 

Screen grab showing Award landing page

 

Click "Add New" to add another award. Field options are straightforward:

screen grab showing fields for an award entry

 

Be sure to select "Yes" next to "Visible" if you want the entry to appear on your profile. 

Service Tab

You can use this section to highlight your membership and participation in boards, professional organizations, and the like. 

screen grab of service landing page

 

The field options are straightforward: 

screen grab of new professional service entry

 

Be sure to select "Yes" next to "Visible" if you want it to appear on your profile. 

 

Lectures Tab

You can add lectures that you've given at other institutions or organizations here if you so choose. 

screen grab of lectures fields

 

Be sure to select "Yes" next to "Visible" if you want it to appear on your profile. 

 

Photos Tab

While the Profile Photo tab says a high-resolution image can be uploaded, we recommend that you start with a thumbnail that is 100 x 125 px, 72 DPI for best results.

To get started, click "Choose File" to browse to the photo you want to use.


screen grab of profile photo page

 If you need a new headshot, please reach out to the Office of Communications. 

Websites Tab

This is a great spot for adding links to your lab sites, social media accounts, and the like. 

Courses Tab

Your courses will be pulled automatically from UT Direct. 

 



 

 

 

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