What is a Display Name?

Display names are simply put, the name you wish to be called by your professors and classmates. If you go by a different name other than the one registered to the roster then feel free to edit it so that your peers know what you like to be called!

Setting your Display Name within Canvas:

1. Within Canvas, select the 'Account' icon on the left hand side.

2. Select, 'Settings'

3. Within 'Setting', select the 'Edit Settings' button on the right. There should be a icon of a pencil next to it.

4. Find the 'Display Name' text box and enter what you'd like to be called by your peers!

What are pronouns and how do we use them?

According to the dictionary, a pronoun is a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse

Some examples of pronouns are: 'He/Him', 'She/Her', 'They/Them'

When we speak to each other we normally will refer to other using pronouns. "He is in my class!", "Oh I know her!", "Where are they?".

You can edit your preferred pronoun within Canvas so your professors, peers, and classmates know how to address you!

How to set your preferred pronouns within Canvas:

1. Within Canvas, select the 'Account' icon on the left hand side.

2. Select, 'Settings'

3. Within 'Setting', select the 'Edit Settings' button on the right. There should be a icon of a pencil next to it.

4. Select the drop-down menu under 'Pronouns' and select your preferred pronoun.