Managing Your Online Persona in ELMS-Canvas


Individuals with roles in ELMS-Canvas (instructor, student, TA, designer, etc.) can manage elements that affect their appearance in all course spaces.

The Profile link in one’s account settings enables users to manage a profile picture, contact settings, and pronouns. 

Edit your profile

  1. Click on the Account link in the global toolbar; then click on the Profile link. 
  2. Instructors click on the Three dots on the top right-hand side of the screen, then click on the Edit Profile link.

Students see only the Edit Profile link.
Title: Edit Profile Menu item

Select your pronoun

The selected pronoun will display in the user settings/user profile page, Conversation tool (Inbox), Discussions, People page, Groups People page and comments field for all ELMS-Canvas members; in addition the pronoun will also display in SpeedGrader, Assignment creation menu and peer review page for Instructors. To select a pronoun for yourself:

  1. Click on the Pronouns menu while editing your Profile.
  2. Click on the pronoun with which you identify.

    Title: List of pronouns - Description: noneshe/herhe/him/they/them/zeshe or theythey or shehe or theythey or heze or theythey or zehe or sheshe or heshe or zeze or shehe or zeze or heany pronouns are okayno pronouns, please just use my nameask me my pronouns

Add your name pronunciation

When editing a profile, enter the desired name pronunciation in the Name Pronunciation field.

name pronunciation field

Select Save Profile when complete.

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Add or update a profile picture

You can also provide a picture of yourself within the Profile area.

  1. Hover your cursor over the profile picture avatar and click on the pencil icon.
  2. Upload an image (.png, .jpg or .gif) by locating it on your local computer or take a picture using your computer’s built-in camera.  (UMD does not make use of the Gravatar function.)
  3. Click the Save button.

You can only maintain one picture in the Profile Picture bin at a time.  If you upload or take a new picture of yourself, it will replace the original picture.

You can additionally edit your contact preferences and biography in the Profile area.  Faculty can manage the title by which they wish to be known.  It is recommended that you not use the Profiles area to change how your name will appear to others.  See Changing Name Settings in ELMS-Canvas for details on requirements and recommended strategies for updating one’s name in ELMS-Canvas.