NameCoach

Overview

NameCoach is an easy-to-use tool designed to foster a sense of inclusion and community on campus and encourage a culture of respect, by ensuring our students’ names are pronounced correctly.  NameCoach allows all Canvas users to record how their name should be pronounced, identify their personal gender pronouns, as well as hear how other’s names should be pronounced.  The tool allows users to easily record the correct pronunciation of their names using a computer, tablet, mobile device, or phone.

2 Parts To the Tool

The NameCoach Recorder:

This is found under your Account in the Global Navigation menu. The NameCoach recorder is where you can record your name, and also enter a personal title and gender pronoun if you wish. The name recording is similar to a Canvas profile picture, where you only have to set it up once and then it will be accessible in all your Canvas sections. We encourage everyone to create a NameCoach profile so your students and instructors have the option/opportunity to hear how to pronounce your name.

The NameCoach Roster:

This is located in each class's Course Navigation menu and is where you can see who in your course has entered/recorded NameCoach information. This is also where you can hear students’ and instructors' recorded names. You will only see the names for those enrolled or teaching that section.

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Resources

Click Next to see the great resources to help you get acquainted with the new tool or click on the specific topic to go directly there.

How to record or rerecord my name pronunciation, title or pronoun.

How to listen to see who had recorded a name in my course

Download NameCoach Overview pdf