Wiki Page, Sandbox Kevin: [MODULE 5] Updating Your Profile and Personal Settings

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2023-08-31T11:12:28-06:00

When you're leveraging an online learning platform for teaching and facilitation, your instructor persona is an extension of your academic brand. Keeping a current profile and updating your user settings is part of maintaining your image.

What Should I Put On My Profile?

Students may access your profile to learn about you and connect with you during the semester. Here are a few ideas of things to include in your profile:

Photo
You have the ability to change your profile picture. Put a photo that best represents you.

Display Name
By default your display name will be your first and last name - which can be very formal. Update it to align with how you'd like to be addressed. Professor Smith or Mrs. Beasley.

Title
Add an official or unofficial title. For instance, Faculty in Dept. of Public Health or "Teacher of all things science".

Contact information
By default, Canvas messaging system (inbox) will always be listed under 'ways to contact me'. However, you can include other services like your LinkedIn profile, Twitter account, Skype ID, Facebook profile, Delicious or Diigo sites.

Bio
This would be a great opportunity to include a brief bio about you or your teaching philosophy or academic background. You can also post your office hours and phone number in this area, as well.

Links
Do you have a faculty page? Department website? Academic blog? Personal website? Why not feature them under the links section?

The following tutorials provide additional details about Profile and User Settings:

What are Profile and User Settings?

How do I change my default email address in my user account?

How do I edit my profile in my user account?

How do I add a profile picture in my user account?

How do I change the settings in my user account?

How do I change the language preference in my user account?

How do I set a time zone in my user account?

How do I change my login password?

How do I reset my password?

How do I add an additional email address as a contact method in Canvas?

How do I view course content offline as an ePub file?

How do I manage new features in my user account?

What feature options are currently available in my user account?

How do I add a text (SMS) contact method in Canvas?

How do I add contact methods to receive Canvas notifications?

How do I set my Canvas notification preferences?