NameCoach for Instructors

NameCoach is a recording tool in Canvas that provides users with the opportunity to identify their pronouns, share the phonetic pronunciation of their name, and hear how others’ names should be pronounced.

Once a user updates their NameCoach profile, that profile will be saved in Canvas. It will then be available for listening in any course after the user clicks NameCoach in the course navigation menu.

This page is intended for instructors. Students should review NameCoach for Students.

Accessing NameCoach

To access and enable NameCoach:

1. Log in to Canvas.
2. Click Courses and select your course.
3. Once in the course, enable NameCoach in your course settings.

The first time you access NameCoach, you will be prompted to authorize NameCoach to access your account. Once you click Authorize, you will be taken to the NameCoach page.

NameCoach uses your email address to provide access to the People tab in Canvas and name recordings. No other information is gathered; it is only used to grant access to these recordings.

Recording Your Name

For directions on recording your name, please visit the NameCoach for Students page and follow the same instructions as student users.

Listening to Students’ Names

Students must click on NameCoach in your course navigation menu in order for their name to appear on the list of recorded names.

To listen to students’ recordings of their names:

1. Click NameCoach from the course navigation menu.
2. Locate the Recorded Names tab.
3. Scroll to the corresponding name and click the Play button.

If recordings are unclear, you can request that a student re-record their name by clicking on the Mailbox icon for that student.

Unrecorded names

To view a list of students who have not recorded their names or have not clicked on NameCoach in your course navigation menu, locate the Unrecorded Names tab on the NameCoach page.

To send a reminder email to all students who have not recorded, click Remind All. To ask an individual student to record, send the student an email by clicking the mailbox icon next to that student.

Creating a Recording Assignment

A Canvas Assignment can be useful to provide a deadline for your students to complete their NameCoach profile:

1. Click Assignments on the course menu.
2. Create a new Assignment.
3. Enter an assignment name and a description in the proper fields.
4. Use the drop-down to change the Submission type to External Tool and click the Find button.
5. Select NameCoach from the list of tools and click the Select button.
6. Add a due date and click Save.

Although you may add a NameCoach assignment to a module, do not add the NameCoach assignment as a module requirement in forced sequence. The NameCoach integration cannot verify completion.

Additional Resources

• NameCoach for Students

Getting Help

Please submit a request to canvas@pobox.upenn.edu for assistance with this tool.