At registration and annual re-registration, students are given the option to select from a list of pronouns (including a free text field) to specify their chosen pronouns if they wish to do so. They can then add/amend/delete their choice at any time, via the student Self-Service portal. Any chosen student pronouns will be surfaced in Oxford systems, including Canvas.

Note that it may take up to 24 hours for the pronouns to appear in Canvas, due to synchronisation times of the two systems.

Approved list of available pronouns with how they will be shown:

The Pronouns tool is available in multiple areas of a Canvas course where student name information can be found and the display settings have been enabled (e.g. People page).

A student can view their own chosen pronouns in various places in Canvas, including in their Account (on the global navigation menu), as well as their account Profile and Settings.

Student pronouns are visible to staff, students and other students in a number of places in Canvas, including Discussions, People (within a course, or in a student group area) and the Student Context Card (which pops out as a panel in People when selecting a student's name).

Student pronouns are also visible to staff only in other places in Canvas, including Assignment Creation, Assignment Peer Review, and list of Sections. Staff can also access student pronouns by selecting the clickable student name in the SignUp tool, which takes the staff user to the student's Profile page.

Course-level pronouns

All the tools mentioned below are available within a Canvas course, which you can access either via your Dashboard, or from Courses on the global navigation menu.

Table of Contents

1. People

2. Student Context Card

3. Discussions

4. Inbox Conversations

5. Signup tool

6. Assignment Creation

7. Assignment Peer Review

8. Course Sections

1. People

To view pronouns of students enrolled in a particular course, select People on the course navigation menu.

2. Student Context Card

You can also view a student's pronouns in the Student Context Card. Select People on the course navigation menu, then in the Name column select the student's hyperlinked name. Their pronouns will be displayed in a pop-up panel.

3. Discussions

To view a student's pronouns in Discussions, select Discussions on the course navigation menu, and then the relevant discussion topic. Their pronouns will be displayed alongside their name.

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4. Inbox Conversations

On the global navigation bar, select Inbox. When composing a message and selecting individuals enrolled in the stated course, their pronouns will be displayed below their name.

5. Signup tool

To view a student's pronouns in the Signup tool, select Signup on the course navigation menu then select the Show participants icon on the right.

The Event Participants box will appear, in the Participant column select the student's name.

Their pronouns will appear in the People page.

6. Assignment Creation

To view a student's pronouns in the Assignments creation menu. Select Assignments on the course navigation menu and then select the + Assignment button.

Click in the Assign to field and a list of course participants will be displayed with their pronouns.

7. Assignment Peer Review

To view a student's pronouns for a peer reviewed assignment, select Assignments on the course navigation menu then select the hyperlinked assignment title.

In the Related items list select Peer reviews.

For each student reviewer, the pronouns of the reviewees allocated to them will be displayed:

8. Course Sections

To view the pronouns of students who have been allocated to sections within a course, select Settings on the course navigation menu.

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Select the Sections tab and then the hyperlinked section name:

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The pronouns for students in this section will be displayed.

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