Did you know you can give your development sites a nickname?

Canvas course sites are named using automatically generated conventions from campus systems for organization and data management purposes, which includes development site course cards. You can create course card nicknames to help you distinguish between development sites with similar names!

A course card nickname does not affect the course name at the account or course level. It only changes the name of the course card for the individual user who created the nickname; other users will not see the nicknames you create. Course card nicknames appear in the Dashboard, Course Navigation Menu, course breadcrumbs, and notification emails. If you need to know the original name of the course, you can hover over the nickname, and the original name will appear. Additionally, the UMass Dartmouth system course code (e.g., ENL 101-7101, etc.) is not affected and always displays on the course card for course reference.

How to Create a Development Site Nickname:

Step 1: Go to your Canvas Dashboard.

Step 2: Click the Properties icon (3 vertical dots) for the class you want to nickname. This displays the properties panel pop-up menu for that course card.

Step 3: Edit the Nickname box, then click Apply.

 

Please contact Instructional Development via IT Help with additional questions.