For my canvas name it is my under my mothers name, due to the fact that I am using her email for it. It will not let me change my Canvas name to my name.
Hi @KendraArvidson,
If you have permission to change your Canvas name, you can do it by following the guidance in the Updating my displayed name in Canvas - Instructure Community - 853 support article.
If you do not have permission to change your Canvas name, you would need to contact your school's Canvas team or IT Department.
-Doug
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Breakout Discussions would enable instructors to orchestrate multi-phase discussions that mirror effective classroom facilitation patterns. An instructor creates a master discussion topic, then segments participants into small breakout groups for focused conversation, and finally reconvenes everyone into a unified thread…
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