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Course calendars (create a study schedule)

A calendar helps you schedule course events, such as meetings and upcoming dates. These steps are for platform admins.

Steps to add a calendar to a course​

  1. From the dashboard, go to the Courses page.

  2. Click Edit Curriculum for the course you want.

    The Edit Curriculum button for a course on the courses page

  3. From the course menu, go to the Calendars page.

  4. Click Add Calendar.

    The Calendars page in the course menu and the Add Calendar button

  5. Enter the Calendar name.

  6. In Link calendar to cohorts, choose the student cohorts that will see the calendar.

  7. Click Add calendar.

    The Create new calendar form with the calendar name, cohorts and the Add calendar button

Note

You can add more than one calendar to a course, and you can edit the calendars you created before.

Steps to add an event to the calendar​

  1. Click Add an event.

    The Add an event button and the list of calendars on the Calendars page

  2. Enter the Event Title.

  3. Choose a Color for the event.

  4. In Add event to, choose the calendar.

    The Event Title, Color, Date and Time and Add event to fields

  5. In Date and Time, set the event date and time:

    1. Choose the month.
    2. Choose the day.
    3. Choose the time, with AM or PM.

    The picker to choose the month, day and time of the event

  6. You can add an Event link title and an Event link URL (optional).

  7. You can add an Event description (optional).

  8. Click Add event.

    The event link fields, the description and the Add event button

The event shows to students in the calendar on the date and time you set. If you added a room link, they can open it by clicking the link title.

The event in the course calendar as a student sees it, with the room link