Canvas calendar Staff Guide
What is the Canvas Calendar?
Canvas has its own calendar, anything that you create inside Canvas that has an associated date and time will be displayed inside the Canvas calendar. This includes:
- Assessment deadlines
- Quiz deadlines
- Discussion board deadlines
- Anything added to the to do list with a date
Calendar Overview
Courses within the Calendar are organised by Canvas course code and shared with students. In addition to this, you can create single or multiple items within the Canvas calendar which are then shared automatically with all the students on that particular Canvas course. Students can also create Canvas calendar items which will remain private to them.
The Canvas calendar interface includes a list of all the canvas courses a user is enrolled on. You and your students can use this functionality to include multiple course calendars at a time overlaid so that you can see the corresponding connection between assignments and any lectures or tutorials.
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A note on using Calendars
The Canvas calendar does not include events in the university timetable or see my tutor system. Similarly, the university timetable does not include any of the Canvas deadlines listed above.
The Calendar tool can be used to communicate assignment deadlines or online activities to students.One of the challenges facing both students and tutors is keeping track of all of the assignments planned throughout the term. The Calendar helps everyone stay on schedule and up to date.
The Calendar in Canvas is a global feature, meaning everyone can see all courses assignments and events in one place. Calendars can be filtered by selecting or deselecting specific courses in the sidebar. Your favourite courses will always be listed at the top of your calendar list in the calendar sidebar.
Information regarding scheduled student activities is currently spread over two different systems, which could be confusing for students. Therefore, we offer the following recommendations:
- Make sure students are aware of the two different systems and how they differ. You can use the following guide to help your students understand how to use the Canvas calendar. Student guide: Canvas Calendar.
- Use clear communication to help students understand what is occurring week by week. For instance, a Canvas announcement listing the online and face-to-face sessions (including locations and times).
