Blackboard (Faculty) - Calendar: About the Course Calendar
This document provides an overview of of the Course Calendar in Blackboard.
Course Calendar
The Course Calendar provides a location for faculty to post
- Course Related Events
- tests or quizzes
- papers due
- Special Events
- guest speakers
- change of class location
- Appointments
- office hours
- tutoring times
Calendar Display
The calendar can display in a daily (with hourly time slots), a weekly, or a monthly view by clicking on one of the 3 display icons (shown below).
Locations
Individual Courses
A Calendar within an individual course needs to be made available by faculty. From the course menu, click on the plus sign icon to add a menu item. Select Tool Link and find the Calendar tool. Click Submit.
Faculty have the option of adding the Calendar tool directly to the Course Menu or within a Coursework folder.