The Brightspace Calendar is a staple of the default homepage. It is where students can go to view due dates for assessments, check class-times, and view scheduled events, depending on how much an instructor chooses to utilize it.
Accessing the Calendar
Calendar Widget
On the default course homepage, the Calendar widget is located just below the announcements widget. Students and instructors can navigate the calendar to view various dates and events. There is also a drop-down “Upcoming events” menu, which provides a list of events happening in the near future. Clicking “Calendar” in the top left of the widget will open the Calendar Tool.
Calendar Tool
The Calendar tool, where adding/editing events in the calendar take place, can be accessed in three different ways:
Click “Calendar” in the top left of the Calendar widget on the course homepage.
On the course navbar, click Course Tools → Calendar
On the course navbar, click Course Tools → Course Admin → Calendar
Create Event
To create an event:
Access the calendar tool, then click the Create Event button
The first option in the Create Event area is to add content from the course Content area. This will attach the content as a link to the ensuing created event
Choose a title and description for the event
Select attendees. The event will only appear on student’s calendars who have been chosen as attendees. Attendees can be selected by group or section.
Choose when the event will occur. It can be set to run All Day, or from certain times across days. The event can also have a recurrence of the event added to it, or can have restrictions placed upon it.
Add an optional location, it is not required.
Click the Create button on the bottom left of the page to finish creating the event