Calendar

The Calendar in Blackboard Ultra provides instructors with a visual overview of course events, assignments, due dates, and other key dates. It helps both instructors and students stay organized and on top of deadlines.

Access the Calendar

To access the global calendar with upcoming due dates and events across all your courses, select Calendar in Ultra Base Navigation.

To view a course-specific calendar, select the Calendar tab from the course’s navigation bar.

Calendar View Modes:

  • Due Dates: Filter to view only upcoming deadlines.
  • Day or Month: Focus on a specific day’s tasks or plan for the upcoming weeks.

Content with due dates (e.g., assignments, quizzes) is automatically added to the calendar. Instructors can also manually include important course events, such as office hours or guest lectures. All events and due dates appear in students’ calendar views.

Both faculty and students can receive email notifications for upcoming events and deadlines if New calendar event is enabled in stream notifications.

Manually Create Events:

  1. Click the plus icon in the upper right corner of the calendar view.
  2. Select Add Event from the dropdown menu.
  3. Fill in event details such as:
    • Event Name: A brief description (e.g., “Lecture on Week 3 Topics”)
    • Date and Time: Choose the start and end times.
    • Repeat Event: For regular events (e.g., office hours or weekly assignments), set them to recur to save time.
    • Description: Optional; provide additional event details.
  4. Click Save to add the event to your calendar.

To edit or delete an existing calendar event, navigate to the Day view of the calendar and click on the event. This will open the Add Event panel, where you can make changes or remove the event.

Course Schedule:

Adding the course schedule to your Blackboard course is beneficial for students, as it ensures class times appear in their calendar, aiding in time management.

Add the Course Schedule via the Add Course Schedule Button:

  1. Navigate to your Blackboard Ultra Course.
  2. Click Add course schedule below the Details & Actions panel.
  3. Click the plus sign (+) next to Add the times this course or organization meets.
  4. Choose the appropriate calendar settings for your class schedule.
  5. Click Save.

Add the Course Schedule from the Calendar:

  1. Navigate to your Blackboard Ultra Course.
  2. Click Calendar.
  3. Click the plus sign (+) in the top-right corner.
  4. Select Edit Course Schedule.
  5. Click the plus sign (+) next to Add the times this course or organization meets.
  6. Choose the appropriate calendar settings for your class schedule.
  7. Click Save.

The Nickname is a required field; it will appear on students’ calendar pages.

The Location is optional.

Your class will now appear on your students’ Blackboard calendar automatically!

For more detailed information, visit Blackboard Help: Calendar.

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