There is a great Calendar feature that does not get talked about enough and it is the Scheduler. The Scheduler allows the faculty to set up blocks of time for scheduling appointments for students to select the time for their meeting with the faculty.
The scheduler creates a block of appointments that the faculty could use for office hours on a weekly basis for face-2-face courses or in conjunction with the conference tool, the Big Blue Button, for online courses. The scheduler could also be used for scheduling student conferences during class time to have progress reports with the student. Another use for the scheduler is for students to submit topics for a speech or essay assignment.
A new feature for the scheduler is an area in the scheduler where the student can leave a note for the faculty. A great feature to help the faculty prepare for the students appointment.
The various options for the scheduler allow you to limit times, occurrences, and whether the appointments are public or private.
Here are a few of the basics to get you started using the Scheduler tool.
Open Calendar
In Global Navigation, click the Calendar link.
Open Scheduler
Click the Scheduler button.
Create an Appointment Group
Click the Create an Appointment Group button.
Create Name and Location
Type the name of the appointment in the name field [1]. Type the location of the appointment in the location field [2].
Select Calendars
Click the Calendar button [1]. Select the course(s) or section(s) where you want to show the appointment group [2]. To close the Calendar list, click the Done button [3].
Note: The calendar cannot be modified once the appointment group is saved. However, additional calendars can be added to the original appointment group.
Set Appointment Time Range
In the date field [1], enter the date of the appointment. You can also select a date by clicking the Calendar icon.
Set the time range for the appointment by typing in the time range field [2]. You must include at least one time slot.
You can split the time range into multiple time slots by entering the division time into the time field [3]. For instance, if you want to create 15-minute meeting times from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm, enter the number 15.
To create the time slots, click the Go button [4].
Modify Appointment Times
You can manually change any appointment time created by the division. If you want to remove an appointment time, click the Remove icon.
Note: The appointment date, time range, and appointment slots cannot be modified once the appointment group is saved. However, additional dates, time ranges, and appointment slots can be added to the original appointment group. You must create at least one time slot for each appointment group.
Set Appointment Options
You can limit how many users can sign up for a time slot by clicking the Limit each time slot checkbox and typing the number of time slots in the limit field [1]. If you selected the option to have students sign up in groups, this field reads as Limit each time slot for x groups.
To make the appointment slots public to students in the course, click the Allow students to see who has signed up for time slots checkbox [2].
If you want to limit the number of appointments available, click the Limit Participants to [number] appointment(s) checkbox [3].
Note: When using the group signup option, only one group member needs to sign up for a time slot on behalf of their group. Each member in the group will see the appointment on their own group Calendar.
Add Appointment Details
If you want to add details about the appointment group, type them in the details field.
Save and Publish Appointment
If you are ready to publish your appointment for students, click the Save & Publish button [1]. If you want to make additional changes before publishing, click the Save button [2].
View Appointment
The screen will now list your existing appointment groups. To view a list of the individual time slots, click the appointment group name.
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