[ARCHIVED] Can we create due dates based on the day a student accepts the course in Canvas?

[mfuller2]

Can we create due dates based on the day a student accepts the class in Canvas?  So a student starts a class on Wednesday.  I add him/her to the class, they accept the course, and from that date it calculates the due dates.  So for example maybe the due dates are 5 days, 10 days, 60 days from the date a student accepts the class?

We do not run classes like traditional institutions.  Students can start and stop courses anytime.  It's not lock step.

[James]

 @mfuller2 ​,

This should be possible if you use differentiated assignments and give each student a separate due date. That would either be a full-time job for someone using the web interface or it could be programmatically done using the API. I would urge the second solution, although it may help the local economy more to use the first approach.

There is no native ability to define dates in relative terms (start+60 days) and dates are set for the entire course unless you use differentiated assignments.

[tom_gibson]

Wondering if anyone else has had this question since it was originally posted? I don't see a ton of chatter about this, but we also are looking for a way to set certain dates relative to enrollment. We would see this being useful on assignments but also other course dates such as Starts and Ends.

#assignments 

We will also explore differentiated assignments, but for really large courses this could get nutty.

Cheers.

[kona]

Check out this post and discussion from  @anonz3000 ‌ - https://community.canvaslms.com/message/58143-individualized-start-dates-and-due-dates 

[anonz3000 · Accepted solution]

See especially Use Cases for Managing Independent Study including videos. I am starting to use Easel at my school.

[KellyDalke]

Have there been any updates regarding this question? Most of the posts I'm seeing are 4+ years old. Thanks!