Copying a Calendar to a different course

[JOSHUADILL]

I created a calendar of events in one course that I would like to be visible in all courses. Is there a way to copy the calendar I already created without having to go into each course and input each event again? 

[mzimmerman · Accepted solution]

Hi @JOSHUADILL 

You can import content from another course using the steps at https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/What-is-the-Course-Import-Tool/ta-p/21 

As part of the import, instead of importing "All content", you can choose to "Select specific content", and one of the individual things you can choose to import is "Calendar events".

Keep in mind that this is not actually linking the course calendars together.  It is making a copy of the calendar entries to the new course, so any changes you make later in the original course will not automatically be reflected in the new course.

[stu_egli]

The posted solution is a workaround, not a solution. Adding this capability should be at the top of the list for those responsible for the CALENDAR tool.

Most college faculty are required to have scheduled office hours posted and open to all students, not just current students in a single class, and including those as an calendar event in all current courses would seem to be the most logical way to 'post' these, especially when they are online only.

 Numerous other activities fall in this same category such as student club meetings, critical dates and deadlines are things I currently have to add to each of my courses, creating redundant activities in my calendar and the calendars of any of my students that are in more than one of my courses. Doing this is tedious and extremely time-consuming. 

It would seem that this capability should have been a no-brainer to whoever designed this tool. I am amazed that this has not already been addressed.