Improve calendar scheduling and syncing options

Status: Identified Submitted by Instructure on ‎01-31-2023 09:39 AM

Theme Overview

Administrators and instructors need additional options for efficient scheduling and syncing of events in course and account level calendars. 

What value could this provide to users?

  • Users have more control over scheduled events, allowing them to do things such as edit or lock appointments, block times, or assign times to specific students or groups
  • Users are able to more efficiently create calendar events, with capabilities to create multi-day events and recurring appointment slots
  • Admins are able to automatically add account level calendars for select users
  • Users are able to save time by adding events to multiple calendars at one time
  • Users are able to import events and sync events across calendars

Referenced Ideas (36)

[Calendar] New event indicator to calendar button Submitted by: vancej
[Calendar] Calendar Events and Assignments for Active and Concluded Enrollments in a Crosslisted Course Submitted by: M_Blackwell
[Calendar] Sync Available From and Until To with the Due Date WhenMoving Assignments Submitted by: rkelley1
[Conferences] Auto "Add to Calendar" in Conferences/BBB Submitted by: ToddKaplan
[Dashboard] Account Calendar events should appear under Coming Up on the dashboard Submitted by: trevorliick
[Calendar] Differentiate iCal calendar feed events and assignments Submitted by: YasminMusthafa
[Scheduler] Student Sign up cut off time Submitted by: SSutton
[API] Provide API to get currently enabled account calendars for a user Submitted by: matthew_buckett
[Calendars] Improve Calendar Interface for all, and especially Observer Accounts Submitted by: RobertMashburn
[Calendar] Calendar Colors by assignment type - not just courses Submitted by: SSutton
[Calendar] Institutional Admins should be able to access all account calendars Submitted by: canvas_admin Completed
[Calendar] Account Calendars - Automatically Add to Students Setting Submitted by: carriecroft Completed
[Calendar] Use existing institution or department calendars in Canvas for Account Calendars Submitted by: lgekeler
[Calendar] Differentiate Canvas Course with the same name in different Terms Submitted by: dgilogley
[Calendar] Multiple Day Events in Account Calendars Submitted by: JACOBSEN_C
[Calendar] Per section location details Submitted by: cameron_redsell
[Scheduler] Enable Teachers to Schedule Special Appointments for People not Currently Their Student Submitted by: PBart0
[To Do] Bulk DateChange on To-Do Items Submitted by: ChrisMedina
[Elementary] Canvas for Elementary Teacher Schedule Tab Submitted by: CarlaD07
[Calendar] Scheduler: Show appointment details in the Outlook calendar feed Submitted by: eac
[Scheduler] Canvas Scheduler Sync with Outlook Calendar Submitted by: jbeyer1
[Scheduler] Canvas scheduler - add scheduling conditions Submitted by: eac
[Calendar] Parents booking appointments (Observers using the calendar scheduler) Submitted by: petern Completed
[Rich Content Editor] Scheduler Should have Rich Content Editor Submitted by: VHDL2STA
[Scheduler] Allow for Breaks in Appointment Group Time Slots Submitted by: mjones14
[Calendar] Please provide a way for teachers to "lock" appointments in the Calendar Submitted by: ADuncan23
[Calendar] Calendar Events Move All/Several Daily Events Together Submitted by: GaylenStewart
[Calendar] Calendar Prompt for Upcoming Events Submitted by: wagnerpj63
[Calendar] Edit or Delete Series of Events Submitted by: kfritch1
[API] Make location field in Calendar support HTML Submitted by: lars_vemund_sol
[Scheduler] - Edit Appointments / Sign ups Submitted by: gladysie
[Calendar] Multi Day Events Submitted by: mikescheid
[Calendar] Create a single course calendar entry across multiple classes Submitted by: linda_wagner
[Calendar] Copy or Duplicate a Event Submitted by: jthoms
[Scheduler] Scheduler recurring events Submitted by: ewakeman
[Calendar] Import calendar from ICS file Submitted by: Beth_Young

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