Brightspace: How Availability Dates Work with the Calendar and Due Dates

Overview

How to edit availability dates for assignments, quizzes, and discussions, so that availability dates are visible on the Brightspace calendar. 

Instructions

You can edit availability and due dates for assessable activities, including quizzes, assignments, and discussions. Setting a due date will add that date to the calendar. (Note: from the due date calendar event, any availability dates will be noted within the event details.)

Note: When an item is hidden (whether through the hidden/visible setting or through availability dates) it does not appear in the course or on the calendar, including due dates.

Start and End dates for quizzes, assignments, and discussions do not automatically get added to the calendar as a new event. In order to make them appear separately from the due date event, you must adjust the visibility for each start and end date.

 

Assignments

1. From the Assignment, add a Start and/or End Date. Doing so will add an option for further availability adjustments.

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2. Select “Visible with access restricted” and a pop-up window will appear:

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Select which option works best for you assignment.

Visible with Access restricted: Learners can see the assignment in the course but no details including start and end dates.

Visible with Submission restricted: Learners can see the assignment and view its details, but cannot submit. Start and end dates are not visible.

Hidden: When an item is hidden, it does not appear in the course or on the calendar, including due dates.

To add the availability dates to the calendar, the checkbox, “Add availability dates to calendar" must be checked. (Note: this must be done for both the start and end dates if you want both to appear on the calendar.)

Quizzes

From the Quiz, add a Start and/or End Date. Doing so will add a checkbox “Add availability dates to Calendar.”

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Checking the checkbox will add any Start and/or End date associated with the quiz to the calendar.

Discussions

1. From the Discussion Topic, add a Start and/or End Date. Doing so will add an option for further availability adjustments.

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2. Select “Visible with access restricted” and a pop-up window will appear:

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Select which option works best for you assignment.

Visible with Access restricted: Learners can see the discussion in the course but no details including start and end dates.

Visible with Submission restricted: Learners can see the discussions and view its details, but cannot submit. Start and end dates are not visible.

Hidden: When an item is hidden, it does not appear in the course or on the calendar, including due dates.

To add the availability dates to the calendar, the checkbox, “Add availability dates to calendar" must be checked. (Note: this must be done for both the start and end dates if you want both to appear on the calendar.)

 

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