Schedule Course Content

Use the Course Scheduler feature to set start dates, end dates, and due dates for all the Units and content items in your course from a single location. If you set a start and end date, the date displays on your course calendar (and on your students' calendars). If you assign a due date, the date displays on your students' Course Checklist. You can also use the Course Scheduler to restrict access to individual Units and content items and to determine the dates on which students can access exams in the Gradebook.

Additionally, you can schedule individual content items or Units using the Edit Schedule feature located in the Toolbox for the individual content item.

If you schedule Start and End Dates for a Unit or a content item using the Course Scheduler, the same Start and End Dates display if you open the Event Scheduler for the individual Unit or content item (and vice versa).

Schedule All Content Items and Units

Step 1: In the Tools menu, click Course Admin.

Step 2: Click Course Scheduler. Depending on the amount of content in your course, the Course Scheduler can take up to a minute to open.

The first time you open Course Scheduler, all Unit and content item dates are set to the same date (i.e., your course dates). This means all Unit start and end dates default to the start and end dates of your course, and all content item dates default to the Unit's date.

Step 3: Set start and end date access times for your Unit and content items accordingly.

• Content - Locate the Unit or Content Item for which a start and end access date is to be scheduled.

• Date Assignment - Select one of the following two items. Use course start/end – This will
allow students to access the items using the default dates. Assign specific start/end – Use this option to specify the start/end date values. The default dates will not be used.

• Start Date - Click the Calendar icon at the end of the date to select a start date for the Unit or Content Item. The date that is selected must fall within the courses start and end dates. If the Unit or Content Item isn’t to be available to students before the specified date, click the Restrict access before check box.

• End Date - To specify an end date for a Unit or Content Item, click the Calendar icon at the end of the end date and select a date. The date that is selected must fall within the courses start and end dates. If the Unit or Content Item isn’t to be available to students before the specified date, click the Restrict access before check box.

• Due Date (Optional) - Click the Calendar icon at the end of the Due Date box to select the date the Content Item is due. If a Due Date is assigned to an item, the date will appear in the students’ Course Checklist.

Step 4: Click Save Changes.

To assign dates to a content item

1. In the navigation tree, click the Author tab.

2. In the navigation tree, click the content item.

3. Click Toolbox.

4. Click Edit Schedule.
   
   

5. Click Save Changes.