Calendars

Learn about your Blackboard calendar, how to share it to Outlook or add an external calendar to it.

Use of calendars at UWE Bristol

All assessments that have been given due dates in Blackboard will appear in the calendar. Some courses may use it for more than due dates, but it is always best to check with your module leader how it is being used on your course or programme.

Some assessments may only show in Blackboard two weeks before the due date, so use both your activity stream and calendar to keep yourself fully informed and up to date.

Viewing your Blackboard calendar

There are two ways to view your calendar.

  1. Overview of all modules – go to calendar in the base navigation menu (left side on desktop, three-line menu in mobile).
  2. Module level – go to the calendar tab in a module.

Sharing your calendar to Outlook

  1. Select calendar from base navigation (left side on desktop, three-line menu in mobile).
  2. Click on the calendar settings button.
  3. Click on the dots button.
  4. Select share calendar.
  5. Copy the calendar link. Share the link only in the appropriate area in Outlook or your preferred calendar.

When you connect your Blackboard calendar to an external calendar:

  • all course events appear one year in the past and into the future.
  • events for all your courses appear - you can't share calendars for individual courses.

Adding an external calendar to Blackboard

You can add an external calendar file to your Blackboard calendar, so course events appear with other events.

  1. Select calendar from base navigation (left side on desktop, three-line menu in mobile).
  2. Click on the calendar settings button.
  3. Select the dots button and select add calendar.
  4. In the window, drag and drop or upload the calendar file (only ICS files are supported).
  5. Select add calendar to finish and import events.

When you add your external calendar to Blackboard, events appear one year in the past and into the future.

The events are grouped under my personal calendar to show that you added them yourself. The events don't reference the calendar or the name of the file you uploaded.

You can edit or delete events you upload just like any other event you add.

Go to Blackboard help centre guidance on calendars

Slides: How to add Blackboard calendar to Outlook