The Calendar tool allows you to view course-related events. Instructors often add important dates specific to their course such as due dates, office hours or exam information.

Accessing the Calendar Tool

Navigating the Calendar Tool

Searching the Calendar Tool

  1. Enter the event title into the search box located in the top right-hand corner.

  2. Hit Enter or click the magnifying glass to perform the search.

    Arrow pointing at Search box.
  3. All events matching the search field will be displayed in list view.

Syncing your Calendar to an external application

You can sync the Waterloo LEARN Calendar tool with an external calendar application using iCal feeds.

Not all instructors add due dates and deadlines to the Waterloo LEARN Calendar.

  1. Select Calendar from the course navbar or from within a course.

  2. Select Settings from the upper right hand corner.

    Setting highlighted.
  3. Select the box beside Enable Calendar Feeds.

    Enable Calendar Feed highlighted
  4. Click Save.

  5. There will be a new option available labelled Subscribe. Click on Subscribe.

    Subscribe highlighted.
  6. Select the Calendar you want to subscribe to from the Calendar Subscription drop-down menu. You can select All Calendars and Tasks, or the Calendar for a specific course.

    Calendar Subscription window.
  7. Copy the URL provided and paste it into the external calendar tool.

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