About the Event

This hands-on mini lab focuses on using the Canvas Calendar to automate student meeting reservations and streamline multi-course time management. Following a short workflow demo, you will engage in a 20-minute hands-on sprint to configure Appointment Groups for office hours, filter multi-course views, and sync Canvas feeds to external calendars (Outlook/Google). By the end of this hands-on session, you will have an automated scheduling system that reduces administrative back-and-forth and keeps students connected. For in-person events, participants are encouraged to bring their laptops, as this session focuses on hands-on practice.

Learning Objectives. By the end of the session, faculty will:

• Configure Appointment Groups for office hours and student conferences to automate meeting sign-ups and set participant limits.
• Manage multi-course calendar views to maintain an accurate, transparent schedule of course milestones.
• Sync the Canvas Calendar feed directly into external calendars (Outlook/Google) to centralize schedule management.
• Establish predictable scheduling routines that foster sustained instructor presence and reduce friction in student access.