As an Instructor, you can create Calendar events for your course, which will then display to your students.
Be aware: Please use CMIS for timetabled events instead of the Blackboard Calendar, where possible. This keeps everything in one place for students’ in their timetable.
Most course items with an associated date will automatically appear in the Calendar by default.
Students should be advised not to rely on their Blackboard Calendar totally for assignment deadlines. For example, all assessment deadlines pertaining to their modules will display, even if some deadlines are not relevant to all individuals.
- Students should continue to check usual places for assessment information.
- Students should use their CMIS Timetable for details of teaching and learning events.
Assessment due dates
Due dates appear automaticaly in the Calendar for both Blackboard and Turnitin assessments, but advise students that they should not rely on the Blackboard Calendar for their assessment due dates and should always check in the course itself. The Calendar shows all assessment dates in a course – including those which the individual student may not need to submit to (for instance post-deadline assignments when the student has already submitted on time, or assignments with rolling deadlines).
Tips
- You can set Calendar events to be recurring (as in Outlook).
- You can add a hyperlink to the ‘Location’ field of a Calendar event
- Blackboard Calendars do not automatically update Outlook or Teams calendars. However you can export your Blackboard Calendar so that it displays inside Outlook – see the Blackboard help page Share Calendar with Outlook
For more see the Blackboard help page: Calendar
Guide last updated on October 14, 2025