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How to set the dates of a course activation
How to set the dates of a course activation

Managers set the dates for each course activation (class), to control when it can be accessed by learners, facilitators and coaches.

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Written by Christine Nicholls
Updated over a week ago

Once you have selected a course to activate, you can set the start and end dates for the class by clicking on the dates tab in the top header menu.

You can choose to use relative dates or to choose your own.

Using relative dates

Choosing to use relative dates means that the opening and due dates for sections and tasks will automatically flow through from how they've been set in the course.

Note: If relative dates are updated in the course these will flow through to any current course activations.

Learner relative dates

It is possible to override the course relative dates for an individual learner giving you the flexibility to provide different start and due dates for everyone. If you want to check it out, this can be done under Access when you’re adding each learner.

Facilitators can then see individual learner start dates in the Class Console:

How to set your own dates

If you don't want to use relative or learner relative dates you'll need to turn the 'Use relative dates' toggle to 'no' and set your own.

You'll need to choose a start and end date for the course as well as each section and task in the course.

Staggering the start date for one or more sections means that learners will be able to see the section heading but won't be able to access the content until it opens.

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