Upcoming Events Block

The Upcoming events block displays future events in a summarized list. Events are generated from the calendar or activity due dates (or both) and include a link to the full details or directly to the activity. There are also links to Go to calendar... and Add a New Event....

Avenue users can set, through their user profile, how many upcoming events appear in the Upcoming events block and how many days to look ahead for events.

Note: The image below shows the relationship between this block and the Calendar block.

1. At the top of the course homepage, click on the Edit mode toggle button in the upper right corner of the screen to activate the editing tools.

Note: The Edit mode toggle button moves to the right to indicate editing mode is on.

2. If the block drawer is not visible, click on the Open block drawer button.

Note: The block drawer appears.

3. Click on the Add a block button. 

4. In the Add a block pop-up, choose the Upcoming events option. 

Note:  The block appears in the block drawer.

Note: By default, the Upcoming events block is placed on any type of course main page. To place this block on all course pages, follow these steps:

1. Click on the Actions menu icon in the Upcoming events block.

Note:  The Upcoming events editing menu appears.

2. Choose the Configure Upcoming events block option.

Note: The Configure an Upcoming events block page appears.

3. Select Any course page in the Display on page types drop-down menu.

Note:  Selecting Any page displays the block on all course pages. Selecting Any course page or Any type of course main page does not result in any appearances in the course or other courses. 

4. Select Right in the Default region drop-down menu. This is the default.

5. The block can be moved up and down the page using the Default weight setting; -10 sets the block to the top of the column and 10 sets it at the bottom.

Note:  If Display on page types is set to Any page, the Default weight will appear in the position on all course pages. This can be altered for individual pages by changing the Display on page types setting in the On this page section.

6. Click the Save changes button.

Note: To move the block to a more specific location, use drag-and-drop to override these settings.

The Upcoming events block displays a list of the next important events in the course as designated by the instructor. To set the number of upcoming events to display, follow the steps below. The number of upcoming events is determined by the Maximum upcoming events and the Upcoming events look-ahead settings.

Note: These settings only affect the Upcoming events block for the individual user who changes them. A teacher cannot set them for the whole class.

Note: The Upcoming events block appears like this on a course page.

1. In the Avenue banner, click on your profile image.

2. In the drop-down menu, click on the Preferences option.

Note: The user Preferences page appears.

3. In the User account section, click on the Calendar preferences link.

4. Set the Time display format to 12-hour (am/pm) or 24-hour.

5. Set the First day of the week.

6. Set the Maximum number of upcoming Calendar events.

7. Set the Upcoming events look-ahead in months, weeks or days.

8. Set the Remember filter settings to Yes so Avenue refreshes the Upcoming events block using your settings each time you log in.

9. Click on the Save changes button.

Note: Changes are reflected on the Upcoming events block.

Upcoming Events Block

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