We walked through the On-Demand Learning configuration mode. Now, let's take a brief detour to explore the differences with the Academic Calendar mode.

Academic Calendar

Creating an Academic Calendar program is very similar to setting up an On-Demand Learning program. The key difference is the addition of semesters. Semesters have a start date, an end date, and an enrollment close date, which prevents new students from enrolling in classes associated with that semester after the specified deadline.

Under the program details, you'll find a tab that lists the semesters associated with the program.

Additional tabs will also be shown when viewing the class detail. A Content tab will allow you to create additional pages that will appear in the Student's Class Workspace. The Annoucements tab will be shown depending on the Enable Annoucenements found under Advanced Settings in the Course details.

Students enrolled in Academic Calendar program classes will have a different experience in their Class Workspace, which we'll explore at the end of the Learning Hub chapter.