{"id":1320,"date":"2021-11-09T22:29:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T22:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/?p=1320"},"modified":"2021-11-25T18:59:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T18:59:57","slug":"internationalize-your-outlook-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/2021\/11\/09\/internationalize-your-outlook-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Internationalize your Outlook Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"
Written by Victoria Surtees, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Internationalization.<\/em><\/h5>\n

Did you know you could set your Outlook Calendar to include holidays from most countries and religions across the world? You can do it in less than 2 minutes with just a few simple clicks.<\/p>\n

So why should you?<\/p>\n

Well, let\u2019s face it, when we celebrate our cultural festivals, we get busy. Like really busy. All the cooking, decorating, social engagements, and party planning\u2026 it\u2019s hard to focus on much in the throes of those preparations. Students and colleagues are no different. In fact, if you\u2019re an international student, festivals can also mean feeling especially lonely, separated from family, food, and traditions. Festivals are wonderful \u2013 but they can make it challenging to focus on reading a chapter or finishing an assignment. For students, it is a great relief when their instructor is aware of their cultural festivals and how it might impact their engagement. So give it a try \u2013 add holidays from India. The Philippines. Jewish religious holidays. Korean holidays! Maybe you\u2019ll discover something new and exciting\u2026. And maybe\u2026 just maybe, if you can, you\u2019ll shift your assignment dates to accommodate some widely celebrated \u2013 but not provincially or federally legislated \u2013 holidays like Diwali or the Lunar New Year. Your students will thank you, I promise.<\/p>\n

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How to add international holidays: https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/add-holidays-to-your-calendar-in-outlook-for-windows-f16d872f-8dad-4750-bb7c-166e72c26977<\/a><\/p>\n

For a paper version, check out UFV\u2019s EDI Calendar: https:\/\/www.ufv.ca\/media\/assets\/presidents-office\/edi-resources\/EDI-wall-calendar_Print.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Victoria Surtees, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Internationalization. Did you know you could set your Outlook Calendar to include holidays from most countries and religions across the world? You can do it in less than 2 minutes with just a few simple clicks. So why should you? Well, let\u2019s face it, when we celebrate … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":183,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/183"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1320"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1329,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1320\/revisions\/1329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}