Only Course Administrators who registered the Alpha course can change the schedule dates. If you're a team member, please ask your Alpha leader to do this (they have access).
1 - To find your Alpha Schedule
First, log in and click on "View & edit" under your Alpha name to open the next page. Then click on the Schedule tab to open up this page. Here you'll find our recommended order of talks for the best Alpha experience.
2 - To Change the Start Date
To adjust your Alpha Start Date, please look under "My Alpha Schedule" and click on the date box. A calendar will pop up and you can choose a new start date. You can also change the date of the first Alpha session (Episode 1).
After you update the Start Date, all following Alpha sessions will automatically adjust to occur once a week on the same weekday (like a domino effect).
💡 Changing the start date will shift all the dates of your schedule forward or backward. This will not change the order of sessions or any skipped sessions.
3 - To Choose Specific Session Dates
Each Alpha session has a pre-filled date based on the start date you chose during registration. To pick a new date for a specific session, please click on the Calendar icon.
💡 Changing the date of a single session (other than Session 1) will not change the dates of any other session. You can adjust each session individually!
The Holy Spirit Sessions default to the same day. However, you have full flexibility to schedule them on different dates—including weekdays—if that better suits your schedule.
👍 Please check the date of your last session! After the last session, your Alpha will move to the "completed Alphas" and you won't have access to the resources. Adjust your end date as needed.
4 - To Enable or Skip Sessions
All sessions are switched ON by default, but you can click the toggle to disable any sessions you don’t plan to run. The session title will appear faded and in the date section it will indicate "skipped."
💡 Skipped sessions are not gone forever! You can switch them back on at any time by clicking on the toggle button.
5 - To Reorder Sessions
To change the order of Alpha sessions, simply click on the Arrows icon to "drag & drop" the session (or use the calendar option).
You will be prompted to choose a new date from a limited range. This range is based on the dates of the sessions before and after its new position.
💡 The videos are in our recommended order by default. They are designed to be watched in this order, each building on the last, providing the best Alpha experience for your guests.
6 - To Access Session Resources
Click on a video or episode title to preview the video and/or download it. You will also see all the related resources for that session underneath the video (Weekly Briefing Video, Team Guide with Discussion Questions, and Guest Guide with Video Outline).
7 - To Reset All Session Dates
If you'd like to change your sessions back to the default order, click on the blue button "Reset to recommended order." The dates of each Alpha session will change according to your Start Date and fall on the same day each week consecutively.
Top Tip 👍 If you're not finished your Alpha but it's not on your Dashboard, please do not register a new Alpha. Simply email us at support@alphacanada.org and we would be happy to extend your end date.
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