Share office hours and advisor availability
Faculty, managers, and mentors often post office hours and still get when-can-I-stop-by emails. A regenerated text list answers those pings accurately.
It is also useful when office hours are by appointment only and you want to offer windows without standing up a full booking product.
Example note to a student
Example only — sample times, not live calendar data.
Happy to discuss your draft. Here's my upcoming availability (EST): Tue (9/30): 2-4pm Wed (10/1): 11am-12pm Thu (10/2): 3-5pm Fifteen minutes is fine — reply with a time and location preference (Zoom or my office).
Get your availability for office hours as text in 30 seconds – free with Google
Connect your calendar, generate pasteable free times, and reply in the same thread.
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Practical tips
- 1
Regenerate weekly
Teaching schedules shift. Fresh generation beats a static syllabus line when someone emails mid-semester.
- 2
Separate research blocks
Hard-block research time on your calendar so office-hour offers stay honest.
- 3
Set expectations on length
Students otherwise assume an open-ended meeting — state 15 or 30 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Can I post this list on a course page?
Yes, though it will go stale. Prefer emailing a fresh list or updating the page when hours change.
Is this the same as appointment-only office hours software?
No. Students still confirm with you. There is no queue or automated booking.
Does it work with school Google Workspace accounts?
If you can sign in with that Google account and grant read-only calendar access, you can generate availability.
Ready for your real calendar?
Generate pasteable availability for office hours from Google Calendar in about ten seconds.
Free · Read-only calendar access