Changes in daylight savings time are accounted for in the Online School platform. As an admin or teacher, you don't need to switch any of your classes to accommodate the change in time before the change has happened, it'll change automatically!
LearnCube, like most online platforms, uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). As UTC never changes, it helps avoid daylight savings time issues. When a class is created, the time is stored in UTC on our side but you will see those classes in your chosen timezone.
Setting My Timezone
What is affected by DST?
As we need to define a "source of truth" timezone, we look at whomever creates the class, course, or availability schedule (the “booker”).
The platform ensures that the scheduled time remains correct for that person when daylight savings changes.
This means that when booking for another user, it's important to take their timezone into account. Teachers and Admins who are creating course schedules for students in different regions should consider whether the schedule needs to be constant in their timezone, or the student's.
Example:
If I create a course at 9:00am, LearnCube will always keep that course at 9:00am in my timezone.
If the teacher or students live in areas with different daylight savings rules, the time they see may shift by an hour. This is expected behaviour - the class remains anchored to the booker’s timezone.
If in doubt, you can easily view schedules across multiple regions.
To do so in the upcoming classes, past classes, or scheduling dashboards:
Click on the timezone dropdown at the top right
Select the timezone you want to view classes in
The Student Experience
LearnCube automatically presents the correct time in the student’s timezone, so they do not need to worry about daylight savings adjustments.
For schools that allow students to self-book, the student will see teachers' availability and / or available group classes in their own timezone, with daylight savings changes accounted for.
Still unsure? We can help.
LearnCube handles 99% of daylight savings scenarios automatically, even when teachers and students are spread across multiple countries. If you ever feel uncertain about how a class time will behave during a DST change, our support team is happy to check your setup and offer guidance.