TIL you can subscribe to a calendar for all your course assignments in Learn and also get notifications for course announcements
I had no idea Learn had these features and it would have been nice if I *learned* about them a little earlier in the term so that I wouldn't have missed some due dates.
Calendar: navigate to the calendar from menu bar of the home page, under 'WATERLOO LEARN'. (Click on 'WATERLOO LEARN' to get to the home page).
To subscribe to assignments:
\-> click 'Settings'
\-> check 'Enable Calendar Feeds'
\-> click 'Save'
\-> click 'Subscribe'
\-> change drop down to 'All Calendars and Tasks' (or choose an individual course if you want)
\-> copy the url and import to your calendar (you can also download the calendar, but it won't be the same as subscribing to updates)
Announcements: navigate to the home page. Next to 'Announcements' there is an arrow. Click on it and choose 'Notifications' (or RSS if you decide to add your announcements to an RSS feed). If you want to be notified through SMS, you'll probably have to add a phone number to your profile (top right icon) before that option is enabled.
Here's to no more missed due dates (at least, missed due to negligence)!