Topic Overview

Steps

Log into Blackboard.  blackboard.syr.edu

Scroll to Course Management - Control Panel

Click on Evaluation to expand menu

Click on Course Analytics 

Click on the name of the report. 

Or hover the mouse over the name of a report to show the drop down arrow.  Click Run.

If instructors make the course analytics available to students, the students can access the Student Report through the Tools menu button.

Or instructors can create an access point for students in the menu list by creating a tool link.

Click on plus sign in the top left hand corner above the menu buttons. Select Tool Link from the selection.

Provide a name for the menu button i.e.  Student Course Reports and select Course Analytics (Student Report) for the Type.

The new menu buttons will default to the bottom of the menu buttons but you can re-order the menu buttons.

 

How to interpret report

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 Learn Course At-a-Glance

Learn Course Information includes:

  1. Course Name
  2. Instructor on record
  3. Course ID: Myslice and Blackboard ID
  4. Term
  5. Status:
  6. Delivery Method: In person or online
  7. Students enrolled: the number of students enrolled in MySlice
  8. Sections
  9. College
  10. Department

Course Item Count vs. Department Avg.  (same instruction method) Bar Graph

Assessment = Test, survey, assignment, self and peer assignment, turnitin assignment, McGraw-Hill assignment, Mobile Compatible Test

Content =  Item, File, Audio, Image, Video, Web Link, Learning Module, Lessons Plan, Syllabus, Course Link, Document Package, Content Package (SCORM), Content Folder, Module Page, Blank Page, Flickr Photo, Slideshare Presentation, Youtube Video, Ensemble Video, Ensemble Web Destination

Tool = Discussion Board, Blogs, Journals, Wikis, groups, Chat, Virtual Classroom, Tools Area, Echo Content, Adobe Connect, Announcements, Ares Course Reserves, Blackboard Help, Calendar, Contacts, Course Analytics (Student Report), Course Messages, Email, Glossary, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, My Grades, Science Toolkit, Tasks, Turning Technologies Registration Tool

Avg. Activity Per Student vs. Department Avg. (same instruction method) Bar Graph

 

Accesses = the number of times a course is accessed (logins)

Minutes = the number of minutes spent in a course

Interactions = the number of clicks while in a course

Submissions = the number of submissions by a student i.e. assignment

 

 

 

 

 

Sources and Relevant Links

Blackboard

Blackboard Analytics

Blackboard Analytics - Student Reports