What Can I Learn from Content Reporting?

Part of designing and facilitating an online course is asking yourself key questions about how people interact with your content.

• Are they visiting all of the content, or are they picking and choosing topics?
• How much time do they spend viewing course materials?
• Are there people who are not visiting course content?

Looking at content statistics can help you answer these questions.

Content Statistics: Where do I find reports and what is available?

Where do I find content reports? These can be found in the Table of Contents under Related Tools > View Reports.

The statistics are split into two categories: Content Modules and Topics & Users

Content Modules and Topics

Provides a summary of:

• the total number of users in the course 
• the number of users who have visited content
• the average time spent in the Content tool

Users

This area provides a list of users, and allows you to track:

• The number of times they have visited individual content topics
• The average time spent on content topics
• The last time they visited content topics

Remember...

Having access to content statistics isn’t enough: we need to understand how to interpret and apply this information. Keep in mind that the system is only tracking how long a content topic is open. Whether that time was spent reading the content or chatting with a friend can’t be confirmed. Content statistics are meant to provide you with insights into your learners’ behavior, but make sure to use your own intuition and professional judgment.

Interested in other ways that you can track your learners’ progress? Watch the Brightspace Community video on how to Use and Modify the User Progress Report in your course.