Site Stats

From e-Learning Documentation

Site Stats can give you valuable information about overall use of your course as well as data on specific user activity. This tool is not available to students. NOTE: If you add the tool to the toolbar in the middle of the semester, the reports will only be generated for events that happened after the tool was added.

When you click Site Stats in the left menu bar, you are brought to the "Overview" screen where you see two types of information:

• Activity - Overall activity in the course. Click Show more to access a graph and sort by date, role and tool.
  • Events - This shows how many "events" have occurred since the course was first published. Click events to see a detailed list of these events.
  • Most active tool - Shows the most commonly used tool. Click Most active tool to see a detailed listed, including a graph, of the tool usage in the course.
    • Click Preferences at the top of the page to see which tools are included in the "Activity definition." Choose more tools or remove tools to refine the "Activity" view according to your needs.
  • Most active user - Shows the user who has used the site most. Click Most active user for a detailed list of all users who have accessed the site and how often.

• Resources - Overall activity in the Resources tool. Click Show more to access a graph and sort by date, role and action.
  • Files - Shows how many files have been added to Resources. Click Files to access a detailed list.
  • Files were opened - Shows how many files have been opened. Click Files were opened to access a detailed list.
  • Most opened file - Shows the file that has been accessed more times. Click Most opened file to access a detailed list.
  • User that opened more files - Shows the user who has opened more files in Resources. Click User that opened more files for a detailed list.

Contents 1 Reports 1.1 Manage Reports 1.1.1 Edit Reports 1.1.2 Duplicate Reports 1.1.3 Delete Reports

Reports

Reports allows you to obtain data about tool use and/or student activity during specific dates.

1. Click Reports at the top of the Site Stats page.
2. Click Add under the "My reports" heading.
3. If you want to save this report, you need to give it a Title. Click Show beside "Report" and enter a Title and Description if desired.
4. "What?" Select the activity you want in the report
   • Activity - There are two drop-down menus. The first one offers Events or Resources
     • Events - An action taken within a certain tool. For example, a Calendar posting, an Assignment submission, a Mail message.
       • When you choose "Events," you will be able to refine the report further by specifying actions within the tool. For example, if you want to know if a certain student had accessed the Mail tool, you would use "Select by tool" from the drop-down menu, and then "Mail" under the "Selection" box.
       • If you want to see if a certain student sent a Mail message, change "Select by tool" to "Select by event." In the "Selection" box, choose "New private message" under the "Mail" heading.
     • Resources - When you choose Resources, other options appear.
       • You can Limit the report to a specific action, such as posting a new resource, reading, deleting, revising a resource. When you check the "Limit to action:" box, a drop-down menu allows you to choose on a limiter.
       • You can Limit the report to a specific Resource, such as the Resources tool, the Assignment Drop-Box, and Attachments added, such as in Discussions or Assignments. When you check the "Limit to resources:" box, three options appear. Check the box beside the Resource(s) you want to include in the report.
5. "When?" Select the time period that the report will encompass. There are several pre-set options in the "Period:" drop-down menu, or choose "Custom" to set a specific date range.
6. "Who?" Determine which users you want to include in the report. The default is "All" but you can run reports on a specific role, such as Teaching Assistant, or Auditor. If you choose custom, you will be able to select a specific individual or individuals.
7. "How?"
   • The report will be displayed based on your choice(s) in the "Totals by:" box. By default, "User," "Event," and "Date" are selected. (If you chose "Resources" under the "What?" category, "Resource" and "Resource action" will be available here).
   1. Click an item to select it. To select more than one item, hold down CTRL key while clicking the items.
   2. Number of results: Check the box and enter a number in the "Limit to:" field.
   3. Choose to display your report in a Table, Chart or both from the "Presentation" drop-down menu.
   4. If you want to save this report to run again in future, click Save report
   5. Click Generate Report

Manage Reports

Once you have reports saved, you may Edit, Duplicate and Delete them.

Edit Reports

1. Click Site Stats in the left menu bar.
2. Under the title of the report, click Edit.
3. Make your changes and click Save report.

Duplicate Reports

If you want a slightly different report, duplicate the original and make the minor changes to it, rather than creating a new report from scratch.

1. Click Site Stats in the left menu bar.
2. Under the title of the report, click Duplicate.
3. Open the new report and make your changes, click Save report.

Delete Reports

1. Click Site Stats in the left menu bar.
2. Under the title of the report, click Delete.
3. In response to the "The report 'report name' will be permanently removed. Continue?" Click OK.