Resource Access Audit

Overview:

Tool: ELMS-Canvas

Time: 10 min  

What you need: access to your ELMS-Canvas Course Analytics

How to do it:

1. In your ELMS-Canvas course, click "Course Analytics" in the left-hand navigation (in blue). Select "Weekly Online Activity" from the top menu. You will see a graph showing page views and participations by week across the semester.
2. Click the "Resources" tab beneath the graph.
3. You will see a list of all course content items sorted by the number of students who have viewed them.
4. Scan the list and ask yourself three questions:
   1. Are there required readings or materials that less than half the class has opened?
   2. Are high-view items things you intended as optional (is something drawing more attention than you expected)?
   3. Are there items with near-zero views that you assumed students were actively using?
5. Note your three most surprising findings. These can be the starting point for a conversation with a member of the Academic Innovation Team about content organization.

Notes:

Page views do not equal reading or learning. A high view count may mean students are confused and returning repeatedly; a very low count may mean content is clear and well-used after a single visit.

If this raises questions about how to reorganize course content or reduce cognitive load, connect with the TLTC's Academic Innovation Team.