Purpose
Provides an overview of Bookshelf engagement at an institutional and course level. Gain insights to the number of courses, students, average time spent and percent of engaged students.
Dashboard Notes
- The access filter will automatically filter the report to only show courses and institutions related to the system user.
- Calculations related to Avg. Session Length and Engagement have been corrected. The original calculation (from the legacy Instructor Dashboard) was not rolling up the data accurately in lieu of the measure.
- The new calculation addresses that a student may be present in multiple courses. Therefore, the Avg. Session Length and % of Engaged Students are calculated by student and course, so the same student in two courses is represented as two separate records in the calculations to provide a more accurate picture of the student engagement.
Definition of filters
| Filter Name | Description | Usage Notes | |
| Term | Standardised term name, based on course start date | For 2-semester reviews, it is recommended to use combinations of at least 2 terms when viewing this report, for example:
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| Course Start Date | Date the course begins | Narrow down items to a specific upcoming start date. | |
| Course Active? | A Yes/No filter to isolate course relevance.
| Toggle between Active and Inactive courses Defaulted to “Yes” (Active) courses. | |
| VST Course ID | Unique identifier issued by VitalSource for the Course | Filter by Course ID | |
| Course Name | Course name (provided by the institution) | Search for a specific course | |
| Institution (Parent) | Name of the institution parent (Manage company name) | Use to look up a set of related institution(s) | |
| Institution | Name of the institution (Manage company name) | Use to look up a specific institution(s) | |
| Asset Item Name | Name of the content accessed | Use to look up a specific asset used |
Definition of tiles
| 🔵 Tiles will be numbered in the chart below. Numbering is based on navigation from top to bottom, left to right. |
| Tile Name | Description | ||
| 1 | Summary | Provides a institution-level snapshot of the number of courses, unique students, average session length, and percentage of engaged students
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| 2 | Institution Details | Provides a Institution-level rollup of the number of courses, unique students, average session length, and percentage of engaged students
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| 3 | Course Details | Provides course level view of engagement | |
| 4 | Course by Asset Engagement Details | Provides asset level view by course of engagement | |
| 5 | Student Engagement Detail by Course and Asset | Provides student engagement by course and asset used. |
Definition of fields
| 🔵 All fields on dashboard are included here, in alphabetical order. |
| Field Name | Description | ||
| % of Engaged Students | Percentage of students that engaged with the content Calculation = Engaged Students (Unique) / Students (Unique)
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| Asset Item Name | Name of the content accessed | ||
| Avg. Sessions Length | Average time the student(s) engaged with the content Calculation = total session time / total sessions | ||
| Avg. Sessions per Student | Average number of sessions engaged by a student Calculation = Sessions (Overall) / Students (Unique) | ||
| Course End Date | Date the course ends | ||
| Course Name | Course name (provided by the institution) | ||
| Course Start Date | Date the course begins | ||
| Courses (Total) | Total count of unique course IDs | ||
| Engaged Students (Unique) | Total count of unique students that engaged with the material (course level)
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| Institution | Name of the institution (Manage company name) | ||
| Last Activity Date | Date of last engagement activity | ||
| Notes (Overall) | Total number of notes created | ||
| Page Views (Overall) | Total number of pages viewed | ||
| Sessions (Overall) | Total number of unique sessions
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| Student Name | Name of the student | ||
| Students (Unique) | Total count of unique students
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| Term | Standardised term name, based on course start date | ||
| VST Course ID | Unique identifier issued by VitalSource for the Course |