Course Engagement / Instruction and Teaching

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Waterfall Diagram

Waterfall Diagram

Waterfall Diagram

Are students using online learning tools?

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This diagram represents the number of events/minutes of activity per student per week. Students are grouped by the grade they earned in their class.

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Online Course Engagement

Learn Instructor Course List

Instructor Course List

Are the students in my classes logging into Blackboard and accessing the material in my classes?

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These reports take instructors directly to information about the courses they teach this term. The course roster shows the number of days it has been since a student has logged into Blackboard and summary information about how students are using Blackboard in an individual class.

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Mobile Learn Course Use Report

Mobile Blackboard Usage

Are students using mobile devices to access course material?

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Mobile Learn Course at a Glance: most useful for identifying students who may not have an appropriate device.

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Student at glance report

Blackboard Student at a Glance

What can I see about how an individual student is using Blackboard in each of their classes?

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Most useful for student success and advising staff.

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Engagement at glance report

Online Engagement Dashboard for Student Success

This tool shows student engagement with both Blackboard and myUMBC.

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A student with low use of both systems may not be fully engaged with their online and hybrid classes.  This tool has the ability to set filters for different student segments.  Particularly useful to student success staff is the tool’s ability to generate lists of students with low engagement on either or both systems. (Updated weekly) Most useful for student success and advising staff.

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Online Instruction

Blackboard Courses with most activity

Blackboard Courses with Most Activity

Shows the top 50 Blackboard most-active courses.

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This report has the ability drill into the Learn Course Detail report for further insights into instructors and courses.

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Student Activity by Instructor

Student Activity by Instructor

Shows student activity by instructor and course.

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Provides granular options for activity type and course instruction method to learn more about student activity.

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Learn Instructor Course List

Instructor Course List

Are the students in my classes logging into Blackboard and accessing the material in my classes?

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These reports take instructors directly to information about the courses they teach this term. The course roster shows the number of days it has been since a student has logged into Blackboard and summary information about how students are using Blackboard in an individual class.

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Mobile Learn Course Use Report

Mobile Blackboard Usage

Are students using mobile devices to access course material?

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Mobile Learn Course at a Glance: most useful for identifying students who may not have an appropriate device.

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Student at glance report

Blackboard Student at a Glance

What can I see about how an individual student is using Blackboard in each of their classes?

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Most useful for student success and advising staff.

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Curricular Analytics + Capacity in Key Courses

Course Utilization Trends

Course Utilization Trends

How often is a course or series of courses filling capacity? Find out here!

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This report looks at trends in course utilization over 3 years and gives you ways to explore how the attributes of a course impact use.

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