IntelliBoard enhances the tracking of time spent within Learning Management Systems (LMS) by leveraging both LMS-provided data and IntelliBoard’s advanced tracking capabilities. Here’s how time spent is calculated across different platforms:
Canvas
Canvas tracks time spent as the duration of time learners spend viewing pages in a course. Only page views lasting 2 minutes or longer are included to ensure the data reflects meaningful engagement. Canvas tracks intermediate page requests such as navigating to a different page in the course, clicking links, or submitting assignments. This means that passive interactions, such as watching a 30 minute recorded lecture, are not tracked.
IntelliBoard uses Canvas' time spent datapoints for their datasets.
Moodle
Moodle tracks time spent as the duration of time from when a learner enters and leaves an activity. It cannot detect if the learner takes a break or stops interacting during that time. Moodle’s Statistics feature, when enabled, can provide total page views to pages in courses but does not distinguish between users or provide unique user counts.
IntelliBoard offers an optional Time Tracking feature for more precise engagement data. This feature pings users every 30 seconds and requires proof of engagement, such as a mouse click, movement, or keystroke, within 60 seconds of inactivity. This method provides a detailed and accurate picture of time spent actively engaging with course content. Learn more about enabling Time Tracking in Reports here: Enabling Time Tracking in Reports
Anthology/Blackboard
Blackboard tracks time spent based on course or session data, measuring the duration between when a learner performs an action within a course and they navigate away from the course or log out.
D2L Brightspace
D2L Brightspace tracks time spent primarily through its Class Progress tool. This tool determines when a learner accesses course content as well as the total time they spent viewing each piece of content.
Add Comment