Navigating Blackboard

Tracking Student Performance using the Student Activity Report

What is the Student Activity Report?

As an instructor, you can see when your students opened, started, and submitted tests and assignments with the Student
Activity report. Please watch the video below to learn more!

 

How do I view the Student Activity Report?

Follow these steps below to view the Student Activity Report:

  1. To access the Student Activity Report, click
    ‘Roster’ from your Blackboard course’s Content area.
    The course roster highlighted in the course content area.

  2. Then, click on any student you would like to know more about!
  3. Once you click on a student’s name, you will see the ‘Grades’ screen, which shows the name of each assessment, the
    due date for each assessment, the status, grade and feedback for the assessment, if applicable, too.From these screens, you can see the student's grades, the feedback you've provided, and the status of the assignments, too.
  4. The “Progress” tab allows you to see when a
    student has started or completed different items in your course.The "Progress" tab allows you to see when a student has started or completed different items in your course.

  5. From the “Notes” tab, you can leave comments
    about the student (about extensions or anything else you would like to make note of about the student!).

    These notes are not
    viewable by the student!

  6. Click “Student Activity” to view the Student Activity Report.
    Click "Student Activity" to view the **Student Activity Details Report.**

  7. You start in the Table View, where you can see the activity hours in the
    course, and how the student compares to the rest of the class during specific times.
    You start in the **Table View**, where you can see th activity hours in the course, and how the student compares to the rest of the class during specific times.

  8. From the chart icon on the left side, you can
    view the Chart View, which shows the average activity in
    the course in Black, and the student’s activity in Purple.
    From the chart icon on the left side, you can view the **Chart View**, which shows the average activity in the course in Black, and the student's activity in Purple.

  9. If you would like, you can download this
    information to a .csv file.

  10. You can also message this student directly from
    this view if you’d like to reach out!

If you notice that student performance is low for one
or more of your students (ie.: a low number of hours spent in the course, low grades or some missed due dates), there
may be many factors that contribute to this. Please consider sending the following message to help support your
students:

“Hello! I am your instructor, (your name here), and I wanted to reach out to you because you haven’t been in Blackboard
in some time and engaging on Blackboard and in class is vital to your academic success. If you need to learn
more about Blackboard, consider playing Blackboard Quest
! It’s a gamified learning experience to help you learn
how to navigate through Blackboard; it will only take about 30 minutes to 1 hour. I also recognize that there are a lot
of external factors that can make engaging with course content difficult. There are a lot of supports out there:

If you’re looking for learning support:

If you’re looking for financial supports and resources:

If you’re looking for support with housing:

If you’re unsafe and/or feeling unsafe:

If you’re looking for support with your health and well-being (including mental health):

If you’re looking for support with an disability related academic accommodation:

If you’re looking for support for Indigenous Education:

These and all other student supports, services, and community information can be found at www.wegotyou.humber.ca. I hope to hear from and see you soon!”

 

Need additional support? The Innovative
Learning Support Centre is here to help!