Kaltura offers the ability to view analytics on course media that has been uploaded to your Canvas course. Their Analytics tool allows you, as the instructor, the option to access data such as:
- How many views your videos getting and visibility into date trends.
- The amount of time users are viewing your videos and at what point do students stop watching the video.
- Where in the world are your videos being viewed and on what type of devices.
It is important to understand the Kaltura Analytics does have limitations and may not be 100% accurate. The data should not be used to justify grades or determine participation. Instead, this should help you better understand how students are engaging with your course media.
- View Analytics for a single media item
- View Analytics for an entire course
- View Analytics for a single item within a course
View Analytics for a single media item
- All users can access their My Media (Kaltura) area through the Canvas Global menu bar. Click on the My Media (Kaltura) button on the left menu (the firework icon).
- Navigate to (or search for) the video you want to view data for, then click the Analytics icon to the right (image of a graph).
- This will launch the Analytics page. The default date range is 30 days, which you can edit by clicking the date range drop down on the upper right, clicking Date Range, then Specific Date Range. Enter your dates, then click Apply.
- A video summary appears at the top, with each section broken down into greater detail as you scroll down the page.
View Analytics for an entire course
- Enter the course, click Settings, then click on Media Analytics (Kaltura) (may be on the right or on the bottom, depending on how wide your browser is).
- On the upper right, click on the Channel Actions icon (three horizontal bars), then click Analytics.
- The default date range is 30 days, which you can edit by clicking the date range drop down on the upper right, clicking Date Range, then Specific Date Range. Enter your dates, then click Apply.
- A course summary appears at the top, with each section broken down into greater detail as you scroll down the page.
View Analytics for a single item within a course
- Once you're in the course summary analytics page, scroll down to the Category Performance Over Time section.
- Click on View Details.
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If you want to view by dates, click on the Users menu, then click on Dates.
- Click on the date or user that you're interested in.
- You'll see a graph and data for this specific media item and the user/date in your course.
If you have questions about how to take informed action based on these analytics please reach out to Instructional Excellence at ext-instructorexcellence@ucsd.edu.