Tracking Student Engagement with the Syllabus in My Class

Relevant to: faculty

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Overview

Simple Syllabus allows instructors to track student engagement with syllabi using the Student Engagement feature. You will also be able to export the student engagement report.

There are two ways to to view student engagement with a specific syllabus:

  • Simple Syllabus Web Version
  • Brightspace Learning Management System (LMS)

Simple Syllabus Web Version

When directly logged in to Simple Syllabus, you can view the web version by navigating to the Completed column. 

In the Completed column, underneath the syllabus, you will see a pink horizontal bar. The dark pink portion of the bar represents the number of students who have viewed the syllabus in comparison to those that have not. 

Selecting the "eye" button (Viewed by) opens a pop-up window report that lists the course roster and which students have viewed it. 

Three columns will display:

  • The first column displays the list of students enrolled in the class.
  • The middle column displays how many times each student has viewed the syllabus.
  • The last column displays the last viewed date.

Brightspace

Within your SUNY Empire Brightspace course, navigate to the syllabus within your course.

The pink horizontal bar will display student engagement and the number of those students that have viewed it. Select the engagement bar or View Report link for a detailed breakdown of syllabus engagement by student. Three columns will display:

  • The first column displays the list of students enrolled in the class.
  • The middle column displays how many times each student has viewed the syllabus.
  • The last column displays the last viewed date.

Exporting the Student Engagement Report

When viewing the report in either the web version or Brightspace, you can select Export to download the report to your computer. Upon exporting the Student Engagement Report as a CSV, the export includes:

  • View count per user
  • Percent read
  • Last Viewed
  • Acknowledgment status
  • Acknowledgment timestamp
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