How do I use Admin Analytics?
If enabled by your institution, you can use Admin Analytics to view, filter, and download data about Canvas usage.
Learn more about dashboard charts and statistics.
Notes:
- The Admin Analytics feature preview is in active development. To provide direct feedback about this feature, please post in the Admin Analytics user group.
- Sub-account admins must have the Admin Analytics - View and Export Data permission enabled to view Admin Analytics data for their subaccount(s).
Open Account
In Global Navigation, click the Admin link [1], then click the name of the account [2].
View Admin Analytics
In Admin Analytics, you can filter data [1], view data by dashboard [2], and view an individual dashboard's data [3].
Note: By default, the Overview Dashboard displays filters by the active term.
Apply Filters
You can filter data using the following menus:
- Sub-Accounts [1]
- Term [2]
- Course [3]
- Instructor [4]
- Course Status [5]
- Date Granularity [6]
- Course Start Date [7]
- Course Activity Criteria [8]
- Student Activity Criteria [9]
To apply the selected filters, click the Apply Filters button [10].
To search within a filter menu, enter a search term in the search field [1]. A maximum of 500 search results are returned.
To select all of the results, click the Select All link [2].
View Dashboards
In Admin Analytics, you can view data via the Overview, Course, and Student Dashboards.
The Overview Dashboard displays account courses by status, student and teacher engagement data, various data over a given time, and average course grades [1].
The Course Dashboard displays course grade and engagement statistics, feature use data, courses with low average grades, and courses with low student activity [2].
The Student Dashboard displays student grade and engagement statistics, grade averages, submissions by status, and student details [3].
Learn more about viewing and managing statistic and chart data.
