How can I see aggregate video viewing statistics for the Media Gallery in my course?
The Media Gallery of a course in Canvas functions as a "Channel". You can see general viewer statistics for this channel as follows —
Log into the Canvas course site and go to the Media Gallery for the course
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In the upper right corner click the icon that looks like three stacked gray and white bars, then choose "Analytics"
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In the "Preset" menu choose the time-span for the analytics you would like to see
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NOTE: Data is collected ongoing for any given video. It does not reset after a certain period of time or when a course ends.
To see video for a specific time period, choose "Specific Date Range" from the time-span drop-down menu, and enter in the start date and end date for the time-span you would like to see, then click "Apply".
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Scroll down to see metrics included in the Media Gallery for that course
Metrics included are:
- Highlights
- Category Page Views
- Top Videos
- Top Viewers
- Insights
- Category Performance Over Time
- Top Videos
- Top Countries
- Devices Overview
- Top Domains
To limit data shown, click "Filter" and check desired checkboxes, then click "Apply"
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To export data — either all or specific subsets — click "export" and check desired checkboxes, then click "Export Reports"
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