Annoto: Analytics Measure Engagement In Canvas

Environment

Annoto
MiVideo
Canvas

Issue

 Annoto analytics provide instructors insight on how students engage with course videos.

Video Demo

Annoto Insights and Analytics Dashboard

Resolution

Student engagement is more than just number of plays, Annoto analytics also measure content creation and interactions students have with the video.

• Annoto analytics are similar to but separate from MiVideo analytics
• Insights in how students engage with videos
  • Views
  • Engagement
  • Collaboration
  • Interactions
  • Notes
• Detailed analytics at the course level, per video, and per user are captured
• Analytics in the Annoto Dashboard are accessible to all teachers and TAs in the course
• Course analytics can be exported in CSV format
• Annoto analytics are already enabled at the course level for all MiVideo videos in the course

1. Navigate to the Annoto Dashboard in the course:
   • From the Media Gallery
     • Media Gallery > Channel Actions in the upper right > Annoto Dashboard.
   • From the left course navigation
     • Settings > Navigation > enable Annoto Dashboard. Note: this only has to be done once to have the navigation link appear in the course.
     • Click the Annoto Dashboard link in the left course navigation.
2. See the following guides for more details:
   • Dashboard Introduction
   • Course Insights
   • Video Insights
   • User View
   • Exporting Analytics Data

Annoto Guides

• Annoto User Guide for Instructors 
• Annoto User Guide for Students

Resources and Questions

• Check out the new Academic Technology@Michigan website for course planning resources from across U-M.
• Visit the Canvas @ Michigan site for faculty including the U-M Instructor Guide with links to additional support resources from across campus.
• Check out the Canvas and MiVideo tutorials.

For additional questions, please contact the ITS Service Center