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Summary

Canvas Admin Analytics dashboards organize and present Canvas adoption and engagement data with enrollment and grade data in interactive charts that make it possible for administrators to see and understand the data that matter most to them. Key features include:

Crisp and interactive dashboards that make it easy for anyone to see and understand data
Institution-wide view with multiple filters to personalize data by subaccount, time period or course
Power to drill down to see or export details and link to details or courses within Canvas

Admin Analytics surfaces data about Canvas adoption, course engagement and student outcomes so administrators can ask and answer questions such as:

What value are we receiving from our investment in Canvas LMS and where is additional training or support required to drive adoption and success?
Where should we target interventions across our campus to improve Canvas adoption?
Which best practices can we learn from courses that effectively use Canvas features?
How are students engaging with Canvas across courses? Where might we want to intervene with students based on performance.

Availability

Release Schedule	View updates via the change log in the Admin Analytics Hub- Co
Mobile App Support	Not yet available
Beta Environment Availability	The Admin Analytics feature option is visible as of 2023-03-23, however, functionality in beta is not available until 2023-04-01.
Production Environment Availability	2023-03-29
Free-for-Teacher Availability	Not applicable

Configuration

Feature Option Location & Default Status	Account (Off/Locked)
Feature Option State	Feature Preview (active development)
Enabled by Canvas Admin	Yes (learn how to enable feature options)
Subaccount Configuration	Yes
Related Feature Options	Admin Analytics
Affected Canvas Areas	Analytics
Permissions	Root Account admin has permission Sub-account admin needs both of the following permissions: Analytics - view pages Grades - view all grades
APIs	Not supported

Account Setup

Feature Option/Account Setting

"Admin Analytics" is a Feature Option at the account level, which is set to OFF by default.

You can set this Feature Option to OFF, unlocked to allow sub-accounts to use it. To make it unavailable in your instance, set the Feature Option to OFF, locked.

If you want to make this optional for sub-accounts admins, use the ON, unlocked setting, and to enforce this Feature Option for sub-account admins, use the ON, locked setting.

When this Feature Option is ON, Root account admins will have access to Admin Analytics. It will show up as a menu item in the left navigation of your Admin space in Canvas.

Sub-account admins will have access to Admin Analytics for their sub-account if the Feature Option is ON and the sub-account admin role has both of the following permissions enabled:

Grades - view all grades
Analytics - view pages

User Documentation

Affected User Roles	Admin, Subaccount Admin
Affects User Interface	Yes
Videos	Release Screencast
Feature Q&A	Features Q&A: Canvas Deploy Notes (2023-03-29)
Known Issues	Behaviors that are contrary to explanations in the workflow summary should be submitted to Canvas Support. Notable known behaviors are posted in Known Issues.

Account-Level Features

Admin Analytics includes:

Three new dashboards: Overview, Course, and Student
Multiple filters that enable users to refine charts to the level of appropriate detail for their role
Comparison of course status (unpublished, published with or without activity, deleted, concluded)
Trends in average grade distribution
Comparison of Canvas feature use across courses and trends in feature usage over time
Charts displaying student averages, submissions status breakdown, and student details
Power to drill down and link directly to a Canvas course from the dashboard

Filters

View the data that is most important for your role. Use the filters to view specific subaccounts, terms, instructors or courses.

Admin Analytics Filter Options

You can select multiple options within a filter, for example, multiple subaccounts. You can also create compound filters by selecting multiple subaccounts and terms. Filters update dynamically, so if you select a subaccount, you will only see courses related to that subaccount in the courses filter.

Overview Dashboard

The Overview dashboard surfaces data about Canvas adoption, so admins can ask and answer questions such as:

What value are we receiving from our investment in Canvas LMS and where is additional training or support required to drive adoption and success?
Where should we target interventions across our campus to improve Canvas adoption?
Are teachers adopting Canvas in their courses?
What percent of students are active in Canvas?

Course Dashboard

The Course dashboard surfaces data about Canvas course success, so admins can ask and answer questions such as:

Which Canvas features are most or least used in Canvas courses?
Which best practices can we learn from courses that effectively use Canvas features to improve the student learning experience and outcomes?
Which courses have low average scores?
Which courses have low activity?

Student Dashboard

The Student dashboard surfaces data about Canvas student engagement, so admins can ask and answer questions such as:

How are students engaging with Canvas across courses?
Are students succeeding in their Canvas courses?
Which students are missing or late with assignments?
Which students have low average scores?

Actions

Drill down into almost any data point on the dashboard to see a deeper level of granularity.

Export your data in the format that suits you best for further analysis or communication.