Viewing Reports on Content Viewed in Brightspace

Audience: Faculty, Staff and Teaching Assistants

This KB Article References: Brightspace for Instructors
This Information is Intended for: Faculty, Staff, Teaching Assistants
Last Updated: January 22, 2024
Average Rating: Not Rated
Your feedback is important to us, help us by logging in to rate this article and provide feedback.

If you would like to see statistics on which of your students viewed each module in your course, follow these steps:

  1. Go to the "Content" area of your course
  2. Select the module titled "Table of Contents"
  3. Click the dropdown for "Related Tools" and choose "View Reports" to view the report table
    Image of the view reports button highlighted from the table of contents area of the content tab in Brightspace
  4. In the "Content" tab of the report table, you will see how many users the modules are available to, the amount of users who visited each module, and the average time spent viewing each module. To export this data, click the "Export Statistics" button above the content tab. Additionally, if you click the number under the "Available To" or "Users Visited" column, you'll see reports on which of your students has access to the module, and who has accessed it. 
    Image of the report table showing how many students viewed modules, how many had access to a module, and the average length of time users viewed each module. This also highlights the export statistics button.
  5. In the "User" tab of the report table, you will see how many content topics are available and how many were visited by specific students. If you would like specific data for each student, click the students name. Once clicked, you will have the ability to export this data above the users tab by clicking the "Export Statistics" button. 
    Image of the users tab on the report table showing a list of students with the amount of topics that are available to them, and how many of those they visited. This image highlights that if you click on the student's name, you can see additional data.

    Image of an individual student report that highlights the export statistics button to export individual student data

Additional Information


There are no additional resources available for this article.

Provide Feedback


Your feedback is important to us, help us by logging in to rate this article and provide feedback.

Sign in with NetID

Getting Help


The Division of Information Technology provides support on all of our services. If you require assistance please submit a support ticket through the IT Service Management system.

Submit A Quick Ticket

Supported By


Academic Technology Services

Brightspace Support via SUNY Helpdesk