Q. How can I tell if students have accessed files in the D2L Content area?

Instructors can view course statistics in the Content area.

View course statistics

1. Click Content on the navbar.
2. Click Reports in the left tool menu.

View detailed statistics

On the Statistics page, click the number in the Users Visited column for a topic to see the users who have visited the topic. If the user times out or is visiting the topic when you click through to the details the time spent is not calculated.

Reset course statistics

1. Click Content on the navbar to access the Manage Content page.
2. Click Reports in the Content Areas pane.
3. On the Statistics page, click Reset Statistics on the action bar.

Export course statistics

Instructors can export statistics to a CSV file for use in a spreadsheet or database.

1. Click Content on the navbar to access the Manage Content page.
2. Click Reports in the Content Areas pane.
3. On the Statistics page, click Export Statistics from the action bar.