Progress Snapshot FAQ

The default criteria for all courses are:

• Course Last Accessed: 5 days since student last accessed the course.
• Grade - Current Average: when the student drops below 50%.
• Grade - Max Achievable: when the student drops below 70%.
• Content Progress: student viewed 10% less content than class average.

All of these values can be modified by instructors on a course-by-course basis.

Each criterion can optionally be removed from "At Risk" consideration altogether.

On your course homepage within the Progress Widget, click on the "Edit Widget Settings" button:

This will open a pop-up with inputs for each "At Risk" criteria:

Modify any input values as desired within the defined min / max range, then click "Save". The updated criteria will immediately be applied and reflected in your "At Risk" student list, and Progress Snapshot Report.

Within the "Edit Widget Settings" screen, you can uncheck the box next to any of the criterion: Course Last Accessed, Grade Progress, Content Progress. When you "Save" this setting, the unchecked criterion will no longer be considered when your "At Risk" list is generated.

Note that for Grade Progress and Content Progress, if you uncheck the boxes then students also won't see their respective summary for that criteria on the course homepage.

On your course homepage within the Progress Snapshot you can click on the link within the sentence "There are currently X students at risk based on your criteria":

Another option is to review the Progress Snapshot Report by clicking on the "View Full Report" button. Any student in your classlist with a highlighted row is considered "At Risk" based on at least one of your criteria. You can click on the "!" icon to review details:

No, students are not automatically notified of their "At Risk" status in any way. This information within the Progress Snapshot tool is intended to allow faculty to follow up directly with students as needed and based on their discretion.

Note that the "At Risk" status of each student is also not permanent. If they access your course, or improve their grades, or view more content - their status can and will change accordingly.

Students can see their Content Progress at a glance, and can review their Grade Progress by clicking on "Reveal Grades" *.

This displays both the "Current Average" (equivalent to drop ungraded items) and "Total Earned" (equivalent to treat ungraded items as 0).

The "Current Average" calculation will include grade items that are not hidden from students, and which have values entered for that particular student. All grade items which have no grades filled in will be ignored—therefore, we strongly recommend that faculty enter a value of "0" for late assignments, even if the student may still have an opportunity in the future to be re-assessed.

Below the grade values, students can review details such as how many grade items are included in the calculations, and what percentage of the course overall has been accounted for so far.

If the student has received a score of 0 on any grade items, this is highlighted for them as well.

Students are presented with a link to the What-If Calculator. Their experience within that tool is different than an instructors in that they can only view the details for themselves and do not have the ability to switch to other students in the class.

* Note that for Grade Progress and Content Progress, if you uncheck the boxes then students also won't see their respective summary for that criteria on the course homepage.

The Progress Snapshot Report displays the following information for each student in the classlist:

• Student Info (ID, Name)
• At-Risk Status
• Current Grade (Avg)
• Current Grade (Earned)
• Max Possible Final Grade
• What-If Calculator (Link)
• Course Last Accessed
• Content Viewed Statistics
• Content Time Spent (days, hours, minutes, seconds)

The Progress Snapshot Report does not automatically save any historical data, and will only display the values for the current day / time. However as an instructor you do have the ability to manually save the Progress Snapshot Report data for future review. File options include PDF / printed page, or Excel XLSX / CSV file.

Click the appropriate button on the toolbar to Save Excel, Save CSV, or Print Data (including option for PDF).

The Progress Snapshot Report and What-If Calculator are configured to only display for "Current" courses. This is defined as having a Start Date before the current date, and End Date after the current date. The same logic for "Current" applies to visibility for both instructors and students.

If you have a custom or non-standard eConestoga Homepage, you may not see the Progress Snapshot on your course home by default, and will need to add it manually using the instructions in the Progress Snapshot Setup guide.

If you believe that your course should still be eligible for the Progress Snapshot Report or What-If Calculator and they are not displaying, please contact us with all appropriate details at: eConestoga@conestogac.on.ca

If you discover any issues with the Progress Snapshot, or have any feedback or suggestions for how the tool can be improved, please contact us at: eConestoga@conestogac.on.ca.