Hello Brightspace Community,
I am conducting a retrospective learning analytics study and would appreciate clarification on which Brightspace Data Sets (BDS) can be exported for research use. I am only interested in de-identified, historical data (no live course access or content).
Specifically, I would like to confirm the dataset names for the following:
- User activity/event logs
- Timestamped records showing when users interact with tools
- Fields such as user ID, course ID, timestamp, and tool/event type
- Assignment (Dropbox) submissions
- Submission events with timestamps
- User ID, course ID, and Dropbox/assignment ID
- Gradebook data (as a submission proxy)
- Grade item results with timestamps
- User ID, course ID, grade item ID, and date updated
- Discussion activity (metadata only)
- Posts/replies/read events with timestamps
- No message content required
- Content access or completion data
- Content views or completion events by user and time
- Course metadata
- Course start/end dates and basic enrollment information
I would also appreciate confirmation on:
- Whether these are accessed via Brightspace Data Hub (BDS)
- Any limitations on historical data availability
I do not need student/instructor names, discussion text, or submitted files—only IDs, timestamps, and event types.
Thank you very much for your guidance.
