how do I know the how much time students spend accessing the canvas pages of their courses via their smartphones versus laptops

[ggeb]

I have a research project regarding the duration of time students spend using the Canvas pages to access the various activities related to their courses. I wanted to know how much time they spend using their smartphones versus laptop/desktops when accessing the Canvas pages. How can I know exactly what device(smartphone or laptop) students are using to access the canvas? Is there a way of identifying the type of device they have used to sign in to the Canvas and what specific task they have completed upon logging in?

Sincerely,

Gebremeskel

[robotcars]

Are you looking to do this within Canvas or with more technical tools?

Device Usage in Canvas Data with Tableau 

https://community.canvaslms.com/message/89329-api-mobile-device-usage 

[ggeb]

Thank you so much Robert for your help. I am just thinking of extracting the data about how much time students stay in the Canvas when they are accessing it. Then, I would import the data into the R data analytic tool for statistical analysis and comparison. 

[robotcars]

That sounds fun. I played around with R to get a chord diagram of student navigation in a course, it was very noisy. I often find myself puzzled about the best chart to use, and getting the data into that format takes the most time. Good luck!