Encouraging and Monitoring Student Engagement

Viewing Student Usage

Instructors can view information about how students engage with lists and items. When the parameter list_analysis (Configuration > Leganto > Features > Leganto Features) is set to all, librarians, instructors, and students can view the list analysis. When the parameter is set to instructors, only librarians or instructors can view the list analysis. The Analytics information is updated daily.

When enabled, the Analytics icon is displayed on the right pane of every list.

The option to view the list analysis.

Analytics icon

To view the student usage analytics:

Select the Analytics icon .
From the List tab, you can view the list usage or any item usage by section. It is also possible to filter usage to a specific section or item.

Analytics - List

OR

From the Per student tab, you can view the list usage or any item usage by section or for all sections on a per student basis.

Analytics - Per student

Creating Private Annotations

Users can add annotations and highlights to PDFs that are embedded in citations.

When allow_citation_public_annotation (Configuration > Leganto > Features > Leganto Features) is set to true (default), a toggle appears on the Course Materials and you have the option to enable or disable Public Annotations on a per case basis. If Publication Annotations are enabled on the Course Materials, and a comment is added, the comment remains Private (default) and is only visible to the user who added the comment. If a comment is set to Public, the name of the person who wrote the comment, and the date and time of the comment are visible in the annotation menu. Public comments are searchable in the annotations menu. Each student's name appears in a different color above their comment, and instructor comments appear with an instructor icon next to their name. Instructors can delete public comments.

If allow_citation_public_annotation is set to false, the toggle is hidden on the Course Materials.

Private/public annotations are only copied when selecting Move item to the same list.

Below are the rules for when private/public annotations are not copied:

Duplicating a list
Selecting Save as favorite
Copying a section/item to another list
Copying a section/item to the current list
Selecting Move item to a different list

You can create a shape without adding a comment.

PDF Annotations

Select an icon to apply an action to the PDF. Select the icon a second time to cancel the operation.

Icon	Functionality
	Highlight the marked text in yellow. The highlight option is disabled when working in the Class discussion tab.
	Add a comment.
	Add shape around a marked text with the selected color.
	Open the side panel. The panel can also be opened by selecting text in the file that has a comment.
	Open the PDF in full screen (or a new tab).
	Open a floating menu that includes highlighting and commenting. This option also allows selecting text in the PDF without using the selection icon in the menu.
	Hide/show page annotations. When annotations are on the page, click the eye icon to hide the annotations. Click the icon again to display the annotations.

The side panel includes an option to search existing comments for public annotations. Comments can be Set as Private, edited, or deleted.

The side panel after adding a comment and highlighting a section.

Text with Comments and Highlighting

Social Reading: Public Annotations on Materials

Users can add annotations and highlights to PDFs that are embedded in citations.

Students and instructors can share their annotations with each other. When allow_citation_public_annotation (Configuration > Leganto > Features > Leganto Features) is set to true (default), a toggle appears on citations with embedded PDFs, giving instructors the option to enable or disable Public Annotations on a per PDF/Citation basis.

If allow_citation_public_annotation is set to false, the Public/Private toggle is hidden on the PDF header.

The option to enable public annotations.

Public Annotations Enabled

If Public Annotations are enabled on the PDF header, the user can select whether their annotation should be public or private. The default is Private, in which case the annotation is only visible to the user who added the annotation.

The option to add private annotations.

Annotations - Private

If an annotation is Set to Public, the name of the person who wrote the comment, and the date and time of the comment are visible in the annotation menu. Public comments are searchable in the annotations menu. Each student's name appears in a different color above their comment, and instructor comments appear with an instructor icon next to their name. Instructors can Set as Private, Edit, or Delete public annotations.

The option to search or edit public annotations.

Public Annotations

Users can also change their own comments from Public to Private, or from Private to Public. Settings for annotations.

Annotation Settings - Set as Private

Additionally, Instructors can use the Edit Multiple Items menu in Leganto to enable or disable public annotations.

To enable/disable public annotations on a PDF:

Select an item. The bulk actions menu options appear.
Select Annotations.
From the Allow public annotations dropdown list, select Yes to allow public annotations on a PDF or No to disable public annotations on a PDF.

The edit multiple items pane with the allow public annotations for PDF citations option.

Edit multiple items

Annotations are stored as a separate layer on the file, visible only in Leganto and within the context of the reading list. They are not added to printed or downloaded versions of the file, and private/public annotations are only copied when selecting Move item to the same list.

Below are the rules for when private/public annotations are not copied:

Duplicating a list
Selecting Save as favorite
Copying a section/item to another list
Copying a section/item to the current list
Selecting Move item to a different list

It is also possible to create annotation assignments. For more information, see Working with Assignments.

Suggestions

When the parameter suggestions (Configuration > Leganto > Features > Leganto Features) is set to all, librarians, instructors, and students can add suggestions to a list or view suggestions on a list. When the parameter is set to library, only librarians or instructors can add or view suggestions. When the parameter is blank, the Suggestions icon is hidden. The suggestions are available per list and the Suggestion icon includes a counter to indicate how many suggestions there are for this list. Also see Viewing and Adding Suggestions for a List.

Suggesting an Item

Depending on your configuration, users can add suggestions to a list.

To add suggestions to a list:

From a list, select Add > Search the library. The basic Search the library pane opens.
Enter your search criteria either using the basic search or advanced search options. See Searching for an Item from a Library.
Select the Add to list icon . The add item options pane expands.
Select Add to: Suggestions.

Add to: Suggestions
Optionally add a Suggestion note.
Select Add to add the item to the Suggestions list.

Reviewing Suggestions

Depending on your configuration, users can add suggestions to a list.

To review suggestions for a list:

From a list, select Add > Search the library. The basic Search the library pane opens.
Enter your search criteria either using the basic search or advanced search options. See Searching for an Item from a Library.
Select the Add to list icon . The add item options pane expands.
Select Add to: Suggestions.

Add to: Suggestions
Optionally add a Suggestion note.
Select Add to add the item to the Suggestions list.

Sharing Links

Leganto includes links to courses, lists, sections, and items. Leganto can generate links to be used in an LMS or on any website, email, document, etc. The link directs the user to the appropriate page in Leganto.

Linking to a List or a Course

You can link to a list or a course associated with a list using the list shareable link (for embedding on any website, email, and so forth) or an LMS link (for embedding in your LMS). For more information, see Direct Linking. Depending on your library's configuration, when anyone accesses Leganto using the link, they see the list in Leganto.

To use a shareable link:

Select the list share icon on the list menu or the List info screen.

List menu shareable link

More info shareable link
Select Copy sharable link to list/course.

Share list options

The link is copied to your clipboard and can be embedded on a website or on a syllabus, or pasted in an email.

To use a link in the LMS:

Select the list share icon on the list menu or the List info screen.

LMS List menu shareable link

LMS More info shareable link
Select Copy sharable link to list/course or Copy link for <LMS name>.

Share LMS list options

The link is copied to your clipboard. Select the link on the page for further instructions about how to use the link in your course, or see Direct Linking for more information.

Linking to a Section

When enabled, (shareable_link (Configuration > Leganto > UI > Section Menu) set to Yes), you can link to a section using the section shareable link (for embedding on any website, email, and so forth) or a section LMS link (for embedding in your LMS). Depending on your library's configuration, when anyone accesses Leganto using the link, they see the list in Leganto filtered by that section.

To share a section link:

Select the Share section icon . The Share section window opens.

Section shareable link
Select Copy sharable link to section and select Close.

Share section

The link is copied to your clipboard. Select the link on the page for further instructions about how to use the link in your course, or see Direct Linking for more information.

Linking to an Item

You can link to an item using the item shareable link (for embedding on any website, email, and so forth) or an item LMS link (for embedding in your LMS). Depending on your library's configuration, when anyone accesses Leganto using the link, they see the item in Leganto.

To share an item link:

Select the share item icon .

Item menu shareable link
Select Copy sharable link to item.

Share list options

The link is copied to your clipboard. Select the link on the page for further instructions about how to use the link in your course, or see Direct Linking for more information.

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