Understanding Delphinium Data Sources
Understanding Delphinium Data Sources
Delphinium layouts draw upon three sources of data to create a motivating and engaging custom overlay or interface for your course:
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Canvas Course Meta-data
Canvas Course Meta-data
Each time a Delphinium page loads in your course, it requests meta-data (i.e., data about data) from Canvas about your course. Examples of Canvas meta-data that Delphinium uses include the following:
Course name and dates
Assignment names, type, due dates, and points possible
Module names and items
Assignment groups
Grading Schemes
Canvas Student Data
Canvas Student Data
Each time Delphinium loads in your course, it requests current student data from Canvas. For security, all student data is encrypted before it is sent to Delphinium and Delphinium encrypts it again when it receives the data. Examples of Canvas Student Data that Delphinium uses include the following:
Names
Submission scores and submission dates
Participation data
Delphinium Meta-data
Delphinium Meta-data
Optionally, you can create more complex data visualizations and improve Canvas' functionality by linking some Delphinium data to Canvas data. Delphinium adds the following meta-data to Canvas data:
Module images
Module item tags
Module order (in Delphinium components)
Parent/child relationships between modules
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