Methods and systems for representing usage of an electronic learning system

A computer-implemented method for representing usage of an electronic learning system, the method comprising:

• receiving an input indicative of a selection of a property of the electronic learning system to be represented, the property including a course content provided by the electronic learning system and an activity available for that course content;
• receiving representation parameters that define a scope of the usage to be represented, the representation parameters including at least a period of interest;
• determining an event count for the property during the period of interest, the event count corresponding to a number of events stored at one or more storage components of the electronic learning system in association with the property for the period of interest;
• and
• generating a usage indicator for the property based at least on the event count, the usage indicator being reflective of at least a usage amount of the property during the period of interest.

An electronic learning system comprising:

• a processing component configured to operate one or more components of the electronic learning system to represent usage of the electronic learning system;
• one or more storage components for storing, at least, events associated with the electronic learning system, the one or more storage components being in communication with the processing component;
• and
• a representation component operated by the processing component to:
• receive an input indicative of a selection of a user interaction type with a course content provided by the electronic learning system;
• receive representation parameters that define a scope of the usage to be represented, the representation parameters including at least a period of interest;
• determine an event count for the user interaction type during the period of interest, the event count being a number of events stored at the one or more storage components of the electronic learning system for the user interaction type with the course content;
• and
• generate a usage indicator that is reflective of a usage amount of the course content during the period of interest, the usage indicator being generated by adjusting the event count with at least one of a count parameter and a weight factor, the count parameter providing at least one limitation to a value of the event count and the weight factor indicating an amount of influence that the user interaction type has on the usage of the electronic learning system.