How can instructors track course enrollment and new students?
The Courses section of the Instructor Sherpa dashboard provides a quick snapshot of your teaching responsibilities and student engagement. It helps you stay up to date with course enrollments and track new student activity.
🧾 What's Included:
🧮 Total Courses (Count)
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Displays the total number of active courses you are teaching.
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Click this count to view a list of all students enrolled across your courses.
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The list opens in the Student List view (Reactive-Proactive mode), serving as a default saved search tailored to your teaching assignments.
🆕 New Students (Count)
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Displays the number of new students recently enrolled in your courses.
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Clicking this count opens the New Students list — another default saved search showing just your newly added students.
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Includes a preview with student names and their enrollment/joining dates, helping you quickly identify who may need onboarding support.
🧭 Each item in the Courses section links directly to a filtered view so you can act fast — whether it’s welcoming new students, checking course engagement, or identifying students needing follow-up.