
Education Planning Resources: The Case for Dashboards in K-12 and Higher Education
The educational landscape has drastically shifted across the country. Challenges that have surfaced for both higher education and K-12 are unique to their scope but still share a common thread. The impact of a global pandemic, from early stages of…

Takeaways from the Higher Education Data Warehousing Conference
This past month I was fortunate enough to attend the Higher Education Data Warehousing Conference (HEDW) at the University of Arizona. In addition to gaining a new appreciation for one of our country’s many beautiful campuses, I was able to…

Tips & Tricks to Help You Rediscover the Truth in Data Reporting
Remember that kid in school who got a 4.0 GPA without even trying? It’s great to be naturally smart, but education can be more valuable when you work for it. In many ways, data reporting is the same. Collecting information…

How Francis Tuttle Technology Center Proved Dashboards are a Must in Public Education
Gayle Maxwell has been with Francis Tuttle Technology for 15 years and has worked in several positions before joining the IT Department in 2006. She is in charge of submission of all the Career Students data to the state department…

How Educators Can Get More Done with Dashboards
From student performance and enrollment rates to financial reports and program efficiency, higher education involves data and a lot of it. Upon my return from Educause, I realized even more that educators often feel that gathering and deploying this information…

First Impressions with Moore Norman Technology Center
Joy Bendrick has been serving the Moore Norman Technology Center as Data Management Coordinator since 2009. Her historical knowledge of MNTC and its strategic planning and accreditation processes have equipped her to maintain records from both the district and product…

Strategic Dashboards and Incentive-Based Budgeting
By Ryan Jockers Those who have been involved with higher education at some point in their lives know the buzz words, they know what kind of data leadership is asking for, quoting, and releasing to the media. Credit hours, retention,…

Educational Institutions and Data Visualization
Leading and growing any organization, especially an educational institution, requires more than just big data alone. If you cannot effectively understand the implications of multiple data sets, you may be missing opportunities to improve outcomes. And when it comes to…

Higher Education Dashboards Make the Grade for Reporting
“Reports” is a vague word these days. It’s common for administrators at an institution of higher education to inquire about “reporting” tools and their interest comes from a variety of different places. Pressure to produce accurate reports can come from…

Course Capacity ScoreCard
Determining course capacity for college administrators can be a difficult task. As administrators, we want to ensure that we have an adequate offering for our students, however we also must ensure that we are efficiently utilizing our resources and minimize…