Data & Continuous Improvement (Course 6)
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Data & Continuous Improvement (Course 6)

Course Overview

11 Lessons

Intentional focus on strategic use of data and prioritizing continuous improvement strategies to support student success. This course contains approximately 46 minutes of video content.

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In this course you will...

Focus on strategic data use and continuous improvement
Focus on strategic data use and continuous improvement

Learn about the ASN recommendation: Use data systems to promote continuous improvement.

Understand data collection opportunities
Understand data collection opportunities

Consider data sets, leading and lagging indicators, attributes of a data-informed culture, and more.

Encourage a culture of continuous improvement
Encourage a culture of continuous improvement

Assess current structures and systems, and identify ways you can individually contribute to fostering continuous improvement.

Learn about growth opportunities
Learn about growth opportunities

Gain insight from case studies, consider professional development opportunities, and using a process map activity to approach change.

Course curriculum

11 Lessons
Course curriculum
  • 1. Defining Data Structures & Continuous Improvement (10:29 mins)

    Define data structures, systems, and continuous improvement and how these contribute to holistic advising; Demonstrate the ways an institution can promote continuous improvement in advising; Recognize the signs and symptoms of an institution that isn’t effectively leveraging data to promote continuous improvement.

  • 2. Strategic Data Collection for Improvement (6:48 mins)

    Identify what data advisors can seek to get to know students beyond those demographic foundations; Differentiate between lagging and leading indicators for measuring progress toward student success outcomes; Discuss various techniques that can be used to collect valuable data insights into students and success measures.

  • 3. Recommendations for Data Systems (8:11 mins)

    Provide an overview of an ideal data structure and system for collecting, organizing, analyzing, and actioning data; Discuss key things to consider when designing data infrastructure for an institution; Identify important considerations to keep in mind when designing safe, responsible, and equitable data systems.

  • 4. Improvements for Advisors/Departments; Improvements for Leadership (14:31 mins)

    Information about professional development; responsibilities of leadership; dimensions of sustainability; components of decision-making; using process mapping; how continuous improvement contributes to the vision for holistic advising. (two lessons)

  • 5. Potential Challenges to Continuous Improvement (3:05 mins)

    Identify potential challenges that can arise when integrating new data structures and systems to promote continuous improvement; Discuss ways an institution can overcome these challenges and work towards improved student outcomes.

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AASCU
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AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

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