Technology
Visualization and the Three V’s: Managing and Leveraging Data in Enrollment Management
Christina Trombley | Assistant Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Services, University of Wisconsin-Green BayUniversities, especially public institutions, collect a lot of data. Between applications, enrollments, financial aid, website clicks, social media posts and everything else, data can be collected, analyzed, and reported. Nonetheless,…
The Impact of Offering an Amazon-Like Experience in the Non-Credit Space
Brandon Gregory | Director of Marketing in Professional and Continuing Education, University of San DiegoStudents today—both traditional and non-traditional—have extremely high expectations of their universities when it comes to the digital environment and experience. These expectations are shaped by the experience crafted and delivered…
Foresight and Commitment: What It Takes to Deliver a Leading Student and Staff Experience
Michelle Fach | Director of Open Learning and Educational Support, University of GuelphWe spend a great deal of time trying to understand the ingredients that compose a great student experience. Depending on the students they serve, some institutions turn to amenities like…
Data-Driven Decision-Making: Leveraging Predictive Analytics More Widely
Mike Scheuermann | Associate Vice President of Instructional Technology and Support, Drexel UniversityThe hottest topics on higher ed campuses today are unequivocally student retention and student success. As college and university academics and administrators, we cannot tackle these challenges without getting deeper,…
Big Data and Big Risks: Protecting Higher Education from Cyberattack
Teju Herath | Associate Professor of Information Systems in the Goodman School of Business, Brock UniversityColleges and universities today are collecting and storing huge amounts of data. Leading institutions are also analyzing and leveraging data for all kinds of different purposes, and the number of…
Using Data to Drive Decision-Making
Hadassah Yang | Associate Vice Chancellor for Institutional Research and Planning, Brandman UniversityRecognition of the value data brings to the table is increasing across the higher education space, but the processes behind that are still relatively fresh in this industry. For decades,…
Applying Student Success Analytics Platforms in Higher Education
Richard Sluder | Vice Provost for Student Success, Middle Tennessee State University“Analytics can transform higher education, but only if they are used. How can this be accomplished?” The application of analytics in higher education has the potential to transform traditional student…
A Needed Shift in Defining Higher Education Value: Using Data to Both Create and Prove Value
Becky Takeda-Tinker | President, Colorado State University—Global CampusSecuring a higher education today—whether it is for a degree, a certificate, or just a few courses—is a cost born by students across the nation. However, the previously perceived invaluable…