In a recent interview with Education Dive, The American Education Advisory Board’s Garen Cutler spoke about the important, but often under-utilised, role of data in American higher education. “There’s this unprecedented amount of information available for those who want it,” she said, creating a climate that has the potential to be “very, very transparent, and technology is the enabler of all of that.” But as we enter an era where more students are being educated online, how can schools ensure they have access to high-quality data? The key step is to look at the data and find ways to increase cooperation among departments to increase student success outcomes and spread best practice ideas across the region, and the country.
In a recent interview with Education Dive, The American Education Advisory Board’s Garen Cutler spoke about the important, but often under-utilised, role of data in American higher education. “There’s this unprecedented amount of information available for those who want it,” she said, creating a climate that has the potential to be “very, very transparent, and technology is the enabler of all of that.” However, Cutler notes that it’s extremely important for schools to focus on how to turn such data insights into actionable advancement plans, otherwise it is all but useless. The key step is to look at the data and find ways to increase cooperation among departments to increase student success outcomes and spread best practice ideas across the region, and the country.