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Designing a Program Scorecard for Continuous Improvement
The purpose of an office of institutional effectiveness is to collect, manage and distribute evidential data that is used to inform decision-making. If the data is not...
4 Steps for Financial Viability When HEERF Grants Deplete
The current sustainability of higher education has been an uneasy topic for many in the industry over the past three years. With the unforeseeable challenges created by the...
Developing a CLR: Critical Insights from Alumni, Students & Employers— Q&A from leaders at University of Maryland Global Campus
With the value of higher education under heightened review by learners and employers, colleges and universities are quickly pivoting to a University of the Future model,...
4 Essentials for Assessment Success
As an assessment practitioner, I know how important it is to balance research-based assessment processes with flexibility and collaboration among your institutional teams. I...
Inspiration from ‘Ted Lasso’ for Assessment Professionals
One of the things that has brought me great joy this past year is the Apple TV hit comedy, Ted Lasso. While seemingly about a U.S. football coach who is brought to England to...
5 ways higher ed can harness financial aid beyond just boosting yield
On most campuses, academic affairs and student services—but rarely other units—prioritize student success. Colleges and universities dedicate significant time and resources...
Redesigning College Transcripts for Students and Employers
Student success is heavily dependent on student engagement in courses AND in the institution at large. My interest in micro-credentials and Comprehensive Learner Record ...
A Q&A with Renee Teate: HelioCampus Data Scientist and Author
HelioCampus’ own Director of Data Science, Renee Teate, recently wrote a book: SQL for Data Scientists: A Beginner's Guide for Building Datasets for Analysis. We sat down...
Preparing for Institutional Effectiveness 2.0: A Q&A With Darren Catalano
As they navigated the turbulence of the past few years, colleges and universities were forced to make fundamental changes in how they operate—and many are still trying to...
Leveraging AWS Redshift for Data Warehousing
(This blog is part three of a six-part series on how HelioCampus uses AWS to support our data analytics platform)
Financial winter is coming for higher ed, despite stimulus
The next few years will come straight out of “Game of Thrones” for universities. Many leaders project optimism and conduct business per usual while a select few recognize an...