A recent New York Times article explores the burgeoning world of student data in an attempt to explain why it holds such power, particularly with at-risk students. Recent work in learning analytics...
As you many know, IData publishes a number of publicly-available definitions and specifications for public consumption, including national data sets like IPEDS and CDS, state bodies like SCHEV in...
Anyone who's ever attended a Data Cookbook demonstration, or heard us talk about it at a higher education conference, has heard us say this: "Reporting is not a technology problem." While we think...
As technology consultants for organizations (those in higher education, corporations and non-profits), IData is well-acquainted with the practicalities and pitfalls of running an organization. For...
So, we're converting from X to Y - can you help us re-write our reports?
Often when an organization is changing from one system to another, they look to automate the process. This works fine,...
Just a quick thought for today...Data Governance (and data intelligence and data management) takes a lot of time, and some people are put off by that because they can't quantify or see the long term...