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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Accountability
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Let's Unbundle the Course
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September 5, 2012
Jo Ann M. Gora is President of Ball State University. Philip C. Repp is Vice President for Information Technology at Ball State University. Higher education is under pressure: Press…
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On "Trak": First Steps in Learning Analytics
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July 18, 2012
Susan Tull is a Flexible Learning Advisor at the University of Canterbury. Key Takeaways A current focus at the University of Canterbury is to develop a cultu…
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Assuring Academic Quality in the 21st Century: Self-Regulation in a New Era
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June 7, 2012
This report, Assuring Academic Quality in the 21st Century: Self-Regulation in a New Era , from the American Council on Education, considers the central characteristics of accreditation and ou…
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Findings of the Expert Panel on Analytics
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May 2, 2012
Analytics is of increasing relevance to higher education because of the role it can play in accountability, efficiency, and continuous improvement as well as its potential impact on ever…
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Bringing Business Analytics to the College Campus:Using Fiscal Metrics to Steer Innovation in Postsecondary Educations
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September 19, 2011
This Center for American Progress and Delta Project report provides an overview of how business analytics could be used to improve the return on investment in higher education instruction. …
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That Was The Year That Was, 2011
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January 9, 2012
So, what did the EDUCAUSE Policy group in Washington do in 2011? In general, we did what we've always done: worked closely with our campus constituents to understand and provide assistance…
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Highlights of the 2011 ECAR Symposium: IT as a Game Changer
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September 21, 2011
This ECAR research bulletin presents highlights from the 2011 ECAR Symposium, held July 28–29 in Chicago, Illinois. In addition to a synthesis of keynote talks by Doug Lynch, University of Pen…
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Linking Analytics to Lifting out of Recession
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September 4, 2009
The scope of higher education analytics has broadened, dealing with K-20 and workforce issues and comparisons. Moreover, the stakes are higher, as well. Analytics will be critical to higher educ…
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Signals: Applying Academic Analytics
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March 3, 2010
Key Takeaways Applying the principles of business intelligence analytics to academia promises to improve student success, retention, and graduation rates and demonstrate institutional accou…
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Community College Accountability
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October 7, 2009
Years after assessment initiatives won favor at many four-year institutions, Gates and Lumina foundations fund effort to create universal system for two-year institutions to monitor and improve s…


















