Why ECAR?

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Make better decisions and improve service delivery with EDUCAUSE analytics services and research. Targeted specifically to professionals and leaders in higher education IT and technology, ECAR provides user data, higher education technology trends and practices, and collaboration opportunities focused on improving IT's contribution to higher education. View all ECAR publications. Learn more about our Analytics Services (Core Data Service and EDUCAUSE Technology Research in the Academic Community (ETRAC)).

ECAR Research	Helps You Manage
QuickPolls	One-day polls that rapidly gather, analyze, and share input from the EDUCAUSE community about specific emerging topics. COVID-19 Topics: fall planning for education and student support, IT budgets, tech workforce, and more.
DIY Survey Kits for Students, Faculty, and Staff	Evaluating the 2020 spring semester Remote work and learning experiences
EDUCAUSE Top 10 IT Issues and Strategic Technologies	Knowing the most influential higher education IT trends, as well as those taking hold Zeroing in on what's important and where to focus
Higher Education IT Workforce, 2019 The IT Workforce in Higher Education, 2019: CIOs, DEI, HR, Mentoring, and Salaries	Ensuring adequate staffing capacity and staff retention Helping institutional constituents (including the IT staff) adapt to the increasing pace of technology change
2019 Student Technology Research 2019 Faculty Technology Research	Understanding and advancing technology's role in defining the student experience on campus Using data and benchmarks to support ed tech goals
Digital Capabilities in Higher Education, 2017 Digital Capabilities in Higher Education, 2016	Repositioning or reinforcing the role of IT leadership as an integral strategic partner of institutional leadership in achieving institutional missions Using BI and analytics to inform the broad conversation and answer big questions
Analytics in Higher Education, 2020 (Forthcoming)	In 2020 the EDUCAUSE Research team will be surveying the landscape of analytics practices and capabilities in higher education
Data Bytes Research Blog	Learning through research notes, data nuggets, and reflections on IT in higher education.
The Data Blog	Trending numbers. Infographics produced by ECAR

Research with Higher Education Partners
EDUCAUSE/AIR/NASPA Student Success Analytics Research	Enriching institutional decision-making with insights into the current landscape of student success data use
Learning in Three Dimensions XR for Teaching and Learning	The EDUCAUSE/HP Campus of the Future Project investigates the benefits of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and 3D scanning and printing technologies for teaching, learning, and research in higher ed.

Research with Higher Education Partners

EDUCAUSE/AIR/NASPA Student Success Analytics Research

Enriching institutional decision-making with insights into the current landscape of student success data use

Learning in Three Dimensions

XR for Teaching and Learning

The EDUCAUSE/HP Campus of the Future Project investigates the benefits of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and 3D scanning and printing technologies for teaching, learning, and research in higher ed.

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