Navigating the Education Evolution: Data-Informed Growth Strategies and Myth-Busting Insights
Amidst declining graduation rates in the US, higher education leaders are leveraging technology and data analytics to boost engagement and graduation rates. Big data goes beyond measurement, enabling professors to understand student thinking. Despite numerous solutions available, the challenge is making informed decisions. This session explores successful data-driven strategies, using big data to influence decisions and generate measurable results. It also guides on selecting a suitable solution provider.
Simultaneously, the session debunks myths on demographic cliffs and excessive college costs, emphasizing the financial impact of cutting programs. It presents lessons on growth-oriented leadership, innovative strategies, and macro-micro techniques, covering topics like messaging control, institutional leadership, risk-taking, economics, and budgeting. Join us for insights into comprehensive data-driven and growth-oriented approaches in higher education.
Learning Objectives:
- Acquire a deep understanding of effective data-driven strategies to enhance student persistence and outcomes;
- Gain insights into using big data to influence decisions, pinpoint root causes of existing issues and generate measurable results;
- Provide guidance on what to look for when choosing a suitable data solutions provider;
- Gain practical insights into growth-oriented leadership, innovative strategies and macro-micro techniques.
Speakers:
Dr. Colin Irvine, President, Concordia College
Dr. Keith Howard, Vice Provost and Professor of Mathematics, Mercer University
Robert Gray Atkins, CEO and Founder, Gray Decision Intelligence
