Common Ground: Organizing Your Data with Blackboard's Open Data Model

Equivocation is a leading cause of analysis paralysis, and the reality of the complex, highly-integrated, and ever-evolving learning ecosystem is not making anything easier. How can you act with confidence if you aren’t confident in what your data are saying? In this session, we will discuss lessons learned and driving principles toward a confident, comprehensive institutional analytics strategy.

Outcomes: Understand the importance of openness and transparency to data-informed decision-making * Articulate best practices in data dictionary creation, maintenance, and presentation * Understand the role of open data models in the next-gen digital learning environment