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Publication Date: 2021
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Data-Informed Course Design and the DEI Imperative
Devlin, Maura; Egan, Jessica; Thompson, Emily
Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, v53 n6 p19-26 2021
Bay Path University in Massachusetts developed a COVID dashboard and related safety practices enabled by data (Anderson, 2020) during the pandemic. The dashboard has capabilities, in which information technology staff partnered with executive management, human resources staff, health offices, and others to identify key performance indicators (KPIs) about the pandemic's effects and safety on the campus, can be applied to academic and student success practices. In this article, the authors describe the process The American Women's College at Bay Path University took to use data to inform course designs in the most impactful ways to drive student success, both prior to and during the pandemic. They also identify the institutional student success stakeholders, whom they consider akin to a "treatment team" in a clinical setting, professionals who bring experience to bear so that the entire team can understand student learning from a holistic perspective. This approach has allowed the college to marshal their institutional resources in strong ways. They will also provide details of their iterative learning processes, as well as the next steps that their institution will take to hold themselves accountable to equitable student outcomes.
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Educational Change, Universities, COVID-19, Pandemics, Information Technology, Learning Analytics, Educational Indicators, Holistic Approach, Academic Achievement, Educational Cooperation, School Safety, Data Analysis, Learning Processes, Equal Education, College Administration, Human Resources, Stakeholders, School Personnel
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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