Planting the Seeds of Analytics
Key Takeaways
- The use of analytics across multiple industries has inspired higher education institutions like Valdosta State University to explore innovative uses of insights from data for both academic and operational functions.
- While many might perceive visually appealing dashboards as representing analytics in higher education, VSU’s IT team understood the importance of focusing on how data influences actions and reactions.
- The IT team sought key characteristics such as flexibility, transparency, and the ability to integrate with other systems.
