Achieving the Dream will be offering the following 7-week course.
Explore using the PDP to ask critical questions and use intersectional data to explore previously unanswerable questions, identify institutional performance gaps, assess progress toward closing those gaps, and leverage the PDP to support decision-making. The course structure provides a foundation for participants to interact with colleagues and mentors and collaboratively navigate the ever-growing demands for better data to inform better decisions and advance the use of equity-minded language/approach to the work. By offering the course online, participants can access the content when it suits their schedule, along with additional live sessions for real-time engagement, expert insights, live chatting, and Q&A. In addition, drop in Office Hours will be offered weekly for questions and support as needed.
Week 1: Introduction to the Course and You ARE a Data Person
Week 2: Becoming a Data-Informed Institution / Let’s Get Oriented to the PDP
Week 3: An Equity-Minded Approach to Data Explorations
Week 4: Early Momentum Metrics Dashboards
Week 5: Outcomes Dashboards
Week 6: Benchmarking Dashboards
Week 7: Digging Deeper with the Student-Level Analysis-Ready Files / Moving from Dashboards to Equity-Focused Action
For postsecondary institutions participating in the PDP. You will need to access your PDP dashboard. Registration closes on May 5.