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Seize the Day: AIR Board of Directors Updates
Summer passed by way too quickly!With many warm feelings remaining from the AIR Forum in June, we now gear up for a new academic year. As we move toward closing the pandemic (perhaps a wishful hope?), it is even clearer ...Read Moreabout: Seize the Day: AIR Board of Directors Updates -
Five Steps to Standardizing IPEDS Data Access at Your Institution
IntroductionThis eAIR Tech Tip provides advice for institutional researchers who utilize Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data for benchmarking, look-back, market, and similar landscape analyses. Wi...Read Moreabout: Five Steps to Standardizing IPEDS Data Access at Your Institution -
Average IR Office Staff FTE by Total Institutional Enrollment
Institutional data capacity is largely dependent on the IR Office. And the amount of information that an IR Office can produce is strongly tied to the size of that office. So, what drives the size of the IR Office? In sh...Read Moreabout: Average IR Office Staff FTE by Total Institutional Enrollment -
Farewell, So Long
Dear AIR Colleagues, By the time you read this, the changing of the guard will have taken place, and I must bid you farewell as AIR President. Orientation, training, a couple dozen board meetings, opportunities to engage...Read Moreabout: Farewell, So Long -
AIR Graduate Student Members Can Now Vote in AIR Leadership Elections
The AIR Bylaws were updated by a vote of the members present at the AIR Annual Business Meeting on Wednesday, June 8, in Phoenix. Following the 2021 AIR leadership elections, the 2020-2021 Nomination and Elections Commit...Read Moreabout: AIR Graduate Student Members Can Now Vote in AIR Leadership Elections -
Why Good Intentions Aren’t Enough to Use Data Ethically
Significant ethical scandals are thankfully rare in institutional research and effectiveness (IR/IE). Every few years brings a case of an institution that has deliberately falsified data, usually data for external survey...Read Moreabout: Why Good Intentions Aren’t Enough to Use Data Ethically -
Let’s Prioritize Democratic Civility
Amid the election for our new AIR leaders, I think it is important as you contemplate who to vote for to reflect on the purpose of your vote. I fundamentally believe the leaders we choose are an image of our hope fo...Read Moreabout: Let’s Prioritize Democratic Civility -
Tips for Providing Accurate and Contextualized Information
We put a call out on the AIR Hub and Twitter for tips on making sure your work does not undermine the following of our Ethical Principles: "We provide accurate and contextualized information. We do not knowingly ...Read Moreabout: Tips for Providing Accurate and Contextualized Information -
Data Ethics Haiku
As data stewards, we are responsible for ensuring the privacy and security of information we use and share. The AIR Statement of Ethical Principles outlines the integrity of our profession. An important area of our ...Read Moreabout: Data Ethics Haiku -
Introduction to Data Ethics
Every day, more than 2.5 exabytes (1 exabyte = 1 billion gigabytes) of data are produced. By the end of 2025, estimates suggest that number will rise to 436 exabytes. Data is truly everywhere, and its use is expanding an...Read Moreabout: Introduction to Data Ethics -
Using the Self-Determined Professional Development Cycle© for Intentional Professional Growth
Many of my career positions have required a set amount of professional development each year. However, I have generally received few guidelines on which topics or activities to prioritize. I grew tired of putting off req...Read Moreabout: Using the Self-Determined Professional Development Cycle© for Intentional Professional Growth -
Campus Leaders Reflect on IR, Ethics
A consistent theme in the reactions to the AIR Statement of Ethical Principles has been concern over the tension between what campus leaders want and what IR/IE practitioners see as the correct or ethical path. We ...Read Moreabout: Campus Leaders Reflect on IR, Ethics -
Do Staff Adhere to Standards Dictating Ethical Use of Data?
One of the foundational principles of our work in data and analytics is the ethical use of data. In the 2018 AIR National Survey of IR Offices, we asked Office Leaders to evaluate the statement, “Staff adhere to st...Read Moreabout: Do Staff Adhere to Standards Dictating Ethical Use of Data? -
Evaluation of Stakeholder Data Literacy Skills
Data literacy is the ability to read, work with, analyze, and communicate with data*. As data and analytics professionals, we depend on our stakeholders to have the necessary data literacy skills to consume and use the ...Read Moreabout: Evaluation of Stakeholder Data Literacy Skills -
Data Visualization: Quick Tips
In this article we will be discussing the key aspects of creating effective dashboards that convey useful information and visualizing survey results. Communicating quantitative and qualitative data in an easily dig...Read Moreabout: Data Visualization: Quick Tips -
Effective Data Visualization Strategies at Small Schools
The Data Visualization Challenge at Small Institutions Higher education institutions are seeing the value more and more in their data assets. Small universities need to make data informed decisions but face the challeng...Read Moreabout: Effective Data Visualization Strategies at Small Schools -
Tailoring Visualizations to Suit Your Audience
Introduction An effective visualization of data should be relevant to its intended audience and convey meaning. Readers make choices about what they spend time viewing and they won’t spend time reviewing a graphic...Read Moreabout: Tailoring Visualizations to Suit Your Audience -
Office Leader's Professional Development Activities
Higher education changes quickly so professional development is critical to remain current and relevant. In the 2018 AIR National Survey of IR Offices, we asked Office Leaders to identify the types of professional develo...Read Moreabout: Office Leader's Professional Development Activities -
Following Up: IR in the Middle
As institutional researchers, we hold a plethora of knowledge that would be helpful for our institutions, yet we often find ourselves in positions where we have little authority to actually make change. There are histori...Read Moreabout: Following Up: IR in the Middle -
The Trouble with Inconsistent or Incorrect Data: A Higher Education Perspective
Data governance structures in higher education can lead to a lack of understanding of the value of data within an institution. According to the most recent American College President Study, college and un...Read Moreabout: The Trouble with Inconsistent or Incorrect Data: A Higher Education Perspective
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