AIR Data & Decisions Academy: All Topics

Designed for professionals across all functional areas, the Academy provides practical, accessible learning experiences that translate complex data concepts into actionable strategies. Whether you’re new to data or looking to refine your expertise, our offerings will help you gain confidence in using, accessing, and managing institutional data effectively.

Professional Development

Sentiment Analysis in R

Learn how to conduct text mining and sentiment analysis in R to uncover patterns in survey responses, course evaluations, and social media posts.

Intermediate • On-Demand Webinar • 1-2 Hours • $99/$129
Simplifying the Tableau User Experience Using Sheet Swapping

Enhance your Tableau dashboards by learning how to apply sheet swapping for a cleaner, more user-friendly experience.

All Levels • On-Demand Webinar • 1-2 Hours • $59/$79
Streamline Your IPEDS Reporting with Upload Files

Learn to streamline IPEDS reporting by creating reusable upload files, reducing manual entry and errors. This webinar guides you through building submission-ready files, locating documentation, and leveraging master datasets for broader institutional analysis.

All Levels • On-Demand Webinar • 1-2 Hours • $0/$0
Strengthening Data Culture: Creation of a Data Fellows Program

Learn how California State University San Marcos developed a Data Fellows program to build data literacy, expand decision support, and cultivate a stronger campus data culture.

Intermediate/Advanced • On-Demand Webinar • 1-2 Hours • $0 (Member Only Resource)
Student Enrollment in Pandemic Times: Recovery and Change

Are we, in fact, on the path to a recovery? Or is there a more lasting set of changes under way that will create an entirely new normal?

All Levels • On-Demand Webinar • 1-2 Hours • $0/$0
Student Voices

Discover how institutional researchers can amplify student perspectives to enhance college policies and programs. This webinar showcases practical methods and real-world examples from IUPUI and Golden West College on integrating student voices into institutional planning.

All Levels • On-Demand Webinar • 1-2 Hours • $0/$0
The Art and Science of Managing an IR Office

This four-session course blends lecture, discussion, and group exercises built around developing management mindsets, working with and directing others, and stewarding resources such as finances and staff time to help you shift from individual contributor to successful manager.

All Levels • Live Online Course • Multi-Week • $525/$625
The Art and Science of Managing the IR Office

Gain the management skills needed to lead an IR office—building teams, allocating resources, and navigating leadership dynamics.

Intermediate • In-Person Workshop • Full Day • $395/$605
Understanding How IR and Public Policy Interact and How You Can Be a Data Influencer

Institutional researchers explore the evolution of federal data collection, its legislative influences, and how to engage in shaping policies that impact higher education. Learn to become a data influencer within the public policy landscape.

All Levels • On-Demand Webinar • 1-2 Hours • $0/$0
Understanding the PDP Analysis-Ready Files

Learn how to navigate, interpret, and leverage PDP Analysis-Ready files to deepen institutional research and strengthen student success strategies.

Beginner • Live Online Workshop • 1-2 Hours • $0/$0
Understanding the Postsecondary Data Partnership Institution-Level Dashboards

Learn how to navigate PDP dashboards to identify student success metrics, performance gaps, and opportunities for institutional improvement.

All Levels • Live Online Workshop • 1-2 Hours • $0/$0
Using Power BI to Construct a Course Trajectory Analysis

Learn how to create a Power BI dashboard that visualizes student course trajectories to support data-informed degree planning, advising, and student success.

All Levels • On-Demand Webinar • 1-2 Hours • $99/$129
Using the Data Literacy Institute to Build Faculty and Staff Data Literacy

To make data-informed decisions about student success, faculty and staff must be aware of available data and trained to use it. To achieve those goals, Wayne State University developed a data asset inventory and selected 27 individuals to participate in AIR’s Data Literacy Institute.

All Levels • On-Demand Webinar • < 1 Hour • $0/$0
Using the PDP for Student Retention: Who Am I Losing and When Are They Leaving?

Learn to use PDP dashboards to identify retention patterns across all student populations—not just first-time, full-time freshmen.

Intermediate • Live Online Workshop • 1-2 Hours • $0/$0
Using the PDP to Support a Student-Centered Continuous Quality Improvement Plan

Learn how to leverage PDP dashboards to design, implement, and communicate a student-centered continuous quality improvement (CQI) plan.

Intermediate • Live Online Workshop • 1-2 Hours • $0/$0
Using the PDP to Understand Academic Momentum

Learn how to use PDP dashboards to measure academic momentum and identify early indicators of student success or risk.

Intermediate • Live Online Workshop • 1-2 Hours • $0/$0
Using the PDP to Understand Academic Momentum: Strategies for Timely College Completion

Learn to analyze credit accumulation metrics using PDP dashboards to support timely college completion.

Intermediate • Live Online Workshop • 1-2 Hours • $0/$0
What Every IR/IE Rookie Should Know

Get an introduction to the fundamentals of institutional research (IR), explore core responsibilities, and learn about project management practices essential for success in the field.

Beginner • On-Demand Webinar • 1-2 Hours • $0/$50
Where Are They: Using GIS Technology to Locate Your Institution's Stakeholders

Learn how Penn State leveraged GIS technology and the TIGER API to quickly and accurately map student, employee, and alumni locations for strategic decision-making.

All Levels • On-Demand Webinar • 1-2 Hours • $0/$50