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The “Next Generation” Institutional Research Office:

The “Next Generation” Institutional Research Office:. Designing the Future November 7, 2012. BJ—Karen—Kristin—Mark. Workshop Roadmap. Who are we? Who are you and why are you here? Brief sharing time Talking heads ….(don’t worry it’ll be short) Get up and stick stuff on walls

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The “Next Generation” Institutional Research Office:

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  1. The “Next Generation” Institutional Research Office: Designing the Future November 7, 2012 BJ—Karen—Kristin—Mark

  2. Workshop Roadmap • Who are we? • Who are you and why are you here? • Brief sharing time • Talking heads….(don’t worry it’ll be short) • Get up and stick stuff on walls • Group discussion • So what now? • Short wrap up • Someone gets a super cool prize • It’s over!

  3. OCCCIRS – Present/Past • IR as IT or database function • Rearview or historical reporting • Past data on institutional level only • Rarely at the leadership table • Large variation in IR among schools • Primary relationship with IT • Growing workload, same size office • Locus of control lost and increasing data demands • Increased accountability with repercussions

  4. OCCCIRS – Present/Past • Internal relationships changing • Process improvement through simplification • Visibility of IR office on campus • People with research expertise, but no time for actual research • Looking for capacity of increasing demand • Growing state and federal reporting • Increasing trend of evaluation work for awarded grants

  5. OCCCIRS – Future • Involvement in leadership conversations • Ability to synthesize • Story teller using data (not just stats) • Increased communication ability • Educators • Facilitators • Ability to distill data for communication • Policy recommendations • Projections • Push knowledge forward

  6. OCCCIRS – Future • Build IR capacity to look forward • Operationalize questions as part of the educational business process • Business intelligence (making sense of the data) • Tracking institutional metrics/goals • More involvement in analyzing industry/career readiness • Analysis of new instructional delivery methodsin a rapidly changing instructional environment

  7. New Directions for IR Journal - Future • Getting beyond “just reporting the facts” • Change agents • Building a culture of evidence • Using both qualitative + quantitative methods • Make research a part of developing new programs • New support structures for IR • Increased role in policy development • Involvement in strategic planning • Analysis of external trends New Directions for Institutional Research, Volume 2009 Issue 1433: Special Issue Imagining the Future of Institutional Research

  8. New Directions for IR Journal - Future • Provide technical and research support in student learning assessment • Expanded role in program evaluation • More involvement in academic life • Variety of experts in IR office • Seat at the decision making table • Use technology to increase productivity to keep up with workload demand New Directions for Institutional Research, Volume 2009 Issue 1433: Special Issue Imagining the Future of Institutional Research

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