At Western Michigan University (WMU), data analysis has helped get instructors on the same page when they’re creating curriculum by ensuring everyone is evaluating the same things. Through its Essential Studies program—general requirements undergraduates must fulfill to graduate—the university used the data and analytics tools in D2L Brightspace to gather, analyze and share insights that colleges and departments could use to evaluate and refine curriculum.
In this video, Harold Watkins, assistant director of educational technology support services at WMU, explains how access to data helped address a longstanding gap in understanding undergraduate outcomes. By creating dashboards and reports that departments could use, the university gained visibility into student progress and strengthened its approach to assessment and accreditation.
As Watkins explains, “The big part of that is really just having any data at all.”
Watch to learn how data-driven insights in Brightspace can help institutions align curriculum, support accreditation efforts and better prepare students for what comes next.