The prevalent use of digital learning materials and academic technology generates a massive amount of real-time course interaction data. Over 1.2 million teaching and learning data flow in every day to the University of Iowa, offering valuable insights into student learning processes. This data is becoming more accessible to the instructors who design and implement courses in higher education. Our team transforms that data into actionable information to improve our understanding of teaching and learning at Iowa.

We partner with faculty, departments, and staff to help you make data-informed curriculum and teaching decisions.

Here are some questions we can help you answer:

• How are students using your course materials?
• Has a particular learning tool increased engagement in your course?
• Is a recent change in your course design having the outcome you intended?
• Are students completing assigned readings?
• Can an intervention improve learning outcomes?
• Do your assignments and quizzes align with exams?

Who should reach out to us?

• Faculty members who want to improve learning outcomes or increase engagement.
• Curriculum committees, DEOs, and anyone who wants to make informed decisions. about teaching and curriculum.
• Faculty or staff developing learning analytics tools.
• Instructors who want to conduct and partner in learning sciences research and grant proposals.

Data-Informed Teaching Community of Practice

This community explores student data available to UI faculty to identify barriers to learning and to generate solutions that can be implemented at a course or program level. The group meets two or three times per semester.

Join the community