Being at the Centre Requires a New Transformational Strategy IR offices must change how they work internally and engage with external users if they genuinely want to be at the centre of the digital higher education era

Institutional research should serve as the post-secondary institution nexus not merely for providing data, on request, to units across the institution, but also – on much higher ground – as the hub for institutional strategy. Unfortunately, institutional research is viewed as a passive quest, staffed by office-bound individuals who prepare routine reports and data extract for internal users and external agencies (Richard D. Howard et. al). In this paper I discuss what it means for institutional research to truly be at the center of the modern, user friendly and connected post-secondary institution. The paper presents a framework for examining the IR maturity stage of a post-secondary institution.

Dr. Gabriel Toichoa

AccelIR Solutions