Being Driven by Actionable Data

In each episode of the Inside Our MIND podcast, we take a look at issues and challenges facing education that we are working to address through research, technology and strategic initiatives. In our latest episode, Brian welcomes Senior User Experience (UX) Researcher Alesha Arp back to the show for a discussion on what it truly means to be data-driven. They talk about the overuse of the term “data-driven,” and what it means for data to be actionable. Alesha shares insights from her research and the conversations she’s had with ST Math users that helped inform the redesign of ST Math. You can listen to the episode in the player below: Topics Covered in the Podcast: 0:45 Intro 4:00 What does data-driven mean? 6:00 Focusing on how you get there 8:00 The danger of focusing on a single metric 12:00 Implementation challenges that informed new ST Math design 16:30 Providing the right metrics and making data actionable 28:00 Empowering students to set their own goals Thanks for listening to the podcast! Please leave us a review on iTunes, Google Play, Spreaker or wherever you are listening to the show. Subscribe to get future episodes as soon as they are released!