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182 we have to make sure we ’ re not just doing technology for technology ’ s sake . That ’ s why we have very specific goals for the institution with regards to student services and student success .”
Ensuring that technology does the most good requires a good grasp of data . Thanks to extensive experience in the education sector ( and having been to community college himself ), he understands how vital that is . “ Institutional Research teams are typically where the data becomes actionable at a college or university . Though I don ’ t have that oversight here , I work really closely with that department . We never know when we ’ re going to need a specific piece of data , so my mindset is to grab hold of as much of it as possible . Even if I ’ m going to put it aside for a month or two months or a year , I ’ m going to take advantage of it eventually .”
The benefits of pursuing that volume of data are also felt directly by students , as Marshall explains . “ We have
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