Tracking the impact of your open education initiatives is important, and as a member of the OEN we offer you a tool to do just that.

The Open Education Data Dashboard was designed to meet the data collection and tracking needs of those running open education programs in higher ed. It supports data input from program administrators, including data about programs, events, workshops, adoptions, and enrollments.

The Data Dashboard also allows you to email faculty directly via Activity Requests, inviting them to review a textbook in the Open Textbook Library as a follow-up to the Introduction to OER Adoption workshop, or inviting them to update their OER adoption and enrollment information.

In addition to supporting your local programming and the collection of OER adoption data in one location the Open Education Data Dashboard may allow the OEN community to answer larger questions, such as adoption trends, effectiveness of programs, and identifying subject area gaps in open materials.

Using the Data Dashboard

When a new institution or consortium joins the OEN, the main OEN contact is added as the Data Dashboard administrator for that institution or consortium. Administrators have access to the Data Dashboard directly through the Community Hub. If you have any questions about the Data Dashboard, who the administrator is for your institution or consortium, or would like to edit that information, please contact Barb at thee0017@umn.edu.

Functionality of the Dashboard is driven by our members. As you begin to use the Data Dashboard, we welcome your feedback, as user input helps us ensure that it serves the needs of our community as best possible. If you have thoughts to share, please submit them via this form.

Live Training Sessions

We offer regular live training sessions to help familiarize you with the platform, as well as a Data Dashboard Documentation site. We encourage you to attend both of the following modules, in the order listed:

1. Intro + Basics: Explore the settings, learn how to build programs and events, and send out Activity Requests to faculty inviting them to review a textbook in the Open Textbook Library, or to update their OER adoption and enrollment information.

2. Dashboard Deep Dive: Dive deeper into the Dashboard’s expanded capabilities, including individual participant profiles, manual enrollment updates, and reporting features.

Visit the Community Hub Events tab to view upcoming training session dates and times, and register to attend.

Screenshot of the Open Education Data Dashboard homepage.

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