Data Dashboards for Instructional Designers
What data can be harnessed for instructional design performance optimization? There are some dashboards in PowerBI, ADO, or other tools you can build that will enhance your team’s ability to analyze your impact.
As an instructional designer on a customer education team, this is the information that I extract and refer to on a regular basis:
Sales: If your education services are fee-based, measure proposed training sales, as well as contracted and delivered.
Transcripts: This information comes from your LMS. Look for things like registrations and course completions.
Evaluation: Download survey results to see how learners responded to the training materials and facilitators’ delivery.
Project Management Dashboard: This shows progress on features and stories, as well as visualizes things like velocity and cycle time, and can enhance project team performance.
Don’t be overwhelmed because you are not alone. You might not have access to all of this information, which means you just have to ask around and find out who does! And there may be a data scientist or data analyst at your organization who can help you visualize the data if you are lacking those technical skills.
These dashboards are HUGE in setting goals and determining KPIs. With this information, you can track your growth, and craft a story about your teams’ successes and areas for improvement.
