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Videos for Institutional Researchers

Google Data Studio 101: Hands-On Activity

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In this video, Eric Heilman walks through the basics of what Google Data Studio can do, how to build a basic dashboard using a sample data set, and how to share completed dashboards with others in your community. Use the data set linked below to build your dashboard along with the video participants.
 
 

Creating Interactive Dashboards in Google Sheets

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In this video, Eric Heilman of CIRIS walks through an example of how to build an interactive dashboard inside of Google Sheets. This exercise covers an introduction to Sheets commands like filter(), averageifs(), and countifs(). To follow along with the video and build the example dashboard as you watch, make a copy of the Google Sheet linked below.
 

Qualitative Research and Qualtrics

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In this video, Rachel Gorsky, Director of Institutional Research at the Gilman School, discusses best practices for designing qualitative research projects like interviews and focus groups. She also gives an overview of the analysis and visualization software package, Qualtrics.

Building Dashboards with Tableau

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In this video, Nasif Iskander, Assistant Head of School at San Francisco University High School, discusses elements of dashboard design and implementation. He demonstrates the capabilities of the data visualization software, Tableau.

Building Dashboards with Google Data Studio

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In this video, Sarah Enterline, Director of Institutional Research at St. Mark's School demonstrates how to build dashboards using the free visualization software, Google Data Studio.

Common Issues in Survey Design and Implementation

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In this video, Eric Heilman of CIRIS discusses tips for designing in-house surveys. Topics include building buy-in through collaborative drafting, question neutrality, and strategies to drive response rates and validate samples.