Data and Analytics for Instructional Designers

"“Through real world stories and easy to understand examples, Data and Analytics for Instructional Designers answers why L&D professionals should care about data instrumentation and analytics, and how to leverage data in their work. It covers foundational concepts and provides a practical framework for using workplace learning data. This books is a timely resource that removes the mystique around data-informed decision-making in learning and development. Every L&D professional should read this book.” —Jim Goodell, Editor, Learning Engineering Toolkit; Chair, the IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee “Data and Analytics for Instructional Designers is a unique and important title for talent development professionals to understand the tidal shift under way in the industry. Megan's depth of experience and expertise in the space is unparalleled, and her readers will benefit from this experience and learn from her work and detailed examples shared here. Megan has created an important book for the learning and development community with Data and Analytics for Instructional Designers. The dawn of big data in learning is here, and this book will prepare you and your team for the new tools, processes, and business strategies that accompany it.” —Chad Udell, Chief Strategy Officer, Float and SparkLearn   “Approachable and insightful! Data and Analytics for Instructional Designers reads like a conversation with your smartest friend, and when you finish, you’ll have the confidence and know-how to begin using these powerful tools in practice.” —Sae Schatz, PhD, Co-Founder of Bedrock Learning; Former Director, Defense Department’s Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative   “Today's informational revolution demands that instructional designers are more versatile than ever before. As a very early practitioner of emerging learning analytics technologies, I am often asked ‘Where do I start?’ Right here, with this book, is now my go-to answer."" —Brian Floyd, Learning Architect   ""A practical guide for L&D professionals that are looking for approaches to leverage analytics from learning and training data, supported with real-world stories to help guide success. This book pulls together years of blogs, case studies, and project outcomes to help provide structure around how to use xAPI."" —Chris Tompkins, Director of Sales, Rustici Software"