Through conversations with Learning & Development professionals about the need for better data, it’s become clear that good design is not only about designing for data, but also designing from data. Investigating Performance comprehensively looks at designing to get valuable data needed to understand both course and user performance via data collection and analytics. The authors present tools and techniques to take advantage of the data collected to improve learning approaches throughout t...

These excerpts from Investigating Performance are meant to be a quick reference for those that are looking to develop a base level of understanding of the potential for data use beyond simple tracking. We look at how data can take a broad role in course design, along with the potential benefits of understanding and supporting user performance. We’ll be looking at how data can support the work of learning professionals from the early steps of prototyping through an iterative design process,...