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Each year the Professional Development Committee works to provide the TAIR membership with workshops at the Annual Conference and now year-round with the TAIR Online Workshop series. Below is a list of some of the workshops that are currently planned or have been offered in recent years.<\/p>\n
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Annual Conference 2026<\/strong>\u00a0(View Descriptions<\/a>) Summer 2025 TAIR Workshops<\/strong> (View Descriptions<\/a>) Annual Conference 2025<\/strong>\u00a0(View Descriptions<\/a>) Annual Conference 2024<\/strong> (View Descriptions<\/a>) Fall 2023 TAIR Online Workshops <\/strong>(View Descriptions<\/a>) Annual Conference 2023 <\/strong>(View Descriptions<\/a>) August 2022 TAIR Online Workshops <\/strong>(View Descriptions<\/a>) Spring 2022 TAIR Online Workshops<\/strong> (View Descriptions<\/a>) Annual Conference 2022\u00a0<\/strong>(View Descriptions<\/a>) Summer 2021 TAIR Online Workshops <\/span>(View Descriptions<\/a>) Annual Conference 2021\u00a0<\/span>(View Descriptions<\/a>) Summer Workshops 2020 <\/span>(View Descriptions<\/a>) Annual Conference 2020 <\/span>(View Descriptions<\/a>) Summer Workshops 2019<\/span> (View Descriptions<\/a>) Annual Conference 2019<\/span> (View Descriptions<\/a>) Summer Workshops 2018<\/span> (View Descriptions<\/a>) Annual Conference 2018<\/span> (View Descriptions<\/a>) Summer Workshops 2017<\/span> (View Descriptions<\/a>) Annual Conference 2017<\/span> (View Descriptions<\/a>) Summer Workshops 2016<\/span> (View Descriptions<\/a>) Annual Conference 2016<\/span> (View Descriptions<\/a>) Summer Workshops 2015<\/span> (View Descriptions<\/a>) Annual Conference 2015<\/span> (View Descriptions<\/a>) Each year the Professional Development Committee works to provide the TAIR membership with workshops at the Annual Conference and now year-round with the TAIR Online Workshop series. Below is a…
\nW01: IPEDS Benchmarking: Supporting Decision Making & Institutional Effectiveness
\nW02: Wading into Power BI
\nW03: IPEDS Data Tools
\nW04: SQL 101: A Hands-on Introduction for Institutional Researchers
\nW05: TAIR Newcomer’s Workshop
\nW06: An introduction to ggplot2 (Rstudio)
\nW07: Your Second Machine Learning Model
\nW08: Streamlining IPEDS Submissions: Creating Uploadable Flat Files for Accuracy and Efficiency
\nW09: Forecasting & Formula Funding: Tools and Techniques for Projecting Texas Community College Funding
\nW10: Navigating Ethics in Institutional Research: Awareness, Reflection, and Action
\nW11: NCCBP Workshop for Texas Community Colleges: Using Benchmarking to Support Institutional Effectiveness, Workforce Outcomes, and HB8 Funding<\/p>\n
\nW01: Learning Outcomes Assessment Master Class
\nW02: Navigating Ethics in Institutional Research: Awareness, Reflection, and Action
\nW03: Using Power BI at the Intersection of Institutional Research and Institutional Effectiveness
\nW04: SQL 101: A Hands-on Introduction for Institutional Researchers
\nW05: Using Python and Predictive Analytics to Support Student Retention and Success in Higher Education
\nW06: Wading into Power BI<\/p>\n
\nW01: Beyond Compliance: How to Use IPEDS Data to Examine Student and Institutional Success
\nW02: Wading into Power BI
\nW03: Learning Outcomes Assessment Master Class
\nW05: IPEDS Human Resources Training
\nW06: Newcomers to Institutional Research
\nW07: SQL 101: A Hands-on Introduction for Institutional Researchers
\nW08: Harnessing Power BI for Insightful Student Experience Survey Dashboards
\nW09: Using RStudio in data analysis
\nW10: Creating Automated and Reproduceable Reports with OpenXLSX in the R Language<\/p>\n
\nW01: IPEDS – Benchmarking: Supporting Decision Making & Institutional Effectiveness
\nW02: IPEDS Data Tools
\nW03: An Introduction to Python
\nW04: Employing Qualitative Methods to Enhance Storytelling With Data and Prioritize Student Voice
\nW05: Newcomers to Institutional Research
\nW06: SQL 101: A Hands-on Introduction for Institutional Researchers
\nW07: A Work-Around for Assessment Data Collection with a Limited Budget
\nW08: Predictive Analytics in Higher Education within a Socially Conscious Framework
\nW09: Leveraging ChatGPT for IR: Techniques for Data Mastery and Reporting Excellence
\nW10: Streamline Reporting with Alteryx & Higher Ed Success: From Data Parsing to Powerful Insights<\/p>\n
\nW01: Start Pivoting with Excel
\nW02: Spark Data Interest with Adobe Express™
\nW03: Visualizing Your Story: Tableau Workshop for Beginners
\nW04: Tableau Workshop for Intermediate<\/p>\n
\nW01: Unleash the Power of Data through Visualizations: An Introduction to Tableau
\nW02: Building Dashboards for Institutional Effectiveness Using SAS Visual Analytics
\nW03: The Changing Higher Education Model and Program Review
\nW04: Surveys in Qualtrics
\nW05: Introduction to SAS Enterprise Guide
\nW06: Newcomers to Institutional Research
\nW07: Labor Market Solution to Help Launch Economically Mobile Programs<\/p>\n
\nW01: Spark Data Interest with Adobe Express™
\nW02: Converting Adobe PDFs to a Fillable Form
\nW03: How to Create a Dot-density Maps in ArcGIS – Student Distribution by Residence
\nW04: Data Storytelling: Incorporating Science into IR Data Communication
\nW05: Power BI for Rookies
\nW06: SOS! Securing, Optimizing and Sharing Power BI Reports
\nW07: The Survey Says! Using Power BI to Report Survey Data
\nW08: D2: Dataflows & Datamarts in Power BI<\/p>\n
\nW01: Practical Power BI for Novices
\nW02: Educating Data Users with PowToon<\/p>\n
\nW01: Newcomers to Institutional Research
\nW02: The IR Role in Advancing Data Literacy and Equity<\/p>\n
\nJuly 29, 2021<\/strong>: That’s an Excellent Question! Designing Surveys to Get the Information You Need
\nJuly 30, 2021<\/strong>: Facilitating VALUE Rubric Norming Sessions
\nAugust 6, 2021<\/strong>: Using Measure Names and Measure Values in Tableau
\nAugust 18, 2021<\/strong>: Power BI for Analytics and System Reporting<\/p>\n
\nW01: Introduction to Logistic Regression
\nW02: Newcomers to Institutional Research
\nW03: Exploring Emsi Data: A 3-part workshop from the industry’s leading labor market information provider.<\/p>\n
\nW01: The Memo They Will Read
\nW02: WANTED: Better Data for Better Student Outcomes via the Postsecondary Data Partnership
\nW03: Using Excel for Data Analysis
\nW04: Power BI for Rookies
\nW05: SQL During Times When Nothing is Certain<\/p>\n
\nW01: Beginning SAS
\nW02: The Vault of the THECB Data Tools
\nW03: Test-item Analysis in 2 Case Studies
\nW04: Structure, Manipulate, and Clean Your Data with Tableau Prep: No SQL Required
\nW05: TAIR Newcomers Workshop
\nW06: Introduction to Time Series Forecasting
\nW07: The 52-Week Workflow
\nW08: Simplifying SQL
\nW09: Developing Power BI Dashboard with Predictive Models for Student Persistence and Success
\nW10: IPEDS-Data as the Public Face of an Institution
\nW11: Presenting the Message: World Class Presentation Skills Needed for Effective Reporting and Data Visualization
\nW12: ZogoTech Analytics for Institutional Researchers
\nW13: SQL for Rookies
\nW14: Spurring Student Success: A Proactive Approach to Predicting Student Retention with Machine Learning and Open Source Integration<\/p>\n
\nW01: IPEDS Data & Benchmarking: Supporting Decision Making and Institutional Effectiveness
\nW02: Survey: A Noun, A Transitive Verb, and a Tool in Hands of a Professional
\nW03: SQL: Efficiency is More Science than Art
\nW04: Mapping Place-based Data: Open Source Tools and Interactive Web Maps
\nW05: Introduction to Time Series Forecasting
\nW06: Making Maps in Tableau
\nW07: A Closer Look at Data Used in Support of Academic Success Programs
\nW08: THECB Data Tools
\nW09: Common Planning
\nW10: Visualizing Data with Tableau<\/p>\n
\nW01: Exploring PowerBI by Microsoft: Intuitive Data Sharing and Drilling
\nW02: TAIR Newcomers Workshop
\nW03: Ready, Set, Cook! Cooking Our Way Through the Assessment Process
\nW04: The Memo They Will Read: Writing for the OIE\/IR Professional
\nW05: Tools, Tips & Technology to Help Avoid Burnout Among IR\/IE Professionals
\nW06: You CAN Manage Your Projects
\nW07: Demystify Predictive Analysis
\nW08: Modern Analytics in Education & Developing a Strong Tableau Foundation
\nW09: I\u2019ve Got the Power: Using Power BI in Higher Education
\nW10: Excel for Beginners
\nW11: How to use SPSS to Build a Predictive Model: From Data Exploration to Models Comparation<\/p>\n
\nW1: Demystifying Predictive Analytics
\nW2: Using Excel for Data Analysis
\nW3: Visualizing Data to Tell a Story: Getting Your Message Across to a Broad and Bored Audience
\nW4: Set Up for Success: Qualtrics Surveying Design and Functionality
\nW5: Data Visualization using Power BI for Beginners
\nW6: SAS Programming for Beginners
\nW7: Data Presentation and PowerPoint Use
\nW8: Project Management 101 – A Plan for Success
\nW9: Excelling at Dashboards: An Introduction to Using Macros to Create an Interactive Dashboard
\nW10: Assessment, Program Review, Measuring the Important and Learning Something In the Process
\nW11: Analysis of Variance…Plus More
\nW12: Creating a Coding Library<\/p>\n
\nW01: Newcomers to Institutional Research
\nW02: Exploring the Benchmarking Institute Projects
\nW03: Developing a Project Management Database with Microsoft Access
\nW04: Value Added: The Benefits of Enhancing Program Assessment Using Indirect Methods
\nW14: Modern Analytics in Education & Developing a Strong Tableau Foundation
\nW05: Using Accountability Board Data
\nW06: Rock Your Data and Become a Data Rockstar
\nW07: Non-Parametric Statistical Techniques
\nW08: Google Charts for IR Websites
\nW15: Bring your IR Data to Life with SAS Visual Analytics
\nW09: SAS Enterprise Guide for Beginners
\nW10: Excel for Beginners
\nW11: Qualitative Research Skills: Moderating a Focus Group Interview
\nW12: Introductory R for Statistics
\nW13: Using SPSS to Build Predictive Models<\/p>\n
\nW1: Closing the Loop: Providing Feedback on Annual Assessment
\nW2: Beginning SQL and Database Management
\nW3: Making the Most of the THECB\u2019s Interactive Accountability System
\nW4: Non-Parametric Statistical Techniques
\nW5: Google Charts for IR Websites
\nW6: Qualtrics Surveys \u2013 Creating, distributing, and working with the results
\nW7: Excel: Beyond the Basics
\nW8: Hands On Tableau<\/p>\n
\nW01: Newcomers to Institutional Research
\nW02: Asking the Right Questions
\nW03: Visualize Your Data to Create a Story
\nW04: Advanced Excel
\nW05: How to Avoid “Death by Power Point”
\nW06: Everyday IR Tasks Made Easier With R.
\nW07: Teaching Administrative Support and Academic\/Student Support Service Staff to Conduct Effective Outcomes Assessment
\nW08: SQL Programming
\nW09: IPEDS Data Center to create Peer\/Competitor\/Aspirational Institution Reports for Executive Staff
\nW10: Beginning SAS with Enterprise Guide
\nW11: Google Charts for IR Websites
\nW12: We all have to start somewhere, right? – Beginning with Tableau
\nW13: Making IR Better with Focus Groups<\/p>\n
\nW1: Excel for Beginners
\nW2: Beginning SAS with Enterprise Guide
\nW3: IRsanity: Producing Insane Results without Losing Your Mind
\nW4: Using IPEDS data to create dashboards in Tableau Public
\nW5: Advanced Excel: Using Excel to Increase Program Assessment Efficiency
\nW6: Building a Student Achievement Warehouse with SAS and Tableau
\nW7: Effective Presentations
\nW8: R Evangelism: Bringing R Statistics into the Institutional Research Workplace<\/p>\n
\nW01: Developing an Institutional Effectiveness Peer Assessment Approach
\nW02: Newcomers to Institutional Research
\nW03: Xtreme Excel
\nW04: SAS Programing for Beginners I (Data Manipulation)
\nW05: Qualtrics Surveys \u2013 Getting Started
\nW06: What is Work Force Data
\nW07: Effective Presentations
\nW08: SAS Programming for Beginners II
\nW09: Moving the Bar: Using a Human-centered Design Model to Gather Data and Identify Improvement Strategies
\nW10: Excel for Beginners
\nW11: SPSS Statistics Intermediate Syntax: Data Any Way You Like It
\nW12: Regression Models and Their Uses in Institutional Research
\nW13: Are You An Ostrich or An Octopus? Remaining Relevant During a Time of Tremendous Change in our Institutional Research Field
\nW14: Best Practices in Higher Education: Conducting a Formal Close Out Report for the Institutional Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) to transition into a new Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Topic
\nW15: Using Big Data to Support Institutional Effectiveness<\/p>\n
\nW01: More Demands but Less Stress: Practical Ways to Work More Efficiently and Effectively
\nW02: Excel for Beginners
\nW03: “I have this awesome tool (Tableau) … Now what?!”
\nW04: Section 508 Accessibility for Electronic Publications
\nW05: Intermediate Excel
\nW06: “I have this awesome tool (Tableau) … Now what else?!”
\nW07: Effective Presentations
\nW08: SAS Beginners and Stats for Rookies<\/p>\n
\nIPEDS: Best Practices for Reporting and Using IPEDS Data to Improve Office Efficiencies
\nW01: Developing an Institutional Effectiveness Approach to Support SACSCOC Reaffirmation
\nW03: Newcomers to Institutional Research
\nW04: The Use of Compression Planning in Program Review
\nW05: Elements of CBM Reporting – What is out there?
\nW07: The Benchmark Process: Best Practices for Gathering and Using Data
\nW08: Productivity
\nW09: Intro to Access
\nW10: SPSS Syntax: Data Any Way You Want It!
\nW11: Beginner Tableau
\nW12: Intermediate Tableau<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"