General Meeting: Beyond the Gut Feeling: Using Data to Transform Learning

Beyond the Gut Feeling: Using Data to Transform Learning

As organizations increasingly prioritize alignment of business goals and objectives, integrating data analysis into the learning design lifecycle has become more crucial than ever. As a talent development and learning professional, understanding the impact of data on learning design, and ultimately our organizational performance, offers a competitive edge in navigating a rapidly evolving digital landscape. This session will provide you with tools to leverage innovative strategies to analyze both qualitative and quantitative data in your day-to-day design work. Interactive discussions and breakout exercises will allow you to reflect on your current practices and build a data-forward mindset.

Learner Objectives:

• Discuss the evolving role of learning designers
• Explore strategies for analyzing qualitative and quantitative data
• Cultivate an environment that prioritizes data-driven decision making

ATD Capability Model – Performance Improvement, Learning Technologies

To learn more about this model see: https://tdcapability.org/

Speakers

Niv Iyer, originally from Singapore and now based in Houston, Texas, has spent over five years at the crossroads of learning and technology. As an ambitious young professional, she brings extensive hands-on experience in academic research, data science, teaching, and learning experience design. Passionate about leveraging data analytics to help imagine and activate future-ready individuals, Niv is excited to engage with and learn from the audience. In her spare time, she enjoys coding and experimenting with Python (the programming language, not the snake).

Niv holds a Master's degree in Cognitive Science in Education from Columbia University, where she specialized in learning analytics and intelligent technologies.