AIR Seeking Instructors
for New IPEDS Curriculum
Are you experienced in providing and/or
using Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data? Do
you want to lead your colleagues through a brand new curriculum designed
to take a holistic view of IPEDS tasks? If so, this unique professional
development opportunity is for you!
AIR is currently looking for instructors
who have excellent presentation skills, can travel with an overnight
stay one or two times a year, and agree to participate for one year
(may reapply in future years).
The 2009 curriculum takes a broad view
of IPEDS data in order to assure the quality of IPEDS data and to improve
the skills of institutional researchers for using these data. The 2009
curriculum is based on three themes: Leading (Managing) an IPEDS Cycle;
Using IPEDS Data for Institutional Effectiveness; and IPEDS Data as
the Public Face of an Institution. One to three modules for each theme
take a holistic view of IPEDS tasks such as understanding the collection
process, leading an IPEDS cycle on campus, involving other stakeholders,
assuring that data requirements and definitions are understood, creating
various data reports, and recognizing the varied needs of data consumers
for institutional improvement.
Please visit http://www.airweb.org/?page=1904
to learn more and follow the link at the bottom of the page for an application.
Submit your application as an attachment in Word or PDF to gfishman@airweb.org
by April 27, 2009. All applications will be reviewed and notifications
will be sent by May 5.
The IPEDS instructor program is part
of a comprehensive training package coordinated by AIR and funded by
the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). AIR annually provides
20 or more one-day face-to-face workshops, produces more than 25 online
videos, and creates downloadable materials for each survey collection
component and tools applicable to IPEDS.
Contact Gail Fishman at gfishman@airweb.org
or 850-385-4155 x108 with questions.
Gail Fishman
Associate Director
Association for Institutional Research
gfishman@airweb.org