Maximizing Data and Data Services Monday, October 14, 2013 Location: Denver CO© 2013 Child Care...

Maximizing Data and Data ServicesMonday, October 14, 2013

Location: Denver CO© 2013 Child Care Aware ® of America

Overview

• What are the top information technology trends right now?

• What is the direction and emphasis on data at the federal level?

• What resources and tools exist to act and handle data?

• What are your needs around data NOW?

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What are the top IT trends now?

There are four major trends:• Expansion of mobile smart devices

(Smartphone and Tablets)• Social media sites and implementation in

applications• Cloud Computing and Storage• Big Data


Social Media User Highlights

• Facebook: 1.11 billion users• Google+: 343 million active users• Twitter: 500 million total users• LinkedIn: 225 millions users• YouTube: 1 billion users, 4 billion views/day• Instagram: 100 million users, 4 billion photos


Cloud Computing and Storage

• Personal Cloud will replace

PCs for personal content

storage; allows access across

multiple devices• Mobile OS offers Personal

Cloud as its core ecosystem• Applications are going to have more cloud

storage integration


Personal Cloud Providers


Cloud Computing


What is Big Data?

• Historically, we started from a reasonable amount of data exchanged on the web and we are now facing challenges for huge storage for data exchanged. Hence, the rise of Big Data.

• Big Data refers to data sets for which size is beyond the ability of commonly used software tools to capture, manage, and process within a tolerable elapsed time (Wikipedia)


Are you taking advantage of these trends?

• Mobile smart devices are becoming the norm; look for opportunities to support multiple devices

• Social Media is a key in communication, marketing and sales; don’t ignore it – integrate it

• Cloud computing and storage can reduce costs and increase accessibility


What is the Federal focus on Data?

The State and Territory Administrators Meeting (2013)

Session Titles:• Office of Child Care (OCC) Strategic Framework -

Pathway to Measuring Results• Collecting and Using Workforce Data To Inform State

Professional Development Systems• Using the INQUIRE Data Toolkit for Linking Policy and

Monitoring and Evaluation Questions: The Quality Performance Report as an Example

• Data-Driven Decision making: OCC Vision for

Quality Data in Action


What tools and resources around data are available?

Early Childhood Data Collaborative• Promote policies and practices that support the

development and use of coordinated, longitudinal early care and education state data systems

• Working with states to transform data systems: – From compliance-driven to improvement-driven data

systems– From fragmented data silos to coordinated data

systems– From “snapshot” data to longitudinal data systems

• Workforce Data Systems Alignment Project



Quality Initiatives Research and Evaluation Consortium (INQUIRE)

• Early Childhood Data: Building Strong Foundation | Webinar Series:– Webinar: Overview and Application of the INQUIRE Data Tools to

Support High Quality Early Care and Education Data (March 20, 2013)

– Data Management Webinar: Developing Data Governance Structures (May 6, 2013)

– Data Management Webinar: Best Practices for Producing High Quality Data (May 16, 2013)

• INQUIRE Data Toolkit* (Available September 2013)

Recorded Webinars Available for viewing at:

http://www.researchconnections.org/content/childcare/federal/inquire.html



Common Education Data Standards (CEDS)• A national collaborative effort to develop voluntary,

common standards for a key set of education data elements

• Facilitates common definitions, option sets, and technical specifications to streamline data sharing and comparing

• Provides a data model and supplemental tools to help stakeholders utilize the standards.


What are your Data needs NOW?

Small Group Discussion on Data• Breakout into four groups• Two primary topics (15 mins each)

– Usage and Reporting– Sharing and Data Integration

• Assign a scriber for the group; use flip chart(s)

• Report out to the group on findings


Topic 1 - Data Usage and Reporting

List in order of priority your data needs in terms of data usage and reporting. (15 mins)


Topic 2 - Data Sharing and Integration

List in order of priority your needs in terms of Data Sharing and Integration. (15 mins)


Report Out on Topics

• Each group will report out on their findings and comments

Note

A document with the findings and comments will be forwarded via email tomorrow morning.


Wrap Up

• Monitor and take advantage of the major trends in information technology

• The big push around CCDF funding:– Workforce data sets and collection– Data standards and reporting– Data access and sharing– Data integration with state systems

• Up Next: Examples of Maximizing Data


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