Author Archives: OctopusBI

Jared Ward joins Octopus BI as the VP of Sales and Partnerships in North America

Octopus BI is thrilled to announce the appointment of Jared Ward as the Vice President of Sales and Partnerships in North America. With over 20 years of experience in the education and edtech industry, Jared is poised to lead Octopus … Read More

4 important qualities of the learner of the future

4 important qualities of the learner of the future

We recently dove into some of the most important skills that learners (and teachers) of the future will need to embody for growth and success in both personal and professional environments.  However, it isn’t just practical skills that learners of … Read More

Top 3 skills for the learner of the future

Top 3 skills for the learner of the future

The choices we’ve made over the last couple of years have changed education forever. The choices we make today will continue to affect change. It’s up to us to make sure that our choices create better learning experiences for everybody, … Read More

The 5 biggest trends in learning going into 2023

The pace of change in the education sector has accelerated rapidly in the last two years, as it has for many industries. From early childhood education right through to workplace and professional training, there have been many new ideas and … Read More

8 most popular data visualizations for learners

At Octopus BI, we help businesses and schools integrate many sources of critical learning data into clear, visual dashboards of data visualizations where they can see all their information at a snap. This brings business intelligence into the realm of … Read More

How to streamline your education data analytics efforts

How to streamline your education data analytics efforts

The changes that have been made to the way we deliver education over the last 18-24 months have been significant.  The adoption of online tools has been prolific. The migration of teaching practice to support blended and full-time online programs … Read More

5 tips to help teachers with data-driven decision making

5 tips to help teachers with data-driven decision making

In today’s information age, education providers have a unique opportunity to take advantage of all the technological advances available to them. This includes the proliferation of tools that allow for the collection, reporting and analysis of student data, a field … Read More

How to increase student retention through learning analytics

How to increase student retention through learning analytics

Student retention has been an important concern for higher education, vocational and workplace education providers for years. While the COVID-19 pandemic has put strain on the educational industry in many ways, its effects will continue to reverberate for years to … Read More

Using learning analytics to improve online learning in 2022

Using learning analytics to improve online learning in 2022

While education providers and students around the world hope to get back into real world classrooms in 2022, we’ve learned a lot about the benefits of online learning and blended learning environments. The insights we’ve gained will help us shape … Read More

7 steps to developing better student dashboards in K-12 education

7 steps to developing better student dashboards in K-12 education

Future-thinking schools often want to take advantage of the benefits of technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning for their staff and students. This is a fantastic initiative, and definitely a long term goal for all education providers, as there … Read More