This book establishes a comprehensive and flexible evaluation process for educational developers that answers the question: What can data tell us?

Educational developers can use data to monitor and demonstrate the impact of their work, laying the foundation for evidence-based decisions to improve practice. This book guides readers through the process with activities, templates and examples that illustrate how to evaluate educational development work. Data-driven outcome-level evaluation is a critical tool for supporting effective educational development design, as well as programming and systemic change efforts in institutions across the globe. From matrices to practical planning tools and resources, this text equips readers with everything they need to develop a comprehensive evaluation plan that provides direction for the collection, management and use of evaluation data.

This guide is for any educational developer who wishes to create evaluation plans that draw out data to inform their work, inspire improved practice and showcase value across the higher education landscape.