The workshop is designed to help instructors to incorporate the ASA-MAA Committee on Undergraduate Statistics Recommendations for an introductory Statistics course. These guidelines encourage the development of statistical thinking with the use of data and student-active learning. Topics included are the collection of data, exploratory data analysis, statistical inference, and the use of statistical software. Participants will download and share web-based class materials and learn to use the web as a teaching and resource tool. Faculty at two-year institutions are especially encouraged to apply.
In this workshop, we will bring participants up to date on the new developments in statistics education. Lessons, activities, and presentations will be given to prepare participants to design student oriented interactive material for different statistical topics in a first statistics course. For each topic, different interactive teaching models will be presented first, then participants will discuss and reflect on these models, and finally participants will integrate the presented models and their reflections into individual teaching by designing their own activities. This model-reflect-integrate (MRI) process will be the theme of the activities in the workshop. The final product of the workshop will be a collection of teaching materials that will be made available over the Web for all participants to use in their teaching of a first statistics course.
Participants will be provided with
room and board on campus and free materials for the workshop. It is expected
that transportation cost will be provided by the participant's institution.
The MAA will provide travel support for participants from resource-poor
institutions, in this case contact Tom Rishel at trishel@maa.org
or call 202-319-8470.
If you have questions please contact:
Francisco
Alarcón,
falarcon@grove.iup.edu
Phone: 724-357-2206