Teaching with Statistics Education Digital Libraries Ginger Holmes Rowell Middle Tennessee State University Joint Statistical Meetings Salt Lake City, 2007
Overview Technology: CAUSEweb/MERLOT Digital Library for Statistics Education Changes in teaching: –Teaching & Learning Cycle (TLC) –Interaction with students –Hurdles of implementation (Searching & Finding) –Advantages of implementation
Technology Digital Library for Statistics Education –CAUSEweb –MERLOT
CAUSE Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education
Digital Library for Undergraduate Statistics Education CAUSEway workshops USCOTS Webinars Future Opportunities (keep checking this website.) Getting Started Guidelines for Research Readings & Publications Literature Index Dissertations Working Groups
Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
Teaching Changes in teaching: –Teaching & Learning Cycle (TLC) –Interaction with students –Hurdles of implementation (Searching & Finding) –Advantages of implementation
Teaching & Learning Cycle PowerPoint slides Reference Materials History Demonstrations: o Applets o Videos o Simulations Teacher-directed assessments o Laboratories o Homework Problems Self-directed assessments o Immediate Feedback Data Sets Case Studies Guided Demos Simulations Laboratories Applets Tutorials Assess Explore Lecture
An in-class activity from the STAR Library can help introduce the concept of regression. Applets like this one from SticiGui Java Tools allow students to explore changes in the data to see how they affect the regression line. Using self-tests like this one from Biometry: Statistics for Ecology, students can submit their answers and receive immediate feedback regarding questions answered correctly and questions or topics needing improvement. TLC: Regression Assess Explore Lecture
buskirk_young2001/ TLC: Regression Lecture
Using StatCrunch
TLC: Regression Explore
bin/tiegen?/share/www/envirostats/bm/L6/ffq12.tie Assess TLC: Regression
The Intuitor site contains an introduction to hypothesis testing, relating it to what happens at a criminal trial. DIGSTATS contains examples and data sets, like the one below about Acid Rain. The ARTIST database contains questions classified by topic and learning outcomes. TLC: Hypothesis Testing Assess Explore Lecture
DIG Stats
ARTIST: Assessment Resource Tools for Improving Statistical Thinking Login: Password: ginger123
Teaching Changes in teaching: –Teaching & Learning Cycle (TLC) –Interaction with students –Hurdles of implementation (Searching & Finding) –Advantages of implementation
Student Interaction Minimal change to student interactions Less lecture / more activities Potential for more on-line interactions Potential for on-line instruction –MERLOT Personal Collections
Teaching Changes in teaching: –Teaching & Learning Cycle (TLC) –Interaction with students –Hurdles of implementation (Searching & Finding) –Advantages of implementation
Searching & Finding Resources Ways to Search in CAUSEweb Browse Categories –Material Type –Statistical Topic –Regular Search –Advanced Search Example
Searching in MERLOT
Searching Browse Categories: Material Type Lecture Examples Laboratories Out-of-class Teaching Tips Datasets Analysis Tools Curriculum Humor Building Blocks Multimedia
Searching Browse Categories: Statistical Topic
Searching: Regular Search CAUSEweb Search Tools –Keywords Statistical Topic Material Type Application Area (i.e. subject) Resource Type Object Format
Searching: Advanced Search
Searching: Application Areas Agriculture Art and Music Astronomy Biology Business Chemistry Computer Science Engineering Geology Health Science Humanities Mathematics Physics Political Science Psychology Sociology Sports and Games
Searching: Resource Types Animation Case Study Collection Drill and Practice Lecture/ Presentation Quiz/Test Reference Materials Simulation Sound Tutorial Webpage
For the Record
On the Record Related (or Companion) Items are Identified
Case Study Example National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science: National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science:
MERLOT Personal Collection
Teaching Changes in teaching: –Teaching & Learning Cycle (TLC) –Interaction with students –Hurdles of implementation (Searching & Finding) –Advantages of implementation
Teaching Advantages of Implementation: –Using Teaching/Learning Cycle with Statistics Education Digital Library More activities Always thinking about assessment –MERLOT Personal Collection Organizational advantage Record for future classes