Statistics Teaching and Learning Corner
by Megan Mocko In a previous blog, I wrote about representation as one of the guidelines for Universal Design for Learning (UDL). In this blog post, I am going to concentrate on engagement. Engagement In this blog post, I will concentrate on the guideline for representation, which is primarily processed in the back portion of... Continue Reading →
Tl;dr -- Our classrooms are plagued with societal expectations which oppress certain students’ opportunities to learn and build an identity as a statistician/data scientist. Our students deserve more mindful approaches to group work and methods that create equitable spaces for everyone. If you are interested, I’m holding a Birds of a Feather discussion surrounding this... Continue Reading →
Note: Adam provided the lived experience in this post (he is the “I”) and Sam helped with the assessment and working with the folks at Ed. Throughout the pandemic, I’ve experimented with a variety of communication tools, synchronous and asynchronous ones, to better connect with my students. Slack and Discord were two apps I tried... Continue Reading →
Before March 2020, I was not a very flexible teacher in terms of course policy. I was quite rigid on deadlines unless there were emergencies and exams were “one and done.” After frantically creating and teaching an online course for spring term 2020 where I tried to be very flexible to accommodate the wide range... Continue Reading →
In the summer of 2020, I decided it was time to collect some data from my garden. I did this for two reasons: I was curious about how much food I produced.I wanted to use the data in my Introductory Data Science course at Macalester College. I knew the data would be fairly simple, and... Continue Reading →
Many colleges and universities have made a strong effort to make their campuses more inclusive to all people, especially those from underrepresented and historically marginalized minority groups. These efforts include faculty incorporating instruction that focuses on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) issues in their classroom. Statistics instructors have a unique opportunity to engage students in... Continue Reading →
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