Teaching Data Analysis in the Virtual Classroom
Join Dr. Robert L. Gould of University of California – Los Angeles and Rebecca Wong of West Valley College for a demonstration on how to engage students in a data investigation activity that works in both the virtual and physical class.
Dr. Robert L. Gould and Rebecca Wong
In this session, Rob Gould and Rebecca Wong, who teach at UCLA and West Valley College, respectively, will demonstrate how to engage students in a data investigation activity that works in both the virtual and physical class. Particular attention will be paid to methods for encouraging productive and supportive working groups in a virtual environment, with the goal of immersing students in multivariate thinking. The presenters will discuss how the activity addresses the eight recommendations of the American Statistical Association's Guideline for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE).
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Dr. Robert L. Gould, University of California – Los Angeles
Robert L. Gould (PhD, University of California–San Diego) is a leader in the statistics education community. He has served as chair of the American Statistical Association’s Committee on Teacher Enhancement, chair of the ASA’s Statistics Education Section, and was a co-author of the Guidelines for Assessment in Instruction on Statistics Education (GAISE) College Report. For over ten years, he has served as vice-chair of undergraduate studies at the UCLA Department of Statistics, and he is director of the UCLA Center for the Teaching of Statistics.
He draws on years of experience teaching at UCLA and wrote Introductory Statistics with students trying to transfer from community colleges in mind. His text promotes “data analysis for everyone.” Currently, Rob is heavily immersed in the data science discussion: chairing ASA-AMATYC joint committee on developing data science curriculum committees, keynoting international workshops, and recipient of a NSF-funded grant to develop DS curriculum in LA School Districts. He was the founder and administrator of DataFest!
Rebecca Wong, West Valley College
Rebecca K. Wong has taught mathematics and statistics at West Valley College for more than twenty years, and she is the co-author on the Gould/Wong Introductory Statistics series. She enjoys designing activities to help students actively explore statistical concepts and encouraging students to apply those concepts to areas of personal interest. Rebecca earned a BA in mathematics and psychology from the University of California—Santa Barbara, an MST in mathematics from Santa Clara University, and an EdD in educational leadership from San Francisco State University. She has been recognized for outstanding teaching by the National Institute of Staff and Organizational Development and the California Mathematics Council of Community Colleges.
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