Happy New Year!
We would like to ask your help to spread the word that our Bayes
BATS<https://www.stat.uci.edu/bayes-bats/> applications are now open for 2024-2025.
If you can help distribute within your networks, that will be greatly appreciated.
Best,
Monika
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Call for application: STEM educators to incorporate Bayesian thinking and methods in
teaching
Application for the Bayes BATS <https://www.stat.uci.edu/bayes-bats/> program is now
open at this link<https://forms.gle/GQ5i8VeD7QSQo7hU6>.
BATS is a three-tiered program geared at STEM educators who would like to incorporate
Bayesian thinking and methods into their own disciplinary courses. Funded by the National
Science Foundation, up to 20 attendees, who will be US citizens and permanent residents
from diverse scholarly
backgrounds<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.nsf.gov/about/researc…
and educational environments, will spend July 15-19, 2024 at Vassar College in an
instructor-training bootcamp. In the second tier of the program, roughly 10 attendees will
spend Fall 2024 developing teaching and learning materials for their courses with the
support of the BATS PIs. In the third tier, selected instructors will receive support to
disseminate their teaching and learning materials through conferences and publications.
Prior exposure to Bayesian statistical methods is not required.
Program objectives include increasing the number of undergraduate students exposed to
Bayesian methods, enhancing the capacity of STEM instructors to include Bayesian materials
in their teaching, and the development of teaching and learning materials that showcase
use of Bayesian methods in STEM. More details can be found at the BATS
website<https://www.stat.uci.edu/bayes-bats/>s/>.
We welcome STEM faculty members of all career stages who have interest in incorporating
Bayesian methods in their classes at all undergraduate levels. Instructors at minority
serving institutions are particularly encouraged to apply. Due to funding restrictions,
only US citizens and permanent residents are eligible.
Interested applicants are asked to complete a short Google Form
application<https://forms.gle/GQ5i8VeD7QSQo7hU6> (sign-in required) describing their
educational background and interests. Applications are due February 15, 2024.
Questions can be directed to Monika Hu at jihu@vassar.edu<mailto:jihu@vassar.edu>.
Best,
The Bayes BATS PI Team
Mine Dogucu, Monika Hu, and Amy Herring