Hi SBI folks,
Whether you are using a simulation-based curriculum, or just some
simulation-based activities in your class this semester, we have some new
blog posts for you.
Robin Lock from St Lawrence University and Kari Lock Morgan from Penn State
University have posted their advice on assessing with and without
technology.
https://www.causeweb.org/sbi/?cat=25
Also take a look at our upcoming workshops. The next one is on February 4th
at Cuesta College in beautiful San Louis Obispo, CA.
https://www.causeweb.org/cause/workshop/cuesta17
Hope your semesters are off to a great start!
Jill VanderStoep
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Department of Mathematics
Hope College
Holland, MI 49423
vanderstoepj(a)hope.edu
(616) 395-7408
Greetings,
My name is Angel Rodriguez. I’m requesting access to the ISI AP forum.
Thank you
Angel Rodriguez
Mathematics Teacher
G. Holmes Braddock SHS
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” - Winston Churchill
Hi SBI folks!
Just a reminder that our blog has some useful information for you if you
are considering incorporating simulation-based inference into the teaching
of your statistics class. The link to our blog an be found at:
https://www.causeweb.org/sbi/
If you are wondering what to do on your first day of class, consider some
of the posts in our blog topic "What do I do on the first day of class?" by
Kari Lock Morgan, Allan Rossman, Rob Gould, and Soma Roy.
https://www.causeweb.org/sbi/?cat=4
We have also added content to the topic "Using Real Data" thanks to Jo
Hardin from Pomona College. She describes how she uses chocolate chips to
get students thinking about and discussing experimental designs.
https://www.causeweb.org/sbi/?cat=16
Enjoy!
Jill
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Department of Mathematics
Hope College
Holland, MI 49423
vanderstoepj(a)hope.edu
(616) 395-7408
Hi SBI folks!
SBI blog has some new posts:
Julie Clark from Hollins University and Laura Ziegler from Iowa State
University have each shared an assessment question they like to use to see
how well their students are understanding simulation-based methods for
inference.
Don't forget to checkout our workshop tab for upcoming workshops you or
your colleagues may be interested in attending. The link to our blog an be
found at:
https://www.causeweb.org/sbi/
Also, if you missed eCOTS 2016, there were a lot of great ideas and
discussions shared among colleagues. All the keynotes, breakouts, and
poster sessions were recorded so go to their website and pick up some
useful information to make your teaching of statistics even better! The
link to the audio/video recordings can be found at:
https://www.causeweb.org/cause/ecots/ecots16
Thanks!
Jill
--
Department of Mathematics
Hope College
Holland, MI 49423
vanderstoepj(a)hope.edu
(616) 395-7408
Scott, et al.
Great suggestions. A few quick follow-ups:
1. You've probably already seen it, but this topic is also addressed in the
"FAQ" section of the blog:
https://www.causeweb.org/sbi/?page_id=850#Convince
2. I think framing the question as "what do you want students to learn" is
usually a good way to start and walking back from there. In short, you can
argue the SBI is a different foundation on which to build the conceptual
understanding and/or the tests (e.g., chi-square), etc. the department
wants.
3. I also think the demo this for you idea is really good. If you can't get
the whole course (but, of course, that's what to shoot for) you could try
for a single section pilot with assessment plan and/or 1 or 2 classes
(instead of the entire semester) for all 6K students as a pilot.
Happy to answer follow-up questions!
On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 3:00 PM, Soma Roy <soroy(a)calpoly.edu> wrote:
> Hi Scott,
>
> I agree with what Kari and Todd have said. A couple of suggestions along
> those lines:
> a) Maybe you could invite the math faculty who will be teaching this
> course to one or more demos where you can outline how you propose covering
> the course content with a simulation-based approach as well as go over a
> couple of activities. I think giving faculty a chance to experience what
> students would experience in such a class might help to convince them - so
> doing the activity just like you would in your class is important. You can
> also show how the theory-based inference can follow up the SBI. If you have
> a department seminar/speaker series and you can volunteer to present your
> "case" that could help.
>
> b) If some faculty are apprehensive about the work involved in changing
> all the course content in one go, maybe they can do it in steps. So, the
> first time around, they would only use a coin flipping model to introduce
> the logic of inference for a one-proportion test, but the next time they
> can also include a randomization- based test (like the card shuffling).
> Maybe one way to go about it could be you could share an activity that you
> do in class with colleagues for the one-proportion test and ask folks to
> try it out for themselves in their classes, and seek feedback.
>
> Hope that helps,
> Soma
> -----------------------
> Soma Roy
> Associate Professor
> Statistics
> California Polytechnic State University
> San Luis Obispo CA 93407
> Phone no.: (805)-756-5250
>
> "… for whenever you learn something new, the whole world becomes that much
> richer." - Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
>
> ________________________________________
> From: sbi-bounces(a)causeweb.org <sbi-bounces(a)causeweb.org> on behalf of
> Scott Rifkin <sarifkin(a)ucsd.edu>
> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2016 12:43:36 PM
> To: Simulation-Based Inference
> Subject: Re: [SBI] Convincing others to teach SBI
>
> Todd,
>
>
> Thanks - I've been reading the blog. The posts there are a good start
> and made me think about sending the email in the hopes of soliciting
> something a little more specific and concrete.
>
>
> Scott
>
>
>
> On 5/19/16 10:28 AM, Todd Swanson wrote:
> > Scott,
> >
> > One place to start to get information for convincing others to us SBI
> > is our SBI blog at https://www.causeweb.org/sbi/?page_id=923 where we
> > have a couple of posts about this.
> >
> > I understand that the inertia might be hard to overcome at a large
> > institution, but hopefully some key people at UCSD will see the
> > benefits from moving away from the traditional approach. I think it
> > will benefit your students greatly.
> >
> > Todd
> >
> > On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 12:00 PM, <sbi-request(a)causeweb.org
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> > The biology department at UCSD has decided to require intro stats for
> > all 6000 or so of its bio majors starting next fall (mainly 1st
> > and 2nd
> > years). It will be taught by the math department which currently
> > teaches a version of a traditional intro stats course. I'd like to
> > convince the various parties involved to take a simulation based
> > approach. I'd appreciate any suggestions you have or materials you
> > could point me to for making this case, particularly if you have
> > experience in convincing others to switch to an SBI approach.
> > Thanks,
> > Scott Rifkin
> >
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> > Assistant Professor
> > Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution
> > Division of Biology
> > University of California, San Diego
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> > Associate Professor of Mathematics
> > 241 Van Zoeren
> > Hope College
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Associate Professor of Statistics and Dept. Chair
Director for Research and Scholarship
Dordt College
Sioux Center, IA 51250
nathan.tintle(a)dordt.edu
Phone: (712) 722-6264
Office: SB1612
Scott,
One place to start to get information for convincing others to us SBI is
our SBI blog at https://www.causeweb.org/sbi/?page_id=923 where we have a
couple of posts about this.
I understand that the inertia might be hard to overcome at a large
institution, but hopefully some key people at UCSD will see the benefits
from moving away from the traditional approach. I think it will benefit
your students greatly.
Todd
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 15:18:59 -0700
> From: Scott Rifkin <sarifkin(a)ucsd.edu>
> To: sbi(a)causeweb.org
> Subject: [SBI] Convincing others to teach SBI
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> The biology department at UCSD has decided to require intro stats for
> all 6000 or so of its bio majors starting next fall (mainly 1st and 2nd
> years). It will be taught by the math department which currently
> teaches a version of a traditional intro stats course. I'd like to
> convince the various parties involved to take a simulation based
> approach. I'd appreciate any suggestions you have or materials you
> could point me to for making this case, particularly if you have
> experience in convincing others to switch to an SBI approach.
> Thanks,
> Scott Rifkin
>
> --
> -------------
> Scott Rifkin
> Assistant Professor
> Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution
> Division of Biology
> University of California, San Diego
> sarifkin(a)ucsd.edu
>
>
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Todd Swanson
Associate Professor of Mathematics
241 Van Zoeren
Hope College
Holland, MI 49422-9000
swansont(a)hope.edu
http://www.math.hope.edu/swanson
The biology department at UCSD has decided to require intro stats for
all 6000 or so of its bio majors starting next fall (mainly 1st and 2nd
years). It will be taught by the math department which currently
teaches a version of a traditional intro stats course. I'd like to
convince the various parties involved to take a simulation based
approach. I'd appreciate any suggestions you have or materials you
could point me to for making this case, particularly if you have
experience in convincing others to switch to an SBI approach.
Thanks,
Scott Rifkin
--
-------------
Scott Rifkin
Assistant Professor
Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution
Division of Biology
University of California, San Diego
sarifkin(a)ucsd.edu
Hi folks,
A workshop on teaching introductory statistics with simulation-based
inference will be held at Germantown Academy near Philadelphia on June
4-5, 2016. The workshop will begin with dinner and a presentation on
Sat June 4, followed by an all-day workshop on Sun June 5. See:
www.causeweb.org/cause/workshop/philajune16
for more information and a registration form. A fee of $50 covers
dinner on Saturday as well as lunch and breaks on Sunday. Space is
limited, and registration is required.
Please contact me or Ruth Carver <ruth.carver(a)germantownacademy.org>,
who is coordinating local arrangements, with any questions. And please
help to spread the word to colleagues who might be interested. Thanks
very much,
Allan Rossman
--
Allan J. Rossman
Professor and Chair
Statistics Department
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
arossman(a)calpoly.edu
http://statweb.calpoly.edu/arossman/
Ask Good Questions
Hi Simulation-based folks!
SBI blog has three new attractions for you to check out.
- The newest contribution to the SBI blog (https://www.causeweb.org/sbi/)
comes from Alison Gibbs at University of Toronto. Her post can be found
under our "Simulation-based inference around the world" category. Make sure
to check out the Census at School website Alison talks about. In particular
the random sampler is a nice feature (links in the article). This could be
a great way to generate some data for a test question, final exams are just
around the corner.
- To that end, are asking you all to share a data set with the group. Do
you have an interesting data set that you like to use on your final exam,
or to teach a specific topic? Reply with a short description of your data
set and attach the data. We will also post these data sets on our blog. One
I like to use for comparing means is already up under the resources tab.
- Finally, there are a number of upcoming workshops and webinars posted
on our blog. The first one is next week, April 7th, featuring Allan Rossman
and Beth Chance. Links to sign up are on the blog under the workshops tab.
Happy blogging!
Jill VanderStoep
--
Department of Mathematics
Hope College
Holland, MI 49423
vanderstoepj(a)hope.edu
(616) 395-7408
Simulation-based folks,
I hope you enjoy a new article on simulation-based inference by Jane Watson
sharing how they did simulation-based inference in Grade 10 in Tasmania,
Australia. Read more here: https://www.causeweb.org/sbi/?p=981
We have a few more new series underway that we will announce soon, but are
happy to hear your suggestions as well---please email me your ideas!
Nathan
--
Nathan Tintle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Statistics and Dept. Chair
Director for Research and Scholarship
Dordt College
Sioux Center, IA 51250
nathan.tintle(a)dordt.edu
Phone: (712) 722-6264
Office: SB1612
