The 2017 JSM program will include nearly 100 speakers sponsored by the Statistics Education Section. These speakers will appear throughout 15 sessions including 3 invited, 5 topic contributed, and 5 contributed sessions along with 24 speed/posters, and 11 roundtables.
Three Invited Sessions:
Modernizing the undergraduate statistics curriculum (Speakers: Nick Horton, Hilary Parker, Jo Hardin, and Colin Rundel)
Novel approaches to first statistics / data science course (Speakers: Ben Baumer, Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel, Rebecca Nugent, and Daniel Kaplan)
Training Statisticians to be Effective Instructors (Panelists: Adam Loy, Jennifer Kaplan, Meghan Short, Patricia Buchanan, and Paul Stephenson
Five Topic Contributed Sessions (Three are Panels)
Being Research Active in Teaching-Focused Colleges
The Essential Connections between Industry and Statistics Education: Innovation, Technology, and Partnerships
Design, Implementation, and Impact of Different Approaches to Professional Development for Teachers of Statistics
Teaching Introductory Statistics using Simulation-Based Inference Methods
Modernizing the Statistical Collaboration Course
Five Contributed Sessions each with 7 speakers
Advances in Pedagogy
Technologies in the Classroom
Teaching Special Groups and Undergraduate Research
Teaching Introductory Statistics and Biostatistics
Topics in Math/Stat and Advanced Courses
Roundtables for JSM 2017 Kelly McConville
We have a great slate of roundtables this year. Roundtables are an informal, themed discussion over breakfast or lunch and they are a great way to meet educators from other institutions. Registration for roundtables opens with general registration on May 1st.
AM Roundtables:
Infusing Data Science into the Statistics Curriculum
Turning a Tweet into a Lesson: Using Current Events as a Context
Introducing Bayesian Statistics at Courses of Various Levels
Why do students hate statistics?
PM Roundtables:
A Course in Business Analytics
Student Involvement in Community Projects
Discussing the Uses and Creation of R Shiny Applications
Incorporating Complex Survey Concepts into the Curriculum
Recruiting and Engaging Students
GAISEing at a Lecture Hall: Effective Pedagogy in Large-Enrollment Courses
What are the 25 Most Common Terms in Statistics from the Last 20 Years?
