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Activity Number: 450
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences
Abstract - #302854
Title: The Virtual Data Analysis Classroom: A Live Demonstration
Author(s): Dominique Haughton and Guillaume Weisang*+ and Olumayokun Soremekun
Companies: Bentley University and Bentley University and Bentley University
Address: 175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA, 02452,
Keywords: Virtual classroom ; Data analysis teaching ; Synchronous symposium tools
Abstract:

This presentation will provide a live demonstration of a segment of a data analysis virtual class delivered via the synchronous symposium tool Centra. Along with the demonstration, pedagogical issues that arise in the context of a virtual classroom will be discussed. Pros and cons of such a delivery method both from the points of view of class participants and from the point of view of the instructor will be outlined. The discussion will consider instruction at all levels, from undergraduate to PhD.

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