Activity Number:
|
24
|
Type:
|
Topic Contributed
|
Date/Time:
|
Sunday, July 31, 2011 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
|
Sponsor:
|
Section on Statistical Education
|
Abstract - #300821 |
Title:
|
Teaching Statistics in an Online Environment: Challenges and Opportunities
|
Author(s):
|
Michelle Everson*+ and Sue Schou*+ and Patricia Humphrey*+ and Philip Stark*+
|
Companies:
|
University of Minnesota and Idaho State University and Georgia Southern University and University of California at Berkeley
|
Address:
|
Dept. of Educational Psychology, 250 Ed Sci Bldg, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, PO Box 4043, Pocatello, ID, 83205, PO Box 8093, Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, Statesboro, GA, 30460-8093, Department of Statistics, Berkeley, CA, 94720-3860,
|
Keywords:
|
distance education ;
teaching ;
introductory statistics ;
technology ;
active learning ;
online courses
|
Abstract:
|
More and more statistics courses are being taught in online or hybrid environments, and it can be a challenge for instructors to think about how to best structure and teach such courses. During this panel session, four educators will share their experiences teaching in online and hybrid environments. The educators come from different departments (Business, Educational Psychology, and Statistics) and have experience working in different environments (online or hybrid) with different types of students (undergraduate, graduate, and non-traditional). Discussion will focus on a variety of issues, such as time management (from the instructor and student perspective), assessment, working with large classes, working within different classroom management systems, and fostering active learning within online environments. The panelists will share how they have dealt with different challenges involved in online teaching, and they will also talk about the unique opportunities online teaching can provide in terms of better understanding how students learn statistics and how to most effectively teach statistics.
|
The address information is for the authors that have a + after their name.
Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
Back to the full JSM 2011 program
|