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Activity Number: 206
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, July 30, 2007 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
Abstract - #308488
Title: The Benefits of Using a Course Disk To Aid in the Instruction of Statistics Courses
Author(s): Jamis Perrett*+
Companies: University of Northern Colorado
Address: Campus Box 124, Greeley, CO, 80639,
Keywords: statistics education ; online learning ; educational technology
Abstract:

A course disk in either CD or DVD format can prove vital to an online or distance course in statistics, but can also prove beneficial for traditional on-campus courses. A typical course disk may include syllabus and course outline, lecture notes and lecture outlines, assignments, links to online data or articles, example SAS files, stat tables, solutions, video lectures, tutorials, etc. This informational presentation will demonstrate the potential of a statistics course disk, applications to online/distance learning courses as well as on-campus courses. It will demonstrate technological advancements of a course disk over previously-used methods. It will highlight the benefits of a course disk vs. other online approaches, especially in the area of online course delivery, and will give a brief overview of the equipment and software needed for creation of a successful course disk.

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