USCOTS 2011: The Next BIG Thing • May 19^th - 21^st
Program

Registration

Mixer

Registration

Welcome to USCOTS
Sastry Pantula, Division Director of Mathematical Sciences, NSF and 2010 President of ASA

Plenary Session

Allan Rossman and Beth Chance, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo:

Debating the Next BIG Thing in Teaching Statistics

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Posters and Beyond #1

Exhibitor Test-Drive (computer lab)

• W.H. Freeman - Laura Capuano presents StatsPortal: Try What's New!

Break

Breakout Session #1

1. Allan Rossman, Cal Poly (moderator):
   Panel Discussion on Randomization Methods with Robin Lock, St. Lawrence University; Rob Gould, UCLA; Roger Woodard, North Carolina State University; Jeff Hamrick, Rhodes College; Nathan Tintle, Hope College; and Beth Chance, Cal Poly
2. Roxy Peck, Cal Poly:
   What is the Next BIG Thing and Will We be Ready for It?
3. Andy Zieffler & Bob delMas, University of Minnesota; Randy Groth, Salisbury University; and Nyaradzo Mvududu, Seattle Pacific University:
   Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in Statistics Education Research
4. Larry Lesser, UTEP and Martha Aliaga, ASA:
   Engaging Student Diversities in a BIG Way
5. Daren Starnes, The Lawrenceville School:
   Cultivating Statistically Savvy High School Grads - AP Stats, Nspire CX, and Common Core
6. Camille Fairborn, Utah State University and David Zeitler, Grand Valley State University:
   Making the Transition to Online Teaching

Lunch

Plenary Session

Rob Gould, UCLA:

Citizen Statisticians - Modern Statistics for Modern Students

Short Break

Breakout Session #2

1. Robert Gould, UCLA:
   Data in the Classroom - post-plenary discussion
2. Mark Glickman, Boston University and Larry Lesser, UTEP:
   USCOTS Theater - show off your talents, try out your ideas and get feedback. Contributors also include Marc Issacson, Augsburg College; Nancy Pfenning, University of Pittsburgh; Milo Schield, Augsburg College; and Gunnar Stefansson, University of Iceland.
3. Stacey Hancock, Clark University; Jennifer Noll, Portland State University; Sean Simpson, Westchester Community College; Aaron Weinberg, Ithaca College; and Marsha Lovett, Carnegie Mellon Uniiversity:
   Making Sense of Qualitative Data
4. William Duckworth, Creighton University and Amy Froelich, Iowa State University:
   Using the new JMP Concept Discovery Module for Regression to Build Conceptual Understanding in Introductory Statistics
5. Robin Lock and Patti Frazer Lock, St. Lawrence University:
   Using Bootstrapping and Randomization to Introduce Statistical Inference
6. Audbjorg Bjornsdottir, University of Minnesota and Ellen Gundlach, Purdue University:
   Rethinking Assessment in the Digital Age

Exhibitor Technology Demonstrations (in breakout session rooms 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.)

• W.H. Freeman - Roland Cheney presents Statistics Technology: Online, Hybrid, and Face-to-Face
• Pearson Higher Education - Webster West presents New Advances in StatCrunch Software

Exhibitor Test-Drives (in computer labs 4:30 to 5:00 p.m.)

• SAS Institute, JMP Division - Mia Stephens presents Interactive Graphics Let You Sizzle
• WebAssign - Dan Linville presents WebAssign: Online Homework and Assessment Your Way

Banquet and Awards Hosted by SAS/JMP at the SAS campus in Cary, N.C.

Dinner Speaker

Dennis Pearl, Director of CAUSE, The Ohio State University:

Personalized Education - My Thirty Year search for the Next BIG Thing

Registration

Announcements / Saturday USCOTS Warm Up!

Plenary Session

Wayne Stewart, University of Auckland, New Zealand:

Bayesian Statistics - The Second Coming!

Posters and Beyond #2

Break

Breakout Session #3

1. Dick Scheaffer, University of Florida and Christine Franklin, University of Georgia:
   High School Changing Curriculum's Impact on Collegiate Introductory Statistics Courses
2. Nathan Tintle, Hope College and Paul Roback, St. Olaf College:
   Is your first course preparing students for the next BIG thing? Strategies for a second course in applied statistics.
3. Sterling Hilton, BYU; Hollylynne Stohl Lee, NCSU; and Felicity Enders, Mayo Clinic:
   A Conceptual Framework for Statistics Education Reseach
4. Wayne Stewart, Unviersity of Auckland, New Zealand:
   A Tactile approach to Markov Chain Monte Carlo
5. Michelle Everson, University of Minnesota and Jackie Miller, The Ohio State University:
   Using Social Media and Technology to Engage the Next Generation of Statistics Students
6. Kari Lock, Harvard University; Eric Lock, University of North Carolina; Dennis Lock, Iowa State University; Robin Lock and Patti Frazer Lock, St. Lawrence University:
   Technology for Teaching Bootstraps and Randomizations

Lunch

Plenary Session

Bob delMas, University of Minnesota:

It Takes a Village - Future Directions for Statistics Education Research

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Closing Session

• Special Question and Answer Session with the USCOTS Plenary Speakers
• Closing remarks