Reminder: CAUSE Cartoon Caption Contest #3 (submissions due August 1 )
This is a reminder that submissions for the third Cartoon Caption Contest are due August 1 . Each month a cartoon, drawn by British cartoonist John Landers, is posted for you and your students to suggest statistical captions.
The cartoon and the entry rules for the contest ending August 1 are at https://www.causeweb.org/cause/caption-contest/august/2016/submissions
The best captions will be posted on CAUSEweb and the winner(s) will receive their choice of a coffee mug or t-shirt imprinted with the cartoon or free registration to eCOTS 2018.
The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education is happy to announce our third Cartoon Caption Contest. Each month a cartoon, drawn by British cartoonist John Landers, will be posted for you and your students to suggest statistical captions.
The next cartoon and the entry rules for the contest ending August 1 are at https://www.causeweb.org/cause/caption-contest/august/2016/submissions
The best captions will be posted on CAUSEweb and the winner(s) will receive their choice of a coffee mug or t-shirt imprinted with the cartoon or free registration to eCOTS 2018.
Enjoy.
July Results: We had 18 submissions for the July caption contest that featured a cartoon showing a scene with four people – each experiencing vary different weather. The July caption contest was won by Michael Huberly from University of Minnesota. Michael’s entry (“Now this is what I call a 25% chance of nice weather!”) was selected for being well suited for starting a conversation about the meaning of probability statements in the media such as when you hear there’s a 25% chance of rain in the forecast. Other honorable mentions that rose to the top of the judging included “A data set with seasonality” written by Larry Lesser from University of Texas at El Paso; “ANOVA – Analysis of Varied Atmospheres,” written by Deb Sedik from Bucks County Community College: and “Variability matters!” written by Debmalya Nandy, a student at Penn State University.
Workshop opportunity, end of July
The Research On Statistics Attitudes (ROSA) workshop is July 28 th to July 30 th , in Monmouth, IL. We are able to include a few more participants. If you can get to Chicago, IL, on July 28 th , we can transport you to the location of the workshop, Monmouth, IL, , home of the Fighting Scots (Monmouth College) and birthplace of Wyatt Earp. Or maybe, the location is close enough for you to drive.
For the next two days, working groups will (1) create plans to answer the four research priorities listed in the Affective (Attitude) Construct section in Connecting Research to Practice in a Culture of Assessment for Introductory College-level Statistics (2012) report, and (2) learn about teaching strategies which research has shown to improve cognitive learning. Additionally by the end of the workshop, we hope to have two pilot instruments for measuring affective constructs in students and instructors ready to test. The workshop ends on Saturday evening, so if you are going to the Joint Statistics Meetings in Chicago, you can return to Chicago by either Amtrak (arrive in Chicago by 10:38 a.m. or 3:15 p.m.) or by a van – just in time for the start of JSM! The first JSM session is at 2:00 p.m., and the opening mixer is at 6:00 p.m.
We are encouraging graduate students, instructors at two-year institutions, and people new to the research area to attend the workshop. There are no direct costs to participants besides travel to Chicago (or Monmouth if you can drive). We will cover (1) transportation from and back to Chicago, (2) double occupancy hotel accommodations (for an additional $50 per night (total $150), one can have single occupancy), and (3) food (meals and breaks).
Please see www.rosamc.com to apply or for more information or contact Marjorie E. Bond, mebond(a)monmouthcollege.edu directly.
Marjorie E. Bond Professor of Mathematics & CS
Statistician mebond(a)monmouthcollege.edu www.monmouthcollege.edu
Title: Using Media Clips to Introduce Topics in Statistics
Abstract: This webinar will present several media clips from popular films and television programs and show how they can be used to introduce topics in a first-year statistics course. A simulation-based activity motivated by one of the clips will be demonstrated.
Logistics : The webinar will be conducted using the GoToWebinar software platform. A computer with internet access is all you need. GoToWebinar offers audio participation through your computer microphone. For participants in the US and Canada, if you prefer the telephone for audio participation, this feature is also available.
Please register for Using Media Clips to Introduce Topics in Statistics on Jul 12, 2016 2:00 PM EDT at https://www.causeweb.org/cause/webinar/teaching/2016-07#overlay-context=web…
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Title: Using Media Clips to Introduce Topics in Statistics
Abstract: This webinar will present several media clips from popular films and television programs and show how they can be used to introduce topics in a first-year statistics course. A simulation-based activity motivated by one of the clips will be demonstrated.
Logistics : The webinar will be conducted using the GoToWebinar software platform. A computer with internet access is all you need. GoToWebinar offers audio participation through your computer microphone. For participants in the US and Canada, if you prefer the telephone for audio participation, this feature is also available.
Please register for Using Media Clips to Introduce Topics in Statistics on Jul 12, 2016 2:00 PM EDT at:
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This webinar will present several media clips from popular films and television programs and show how they can be used to introduce topics in a first-year statistics course. A simulation-based activity motivated by one of the clips will be demonstrated.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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