Electronic Conference On Teaching Statistics
June 15-18, 2026
CAUSE is excited to announce the 2026 Electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics which will be held online from June 15-18, 2026.
The conference theme is "Sparking Joy and Discovery In a World of AI".
In a world increasingly shaped by technological tools and artificial intelligence (AI), how can we spark discovery and joy in ourselves and our students?
The theme invites us to explore the impact of AI on instruction and assessment for statistics and data science courses.
Are there ways to foster wonder, imagination, and critical thinking (with or without AI) and to center human values and interactions in our teaching?
We welcome approaches where AI is a partner in the human creative process as well as those that are complementary to these new tools.
Stay tuned for the call for proposals for breakout sessions, posters + beyond, workshops, reading groups, regional meetings, and birds of a feather gatherings.
eCOTS 2026 Organizing Committee
Tyler George, Cornell College
Juan Gomez, Carmel High School, CA
Nicholas Horton (chair), Amherst College
Vimal Rao, University of Illinois
Kelly Spoon, San Diego Mesa College
Sara Stoudt, Bucknell University
Maria Tackett, Duke University
Allison Theobold, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Jennifer Ward, Clark College
Jonathan Wells, Grinnell College
Beverly L. Wood, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
eCOTS 2026 Poster Session Committee
Heather Cook (co-chair), University of Southern Indiana
Jacqueline Herman (co-chair), Northern Kentucky University