Author Archives: Kim Gilbert

About Kim Gilbert

Kim Gilbert is Lecturer, Statistics, Franklin College, University of Georgia.

Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?

KGilbertKim Gilbert – University of Georgia

Trying something completely different can be very scary. But sometimes, you just know it’s totally worth the risk. That’s how I felt after hearing a couple of fabulous stat educators talk about using simulation-based methods for teaching the intro course. I was immediately inspired by their enthusiasm. But more importantly, I was excited to try pedagogy that they/I believed would make a genuine difference in student learning. So I jumped head first into the deep end and have enjoyed every minute.[pullquote]As it turned out for me, technology helped.[/pullquote]

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