Following on from last year's very successful session ('Do geographers count? Quantitative methods in geography'), and as part of an ESRC/British Academy/HEFCE funded project, we are inviting contributions for a session at this year's RGS-IBG conference focusing on Ideas, Data and Software for Teaching Quantitative Methods. The aim of the session is to be as informal as possible and to share ideas and examples of what has or has not worked in the teaching of quantitative methods to undergraduates. Topics may include (but are not limited to):
- Making use of survey data
- Making use of open source software
- Using new technologies
- What does it mean to teach statistics in the age of 'big data'?
- The role of graphics and visualization
- Engaging with the philosophy of quantitative methods
- Experiences of embedding quantitative methods in a wider curriculum
- Teaching 'in the field'
We are keen to have contributions from younger as well as 'more mature' speakers. As a financial inducement, we will be offering travel bursaries of up to £90 for speakers to attend. We will also work with the RGS-IBG to try and ensure that the session coincides but does not conflict with others organised by QMRG and GIScRG to make coming along to the conference all the more worthwhile!
If you are interested in participating - and we hope you will be - please send a title and also a short abstract of about 100-150 words to Richard Harris at [log in to unmask] by Friday Feb 1st.
We look forward to seeing you in London!
Richard Harris
Chris Brunsdon
Alex Singleton
Scott Orford
Chris Keylock
Nicholas Tate
Claire Jarvis
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