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Dear Christopher, What you have been doing at your university sounds absolutely worthwhile. Thank you for discussing my proposal with your maths support team and sharing questions that cropped up. 1. Would video conferencing be an option, for those far from London? That is something we have discussed and a solution could be webinar. I quite like your idea of video conferencing. 2. How to promote these sessions? The staff who would benefit most are unlikely to read the sigma list. We have used the RSS data base and I agree with you about the sigma list. Hence, I have been exploring other networks. 3. Could these sessions count as recognised professional development, e.g. for HEA fellowship applications? Good point. We have not discussed this and I will share your thoughts at the next RSS meeting. Thank you and your team for your time and comments! Knd regards, Meena Meena Kotecha, Chartered Mathematician, PGCertHE (RSS) Listed amongst 50 most influential university professionals<https://www.timeshighereducation.com/carousels/50-most-influential-uk-higher-education-professionals-social-media> Co-chair of mathematics education conference 2015<http://www.ima.org.uk/conferences/conferences_calendar/barriers_and_enablers_to_learning_maths.cfm> LSE Teaching Excellence Prize Winner 2008 and 2013 Invited member of RSS Education committee<http://www.rss.org.uk/> Invited committee member of the London Branch of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications<http://www.ima.org.uk/activities/branches/london.cfm.html> The Glory of India & Certificate of Excellence Award 2010 Academic Associate & Fellow of The Higher Education Academy Departments of Statistics & Management London School of Economics Mobile: 00447986055724 http://meenakotecha.wordpress.com/ Twitter: lseMeena61 LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=59623668&trk=tab_pro From: The sigma network for cross-university mathematics and statistics support [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Christopher Hallsworth Sent: 19 October 2015 17:22 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Seeking your comments Dear Meena, I coordinate the Statistics Advisory Service at the University of Bath, based in MASH, the university's maths resources centre. We have followed these discussions with interest, and share the sentiments expressed so far. Regarding the original proposal, we are very interested in contributing to these sessions. Our existing offering for staff includes: - Workshops for staff and postgraduates covering statistical concepts and practical use of R. (It has been heartening to find quite a bit of demand for R training amongst staff in the social sciences.) - A sigma SW hub workshop "Statistics for Non-Statisticians", for maths support staff who find themselves dealing with stats queries without any training in statistics. - Service teaching and support for departments such as Management and Biosciences. We also offer individual appointments where staff and students can seek help with statistics, although this is more about solving statistical problems than improving statistics teaching. The maths support team at Bath discussed your proposal, and we had the following thoughts: - Would video conferencing be an option, for those far from London? - How to promote these sessions? The staff who would benefit most are unlikely to read the sigma list. - Could these sessions count as recognised professional development, e.g. for HEA fellowship applications? We look forward to hearing more about this project. Best wishes Chris Chris Hallsworth Statistics Advisory Service Coordinator Wessex House 5.32 University of Bath Claverton Down Rd Bath BA2 7AY +44 (0) 1225 383679 From: The sigma network for cross-university mathematics and statistics support [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kotecha1,M Sent: 14 October 2015 09:10 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Seeking your comments Dear colleagues, As an invited member of the Royal Statistical Society Education committee I presented this proposal (attached) to the RSS. We have been thinking about running two pilot sessions at the RSS. I would like to invite your comments and look forward to hearing from you soon! Best wishes, Meena Meena Kotecha, Chartered Mathematician, PGCertHE (RSS) Listed amongst 50 most influential university professionals<https://www.jisc.ac.uk/blog/uk-higher-education-social-media-influencers-named-05-oct-2015> Co-chair of mathematics education conference 2015<http://www.ima.org.uk/conferences/conferences_calendar/barriers_and_enablers_to_learning_maths.cfm> LSE Teaching Excellence Prize Winner 2008 and 2013 Invited member of RSS Education committee<http://www.rss.org.uk/> Invited committee member of the London Branch of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA)<http://www.ima.org.uk/activities/branches/london.cfm.html> The Glory of India & Certificate of Excellence Award 2010 Academic Associate & Fellow of The Higher Education Academy Departments of Statistics & Management London School of Economics Mobile: 00447986055724 http://meenakotecha.wordpress.com/ Twitter: lseMeena61 LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=59623668&trk=tab_pro