Developments in Statistical Education in Higher Education since 2000
We are very pleased to announce that, this year, the Association of Statistics Lecturers in Universities (ASLU) 1-day conference, in conjunction with the Royal Statistical Society Education Strategy Group, will be held at their premises at 12, Errol Street , London EC1 Y 8LX , on Wednesday 23rd May 2007.
The purpose of the meeting is to highlight issues concerning teaching statistics in higher education and how this can respond to a changing student intake and the knowledge and skills required by employers.
A draft programme and reply slip are provided below. Please forward the information to other colleagues.
We look forward to seeing you and your colleagues on 23rd May at the Royal Statistical Society.
Penny Bidgood (Chair) Nasrollah Saebi (Vice Chair)
DEVELOPMENTS IN STATISTICAL EDUCATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION SINCE 2000
Draft Programme
10.00-10.30 Registration and Refreshment
10.30 - 11.10 "SIGMA, The CETL in Mathematics and Statistics Support; What is it doing for Statistics?"
Richard Gadsden (Loughborough University)
11.10 - 12.00 "Assessment Resource Tools for Improving Statistical Thinking (ARTIST)"
Ann Ooms (presenter; Kingston University); Joan Garfield (University of Minnesota); Bob delMas (University of Minnesota); Beth Chance (California Polytechnic State University)
12.00 - 12.40 "Deterring Plagiarism in Statistics Assessments"
Neville Hunt (Coventry University)
12.40 -14.00 Lunch (Errol Street Basement)
14.00 - 14.40 "Developments in Statistical Software since 2000 (focussing on Microsoft Excel and NAG's Excel related products)"
Jointly presented by John Holden and Martyn Byng (NAG)
14.40 - 15.20 "Is R teaching effective?"
Charles Taylor (University of Leeds)
15.20 -16.00 "The Teaching of Statistics in UK Universities"
Fred Smith (University of Southampton)
16.00 Conference closes
ASLU 2007 :
DEVELOPMENTS IN STATISTICAL EDUCATION IN HE since 2000.
The cost of the event will be £40.00 which includes registration, lunch and refreshments. To assist the planning of the event, those wishing to attend are asked to complete and return the form below, together with a cheque made payable to ASLU for £40. ( Unfortunately, we are unable to accept other forms of payment.)
I will be attending the ASLU Conference on Wednesday, 23rd May 2007.
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Please return by Friday 18th May 2007 to:
Mrs J Francis,
Finance Officer, Room 325,
Faculty of CISM,
Kingston University,
Penrhyn Road,
Kingston upon Thames,
Surrey KT12EE.
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