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Finding Internet Resources for Teaching Statistics Using CAUSEweb

0. Finding Internet Resources for Teaching Statistics Using CAUSEweb. Ginger Holmes Rowell, Ph. D. Middle Tennessee State University Roundtable Luncheon August 7, 2006; 12:30 – 1:50 pm 2006 Joint Statistical Meetings Seattle, Washington. Agenda. Overview of CAUSEweb. Resources.

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Finding Internet Resources for Teaching Statistics Using CAUSEweb

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  1. 0 Finding Internet Resources for Teaching Statistics Using CAUSEweb Ginger Holmes Rowell, Ph. D. Middle Tennessee State University Roundtable Luncheon August 7, 2006; 12:30 – 1:50 pm 2006 Joint Statistical Meetings Seattle, Washington

  2. Agenda • Overview of CAUSEweb. • Resources. • Professional Development. • Research. • Searching and finding resources in CAUSEweb. • Integrating materials into lessons. • Individually. • In the learning cycle. • Handouts.

  3. Overview of CAUSEweb CAUSE

  4. CAUSE Partners with MERLOT Roger Woodard - CAUSEweb Editor & Editor of the MERLOT Statistics Editorial Board

  5. www.CAUSEweb.org

  6. www.CAUSEweb.org Digital Library for Undergraduate Statistics Education Two Facets: Peer-reviewed & “On-the-Web”

  7. www.CAUSEweb.org

  8. www.CAUSEweb.org • CAUSEway Workshops. • US Conference On Teaching Statistics. • USCOTS. • Webinars. • Future opportunities. • Keep checking this website.

  9. www.CAUSEweb.org

  10. www.CAUSEweb.org • Maintain and update Research web pages for CAUSEweb. • Organize research sessions for USCOTS. • Organize research workshops for CAUSE grants. • Provide a list of resource people to contact for advice or mentoring regarding research in statistics education. • Create ways to improve linkages across disciplines and develop collaborative projects, such as a research forum that brings together researchers from across the disciplines. • Initiate projects that will help connect research to teaching practice. • Serve as an advisory board for other research projects.

  11. Searching and Finding Resources in CAUSEweb • Ways to Search CAUSEweb.org: • Regular search. • Advanced search. • Browse Categories. • Statistical Topic.

  12. CAUSEweb: Regular Search Example: Central Limit Theorem. Type what your looking for here. Get results here.

  13. CAUSEweb: Regular Search • This feature searches on: • Description. • Title. • Author. • URL. • Key Words. • Statistical Topic.

  14. CAUSEweb: Regular Search • This feature also searches on: • Application Area – the discipline for which the resource is intended. • Resource Type – what the resource is. • Object Format – the technical format of the resource.

  15. Agriculture Art and Music Astronomy Biology Business Chemistry Computer Science Engineering Geology Health Science Humanities Mathematics Physics Political Science Psychology Sociology Sports and Games Searching:Application Areas

  16. Animation Case Study Collection Dataset Drill and Practice Event Image Interactive Resource Lecture/Presentation Physical Object Quiz/Test Reference Materials Service Simulation Software Sound Text Tutorial Webpage Searching: Resource Type

  17. Searching: Object Format • A few examples of Object Format. • Audio • Flash • HTML • Java Applet • JavaScript • PDF • Video • Other

  18. CAUSEweb: Advanced Search

  19. CAUSEweb: Browse Categories • Lecture Examples • Laboratories • Out-of-class • Teaching Methods • Datasets • Analysis Tools • Curriculum • Fun • Building Blocks • Multimedia • Forum

  20. CAUSEweb: Statistical Topic http://www.causeweb.org/resources

  21. Recognizing What You’re Looking For The Results Page Title links to full record. Description provides detailed information. URL links directly to the resource.

  22. Recognizing What You’re Looking For The Full Record Title and URL link directly to resource. Other links go to results page for resources with the same label.

  23. Integrating Materials into Lessons: Individual Resources • Examples: • Case Study. • Applet. • Collection. • Teacher’s Viewpoint.

  24. Case Study + Case Teaching Notes Case Study Example Teacher’s Viewpoint: = a “ready-to-go” classroom lesson http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/markov/markov.html

  25. Searching for “Related” Items Related (or companion) items are identified

  26. Applet Example Statistical Java http://kitchen.stat.vt.edu/~sundar/java/applets/CLT.html Central Limit Theorem • Teacher’s Viewpoint: • Demonstration during a lecture • Use “as is” in a computer lab • Assign some corresponding reading in addition to the applet • Make supplementary worksheet

  27. Virtual Laboratories in Probability and Statistics http://illuminations.nctm.org/ Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics http://www.math.uah.edu/stat/ http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lane/rvls.html http://kitchen.stat.vt.edu/~sundar/java/applets/ Collections

  28. Collection Example: Star Library http://www.causeweb.org/repository/StarLibrary/activities/

  29. Collection Example: WISE Teacher’s Viewpoint: “It’s all right here.” http://wise.cgu.edu/

  30. Lecture Explore Assess Integrating Materials into Lessons: The Learning Cycle • Data Sets • Case Studies • Guided Demos • Simulations • Laboratories • Applets • Tutorials • PowerPoint Slides • Reference Materials • History • Demonstrations: • Applets • Videos • Simulations • Teacher-directed Assessments • Laboratories • Homework Problems • Self-directed Assessments • Immediate Feedback

  31. Lecture Explore Assess A Time Series Example A teacher could show this video in class or have students watch the video as an out-of-class assignment. This java applet can strengthen students’ understanding of time series by allowing them to move or add data points. Teachers can select from a number of topics and choose from over 70 questions (and answers) for linear regression alone.

  32. Time Series Example: Lecture 29 min. video http://www.learner.org/resources/series65.html

  33. Time Series Example: Explore Points can be moved. Data can be added. http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0072868244/124727/LinearTE.html

  34. Time Series Example: Assess Choose a category. Over 70 questions on Regression alone. http://www2.gsu.edu/~dscbms/ibs/qcontent.html

  35. Environmental Engineering Example A single course website addressing the entire learning cycle. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-017Computing-and-Data-Analysis-for-Environmental-ApplicationsFall2003/CourseHome/index.htm

  36. Lecture Explore Assess Environmental Engineering Example Problem sets with solutions. 23 separate lectures as PDF files. Most are 3-5 pages long. MATLAB exercises. Practice quizzes and exams with solutions.

  37. Lecture Explore Assess A Power Example The Environmental Protection Agency describes the importance of analyzing the power of a test. This STAR Library entry describes a classroom activity that helps students understand the concept of power and how it relates to sample size. HyperStat has some exercises that ask about topics related to power.

  38. A Power Example: Lecture http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/statprimer/power.html

  39. A Power Example: Explore http://www.causeweb.org/repository/StarLibrary/activities/blankenship_young2001

  40. A Power Example: Assess http://davidmlane.com/hyperstat/power.html

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