Catalysts to Present at University of Minnesota Biostatistics Seminar

The Catalysts for Change will be presenting at the University of Minnesota Biostatistics Seminar on Wednesday, March 28 from 3:30.p.m.–4:30 p.m. The presentation, A New Flavor of the Introductory Statistics Course: Teaching Students to Cook, is open to the public (Moos Tower 2-530).

Abstract: This presentation will share information on the NSF-funded CATALST (Change Agents for Teaching and Learning Statistics) curriculum which uses randomization and resampling methods as the core of a radically different introductory statistics course. The content, technology tools, pedagogical methods, and assessments will be described, as well as some preliminary evaluation data on the effectiveness of this approach.

A social tea will be held at 3:00 p.m. in A434 Mayo. For more details contact 612-624-4655.

Mother Goose (Joan) and her goslings (from left: Rebekah Isaak, Laura Ziegler, Bob delMas, Laura Le, and Andy Zieffler) at the 2012 Joint Mathematics Meetings.