A conversation that leads another person to share my enthusiasm
statistical investigation carries great intrinsic reward. As a teacher,
I get to engage in these conversations every day. I enjoy working
closely with students to help them develop the skills and judgement
needed to make responsible data-driven decisions and critique faulty
arguments they are sure to encounter in their everyday lives. I employ a
variety of inclusive pedagogical strategies designed to create a
learning-centered environment rooted in high expectations and
transparency. I want my students to know that I value them as
individuals and care about supporting their success. Most of all, I want
them to feel empowered in the knowledge that they are capable of doing
hard things.
I teach a variety of statistics and data classes including:
- STAT 107: Principles of Statistics
- CMSC/STAT 205: Data-Scientific Programming
- STAT 255: Statistics for Data Science
- MATH/STAT 340: Probability
- STAT 455: Advanced Statistical Modeling
Here are class notes for
STAT 255 and
STAT 455
in Bookdown format.
I enjoy reading articles and books about teaching and learning, and
thinking about how I can apply new ideas to improve my students’
experiences. I have found the following resources especially
enlightening.
- Carver, R., Everson, M., Gabrosek, J., Horton, N., Lock, R., Mocko,
M., … & Wood, B. (2016). Guidelines for assessment and
instruction in statistics education (GAISE) college report 2016.
Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association.[Online: www.
amstat.org/education/gaise].
- Cavanagh, S. R. (2016). The Spark of Learning: Energizing the
College Classroom with the Science of Emotion. West Virginia
University Press.
- Cobb, G. W. (1992), “Teaching Statistics” in Heeding the Call
for Change, ed. Lynn Steen, MAA Notes No. 22, Washington:
Mathematical Association of America.
- Johnson, D. W., Johnson, R. T., & Smith, K. A. (1998).
Active learning: Cooperation in the college classroom.
Interaction Book Company, 7208 Cornelia Drive, Edina, MN 55435.
- Leamnson, R. (2000). Learning as biological brain change.
Change: The magazine of higher learning, 32(6), 34-40.
- Michaelsen, L. K., Knight, A. B., & Fink, L. D. (Eds.). (2002).
Team-based learning: A transformative use of small groups.
Greenwood publishing group.
- Sibley, J., & Ostafichuk, P. (2015). Getting started with
team-based learning. Stylus Publishing, LLC.