Friday, September 4, 2009
Topic 3
Please interview someone working in your career field and ask them about how statistics is relevant or useful in their work. Share their comments and your thoughts here.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Topic 2 for Monday
As mentioned in class today, I would like for students to think of a topic that they might be interested in researching in this class. Don't worry -- it's not official right now, just a chance to start exploring it. Frame the issue in terms of a research question. For example:
Let's say that you wanted to know about students' attitudes about interracial dating. Maybe your research question would be:
Do students at smaller schools have different attitudes about interracial dating than those who attend larger schools? (There are tons of different possibilities and not one right answers.) You could survey students at Shaw and Meredith (small schools) and NCCU and NCSU (large schools) and compare the results.
For the blog post, mention your research question and some ideas about how you might want to study the topic. Feel free to respond to one another and provide feedback. (Please complete the blog by Monday.)
Let's say that you wanted to know about students' attitudes about interracial dating. Maybe your research question would be:
Do students at smaller schools have different attitudes about interracial dating than those who attend larger schools? (There are tons of different possibilities and not one right answers.) You could survey students at Shaw and Meredith (small schools) and NCCU and NCSU (large schools) and compare the results.
For the blog post, mention your research question and some ideas about how you might want to study the topic. Feel free to respond to one another and provide feedback. (Please complete the blog by Monday.)
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Welcome to the Blog -- Topic 1
Welcome to the course blog! I am truly excited about teaching this course, and I hope that you find it to be an enlightening and enjoyable educational experience. This blog serves as a mechanism for everyone to process ideas and concepts related to our class and to learn through engagement with others. Since none of us is as smart as all of us, we can gain further insights by taking in the ideas of our learning community members. While we may disagree on here, it is essential that we always demonstrate respect and maintain an open mind.
In order to participate, you will need to have an active Google or gmail account. You can obtain a free account by going to either website and signing up. Once you have accomplished that task, return to this page and click on the heading "Welcome to the Blog -- Topic 1" above. If you scroll down, you can read my instructions and enter your comments in the box. Come back a little while later, click on the same link, and read your colleagues' posts. It would also be great if everyone could at least publish their photo in the "Followers" section on the right-hand side of the page. That way, we can learn each other's names and connect faces with ideas.
I will post a blog topic occasionally during the term and will inform you when a new cycle has been initiated. For each topic, I would like for you to produce a 1-2 paragraph thoughtful comment that shows your honest reflections and includes some type of contribution to our understanding of the issues at hand. (I will hand out examples of a good blog in class.) Then, after reading the posts of your classmates, I'd like for you to jump back into the conversation -- either by critically responding to someone else or by adding to your previous post with further insights. Feel free to continue the dialogue if you wish. You will be graded on the value-added nature of your overall posts over the course of the term. Although I am certain that you will get the hang of this blog thing soon, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
TOPIC ONE: What are your thoughts and feelings about taking a course in Statistics? Is there anything that your instructor and classmates can do to best help you to achieve success in this class? The original posts are due by Tuesday August 25th, with follow up posts expected by Saturday August 29.
In order to participate, you will need to have an active Google or gmail account. You can obtain a free account by going to either website and signing up. Once you have accomplished that task, return to this page and click on the heading "Welcome to the Blog -- Topic 1" above. If you scroll down, you can read my instructions and enter your comments in the box. Come back a little while later, click on the same link, and read your colleagues' posts. It would also be great if everyone could at least publish their photo in the "Followers" section on the right-hand side of the page. That way, we can learn each other's names and connect faces with ideas.
I will post a blog topic occasionally during the term and will inform you when a new cycle has been initiated. For each topic, I would like for you to produce a 1-2 paragraph thoughtful comment that shows your honest reflections and includes some type of contribution to our understanding of the issues at hand. (I will hand out examples of a good blog in class.) Then, after reading the posts of your classmates, I'd like for you to jump back into the conversation -- either by critically responding to someone else or by adding to your previous post with further insights. Feel free to continue the dialogue if you wish. You will be graded on the value-added nature of your overall posts over the course of the term. Although I am certain that you will get the hang of this blog thing soon, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
TOPIC ONE: What are your thoughts and feelings about taking a course in Statistics? Is there anything that your instructor and classmates can do to best help you to achieve success in this class? The original posts are due by Tuesday August 25th, with follow up posts expected by Saturday August 29.
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