making statistics read-ble and vizi-ble rebecca pierce & robin rufatto ball state university...
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Courseload Student Benefits O Up to a 70% reduction in the cost of textbooks O Materials accessible through any web-based device O Laptops O iPads O Android devices O SmartphonesTRANSCRIPT
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Making Statistics Read-ble and Vizi-
bleRebecca Pierce & Robin Rufatto
Ball State UniversityeCOTS
May 2012
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Pilot Study ProgramO Why?
O Reduce costsO Alternative way to access course
materialsO Liberal Arts Math Course
O Major statistics componentO Taught primarily by mathematicians
O Two innovationsO CourseloadO ViziSwap
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CourseloadStudent Benefits
O Up to a 70% reduction in the cost of textbooks
O Materials accessible through any web-based deviceO LaptopsO iPads O Android devicesO Smartphones
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CourseloadInstructor Benefits
O Flexible designO HighlightingO Embedding notesO Sharing annotations
O Digital platform makes it easier O Aggregate content from multiple sourcesO Take better advantage of interactive
contentO Offers insight into how students are
interacting with the materials
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ViziSwapO An interactive digital tool used to
introduce students to basic statisticalO Vocabulary O Processes
O Intended for use with any liberal arts mathematics or statistics textbook
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Example Lesson
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Developing ViziSwapO Determined the objectives which could
be taught effectively using a digital, interactive format
O Created a short video lecture and step-by-step demonstration of examples
O Provided opportunity for students to apply the concepts with immediate feedback
O Provided an assignment to be submitted digitally to the instructor for grading after appropriate interactive practice
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Appropriate Use & Benefits
O Assign a lesson or a portion of a lesson for students to complete outside of class
O Students access segments of the lesson that are most useful to them
O More time will be available for discussing topics in greater depth and for solving more complex problems using the skills learned from ViziSwap
O When used with online classes, students have a central location where they can look for explanations and demonstrations
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AvailabilityO Courseload
O Currently in use at Indiana UniversityO http://www.courseload.com/
O ViziSwapO Beta testing underwayO Scheduled for release Fall 2012
O Contact Us atO [email protected] [email protected]