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Information Technology, Communication, and Pedagogy

Deborah Nolan 
University of California, Berkeley, California, US

As datasets grow in size and dimension we need new statistical methods to handle them, and alternatively as computers gain in speed and memory we develop methodologies that are increasingly computationally intensive. It is a challenge for our teaching to keep pace with these changes, but these changes give us the opportunity to teach statistics in a more exciting and compelling manner. In addition, computing tools offer creative means for conveying research ideas as well as basic statistical concepts. In this talk we offer ideas for how to author multi-layered dynamic documents for communicating ideas to a wide range of audiences. We also present examples for how to incorporate computing into the statistics curriculum, use cutting-edge applications as entry points into core material, and put computing on equal footing with mathematics in the teaching of statistics.

(This work is joint with Duncan Temple Lang at the University of California, Davis.)  

Short Course: Information Theory & Statistics
Bin Yu & Mark Hansen
June 1, 2005
Colorado State University Campus
Fort Collins, CO 80523

Graybill Conference
June 2-3, 2005
Hilton Fort Collins

(Formerly: University Park Holiday- Inn)
Fort Collins, CO 80526

www.stat.colostate.edu/graybillconference
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Last Updated: Friday, May 24, 2005