The Department of Statistics at the University of Florida will host the North Florida Regional Electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics (Regional eCOTS)
When: June 14th, 2024, from 10am – 4pm Where: The UF Informatics Institute (next to Marston Science Library, 432 Newell Dr).
eCOTS is organized by the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE). This event is an opportunity available to all interested in teaching statistics. Follow the link eCOTS 24 to register for both eCOTS and the North Florida Regional conference.
Tentative Schedule of Events
| Time | Activity |
| 9:45-10am | Arrive |
| 10:00 am | Welcome and Introductions |
| 10:15 am | “The Past” – Incorporating the rich history of statistics into the curriculum. |
| 11:00 am | Break |
| 11:15 am | “The Present” – Developing meaningful experiential learning activities in Statistics and Data Science |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Speaker: Megan Mocko – Developing AI statements for your syllabus |
| 1:45pm | Discussion Topic 1 – “The Future” for teaching statistics in North Florida |
| 2:15pm | Discussion Topic 2 – “The Future” developing a statistics community |
| 2:45 | Break |
| 3:00pm | Featured Speaker: Dr Ji-Hyun Lee, President -elect of the American Statistical Association, https://lee.biostat.ufl.edu/ |
| 3:50pm-4pm | Reflections, Discussions, and Closing |