Call for Proposals for the Biennial Electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics

Proposals are being accepted through February 1, 2016, for the Electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics (eCOTS), to take place May 16–20, 2016. The online conference will focus on undergraduate statistics education.

The theme is “Changing with Technology.” Technology is inspiring change in many aspects of statistics education: what we teach (curriculum), how we teach (pedagogy), who we teach (audience), and why we teach (goals). Proposals can address technology-induced change in any of these areas.

Also included in the conference are virtual panel discussions, breakout sessions, workshops, posters, birds-of-a-feather discussions, and—new this year—regional face-to-face mini-conferences connecting to eCOTS.

The types of proposals sought include the following:

• Breakout sessions will be half-hour webinars about a particular topic. Audience engagement during these sessions is encouraged. In addition to leading the actual session, some breakout session leaders may be organized into panels addressing a common topic. Each submission will be reviewed.
• Virtual posters, which will record a brief (maximum 5 minutes) buy ativan visa presentation to be posted on the website and displayed throughout eCOTS. Conference attendees will be encouraged to view posters throughout the week and leave comments or questions. Presenters are encouraged to check their posters frequently and respond to comments.
• Birds-of-a-feather discussions, which will take place during the program gaps built in for regional conferences and provide an opportunity for those not located near a regional conference to discuss a particular topic. Discussion leaders should be prepared to organize and facilitate discussion (not give a presentation) and use GoToMeeting software.

All proposals should be related to the theme and include a title, brief abstract, description of how the topic relates to the theme, and—for breakout sessions—a description of how the session will engage participants and what you hope participants will take away from your presentation.

To submit a proposal visit the CAUSEwebsite.

For questions, contact the program chair, Kari Lock Morgan, at klm47@psu.edu