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
Making Statistics Read-ble and Vizi-
bleRebecca Pierce & Robin Rufatto
Ball State UniversityeCOTS
May 2012
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
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
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
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
Example Lesson
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
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
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]