Collaborative Research Project UPLIFT:
Universal
Portability of Learning Increased by Fun Teaching
National Science Foundation’s
Div. of Undergraduate Education
TUES (Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science)
Type 1 proposal
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Rey Reyes |
John J. Weber |
Dennis K. Pearl |
Tom Osteen |
Jennifer Kaplan |
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Tenured Assoc.Prof.
Teacher Educ.Dept. |
Asst. Professor in Dept. of Math,
CompSci & Engin. at
GA Perimeter College (Clarkston campus) http://jjw3.com/ , |
Professor, Dept. of Statistics,
Penn State http://stat.psu.edu/
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Manager |
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Statistics
http://www.stat.uga.edu/people/faculty/jennifer-j-kaplan
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747-8817(direct); TED 747-5426; EDB 801C |
First, try cell 404-396-9824 (before 10pm eastern); then try 678-891-3693 |
Dennis PSU office: (814)863-7395 PSU Stats Dept. (814) 865-1348 CAUSE Webmaster: Kathy Smith, kms54@psu.edu (814)
865-9442 (the new “Justin Slauson”) Program Coordinator (the new “Jean Scott”) College Teaching 63(1), 16-26 2015 "Fun in the
college classroom: examining its nature and relationship with student
engagement" the lead 3 authors are from PSU: Michael J. Tews http://www.hhd.psu.edu/shm/directory/Bio.aspx?id=MichaelTews Kathy Jackson http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/staffDetail/?view=klj11 Crystal Ramsay https://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/StaffDetail/?view=cmg5 John W. Michel http://www.loyola.edu/sellinger/about/departments/mib/faculty/jwmichel |
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706-542-5580
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561-5593(GoogleVoice) |
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Skype: rey.reyes23 |
(backup: johnjweber3rd@gmail.com) |
after Aug. 15, 2014, use: dkp13@psu.edu |
tosteen@utep.edu |
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Co-PI (Lesser is PI) of UTEP part |
PI of GPC part |
PI of Ohio State part; OSU(then PSU) is lead
institution |
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Independent evaluator |
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NSF/EHR/DUE-1141261
(OSU) / 1140592 (GPC) / 1140690 (UTEP)
Submitted May 26,
2011; Awarded Aug. 20, 2012 (effective: Aug. 15, 2012-Aug. 15, 2015)
NSF: Ron Buckmire
(Program Dir., Div. of Undergrad. Educ., rbuckmir@nsf.gov,
703-292-5323):
http://ccliconference.org/files/2011/01/Writing-Effective-Annual-Reports.pdf http://ccliconference.org/nsf-ccli-awards-by-state/ http://ccliconference.org/2013-tuesccli-pi-conference/
UTEP’s proposed
amount was $72,431, but was funded for $64,474. (The
total 3-institution award was funded for $229,000) “Your award is one of about
125 new TUES Type I awards made by the DUE this year. These awards are a result
of the evaluation of 1,050 proposals submitted in May 2011.” [12% acceptance rate] Mariani will
give me 1 hour TLC(Administrative Leave) for each 2 hours of grant-funded
release;
Faculty
Incentive Program(FIPP): Monica Rosskopf 747-7936 mrosskopf@utep.edu (Ana Arzola
x7934, anarzola@utep.edu; Admin209 can
schedule mtg. with Osegueda)
The Ohio State University:
Dennis Pearl (grant PI) dkp@stat.osu.edu 614-292-3887 (unavailable July 1 – Aug. 31?)
Justin Slauson (Systems Developer/Engineer, Research Web Programmer) jslauson@stat.osu.edu in CH440E 614-292-5560(w), 614-209-3112(c);
Justin’s supervisor is Brian Smith (brian@osu.edu ; 614-292-5535); Jean Scott is jscott@stat.osu.edu 614-688-5913)
The University of Texas at El Paso:
Walter A. Copenhaver (Enterprise Information Security Administrator),
wcopenhaver@utep.edu, 915-747-5637
Luis Hernandez (director of Enterprise Computing), lehernan@utep.edu, 915-747-5308
http://admin.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=63399
Guillermo(Willie)Castillo 747-5919 (guicasti@utep.edu) and Edgar O Luna (edgar@utep.edu; 747-6395)
Ron Graham (Enterprise Information Security Administrator), rvgraham@utep.edu,
915-747-5156
Gerard Cochrane (Chief Information Security Officer), gdcochrane@utep.edu,
915-747-6324 http://admin.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=63395
Blackboard help: http://issweb.utep.edu/home/index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&id=10:didier-b-hernandez&catid=47:faculty&Itemid=199
(ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGIES Associate Director Didier Hernandez, 747-7903, dhbizouarn@utep.edu )
Georgia Perimeter College:
John Weber (grant PI) John.weber@gpc.edu 404-396-9824
Tracy Adkins (asst. director Instructional Technology) tadkins@gpc.edu 678-891-2796
UTEP fall 2013
sections of STAT 1380 (instructors & Didier & Christina were emailed a
heads up on 8/18/13)
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room |
instructor |
Day one visit (emails sent out) |
CRN; section# |
Instructor office |
Instructor email |
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MWF 9:30-10:20 |
Liberal Arts
318 |
Yin Lin |
Aug. 26,
9:30am (Aug. 27, noon) |
12122; 001 |
(Bell 218) 915-747-6719 |
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M 4:30-7:20 |
Liberal Arts
308 |
Yin Lin |
Aug. 26,
4:30pm (Aug. 27, noon) |
12123; 003 |
(Bell 218) 915-747-6719 |
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MW 1:30-2:50 |
Business 326 |
Jianchun
Zhang |
Aug. 26,
1:40pm (Aug. 27, ____) |
12124; 005 |
(Bell 215) 915-747-7004 |
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TR 7:30-8:50am |
Psychology 306 |
Francis Biney |
Aug. 27,
7:30am (Aug. 27, _____) |
12125; 009 |
BURGES 216
(???) |
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TR 1:30-2:50 |
Psychology 306 |
Jianchun
Zhang |
Aug. 27,
1:40pm (Aug. 27, _____) |
12126; 011 |
(Bell 215) 915-747-7004 |
Admin. interface https://www.causeweb.org/inventories/admin/main.php
Instruments: Statistics Anxiety Measure (http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/publications/dissertations/07.Earp.pdf) – posttest version approved by Earp (in email of 6/21/13)
Survey of Attitudes Toward Statistics (http://www.evaluationandstatistics.com) SATS36
PROGRAM REPORTING
https://www.tuesweb.org/ TUES/CCLI Data
Collection
for fall 2011-Summer 2012
(which includes an overlap of Aug. 15-31, 2012) due June 12, 2013
for fall 2012-Summer 2013 will
presumably be due June 12, 2014
for fall 2013-Summer 2014 will
presumably be due June 12, 2015
TUESWeb Technical Support: support@tuesweb.org or (800) 757-9152, 9AM to 5PM ET M-F
PROJECT REPORTING
Year 1:
8/15/12-7/31/13 (Annual Project Report(APR) due
4/30/13 via http://research.gov, using FastLane userID &
password: https://reporting.research.gov/fedAwardId/1140690;
submitted 6/6/13
RESEARCH.GOV HelpDesk: 1-800-381-1532 7am-9pm Eastern M-F rgov@nsf.gov
Sept. 1, 2013 is when BIS goes
to PeopleSoft, http://admin.utep.edu/Default.aspx?alias=admin.utep.edu/peoplesoft
Year 2:
9/1/13-7/31/14 (Annual Report due 4/30/14 via FastLane;
no-cost extension request due around then, too)
Expiration Date: 7/31/14
Year 3:
8/1/14-7/31/15 was submitted on 7/29/15
final project report(FPR) & PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT(POR) each covering
8/1/15-7/31/16 are each due within 90
days of expiration date (i.e., it is overdue on 10/30/16)
IRB
Athena Fester(IRB): 747-8841; irb.orsp@utep.edu; 404 Burges Hall; fax 747-5931; afester@utep.edu)
UTEP IRB submitted
4/4/12, expedited review approval given
4/20/12; #310816-1 “Exploring the use of fun items in introductory statistics
classes”
Renewal (310816-2) was
approved (with expedited review) effective 4/20/13.
TECH SUPPORT
UTEP Information Security:
Walter A. Copenhaver, wcopenhaver@utep.edu,
x5637;
(OSU counterpart: Justin Slauson jslauson@stat.osu.edu
UTEP Enterprise Computing
Director Luis Hernandez, lehernan@utep.edu,
747-5308 http://admin.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=63399
UTEP HelpDesk
(747-4357): http://admin.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=63402
Contracts & Grants: http://finsvcs.utep.edu/main/ContractsGrants/WorkshopManual.pdf,
http://admin.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=7982,
http://admin.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=61300
BIS (Business
Information System): http://www.admin.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=58046; DEFINE (Departmental Financial Network, an application
within BIS):
PeopleSoft: http://admin.utep.edu/Default.aspx?alias=admin.utep.edu/peoplesoft
UTDirect: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/
200-word ABSTRACT: Project UPLIFT: Universal Portability of Learning Increased by Fun Teaching will offer college statistics teachers engaging classroom mini-lessons and resources consisting of “fun” items, spanning all main topics of introductory statistics, from the extensive, widely-visited CAUSEweb.org digital library. The fun items encompass many modalities, including cartoons, jokes, quotes, songs, poems, wordplay, and videos. UPLIFT will transform the undergraduate statistics classroom by putting fun items into well-indexed and annotated “classroom-ready” form with mini lesson plans for their use without requiring “special talent” - thus removing perceived barriers to use. UPLIFT materials will be assessed rigorously for their impact on student learning and student anxiety and attitudes towards the often-dreaded realm of introductory statistics. This will be done using a novel randomized controlled experiment and supporting interviews and observations of students. UPLIFT will disseminate methods and results through virtual and paper publications, conference presentations, and both general and customized webinars. UPLIFT’s impact will be broad -- the fun-based items are being tailored for, and tested in, diverse populations of students representative of the 800,000 students taking introductory statistics each year in the United States. Project UPLIFT collaborating institutions are Ohio State University, University of Texas at El Paso, and Georgia Perimeter College.
Overall
timeline:
fall 2012-spring 2013 develop
innovation, do qualitative data collection on one class (Rey observed class
meetings on 2/6, 2/18, 2/25, 4/8, 4/15 with audio recordings of instructor for
the latter three, transcribed by Thomas Taylor; Rey interviewed 6 students
during early April 2013, transcribed by new TLC PhD student Rebecca Gregory)
fall 2013 main quant data collection; qualitative data analysis continues
spring 2014 analysis of data
PROGRESS: (Year 1
in black, Year 2 in red)
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Reyes did qualitative observations (of five meetings of a spring 2013 course: 2/6, 2/18, 2/25, 4/8, 4/15; the
latter 3 were audio recorded, and transcribed by
Thomas Taylor in July-August 2013; Thomas Taylor (tommyt3rd@gmail.com ; js112009@elp.rr.com ; ttaylor2@miners.utep.edu ; his cell
is 478-8642), and audiorecorded interviews (during April 4-11, 2013) with six
students during Spring 2013 UTEP Stat 1380 course (S in April 4, M on April 8,
D2 on April 10, D1 on April 11, C on April 11, B on April 11; transcribed by new TLC PhD student Rebecca D. Gregory
during summer 2013)
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UTEP IRB continuing renewal obtained (for April 20, 2013-April 20, 2014)
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Set of 14 (12 used at UTEP, 14 at GPC) fun items identified and prepared
for UTEP/GPC student-randomized experiment, including creating two new ones
(“Correlation Song”, “Very Able to Know Each Variable”) that will enhance the
collection as well as the experiment
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May 3, 2013 Conference call with Program Evaluator J. Kaplan
DISSSEMINATION:
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paper appears in March 2013 JSE
that acknowledges NSF support (final revision done during semester I had course
release time) and has a section (5.4) that includes some things that we are
doing in the grant:
Lesser, L.M.; Wall, A.; Carver, R.; Pearl, D.K.;
Martin, N.; Kuiper, S.; Posner, M. A.; Erickson, P.; Liao, S.-M.; Albert, J.;
Weber, J.J. (2013). Using fun in the statistics classroom: An exploratory study
of college instructors’ hesitations and motivations. Journal of Statistics Education, 21(1), http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v21n1/lesser.pdf
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Related to the
above paper is a competitively-selected (80% acceptance rate) poster presented
at the United States Conference on Teaching Statistics, May 2013, and an archived invited national webinar on Aug. 20, 2013, https://www.causeweb.org/webinar/jse/2013-08/
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Lesser gives
invited local talk “Serious Fun: Journeys of a Mathemusician”
as part of the “Inspiration and Perspiration: The Creative Process at UTEP”
Lecture Series, Centennial Museum, El Paso, TX, April 14, 2013
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Paragraph about the overall grant in UTEP
Magazine Winter 2013, 5(1), p. 27
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“Statistical Edutainment”, half-hour plenary presentation at banquet at
2013 United States Conference on Teaching Statistics (May 17, 2013) – archived
lyrics [and, soon, a video of the performance] in
program/proceedings website, https://www.causeweb.org/uscots/program/
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JSM 2013 roundtable
"Exploring (and removing) hesitations to using (thoughtful) fun in
statistics classes" on Monday, August 5, 2013 (Abstract
#307703, Session #209218)
ABSTRACT cites NSF grant: Many instructors appreciate the value of making statistics
courses (especially for non-majors) more engaging and fun to build classroom
community, reduce student anxiety/disinterest, and increase motivation and
memorability of content. Some instructors hesitate, believing they lack
sufficient class time, skills/talent, or resources for readily finding and
using quality examples. Other hesitations include the need to be perceived as
sufficiently serious, or not being aware of any empirical evidence that this
approach can help student learning. We will discuss these hesitations so we all
leave with more understanding of how they can be addressed. My contributions
will be informed by Project UPLIFT, "Universal Portability of Learning
Increased by Fun Teaching" (the NSF TUES type 1 grant I have with Dennis
Pearl, John Weber, and Rey Reyes, now entering its second year) as well as by
work with my colleagues in the CAUSE "Study of Fun" Cluster that was
published this past March in Journal of Statistics Education (L. M. Lesser, A.
A. Wall, R. H. Carver, D. K. Pearl, N. Martin, S. Kuiper, M. A. Posner, P.
Erickson, S.-M.Liao, J. Albert, J. J. Weber, 2013)
and presented at USCOTS 2013.
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Aug. 2012-July 2013 (YEAR 1) DISSEMINATION:
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paper
appears in March 2013 JSE that acknowledges NSF support (final revision
done during semester I had course release time) and has a section (5.4) that
includes some things that we are doing in the grant:
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Lesser,
L.M.; Wall, A.; Carver, R.; Pearl, D.K.; Martin, N.; Kuiper, S.; Posner, M. A.;
Erickson, P.; Liao, S.-M.; Albert, J.; Weber, J.J. (2013). Using fun in the
statistics classroom: An exploratory study of college instructors’ hesitations
and motivations. Journal of Statistics Education, 21(1), http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v21n1/lesser.pdf
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Study of Fun cluster group
(Lesser, Wall, Carver, Pearl, Martin, Kuiper, Posner, Erickson, Liao, Albert,
Weber). “Using fun in the statistics classroom: An exploratory study of
hesitations and motivations of USCOTS 2011 attendees,” Poster
and Beyond, United States Conference on Teaching Statistics, May 2013, Cary,
NC. [Abstract published in conference proceedings: https://www.causeweb.org/uscots/posters/; poster
competitively selected (80% acceptance rate)]
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L.
Lesser “Statistical Edutainment”, half-hour plenary presentation at banquet at
2013 United States Conference on Teaching Statistics (May 17, 2013) – archived
lyrics [and, soon, a video of the performance] in program/proceedings website, https://www.causeweb.org/uscots/program/]
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Paragraph
about the overall grant in UTEP Magazine Winter 2013, 5(1), p.
27
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L.
Lesser (2013, April 14). “Serious Fun: Journeys of a Mathemusician,”
invited talk as part of the “Inspiration and Perspiration: The Creative Process
at UTEP” Lecture Series, Centennial Museum, El Paso, TX.
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Aug. 2013-July 2014 (YEAR 2) DISSEMINATION:
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Presentations:
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L.
Lesser, R. Carver, P. Erickson (2013, Aug. 20). “Using fun in the statistics
classroom: An exploratory study of college instructors’ hesitations and
motivations” (invited Journal of
Statistics Education webinar for Consortium for the Advancement of
Undergraduate Statistics Education, archived at https://www.causeweb.org/webinar/jse/2013-08/
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Lesser,
L. (2013, August 5). "Exploring (and removing) hesitations to using
(thoughtful) fun in statistics classes", roundtable session at 2013 Joint
Statistical Meetings (ABSTRACT cites
NSF grant)
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Lesser, L. (2014, April 25). “The Fun of Statistics
and the Statistics of Fun: Research and Resources”, invited talk, 3rd
annual Statistics Day, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; http://www.tamuk.edu/artsci/math/pdf%20files/STATISTICS_DAY_FINAL_2014_1.pdf
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Lesser, L., Pearl, D., Reyes, R., & Weber, J.
(2014, May 20) “Bridging the Disciplines with Fun: Resources and research”,
competitively-selected breakout session for second Electronic Conference on
Teaching Statistics (eCOTS) https://www.causeweb.org/ecots/ecots14/32/ [presented
by Pearl & Lesser, with advance contributions from all]
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L. Lesser, Cassandra Wolos
Pattanayak, & Randall Pruim (2014, May 25), “Panel on ‘Bridging the Disciplines’”, panel session for second
Electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics (eCOTS) https://www.causeweb.org/ecots/ecots14/51/
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L. Lesser (2014, May 29).
Invited interview (conducted by Keith Pannell) in the “100@100: Research for Our
Next Century” episode that was aired (and posted) on NPR station KTEP-FM. http://ktep.org/programs/100-100-research-our-next-century;
http://ktep.org/post/100-100-larry-lesser
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Lesser,
L., Reyes, R., Pearl, D., Weber, J. (2014, July 17), “Preliminary Results of
the Effects and Roles of Fun in Introductory Statistics Classes”, poster, 9th
International Conference on Teaching Statistics, Flagstaff, AZ. [presented by
Weber, with advance contributions from all]
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Lesser, L. (2014). “Teaching statistics for engagement beyond
classroom walls,” invited paper,. the Ninth International Conference on Teaching
Statistics (ICOTS9, July, 2014), Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
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Papers:
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Lesser,
L. (2013). Exploring (and removing) hesitations to using (thoughtful) fun in
statistics classes. Proceedings of the 2013 Joint Statistical Meetings,
Section on Statistical Education (pp. 534-536). Alexandria, VA: American
Statistical Association.
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Lesser, L. (July 2014). “Teaching statistics for engagement beyond
classroom walls,” invited paper,. In K. Makar,
B. de Sousa, & R. Gould (Eds.), Sustainability
in statistics education. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on
Teaching Statistics (ICOTS9, July, 2014), Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. Voorburg, The Netherlands:
International Statistical Institute. http://icots.info/9/proceedings/pdfs/ICOTS9_7A2_LESSER.pdf
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L. Lesser & R. Reyes (qualitative results paper
submitted June 2014 to JSE and later rejected). “What Fun Looks Like in a College Introductory Statistics
Classroom: A Case Study”
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Lesser, L., Reyes, R., Pearl, D., Weber, J. (July 2014).
“Preliminary Results of the Effects and Roles of Fun in Introductory Statistics
Classes”, poster abstract. In K. Makar, B. de Sousa, & R. Gould (Eds.), Sustainability in statistics education.
Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS9,
July, 2014), Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. Voorburg, The Netherlands: International Statistical Institute. http://icots.info/9/proceedings/pdfs/ICOTS9_P40_LesserPearlReyesWeber.pdf
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Lesser,
L. (June 2014). Overcoming statistical anxiety and being successful in data
analysis. In Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw & Lucinda S. Spaulding (Eds.), Navigating the doctoral journey: A handbook of
strategies for success (pp.65-75). Lanham, MD: Rowman
and Littlefield. [Chapter on statistics anxiety includes a paragraph on the use
of humor/fun (and cites the NSF grant)]
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Lesser,
L., Reyes, R., Pearl, D., Weber, J. (2014) “Preliminary Results of the Effects
and Roles of Fun in Introductory Statistics Classes”, Proceedings of the 9th
International Conference on Teaching Statistics, July 2014, Flagstaff, AZ.
(1 pp.) http://icots.net/9/proceedings/pdfs/ICOTS9_P40_LesserPearlReyesWeber.pdf
In K. Makar, B. de Sousa, & R. Gould (Eds.), Sustainability in
statistics education. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on
Teaching Statistics (ICOTS9, July, 2014), Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. Voorburg, The Netherlands:
International Statistical Institute. iase-web.org [©
2014 ISI/IASE]
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YEAR 3 DISSEMINATION:
Papers:
Comic strip MEDIA CLIPS
“Normally Speaking” published in Mathematics
Teacher Feb. 2015, 108(6), 408, 410
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Lesser, L.M. & Reyes, R. (2015, June). Student Reactions to
the Integration of Fun Material in a High-Anxiety Subject: A Case Study in
the Teaching of College Introductory Statistics. Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal, 8(1), 1-19. http://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/Transformative%20Dialogues/TD.8.1.6_Lesser%26Reyes_.Case_Study_Statistics_Fun.pdf
· L.
Lesser, D. Pearl, J. Weber (submitted Dec. 22, 2014) “Assessing fun items’
effectiveness in increasing learning of college introductory statistics
students: Results of a randomized experiment”, quantitative results paper under
review by refereed journal
· Lesser,
L. (2014). Mathematical lyrics: Noteworthy endeavours in education. Journal
of Mathematics and the Arts, 8(1-2),
46-53.
Presentations:
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L. Lesser (2014, Nov. 6) “Research, Rationale, and resources for
leveraging fun into learning”, research session for Professional and
Organizational Development Conference, Dallas, Nov. 2014. (nominated for Robert
J. Menges Award for Outstanding Research in
Educational Development)
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L. Lesser (2014, Nov. 21). “Using ‘Fun’ in the Statistics Classroom:
Research and Recommendations”, invited Research Burst talk, National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics regional conference, Houston, TX.
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Weber’s Sept 2014 conference talk???
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Jan. 9, 2015 “Research, Resources and Recommends for Using Humor/Fun in College
Mathematics/Statistics Courses: Lessons Learned from Survey Research and
NSF-Funded Randomized Experiments and a Case Study”. (presented by Weber for
Lesser, Weber, Pearl) Contributed paper. Jan10-13 Joint Mathematics Meetings; session “Humor and Teaching Mathematics”, organized by Semra Kilic-Bahi
(Colby-Sawyer College), Gizem Karaali (Pomona College), and Debra Borkovitz, (Wheelock College)
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Jan.
11, 2015 “Panel of successful NSF-DUE (CCLI/TUES/IUSE) PIs talking about their
experiences”, poster presentation by Weber for Lesser/Weber/Pearl for NSF
session at Jan 10-13 Joint Mathematics
Meetings, San Antonio, TX
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May
2015 United States Conference on Teaching Statistics breakout session
(Weber/Pearl/Lesser) “Fun in Statistics Class: A Vehicle for Students to Make
Connections”
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