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getstats Week 20-27 October 2010
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:29:47 +0000
The Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education invites you to a series of activities to mark the beginning of the Royal Statistical Society’s 10-year statistical literacy campaign, getstats. The events run from Wednesday 20 - Wednesday 27 October 2010, with two days in London at the RSS and four in Plymouth at the RSSCSE. The launch of the campaign on World Statistics Day, 20 October, is being marked by a read paper to the Society by Chris Wild, Maxine Pfannkuch, Matt Regan (University of Auckland, NZ) and Nicholas Horton (Smith College, USA). It is entitled 'Towards More Accessible Conceptions of Statistical Inference'. Do not miss this - for many, this paper represents what the RSS 10-year statistical literacy campaign is all about! Read paper full Details here For more details please click the 'Read More' link below. All are welcome. In addition the RSSCSE will award a number of bursaries to help with accommodation in Plymouth. For more details please contact admin@rsscse.org.uk, or phone 01752 585457, alternatively you can register your attendance for any or all of these days using the link here Registration 
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CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING STATISTICS (up to Pre-university Level)
Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:30:39 +0000
CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING STATISTICS (up to Pre-university Level) Apply now - Next course starts 11 December 2010 There are many teachers involved in the delivery of statistics in schools and colleges who lack the confidence and competence to teach the subject successfully. This is due to their lack of opportunities to learn, either because they do not have a mathematical degree or such a degree did not include Statistics. We have devised a distance learning course that leads to a CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING STATISTICS (up to Pre-university Level). It is an ideal way to do continuing professional development that, at the same time, leads to a recognised qualification. Download an application form (Word) Download the course outline (PDF)
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RSSCSE 2011 CensusAtSchool joins the ONS for Big Bang Fairs
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:11:53 +0000
 2011 is Census year and, as part of the promotion for emphasizing the importance of completing the census form, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has joined with the long-established RSSCSE CensusAtSchool Project. Together they will promote the 2011 Census to school children across the country using the Census 2011 theme of origami shapes, encouraging schools to get involved by filling-in their own online questionnaire.
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Engaging Students in Learning Statistics Event
Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:43:39 +0000
Statistics plays an important role in the research methodologies, knowledge generation and solving of data-driven problems in most subjects. It is taught across a wide range of academic disciplines at undergraduate and graduate levels in the UK and elsewhere. Traditionally in the UK the statistics courses that were taught outside mathematics and statistics departments were delivered as so-called ‘service teaching’ through mathematical sciences groups within those departments, where colleagues who did the statistics teaching may, or may not, have been qualified in statistics.
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MSOR Conference 2010 - Continuing Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Mon, 10 May 2010 11:51:33 +0000
2020 Vision: Maths and Stats in Higher Education over the next 10 years Date: 6-7 September 2010 Venue: University of Birmingham The aim of this conference is to promote, explore and disseminate effective practice and research findings in Mathematics and Statistics teaching, learning, support and assessment. The conference will appeal to all those teaching Mathematics, Statistics or Numeracy in higher education, whether this is to specialist mathematics students or students studying components of mathematics within their degree programmes (such as bioscience, chemistry, computer science, economics, engineering, nursing, physics, psychology, social work, etc).
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MSOR - Induction Course for New Lecturers
Wed, 19 May 2010 11:33:01 +0000
Maths, Stats & OR Network Induction Course for New Lecturers Date: 16/17 September 2010 Location: School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham The Maths, Stats & OR Network is pleased to announce that it will once again be running its two-day Induction Course for lecturers new to teaching Mathematics and Statistics within Higher Education. The Induction Course has been running since 2001, and over 200 new academic members of staff have benefited from attending in this time. In the past, attendance has been recognised as contributing towards some introductory institutional programmes in learning and teaching for new staff (certificated or otherwise and depending on institution). Sessions will cover approaches to teaching mathematics including lectures and example classes, as well as using technology to enhance education and an introduction to education research. Further details can be found at: http://mathstore.ac.uk/
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Lancaster Postgraduate Statistics Centre
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:20:25 +0000
The RSSCSE is now working with The Lancaster Postgraduate Statistics Centre. The Centre has the core aim of promoting excellence in teaching statistics to postgraduates across a range of disciplines. To find out more you can view their web site or click the link below to learn more. Read More
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Support for Teachers of Statistics
Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:04:35 +0000
Teachers of statistics: Support for Statistical Education interactive workshops and events. The Trustees of the journal Teaching Statistics are offering a number of bursaries to teachers, schools and/or other educational organisations, for colleagues who wish to: - attend and/or participate in teaching statistics professional development days.
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RSSCSE Director interview
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:58:02 +0000
View on the Royal Statistical Society YouTube channel the interview the Director of the RSSCSE gave to Professor Adrian Bowman at the 175th anniversary conference at Edinburgh in September 2009. In it he explains the aims and role of the Centre and highlights some of its current activities. These include school-level projects, university-level pedagogic developments and work on train-the-trainers courses in Africa. He also briefly explains RSSCSE strategy and explains a possible new direction for the international CensusAtSchool project. You can view the Royal Statistical Society YouTube channel using the link below to go direct to the interview please click here. http://www.youtube.com/RoyalStatSoc
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Statistical Awareness
Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:35:30 +0000
Here you will find our proposals for the extent, level and form of awareness and knowledge of statistics that every citizen should have. Implicit in the proposals is that the material should be taught through a problem solving approach, similar to the paradigm followed by practising statisticians or people carrying out scientific inquiry.
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