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Author: Anna Fergusson

Anna is a Lecturer in the Department of Statistics, University of Auckland.

Hey Google!

October 23, 2020 Anna Fergusson

Some ideas for using Google questions and “answers” to inspire in-lecture investigations with students.

An argument for using chocolate in lectures

September 10, 2020 Anna Fergusson

A short whole class activity that uses the lure of chocolate to introduce hypothesis testing.

ZOOMifying a face-to-face activity

August 21, 2020 Anna Fergusson

An example of transforming a face-to-face activity to an online synchronous activity.

Reflecting on the design of a large-scale interactive

July 31, 2020August 1, 2020 Anna Fergusson

Revisiting one of my old interactives and reflecting on its design.

Tell me something truthfully…

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 Anna Fergusson

A quick writing activity I use at the start of lectures.

Using drawings of cats* as a source of data

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Anna Fergusson

Some ideas for using drawings to teach statistical concepts.

Exploring modern data in a large introductory statistic course

June 26, 2020July 2, 2020 Anna Fergusson

My talk at ICOTS10 about exploring Instagram data featuring the Eiffel Tower.

Large-scale interactives for large-enrolment courses

May 15, 2020July 2, 2020 Anna Fergusson

My talk at JSM18 about using large-scale interactives in intro stats courses.

Towards greater interactivity in large lectures

May 8, 2020July 2, 2020 Anna Fergusson

Some foundational ideas for the “Go big or go home” project.

Go big or go home!

This blog is part of an ongoing project to build greater interactivity and engagement within large introductory statistics courses at the tertiary level.
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