Hey Jess, Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I do not have that information, but you can email Nayena Blankson [email protected] for more details :)
Sher! On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 4:48 PM Jess Kunke <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi SherAaron, > > Thank you for sharing this! I'm interested in this opportunity for either > this or future years, and I will share it with my colleagues as well. > However, I can't find the 2023 website anywhere; the website you shared and > everything I've found by searching online seems to be for 2021 or 2022. > Can you point us to the official listing/website and let us know how we can > sign up to be mentors/whom to contact to find out more? > > Thank you! > Jess > > On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 10:11 AM SherAaron Hurt via discuss < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey Carpentries Community, >> >> There is an opportunity to mentor undergraduate students who are learning >> R. If you are interested and/or have any questions please contact Nayena >> Blankson at [email protected]. >> >> You can find more about the program below: >> >> The INSPIRE U2 Program is an NSF funded Research Experiences for >> Undergraduates summer program that aims to provide a learning pathway that >> will set underrepresented, female students on a track towards graduate >> studies and careers in statistical fields. (More details here >> https://sites.spelman.edu/inspireu2-reu) >> >> >> *Structure of Program. *Over the course of the summer, INSPIRE U2 >> Scholars will take an adapted version of the QAC201 course that was >> developed at Wesleyan University. QAC201 is an innovative project-based >> approach for the teaching of statistics. Similar to the existing course, >> INSPIRE >> U2 Scholars will take a Statistics Bootcamp. The focus of the Bootcamp >> will be on training students how to conduct basic visualizations and >> statistical analyses using RStudio (some lessons adapted from Data >> Carpentry). INSPIRE U2 Scholars will work on an independent research >> project using freely available Big Data sets. They will be expected to >> develop their own research question, conduct data analyses to answer >> those research questions, and prepare a presentation. Students will >> develop their research questions with guidance from their Senior Mentors >> (faculty). Students will present their project at the end of the summer >> (July >> 29). Program dates are June 5-July 28, 2023. The program is in person, >> although mentoring can happen virtually. >> >> >> *R**ole of **R**Studio **Mentor**s**. *There are 8 INSPIRE U2 Scholars >> for the summer 2023 program. Their majors are psychology (2), >> mathematics (1), biology (1), economics (1), accounting (1) and undecided >> (1). Students have been paired with faculty and the same pairing will be >> used for R-Studio Mentors. >> >> >> >> INSPIRE U2 Scholars will be required to contact their RStudio Mentors at >> least once per week or more, depending on the mentor/mentee agreements. >> Mentoring can take place via email, the Internet (e.g., Zoom), in >> person, and/or phone, depending on the preference/location of the mentors >> and mentee. As part of the Bootcamp and with their Senior Mentors, >> students will work on developing their projects and writing their RStudio >> scripts. RStudio Mentors can serve as supports for the students. The >> analyses that will be covered during the bootcamp will be basic. RStudio >> Mentors can make suggestions on student project plans. The Bootcamp will >> occur during the first 4 weeks of the program, so RStudio mentors will >> become especially important during the last few weeks of the program. >> >> >> Topics that will be covered during the R/RStudio Bootcamp: >> >> - Data Sets & Code Books >> - Literature Reviews & Research Plan >> - Data Management in RStudio >> - Univariate Statistics & Graphing in RStudio >> - Bivariate Statistics & Graphing in RStudio >> - Regression & Multiple Regression in RStudio >> - ANOVA& ANCOVA in RStudio >> >> >> -- >> >> *SherAaron N. Hurt **(She/Her/Hers)* >> Director of Workshops >> *The Carpentries* | www.carpentries.org >> >> *"We want to give back to the community and the best way to do that is >> through you." - Captain Thurston McClain* >> > This list is for the purpose of general discussion about The Carpentries > including community activities, upcoming events, and announcements. 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