I volunteered and it looks like they could still use more volunteers, so if anyone else is interested please let Dr. Blankson know at [email protected]! She confirmed that graduate students are welcome to be RStudio mentors and that the role is fairly flexible.
Best wishes, Jess Kunke On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 2:04 PM Jess Kunke <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you! Have a great weekend, > Jess > > On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 1:59 PM SherAaron Hurt via discuss < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 RS >>>> tudio 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. 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