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Subject: Re: Statistical teaching/learning software
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:57:13 +1000
From: Catherine Rytmeister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Organization: DEFS, Macquarie University
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Alan,
For some reason (although I can receive the Stat-Ed list) I am not
able to send to it. I will look into this but in the meantime
could you forward the following to the list:
Hi Alan and others,
We use a CD-ROM in our Introductory Statistics unit here at
Macquarie University. It was developed and produced by Don
McNeil, Jenny Middeldorp, Hilary Green and myself, with the
assistance of our Centre for Flexible Learning and a grant from the
University. It is currently in its second version.
The total enrolment in all offerings of this unit over the year is about
3000, so there is a fair bit of investment in this course and the
accompanying teaching materials.
The CD includes lecture slides in pdf format (based on the
Powerpoint slides used in face-to-face lectures), with annotations;
worked examples; multiple choice quizzes with hints and feedback
for each response; and an Excel stats package add-in called
EcStat, which is Don's baby.
Students also purchase materials to complement lectures and
direct practical work, and the textbook for the unit is Don McNeil's
Modern Statistics: A Graphical Introduction. There are weekly prac
tests and quizzes using the Web-CT facility to record attempts and
marks.
If anyone is interested in obtaining a copy of the CD I will discuss
whether we can send samples out - Don will have to make the final
decision. Depends on how many requests we get, and on
how much we need the money! :-)
Cathy Rytmeister
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