The Use of Technology in Teaching Quantitative Methods
Venue: University of Edinburgh
This one day event will introduce participants to a range of resources and effective practice in teaching quantitative methods and statistics to students at graduate level. The main aims of this event are:
- to clarify what kind of teaching resources and datasets are available for teaching within the social sciences
- to illustrate the application of technology in the teaching of statistics using these datasets
The morning session will consist of three expert lectures covering the resources availabe from the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS), the use of administrative datasets in teaching (ADLS) and the use of online resources as a means of teaching statistics. The lectures will also provide background information on the challenges of developing good quality resources and materials for teaching quantitative methods, and highlight aspects of good practice and currently available datasets.
Confirmed speakers for the event are:
- Dr Mark Brown, Cathie Marsh Centre, University of Manchester
Tapping a Gold Mine of Real Survey Data: resources for students and teachers in the social sciences
- Dr Chris Dibben, Administrative Data Liaison Service (ADLS) and Department of Geography, University of St Andrews
The Use of Administrative Datasets in the Teaching of Statistics
- Professor John MacInnes, Head of Sociology, University of Edinburgh
Using Online Resources for Teaching Quantitative Methods
The lectures will be followed by an afternoon of practical workshops which will demonstrate existing resources and highlight how these are used for teaching. Chris Dibben will also offer a drop-in Q&A clinic for anyone with questions relating to the use of Administrative Data. The afternoon workshops are:
- A guide to developing web-based technology, focusing on a postgraduate-level blended learning course on statisitics (John MacInnes)
While there are 60 places available for the morning lecture session, there are only 18 places available on the afternoon workshops. To register for this event please sign up using the link below AND submit an application to events@aqmen.ac.uk specifying which of the sessions you wish to attend.
You will be notified as soon as possible as to whether or not you have been allocated a place on any of the workshops requested.
Click here to view a draft programme for the event
Download an application form
Venue information:
Morning Lectures
Informatics Forum, Room G.03, 10 Crichton Street, Edinburgh
Lunch
Informatics Forum, Cafe, 10 Crichton Street, Edinburgh
Afternoon workshops and drop-in clinic
Main Library Meeting Suites, Room 1.12, George Square, Edinburgh
Informatics Forum is building 26 and Main Library is building 37 on the central area University campus map: http://www.ed.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.3732!fileManager/edinburgh-campus-maps-08.pdf.
