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We offer a range of prospects for studying how to teach statistics at Higher Education (HE) level. These take the form of distance learning courses and materials, and are run by The Higher Education Academy Maths, Stats and OR Network, in association with The Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education.
Access to the password-protected web site for the course can be gained from here.You need to be a registered participant to get a password.
In the first of these prospects, individuals study externally for a Certificate in Teaching Statistics in HE. This is awarded by the Royal Statistical Society. Alternatively, individuals can study the materials through their staff development units, possibly as part of a PgCert/Diploma in Learning and Teaching. The course is well suited for staff induction courses. A third prospect is for the course materials to be used on a self-study basis.
An overview of Teaching Statistics Teaching in Higher Education is available in an article which appeared in the November 2003 issue of RSS NEWS. A detailed PowerPoint presentation of the course, made at the RSS2004 conference in Manchester, can be found here: A Course in Learning how to Teach Statistics in HE.
You can track the development of the course in the following series of articles which appeared in the MSOR Connections Newsletter:- Promoting Effective Learning and Teaching in Statistics and OR (May 2000)
- Teaching, Learning and Assessment (August 2000)
- Advertisement for a typical Teaching Statistics Workshop in Higher Education (November 2001)
- Teaching Statistics in Higher Education (November 2001)
- Teaching Subject Teaching in Higher Education: A Case for Statistics (November 2003)
Brief details of the course, including current fees, may be downloaded from here. To apply for the Course in Teaching Statistics in Higher Education, fill in the online application form.
The Certificate in Teaching Statistics in HE was developed by the Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education and is accredited by the Royal Statistical Society.
