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Teaching Statistics Online:
Understanding the Perspective
of the Distant Learner
April, 2015
Glenn Johnson
Instructional Designer
Department of Statistics
Penn State University
1999 - approached by the World Campus to develop the online version
of STAT 500, Applied Statistics, a pre-requisite of the other graduatelevel Applied Statistics courses.
Spring of 2001 - began teaching STAT 500 online. Due to the positive
experience we continued to develop more online courses.
2006 - received approval for the Graduate Certificate in Applied
Statistics, admitting 16 online students in 2006-07. The certificate
program has grown and admitted 326 students in 2012-13 for a total
of 1,126 students since its inception.
Summer of 2009 - full MAS program for online delivery. The first online
MAS cohort began in the Spring 2010 semester with 9 students; since
then 115 students applied to the program in 2012 and 143 students in
2013.
enrollment
Online
Grad
UG
time
Service Courses
STAT 100 – Statistical Concepts and Reasoning
STAT 200 – Elementary Statistics
MAS Core Courses
STAT 414 - Introduction to Probability Theory
STAT 415 - Introduction to Mathematical
Statistics
STAT 501 - Regression Methods
STAT 502 - Analysis of Variance and DOE
STAT 580/581 - Statistical Consulting Practicum
MAS Elective Courses
STAT 464 - Applied Nonparametric Statistics
STAT 480 - Introduction to SAS (1 credit)
STAT 481 - Intermediate SAS (1 credit)
STAT 482 - Advanced Topics in SAS (1 credit)
STAT 497C - Topics in R Statistical Language
STAT 500 - Applied Statistics
STAT 503 - Design of Experiments
STAT 504 - Analysis of Discrete Data
STAT 505 - Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis
STAT 506 - Sampling Theory and Methods
STAT 507 - Epidemiological Research Methods
STAT 509 - Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials
STAT 510 - Applied Time Series Analysis
STAT 897D - Applied Data Mining I
Penn State’s World Campus
• Registration
• Marketing / Administration
• Technical Support / Proctor Support
Information Technology Services (ITS)
• Storage (PASS, Box)
• Course Management System (ANGEL / Canvas?)
Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT)
• Communication Tools (Adobe Connect)
• Training / ID Support
Department
• Development Support
• Teaching Assignments
Walther’s Social Information
Processing Theory
Images from wisegeek.com, wikipedia, wikimedia commons
Foundational Components
Syllabus – the overall plan for the course.
Content - What are the topics that you plan
to cover? What might this content look like?
Assessments - What is it that you want you students to know and/or be
able to do? How will you know if they get there?
Interaction - Mechanisms that you can use along the way so that you
and your students know you are on the right track.
• Required by the University, College or Department
• Recommended
• Online Specific
Setting and Managing Expectations!
A balancing investments in
Technology
ID / Technology Support
Course Author Time
Mix of narrative,
images, and
formulas augmented
by short video
segments.
Lecture Capture w/
Powerpoint
Accessibility
Process
1) Review the Learning Objectives
2) Review the Program Goals
3) Write the Final Exam First!
Issues
• # and Types of Assignments, Weights & Distribution?
• Proctored Exams?
 Feedback
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Animate?
 Examples, Examples, Examples!
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Office Hours
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Announcements
Motivational Design
Discussion
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Rollover / Pop-ups?
Presentation of Material
Attention – Relevance – Confidence - Success
John Keller
 MathJax / LaTeX
Examples: Drupal, Piazza
 Annotation Apps
ShowMe
ExplainEverything
Doceri (+ remote control)
 Screencasting
Jing
“Good teaching is good
teaching, regardless
of the technology.”
 Inline Grading
Canvas, Blackboard
 Communication / Presentation Tools
Adobe Connect
Zoom
Michelle Miller, Minds Online
Glenn Johnson – [email protected]
Department of Statistics
Penn State University