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NEMATYC201642ndANNUALCONFERENCE

Friday–Saturday,April29-30,2016

CapeCodCommunityCollege

2240IyannoughRoad

WestBarnstable,MA02668

MaryKehoeMoynihan

WandaGarner

Co-chairs

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FRIDAY

Friday,April29,2016 CapeCodCCRegistrationOpen: 2:30pm–5:00pm GrossmanCommonBuildingExhibitorDisplays: 2:30pm–5:00pm CafeteriaSessionsBegin: 3:15pmFridayEveningBeachfrontPizzaPartyandSocial 6:30pm–8:30pmCommodoreHouseattheCorsair&CrossRipOceanfrontResort

SponsoredbyPearson

SESSIONSSession1 Friday 3:15pm–4:00pm Room:Tech213(Solarium)

AaronWan CapeCodCC WestBarnstable,MAMaryKehoeMoynihan CapeCodCC WestBarnstable,MA

PanelistsfromCapeCodCC: ScottAnderson ArtsandDesignHemantChikarmane MicrobiologyLauraSeabury Nursing

TalkingMathinaNon-MathCourse

Mathisoftenofferedasaservicecourseforotherdisciplines,buthowdoourcolleaguesandstudentsinthosedisciplinesactuallyviewitintheirwork?Inthispaneldiscussion,severalfacultymemberswilltalkaboutwhatkindofmathisrelevanttotheirdisciplineandclassrooms.Thesessionwillconcludewithanopendiscussiononhowtosupporttheseideasinourmathclasses.

Session2 Friday 3:15pm–4:00pm Room:North104EikiSatake EmersonCollege Boston,MATeachinganApplicationofBayes'RuleforLegalDecision-MakingAlthoughBayesianmethodologyhasbecomeapowerfulapproachfordescribinguncertainty,ithaslargelybeenavoidedinundergraduatestatisticseducation.HerewedemonstratethatonecanpresentBayes'ruleintheclassroomthroughahypothetical,yetrealistic,legalscenariodesignedtospurtheinterestsofstudentsinintroductory-andintermediate-levelstatisticsclasses.TheteachingscenariodescribedinthisresearchtalknotonlyillustratesthepracticalapplicationofBayes'ruletolegaldecision-making,butalsoemphasizesthecumulativenatureoftheBayesianmethodinmeasuringthestrengthoftheevidence.WealsointroduceDNAanalysis,implementamodifiedversionofBayes'rule,

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andutilizeBayesfactorinthecomputationprocesstofurtherpromotestudents'intellectualcuriositiesandincitelivelydiscussionpertainingtothejurydecision-makingprocessaboutthedefendant'sstatusofguilt.Session3 Friday 4:15pm–5:00pm Room:Tech213(Solarium)

LoriLeonard FitchburgStateUniv Fitchburg,MASupplementalInstructionPilotinAppliedStatisticsatFitchburgStateFitchburgStateUniversityimplementedapilotthatplacedstudentswithahighschoolGPA2.7andabovedirectlyintoappliedstatisticsclasses,eveniftheydidnotpasstheMathematicsPlacementTest(ElementaryAlgebraAccuplacer).Inadditionweadded50minutesofrequiredsupplementalinstructiontoeverysectionofappliedstatisticstohelpunderpreparedandstrugglingstudents.Thispresentationwillgivemoredetailsaboutthispilotincludingthedifficulties,benefits,results,whatwelearned,andpotentialplansforthefuture.

Session4 Friday 4:15pm–5:00pm Room:North104

FeiXue UnivofHartford WestHartford,CTMakoHaruta UnivofHartford WestHartford,CT

FlippingCalculus:ClassroomsCirca2016vs.Circa1996ThissessionprovidesanoverviewandjustificationofadepartmentalprojecttoflipCalculusattheUniversityofHartford.Inournewlydesignedclassroomswithroundtablesandmultipleprojectors,studentsateachtableareassignedatleastoneiPadsothattheycanprojecttheirworkwirelesslyandpresenttothewholeclass.Technologiesusedinourproject,suchasiPads,astudentresponsesystem(clickers),andsoftwareforcreatingvideoswillbeintroduced.Also,wewilldiscusshowtoachievethesameamountofstudentengagementusingmobileequipmentthatfitsinabackpack.

Session5 Friday 4:15pm–5:00pm Room:Tech204

TonyFurtado CapeCodCC WestBarnstable,MADoYouDesmos?DESMOSisanadvancedgraphingcalculatoravailableonlineandasamobileapplication.UseitonceandyouwillneverwanttouseyouroldTIagain.Inthispresentation,we'llexploresometipsandtrickstousingthisFREEinteractivesoftwareintheclassroom.Specifically,we'lllookatitsusesintheteachingoftransformationofgraphs,systemsofequations/inequalities,findingmax/min/zerosofpolynomialfunctions,regressionanalysis,linearprogramming,andmore!

FridayEveningBeachfrontPizzaPartyandSocial 6:30pm–8:30pmCommodoreHouseattheCorsair&CrossRipOceanfrontResort

SponsoredbyPearson

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SATURDAY

Saturday,April30,2016 CapeCodCCContinentalBreakfast 8:00am–8:30am GrossmanCommonBuilding

Welcome 8:30am–8:45am Cafeteria

RegistrationOpen: 8:00am–Noon

ExhibitorDisplays: 8:00am–4:00pm

SessionsBegin: 9:00am

DedicatedExhibitorTime: 11:45am–12:15pm GrossmanCommon,Cafeteria

Lunch&Awards: 12:15pm–1:15pm

KeynoteAddress: 1:15pm

SessionsResume: 2:00pm

NEMATYCBusinessMeeting 4:00pm–5:00pm Tech213(Solarium)

KeynoteAddress

SATURDAY1:15pm–1:45pm

TeachingAbstraction-as-Process

Dr.GeorgeCobb MountHolyokeCollegeFEATUREDSATURDAYSPEAKER

ProfessorGeorgeCobbisProfessorEmeritusofMathematicsandStatisticsatMountHolyokeCollege.Georgehaslongbeenanactive,influentialleaderintheteachingofstatistics.HeisaFellowoftheAmericanStatisticalAssociation(ASA)andarecipientofASA’sFoundersAward.HereceivedtheUSCOTSLifetimeAchievementAwardin2005.TeachingAbstraction-as-ProcessTeachingmathematicsattwo-yearcollegesisrightlyrecognizedfortwoimportantreasons:(1)Two-yearcollegesofferatransitionfromhighschooltofour-yearcollege.(2)Mathematicsisusefultonon-mathematiciansmainlybecauseofitsapplications.Iapplaudbothreasons,butinmytalkIplantoarguefortwomoreambitiousalbeitlessrecognizedreasons.(1)AlthoughTYCsmatterbecausetheyofferatransitiontofour-yearcolleges,theymatterevenmorebecausetheyofferatransitionfromhighschoolclassestolife-longlearning.(2)Althoughmathematicscanbeusefulbecauseofitsapplications,itcanbeevenmoreusefulbecauseitcaninspirestudentstovalueabstraction-as-process.Thesetwoambitiousgoalsarerelated.Applicationsofmathematicsdependonmodels,andasthestatisticianGeorgeBoxwrote,“Allmodelsarewrong;someareuseful.”Findingagoodmodeldependsontheprocessofabstraction:Howdoweputamessyproblemintoourcrucible,boilofftheirrelevantdetail,andrevealthecrystalofpurestructure?Ifweteach

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mathematicsastheprocessofabstraction,wecanteachmathematicsaspartoflifelonglearning.InmytalkIwillrelyonanexamplederivedfromthenastiest-everacademicfoodfightoverthemeaningofabigtableof0sand1s.(AlongthewayI'llintroducesomeideasthatunderlietheimportantnewcomputationalmethodknownasMarkovChainMonteCarlo.)Resolvingthefoodfightdependsontheprocessofabstraction.Onceviewedabstractly,theproblemturnsouttohaveasimplestructure.BriefBiographicalHighlightsGeorgeCobbhasspenthisentirelifechanginghismindandlookingforcuspstoperchupon.Hischildhoodambitions,insuccession,weretobeaherpetologist,acenterfortheGreenBayPackers,asurgeon,achemist,and,bytheendofhissenioryearinhighschool,aspiringeverupward,amathematician.Itisnosurprise,therefore,thatwhenhegraduatedfromDartmouthin1968hehadbeenacceptedintograduateprogramsinRussianliterature.LikeMaeWest,hedrifted,eventuallyearningaPhDinstatisticsfromHarvardin1974,buthemaintainshisloveformathematicsandhisconvictionthatPlatowasright:mathematicsistheeasiestsubject,andsoeveryphilosopherkingshoulddevoteadecadetoitsstudybeforepresumingtotacklethehardersubjectsofpoliticsandsociology.CobbspenthisentireteachingcareeratMountHolyokeCollege,from1974untilhisretirementin2007,dedicatedtothisconviction.

SESSIONS

Session6 Saturday 9:00am–9:45am Room:Tech213(Solarium)RobertCarver StonehillCollege NorthEaston,MAUpdatingtheGAISECollegeReportThefirstGAISE(GuidelinesforAssessmentandInstructioninStatisticsEducation)CollegeReportcameoutin2005.Overthepasttenyearsourdisciplinehaschangedinmanyways,includingbutnotlimitedtowhattypeofdataiseasilyavailable,thetechnologythatweuse,aswellashowweteachstudents.InthispresentationwewillbrieflystartwithhowthenewGAISE2016guidelinesandgoalshavechanged,includingthetwonewemphasesofstatisticalthinking:givingstudentsexperiencewithmultivariablethinkingandwiththeinvestigativeprocess.Sohowdoyoustarttoimplementthesenewideas?Thispresentationwilldemonstrateanactivitythatshowshowtoillustratemultivariablethinkingusingtechnologyintheclassroom,theninvitediscussiononhowtheactivitycanbeadaptedfordifferentlearningenvironments(flippedclassroom,completelyonline,technologychallenged).

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Session7 Saturday 9:00am–9:45am Room:North103GlennNewman NewburyCollege Brookline,MATheMasteryModelinTeachingBeginningAlgebra ForthelastfewyearsthemathematicsdepartmentatNewburyCollegehasbeenconcentratingonimprovingMH103-IntergratedAlgebra.PreviouslythedepartmenttaughttraditionalAlgebraIandAlgebraII.Therewasalotofoverlapinthosetwocoursessoitwasdecidedthatonecoursewouldsuffice.Also,studentsretookanyexaminwhichtheyscoredlessthanseventy-fivepercent.Examsweregivenduringalabsection.Atthetimestudentswerenotrequiredtoattendlabexcepttotakeexams.Studentswhodidnotfinishthecoursebutcompletedthreeofthefiveexamswereallowedtofinish(ontheirowntime)duringthefollowingsemester.Wehavesinceadjustedthecourseandthepassingrateshaveincreasedtoroughly80%.

Session8 Saturday 9:00am–9:45am Room:North104

AnneO'Shea NorthShoreCC Danvers,MAReachEveryStudentinEveryClassEveryDay:FlippingCalculusandPrecalculusHavingincorporatedonlyafew"flipped"lessonsinmyPrecalculusandCalculuscoursesformanyyears,Ifinallydecidedtogoallin.Inthefallof2014,IspentmysabbaticalsemesterdevelopingmaterialsforbothaflippedCalculus1andPrecalculus2course.Nowinmythirdsemesterofusingtheflippedmodel,Iwouldliketosharesomeofmysuccessesandfailuresalongthewayandresourcestohelpyougetstarted.Attendeesareencouragedtosharetheirexperienceswiththeflippedmodelaswell.Session9 Saturday 9:00am–9:45am Room:North106DaveSobecki MiamiUniv Hamilton,OhioFinally!ACurriculumthatWORKSforNon-STEMStudentsHere'stheworst-keptsecretever:Thetraditionalmathcurriculumwasnotdesignedwithnon-STEMstudentsinmind.Inessence,we'vetreatedeverycourseaspreparationforthenextcourse,withlittlethoughttothefactthatmoststudentswillstopsomewhereinthemiddle.Fortunately,momentumisgrowingnationally,andofcourseinNewEngland,foranalternativepathwaythatismoreaccessibleand(moreimportantly)moreappropriatefornon-STEMstudents.Davewilldescribetwonewcoursesthatwillnotonlyfulfillmathrequirementsfornon-STEMstudentsmorequickly,butwillalsobeamuchricherandmoreusefulexperienceforthosestudents:MathLiteracy(developmentallevel),andQuantitativeReasoning(collegelevel).

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Session10 Saturday 9:00am–9:45am Room:Tech102JoeHeise NewHampshireTechInst Concord,NHSolvingLinearProgrammingProblemsUsingSIMPLEXonaTI-CalculatorThisworkshopwillsolvetwolinearprogrammingproblemexamples(maximizationandminimization),usingboththegraphicalmethod("byhand")andaTI-calculatorbasedprogram,SIMPLEX.WewillworkthroughatraditionalapproachusingthesimplexmethodandpivotsandthendothesameproblemsusingtheSIMPLEXprogram.It’sverydifficult,ifnotimpossible,togetthroughaFiniteMathcoursesyllabusiflinearprogrammingproblemsaresolved"manually."Acolleague,PeterFurmonavicius,wroteSIMPLEXfortheTI-calculatorthatreducesthetimerequiredtoteachlinearprogrammingbymorethanhalf.AttendeesshouldbringtheirTI-83/84calculators.Afreecopyoftheprogramwillbeshared.Theworkshopisself-contained:anattendeedoesnothavetoknowanythingaboutlinearprogramming-justknowledgeoflinearequations.Wewilldoeverythingfromscratch.

Session11 Saturday 10:00am–10:45am Room:North103

BillyJackson NorthShoreCC Danvers,MAMethodsandResultsFromaFlippedStatisticsClassroomYou'veheardaboutflippingyourclassroomandyou'vethoughtaboutityourself.Itsoundslikesomuchfun(right?!),butsomuchwork(!).Thispresentationwilllayoutasimpleandportablemodelforflippingastatisticsclassroomrightdowntoprovidinganavailableaffordabletextbook($40)thatcomeswithacompletesetofpreparedYouTubevideolectures,acompletesetofgroupworkexercisesforclass,andanonlinesoftware(WebAssign)forsupplementarypractice.Thepresentationwillalsodiscussthepresenter'squantitativefindingsfromonesemesterofflippingtheclassroomandresultsofstudentsurveys.Session12 Saturday 10:00am–10:45am Room:North106

NathanKurtz GlendaleCC Glendale,CA

MindTapMathFoundationsbyCengageLearningLearningmathisn'teasyforeveryone.That'swhyMindTapisdifferent.MindTapguidesstudentsthroughthecurriculuminawaythatfitsintotheirlifestyle.MindTapconfirmswhatstudentsknowandhelpsthempersistthroughwhatmaybedifficult.Unlikeanyothermathprograms,MindTapdrawsstudentsintothecontentthroughanengaginglearningexperience.Studentslearnnewskillsinquicklearningbursts,practicethroughgameactivities,andstayintouchwiththeirinstructorandclassmatesusingchatandwhiteboardtoolsacrossthedevelopmentalmathcurriculum.

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Session13 Saturday 10:00am–11:30am Room:Tech213(Solarium)

MaureenWoolhouse QuinsigamondCC Worcester,MAAndreanaM.Grimaldo QuinsigamondCC Worcester,MAMeredithWatts MassachusettsBayCC Framingham,MALindaDart-Kathios MiddlesexCC Lowell,MA AutumnAlden BristolCC FallRiver,MA DavidTimmons NorthShoreCC Danvers,MAHighSchoolGPAinCollegeMathPlacement-Take2

AtNEMATYC2015,apanelwasconvenedtodiscussthepilotprogramsusedbyseveralcampusesforplacementofstudentsintotheirmathematicscoursesusinghighschoolGPA.Backbypopulardemand,let'sreconveneandtalksomemore!Let'sdiscusscurrentpilotprograms,updateddata,andmorerecentBoardofHigherEducationrecommendations.Gatherinformationonwhathasworked,andwhatlessonslearnedmayassistyouindesigningasuccessfulstructureatyourcollege.Thissessionwillincludeopensharinganddiscussionbetweeninstitutions.

Session14 Saturday 10:00am–11:30am Room:North104

JayJenkins PearsonEducation Boston,MACreatingtheRightPathforYourStudentsUsingMathTechnologyWhetheryouarenewtoMyMathLaborhaveuseditforyears,thisworkshopwillpresentnewfunctionality,approaches,andfeaturesthatwillhelpyoucreate,edit,andimplementsuccessfulcoursesforSTEMandNON-STEMPathways.Alongthewaywewilldiscussfeaturesthatcanencourageretentionandsuccessthroughpersonalizedandmastery-basedlearning.Wewillalsospendtimegoingoverourexcitingnewfeaturesforinteractivityintheclassroom,AdaptivePractice,andNEWMathspaceassignmentsthatemphasizethestepsandprocess.

Session15 Saturday 11:00am–11:45am Room:North103

PhyllisKeenan GreenfieldCC Greenfield,MAImprovingLearningforDevelopmentalMathStudentswithHiddenDisabilitiesFindoutaboutmethodstoprovidemoresuccessfullearningoutcomesforthefirstsemesterdevelopmentalmathstudentswithhiddendisabilities.Manystudentsinthesecourseshavehiddendisabilitiessuchasanxiety,highfunctioningautism,ADHD,orPTSDwhichaffectstheirlearning.Thefirstsemesterstudentsalsohavethechallengesoflearningtobeacollegestudent.Topicscoveredincludesettinguptheclassroom,thecourse,andtheinstructiontoimprovelearningforthestudents.

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Session16 Saturday 11:00am–11:45am Room:North106BarryWoods UnityCollege Unity,MEBonferroniConfidenceIntervalsUsingExcel WhileTukeymultiplecomparisontestsareusedtofindsignificantdifferencesinmeansafterasignificantANOVA,Bonferroniconfidenceintervalsareusedtofindsignificantdifferencesinproportionsafterasignificantchi-squaregoodnessoffittest.ExcelandtheTIgraphingcalculatorwillbeusedtoconstructsuchconfidenceintervals.ExamplesusingM&MsandfromWildlifeBiologywillbeusedtodemonstratetheconstructionoftheBonferroniConfidenceIntervals.Session17 Saturday 11:00am–11:45am Room:Tech102MelHenriksen WentworthInstofTech Boston,MALeveragingCommonTechnologiesforClassroomUse We'veusedseveralcommontechnologiestoenhancetheclassroomexperienceandaltertheofficehourexperience.Theseactivitiesincludewirelessinteractivevideointheclassroom,virtualofficehoursusinganiPad,Gotomeeting,andseveralotherapps,ClickerlessclickersusinganywebdeviceroutinelywirelesslyprojectfromaniPadtotheclassroomscreen.Materialsprojectedincludelivelecturenotes,liveplotsandgraphics.Byusingmulti-touchgesturesmaterialcanbeeasilyzoomedandtranslatedtoemphasizekeypoints.Allthiscanbedonewhilewalkingaroundandengagingstudentsinthediscussion.Weconnectwithoneormorestudentsoverthewebforvirtualofficehours,usingavirtualwhiteboard.Armedwiththepropertechnologyontheirend,studentscantrytheirhandatsolutionsasweobserve.Ratherthandistributededicatedclickers,weholdin-classquizzesorengageinpeer-teachingtimeusingthe"clickers"studentsalreadyhave:theirphones

Session18 Saturday 2:00pm–2:45pm Room:North103

MagdalenaLuca MCPHSUniv Boston,MAAddressingFirst-YearStudents'MathIssuesAtouruniversity,studentsareenrolledinavarietyofhealthsciencesprograms,frompharmacytodentalhygiene,nursing,andhealthmanagement.Inthelastdecade,newcoursesweredesigned,andsignificantcurriculumchangesweresuccessfullyimplementedinallprogramsinordertoaddressgeneralstudentretention,motivationtodomathematics,andsuccessinobtainingprofessionallicenses.Thispresentationwilldescribeprogram-specificinitiativesundertakenbythemathematicsfaculty:thedevelopmentofseveralnewcoursessuchasMathforNurses,MathforDentalHygienists,Biostatistics,andBusinessMathandComputerApplications;theredesignoftheStatisticscourse;andthecreationofaMath&PhysicsCenter.Datasupportingourstudents'improvedsuccesswillalsobepresented.Participantswillengageinadiscussionaboutwhatchallengestheyfacewhenteachingmathtofirst-yearstudents,andhowtheyovercomesuchchallenges.

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Session19 Saturday 2:00pm–2:45pm Room:North104GeorgeCobb MountHolyokeCollege SouthHadley,MA

OpenConversationwithDr.CobbParticipantsareinvitedtocontinuetheconversationwithourkeynotespeaker,Dr.GeorgeCobb,inanopeninformalformat.

Session20 Saturday 2:00pm–2:45pm Room:North106

JillianMcLeod U.SCoastGuardAcademy NewLondon,CTRado'sColumnsConditionIn1933RichardRadocharacterizedallfinitepartitionregularmatricesusingthecolumnscondition.PartitionregularmatricesariseinfiniteandinfiniteRamseytheoryandcorrespondtothecoefficientmatrixofalinearsystemofhomogeneousequationshavingamonochromaticsolutionunderanyfinitepartitionofthenaturalnumbers.Thecolumnsconditionconsistsoftwoverylinearalgebraicpropertiesthatcharacterizesuchmatrices.Inthispresentation,Jillianwillgenerateexamplesthatcanbeusedintheclassroomtofacilitatediscussionsaboutspanningsets,rank,nullspace,anddependence.Session21 Saturday 2:00pm–3:30pm Room:Tech213(Solarium)MyrtaGroeneveld ManchesterCC Manchester,CTWhatDoYouKnowAboutMath_______?WhatdoIknowaboutmath______?Whatisanacceleratedcombinedcourse?Howarethestudentsplacedintoanacceleratedcourse?Whatisembeddedsupportforsuchcourse?Howmuchsupportisneededtoincreaseretentionandsuccess?ManchesterCommunityCollegehasredesignedthedevelopmentalmathematicssequencetwice.Fromfall2011tospring2013weofferedPre-algebraandElementaryAlgebrausingFlexibleEmporium.Sincefall2013wehaveofferedacceleratedcombinedcoursesofPre-algebraandElementaryAlgebra,ElementaryAlgebraandElementaryAlgebraandIntermediateAlgebra.Thismodelmodularizesthecoursecontentofpre-algebra,elementaryalgebraandintermediatealgebraintoeightmodulesandadoptsamasteryapproach.Comeandfindouthowthismodelisworkingandwhatthepassingrateis.

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Session22 Saturday 3:00pm–3:45pm Room:North103RobertCournoyer WentworthInstofTech Boston,MADesigningStraight,Spiral,andCircularStaircasesTwoproblemswillbedemonstratedleadingtoadesignofspiralandcircularstaircases.Thefirstproblemwillshowhowastraightstaircasecanbedesignedthatconformswithlocalbuildingcodesaswellasanarchitectural"comfort"rule.Thepresentationshowshowthebuildingcodesandthearchitectural"comfort"rulecanbetranslatedintosimplelinearinequalities.Thegraphingoftheselinearinequalitiesleadstoafeasibilityregion.Thesecondproblemwillbuilduponthefirst.Byusingthepropertiesofisoscelestrianglesandsomesimplerighttriangletrigonometry,spiralandcircularstaircasescanbedesignedtoconformtolocalbuildingcodesaswellasa"comfort"rule.Session23 Saturday 3:00pm–3:45pm Room:North106AndreanaM.Grimaldo QuinsigamondCC Worcester,MALet’sShare“Apps”!Comejoinasessionofsharingthatwillfeaturemanyprovenclassroom“apps”andstrategiesthatcanbeputtouseimmediately!Discussionwillincludeimplementingandcontrollingtheuseofstudents'devicestoenhance,andnotundermine,learning.Theaudiencewillbeencouragedtosharetheirfavorite“apps”andtheirimplementationintotheclassroom.Fornew,experienced,orskeptical“app”-ers.Session24 Saturday 3:00pm–3:45pm Room:Tech102ValeriaD'Orazio QuinsigamondCC Worcester,MAStatisticsUsingSASCommunitycollegesofferstudentsapracticalwaytotransitiontoemploymentinareal-worldenvironment.STEMoccupationsareamongthefastestgrowingjobfields,andSAS(StatisticalAnalysisSystem)programmersareinhighdemand.UsingafreeversionofSAS,instructorscandemonstratemethodstoperformcommonstatisticalprocedures,whichallowstudentstogainhands-onexperiencewithreal-worldapplications.Becauseofthepredefined,built-in"Tasks"elementofSAS,studentscanusethisproducttoinvestigatedatawithoutanyprogrammingskillrequired.

Thankyouforparticipatingintheconference.Haveasafetriphome.

MaryandWanda

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