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Seeking Guest Speaker for High School Class with Polycom/LifeSize/Cisco Teleconferencing Equipment

  • 1.  Seeking Guest Speaker for High School Class with Polycom/LifeSize/Cisco Teleconferencing Equipment

    Posted 11-23-2015 18:07

    Dear Colleagues,

    An AP statistics class that is taught via video conference to a few different schools is seeking a statistician as a guest speaker.  The speaker will need access to Polycom, LifeSize, or Cisco teleconferencing equipment (H323 compatible video, not Skype or web-based computer programs).  They would be incredibly grateful to anyone who could spare 45 minutes to discuss their career with these students.  Their video distance learning specialist would be happy to work with any tech folks to make sure the connection works okay. The class runs 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm Central Standard Time.

    If interested and available, please contact me at Rebecca@amstat.org. 

    Thank you,

    Rebecca

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    Rebecca Nichols
    Director of Education

    American Statistical Association
    Promoting the Practice and Profession of Statistics™
    732 North Washington Street
    Alexandria, VA 22314-1943
    (703) 684-1221, Ext. 1877
    Fax: (703) 684-3768
    rebecca@amstat.org
    www.amstat.org
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  • 2.  RE: Seeking Guest Speaker for High School Class with Polycom/LifeSize/Cisco Teleconferencing Equipment

    Posted 11-24-2015 11:57
     
    Several years ago I wrote a book, Random Tales of a College Math Professor, Over-Easy, on Wry, that contains short stories about consulting, expert witnessing, teaching, and working with students - all of them occurring during my career at the College of Charleston.  The stories mix real-world applications of statistics – some of them a wee bit wacky – and humor. 
     
    In the spirit of poets and other authors who do readings, I have now done several readings at a variety of venues – for math majors and faculty at several universities, at a local-author expo back in the town in Missouri where I grew up, and at the Academic Magnet High School here in Charleston.  The stories are short, and lend themselves to readings.  At the end of each story, there is a discussion and students ask questions.
     
    If you would like to get a feel for what's in the book, please go to Mick Norton books on Amazon.com or directly to:
     
     
    Also, the following link is to a student's write-up in a local high school newspaper.  The student does a pretty good job of describing my visit there, in which four stories were read.
     
     
    Careerwise, mathematics and statistics have been good to me, so I pay it forward.  I am told that C of C has polycom (audio only).  Would this help you?



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