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Quick Demos

Posted on March 20, 2020

Quick demos for instructors creating distance learning materials.

Demos by John Gillett made a couple years ago, intended for students:

On BB Collaborate: http://pages.stat.wisc.edu/~jgillett/303/0overview/0_4_webConference.mp4
On piazza: http://pages.stat.wisc.edu/~jgillett/303/0overview/0_3_piazza.mp4

Demo of lecture recording on iPad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KefYRtjHxvU

Recording of Lectures Explained

Posted on March 20, 2020

An example of how to record lectures.

Rig a webcam on the end of a flexible neck stand (or desk lamp) to point down at your desk, and grab a pile of blank paper and sharpies to solve/draw as if drawing something for someone sitting next to you.

Use your office or some other room that has a whiteboard. Place your laptop in front of it and record your lecture on the whiteboard with your laptop’s camera. Write large and with contrasting colors to be visible. What you will see live will be in reverse (as in a mirror), but the final version will be correct.

Runmin Wang Seminar

Posted on February 12, 2020

Runmin Wang Seminar Flyer

File: runminwang21920.pdf

Sample 4-Year Plan: Statistics and CS

Posted on March 4, 2025

Sample 4-Year Plan for Statistics and Computer Science Majors

File: CS-_Statistics-Double-Major-4-year-plan_2025Feb28.pdf

Screen Recording on a Tablet

Posted on March 20, 2020

Instructions for how to screen record on a tablet.

A tablet can be a really good whiteboard. With the Notability app, for instance, we can make high-quality handwritten notes, or high-quality annotations of pdf documents (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notability/id360593530).

That’s what I did in this demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KefYRtjHxvU

Steps:

Get an app for a high-quality whiteboard (for drawing figures, equations etc.)
Import notes / R output / graphs into this app, to draw onto as you would in lecture
Record what you are saying & doing on your tablet with screen + audio recording
Upload your recording to Mediaspace with Kaltura, then embed in your Canvas course for students to see: https://kb.wisc.edu/luwmad/page.php?id=42443

Explanation to do screen & audio recording on iPad: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207935.
Make sure to get the audio part.

Sebastian Stich Seminar

Posted on February 24, 2020

Sebastian Stich Seminar Flyer

File: sebastianstich22820.pdf

Shane Jensen Seminar

Posted on November 1, 2019

Shane Jensen Seminar Flyer

File: shanejensen11-6-19.pdf

Spring 2026 Enrollment Newsletter for Statistics Majors

Posted on October 29, 2025

Spring 2026 Enrollment Newsletter for Statistics Majors. Information for Statistics Majors for Spring 2026 enrollment. Topics covered are
1. Important Dates & Deadlines
2. Advising
3. Enrollment Holds
4. Enrollment Advice
5. Priority Enrollment
6. Class Attendance
7. STAT 333 & STAT 340
8. Information on STAT Electives
9. F-1/J-1 Visa Students (Enrollment & RCL Info)
10. Planning to Graduate in Spring 2026?

File: Statistics-Major-Spring-2026-Enrollment-Newsletter.pdf