Interactive
introductory distance sampling training
The University of St Andrews has been training ecologists and
statisticians in design and analysis of distance sampling
studies for decades. Perhaps you've wanted to attend but
scheduling of workshops conflicted with your field work. 👨🌾
We are offering the training workshop in 10 2.5-hour blocks in
late September. You will be invited to interact in short
lectures on distance sampling principles. 👩🎓 Exercises
analysing data sets in R will reinforce those principles and the
lecturer will be available to assist during the practical
session via screen sharing. The block will conclude with a
summary of the exercise and question/answer session for both
lecture and exercise. 💻 You can participate in polls during
the workshop to assess your comprehension of topics discussed.
🤔 In addition to questions at any time during the lectures and
practicals, an optional additional half hour will be set aside
each session for discussion. 🗣
The workshop will be delivered using Zoom web conferencing
software along with R-Studio "in the cloud".☁️ You will need
(free) accounts for both pieces of software. I encourage you to
experiment with Zoom (at https://zoom.us) and https://rstudio.cloud
before the course begins. 👩💻 There will be an internet
connection testing session prior to the first meeting on 20
September.
Important details
Workshop dates and time: 20
September - 01 October 2021; 1600-1830 UK time.
For the time of day in your time zone,
consult
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Introductory+distance+sampling+workshop+September+2021&iso=20210920T16&p1=3853&ah=2&am=30
🕰️
Registration deadline: 23 August
2021📅
Enrolment limit: 15
Cost: 215 British pounds 💵
What is included: Lectures, exercises, code, data all
available online📃
What they are saying
I would like to
say I really liked RStudio Cloud and it is working just fine
and I am really enjoying using it as a student. I'm looking
forward to using it as an instructor too. I really liked the
first half of the course. I love distance sampling and I am
enjoying every second of the course! The only thing I can
say about this particular workshop is it deserves more time.
-- Kaan Özgencil, PhD student, Department of Biological
Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara
Further details are available
http://workshops.distancesampling.org/intro-sep-2021.html
At this page you will find a link to the St Andrews online shop
where payment is made. After registration, I will contact you
with additional details regarding workshop electronic materials,
etc.
Feel free to contact me with questions. Please share this
announcement with interested colleagues.
Information regarding all distance sampling workshops can be
found at
https://workshops.distancesampling.org
-- Eric Rexstad Centre for Ecological and Environmental Modelling University of St Andrews St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland SC013532