Presentations

Aligning Assessment for Aspiring Actuaries, at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, July 25, 2023:

In a day of your life as an actuarial practitioner or researcher, how much time do you spend answering closed-ended questions with one correct answer? If, as I suspect, the answer is very little or none at all, why do many actuarial educational and credentialing programs weigh these skills so heavily? There should be space for creativity and nuance in actuarial education, just as there is in actuarial work and research. We should be looking for students with strong professional and ethical values as well as technical skills. And there must be alignment between the skills future actuaries...

Recording Live Lectures: The Pros, Cons, and Everything In-Between Wednesday, July 12, 2023

At the Western Conference on Science Education in London, I co-facilitated and moderated the first contributed debate with Professor Holly Steeves.

Abstract:

Be it resolved: Recording live lectures is a post-pandemic practice that must be considered. During the pandemic, many students became accustomed to having materials - in recorded format - posted on their learning management systems (LMS). Such recordings were either created in advance or during live lectures. But we must ask ourselves how these practices have influenced students' learning and...

‘Schmutz und Schund’ From Dime Novels to Comics: The Post-World War II Revival of the ‘Smut and Trash’ Discourse in Germany., at The International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference, Cambridge, UK (remote), Tuesday, July 4, 2023

The aftermath of World War II in West Germany was not only military occupation, but also German fear of cultural occupation by an American mass culture considered inferior and superficial. Particular stress lay on the alleged deleterious effect on young people of American-style comic books—an especially salient danger, given that an entire cohort of boys socialized under Hitler was now being raised under the supposedly inadequate discipline of widowed mothers.

An integrated probabilistic deep learning framework for runoff forecasting, at Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA) 2023 National Conference, Halifax, Canada., Sunday, June 18, 2023

Presented by:

Jahangir, M.S., Quilty, J.

Citation:

Jahangir, M.S. , & Quilty, J.. (2023, June 18-21). An integrated probabilistic deep learning framework for runoff forecasting [Conference presentation]. Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA) 2023 National Conference, Halifax, Canada.

Teaching and Assessing Professional Skills, at Ottawa, Saturday, June 3, 2023:

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Abstract: There are many important life and professional skills that students need, which are often not taught or assessed in statistics and mathematics classrooms. When students enter the workplace, they will be expected to: work in teams and have accountability to their team members; communicate technical results in writing for various audiences; design and deliver presentations and field questions; give and receive meaningful feedback; and self-reflect on their goals, progress, and achievements.

Educators should provide opportunities for students to develop these...

Beyond caregiver burnout , at Canadian Association of Social Work Educators conference, York University, Toronto, Friday, June 2, 2023:

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Brianna Urquhart, an MSW student with the project, presented about "caregiver burnout" as it appears in research literature and as it fails to encompass lived experiences. Some of the interviews from the Reimagining Carework Project were integrated into this analysis. Read more about Beyond caregiver burnout

Leaving Places: Autistic People's Perspectives on 'Elopement', at Canadian Association of Social Work Educators conference, York University, Toronto, Wednesday, May 31, 2023:

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Initial findings from the survey were presented at the Canadian Association of Social Work Educators by project coordinator bridget livingstone, along with team members Andriy Hrabchuk and Meg Gibson; also authored by Nicole Corrado, Steacy Easton, and Bei Every. Please credit the listed authors when citing or using this work. Read more about Leaving Places: Autistic People's Perspectives on 'Elopement'

Neurodiversity Matters CASWE presentation May 2023, at Canadian Association of Social Work Educators conference, York University, Toronto, Wednesday, May 31, 2023:

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High School Outreach – Machine Learning, Finance, and Data Bias, at Ottawa, Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Abstract: Over the last few years I’ve had the opportunity to give presentations to several high school groups relating to statistics. There are many benefits of academics doing this kind of outreach work: students (and their teachers!) enjoy hearing about the practical applications of what they are seeing in class, and are curious about the use of statistics in their future careers; and you get to share your knowledge and get students excited about statistics. In this presentation, I will share details about the topics I spoke about, including machine learning, finance, and data bias, as... Read more about High School Outreach – Machine Learning, Finance, and Data Bias

Absences and rearticulations: 2SLGBTQ+ families and care/work Tuesday, May 30, 2023:

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Our team took part in a panel of presentations called "Care Is Not a Tally Sheet: Reflections on the Care/Work Portrait as a Method for Rethinking and Remaking the Field of Gendered Divisions of Labour" (Doucet, A., Klostermann, J., de Laat, K., Fisher, L., Foster, K., Gibson, M., livingstone, b., Cooper, J., Urquhart, B., & Kader, U.). Our presentation was created by M. Gibson, b. livingstone, J. Cooper, and B. Urquhart, and describes some of the methodological challenges we encountered as we piloted the Care/Work Portrait in online interviews with 2SLGBTQ+ parents and their partners --... Read more about Absences and rearticulations: 2SLGBTQ+ families and care/work

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