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Preprint of “Prompting the Professoriate: A Qualitative Study of Instructor Perspectives on LLMs in Data Science Education” available: arxiv.org/abs/2509.12283 By Ana Elisa Lopez-Miranda (an exceptional undergrad!), myself and @rohanalexander.bsky.social Comments and feedback welcome!

Feedback on our new preprint is welcome and appreciated!

In a week (9/17), I'll be giving a talk at PositConf about WebR/Pyodide for teaching. Curious about how to use R and Python in the browser effectively for teaching? Come learn about how we use it for teaching intro courses at the Fred Hutch Data Science Lab! #datascience #teaching #rstats #python

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Spots are still available! Become a more efficient #Python programmer at posit::conf(2025)! 🐍 ⚙️ Improve machine learning with scikit-learn, me (Tiffany Timbers) and Katie Burak. 🎟️ Learn more: posit.co/conference/

Are you interested in partnering with our talented data science students? @ubcmds.bsky.social is now accepting capstone proposals for our next cohort! Register for our virtual capstone information session on September 12, 2025 to learn more: bit.ly/416zaf4

Become a more efficient #Python programmer at posit::conf(2025)! 🐍 🐻‍❄️ Learn to wrangle, analyze, and visualize data efficiently using @pola.rs with @jeroenjanssens.com. ⚙️ Or, improve machine learning with scikit-learn, @tiffanytimbers.bsky.social, and Katie Burak. 🎟️ Learn more: posit.co/conference/

Super excited to be teaching at posit::conf again this year! Interested in learning about how to do machine learning with Python and scikit-learn? Register for our workshop!

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I was lucky to mentor these amazing students this year! What an interesting and great project 🎉

Announcing a new blog series on LLMs from @veerle.hypebright.nl! Part 1: "What LLMs Actually Do (and What They Don't)" breaks down complex concepts like transformers, hallucinations, and RAG in simple terms. Check it out here: shiny.posit.co/blog/posts/s... #RStats #LLM #PythonProgramming

I just finished recording an amazing #PydyTuesday Uncut episode with @wesmckinney.com. We look at scraped GitHub data, untangle deeply nested JSON, and create some sort of pulse signal for various popular GitHub repos. 📽️ Watch the full episode here: lnkd.in/eKtuxAjg

Are you teaching an introductory #datascience course this fall? If so, consider adopting our open source textbook! We have versions for both R and Python, as well as worksheets and assignments to accompany each chapter! - Python: python.datasciencebook.ca - R: datasciencebook.ca

Just read "A New Era of Learning: Considerations for ChatGPT as a Tool to Enhance Statistics and Data Science Education" by A.R. Ellis & E. Slade. I loved their ending paragraph, what a fun & cute easter egg! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Are you teaching an introductory #datascience course this fall? If so, consider adopting our open source textbook! We have versions for both R and Python, as well as worksheets and assignments to accompany each chapter! - Python: python.datasciencebook.ca - R: datasciencebook.ca

Ready to plan your #positconf2025 adventure? The posit::conf(2025) agenda is LIVE, packed with incredible workshops, keynotes, and talks. Plan your perfect conference with Sam Parmar's Agenda Chat Bot, powered by #RStats shinychat, ellmer, and ragnar. Check it out! posit.co/blog/posit-c...

Just read "What should data science education do with large language models" by Tu et al., where they shared their thoughts on how data science educators should (and should not) use LLMs in data science ed. Paper link: hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/pqiufdew... Their use recommendations included 🧵:

Interested in learning about using Python for #MachineLearning with the widely used scikit-learn package? Come take a workshop with Katie Burak and myself at #posit::conf2025 in Atlanta in September! reg.rainfocus.com/flow/posit/p...

The old adage, "have you tried turning it off and on again" should never be forgotten. Uninstalling and reinstalling tinytex just solved my dependency hell problem.

Just read "What should data science education do with large language models" by Tu et al., where they shared their thoughts on how data science educators should (and should not) use LLMs in data science ed. Paper link: hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/pqiufdew... Their use recommendations included 🧵:

Perhaps the most thoughtful, compelling and best written article I have yet to read on why we still need to teach coding despite the rise of LLMs: "Why kids still need to learn to code in the age of AI" by the raspberry Pi Foundation static.raspberrypi.org/files/about/...

I am officially on sabbatical now, and trying to figure out a new routine. My Thursday mornings are going to be writing at a coffee shop mornings as I explore Vancouvers coffee shop scene. Suggestions of good coffee shops to explore are welcome!

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Finally pulled the trigger and updated my Vancouver tree map with newer data, now it contains not just street trees but also other public trees in e.g. parks. (Thanks Vancouver Open Data!) Handy when wanting to look up a tree while walking around town. mountainmath.ca/vantrees

A big thanks to @reikookamoto.bsky.social for the talk she just gave to our @ubcmds.bsky.social students & alumni on "How to stay connected with the open-source community after graduation". She mentioned one of my fav social media accounts in #datascience to follow (which is @weare.rladies.org!)

#rstats folks - is there more #rstats folks and content here on Bluesky? Or Mastadon? Is there an overlap? Are folks feeling the need to monitor both platforms to stay connected?

"Why Small Git Commits Matter (and How to Make Them!)" Recording + slides of my talk at @rladiesrome.bsky.social Mostly the same talk as at the SLC RUG Meetup + as at R-Ladies+ Paris. I am not sick of giving it yet. 😁 masalmon.eu/talks/2025-0... #RStats

#rstats folks - is there more #rstats folks and content here on Bluesky? Or Mastadon? Is there an overlap? Are folks feeling the need to monitor both platforms to stay connected?

Highlights of the SSC meeting so far: 1. Thomas Loughin's (SFU) talk in the consulting and collaboration session. He was so engaging and entertaining. He did an incredible job of explicitly illustrating key skills needed for collaboration that we often only learn through trial and error.

Congratulations to my UBC Statistics colleague Melissa Lee for winning the SSC Early Career Educator Award this year!!! 🎉🎉🎉 ssc.ca/en/awards/20...

Slides for my SSC 2025 talk titled "Designing and delivering data science programs for different audiences". It's a historical talk, highlighting themes for successful program design, creation & delivery at UBC. docs.google.com/presentation...

At the airport, headed to #SSC2025 in Saskatoon! Excited to meet up with the Canadian Stat Ed folks!

I am working on preparing my slides for my SSC talk about creating #DataScience programs at UBC. Over 9 years, the departments of @stat.ubc.ca & @cs.ubc.ca have collaborated to build 4 different data science programs, and I have been fortunate to have been part of the dev committee for all four.

I am working on preparing my slides for my SSC talk about creating #DataScience programs at UBC. Over 9 years, the departments of @stat.ubc.ca & @cs.ubc.ca have collaborated to build 4 different data science programs, and I have been fortunate to have been part of the dev committee for all four.

🧵 of resources I have found useful for learning explainable #AI and #MachineLearning.

One of the @ubcmds.bsky.social capstone projects that I am supervising this year is focused on explainable AI. This is a relatively new subject to me, and I've found these two resources to be a great and accessible starting point. 2/3

Very late to joining Bluesky, but better late than never 😆. Looking to reconnect with the #rstats #datascience #statistics #machinelearning #education crew over here.