Thrilled to share that @minecr.bsky.social and my paper on Ten simple rules for teaching data science is now available from @plos.org Computational Biology! journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

Thrilled to share that @minecr.bsky.social and my paper on Ten simple rules for teaching data science is now available from @plos.org Computational Biology! journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

From @tiffanytimbers.bsky.social & @minecr.bsky.social in @plos.org #Computational #Biology | Ten simple rules for teaching data science | #Education #Bioinformatics #DataScience #PLOSCBTSR CC/ @carpentries.carpentries.org | 🧬🖥️🧪🔓 ⬇️ journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

The Carpentries in collaboration with AI Carpentry will host the first set of discussions in a series of 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐀𝐈 + 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 on 18 June, at 12:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC. Register below: Session 1: pretix.carpentries.org/community-ev... Session 2: pretix.carpentries.org/community-ev...

Link to slides from my talk at the 2026 SSC annual meeting yesterday. Talk title: "OERs in action: practical strategies for inclusive and recognized teaching innovation." docs.google.com/presentation...

Link to slides from my talk at the 2026 SSC annual meeting yesterday. Talk title: "OERs in action: practical strategies for inclusive and recognized teaching innovation." docs.google.com/presentation...

Less than one week before the survey closes!!!

Our survey closes in just 2 weeks!!! 🏁 Calling folks working in a #DataScience (or related) role 📣 – we want you to fill out our survey aiming to understand if and how practicing data scientists use and integrate #LLMs 🤖 into their data science tasks. www.linkedin.com/posts/tiffan...

Only 37 days until the survey closes! Data scientists, we need your help! #LLM #DataScience

Only 37 days until the survey closes! Data scientists, we need your help! #LLM #DataScience

Aint that the truth

@pwhlgoldeneyes.bsky.social how do I get my child's birthday announced at the game tomorrow?

Calling folks working in a #DataScience (or related) role 📣 – we want you to fill out our survey aiming to understand if and how practicing data scientists use and integrate #LLMs 🤖 into their data science tasks. www.linkedin.com/posts/tiffan...

Calling folks working in a #DataScience (or related) role 📣 – we want you to fill out our survey aiming to understand if and how practicing data scientists use and integrate #LLMs 🤖 into their data science tasks. www.linkedin.com/posts/tiffan...

"Ten simple rules for teaching data science": arxiv.org/abs/2602.02874 A new preprint by @minecr.bsky.social and myself. We'd love any feedback!

Calling folks working in a #DataScience (or related) role 📣 – we want you to fill out our survey aiming to understand if and how practicing data scientists use and integrate #LLMs 🤖 into their data science tasks. www.linkedin.com/posts/tiffan...

Ana Elisa Lopez, @rohanalexander.bsky.social and my paper, "Prompting the Professoriate: A Qualitative Study of Instructor Perspectives on LLMs in Data Science Education" is now available (the "Just Accepted" version) from Harvard Data Science Review: hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/xv4hxs7u...

Ana Elisa Lopez, @rohanalexander.bsky.social and my paper, "Prompting the Professoriate: A Qualitative Study of Instructor Perspectives on LLMs in Data Science Education" is now available (the "Just Accepted" version) from Harvard Data Science Review: hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/xv4hxs7u...

Join us on Oct 15 for an education leadership seminar featuring guest speaker Chelsea Uggenti, Assistant Prof. of teaching at the University of Waterloo. 🗣️Talk title: Discipline-Specific TA Training: A Scalable Model for Departments 🕐 1 - 2 PM 📍 ESB 4192 & Online Learn more 👉 tinyurl.com/ydutyeub

What are kids books that introduce statistical thinking? I'm thinking ones aimed at > 5-6 year olds. So not Bayesian Stats for babies type books.

What are kids books that introduce statistical thinking? I'm thinking ones aimed at > 5-6 year olds. So not Bayesian Stats for babies type books.

@vancouverrisefc.bsky.social - the UBC Master of Data Science program has opened its called for data science capstone project proposals, we'd love to support women's sports here in Vancouver and work with you! We've worked with the @whitecapsfc.bsky.social in the past and its been fantastic.

The call for UBC Master of Data Science capstone project proposals is open 📢 - Soft deadline is Oct 15th (you get feedback) - Hard deadline is Nov 30 Checkout our about link for more info and links to submit: ubc-mds.github.io/capstone/abo...

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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

THIS IS AMAZING!

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!

A paragraph is longer than a sentence. open.substack.com/pub/clauswil...

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!)