Dr Craig Alexander
- Lecturer (Statistics)
telephone:
01413304798
email:
Craig.Alexander.2@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns:
He/him/his
Room 325, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The Mathematics and Statistics Building, University Place, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ
Research interests
My principal research interests lie in statistics and data analytics education, looking at ways we can adapt and modify our teaching practices. I am particularly interested in teaching practices utilising learning technology, active learning and effective teaching of programming skills.
I am also interested in the application and development of methods to environmental statistics and Bayesian inference and model selection.
Research groups
Publications
2024
Alexander, C. (2024) Teaching Statistics in an Ever-Changing Technological Landscape. UK Conference on Teaching Statistics (UKCOTS) 2024, Manchester, UK, 13-14 June 2024.
Jack, E. , Alexander, C. and Jones, E. M. (2024) Exploring the impact of gamification on engagement in a statistics classroom. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, (doi: 10.1093/teamat/hrae009) (Early Online Publication)
2023
Radvanyi, P., Miller, C. , Alexander, C. , Low, M. , Jones, W. R. and Rock, L. (2023) Computationally Efficient Ranking of Groundwater Monitoring Locations. In: 37th International Workshop on Statistical Modelling (IWSM), Dortmund, Germany, 16-21 Jul 2023, pp. 332-338. ISBN 9783947323425
McEwan, M. P. , Jack, E. , Alexander, C. and Bock, M. (2023) From statistics anxiety to SoTL: how a scholarly enquiry led to professional growth. Open Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2(2), pp. 1-15. (doi: 10.56230/osotl.55)
Jack, E. , Alexander, C. , McArthur, D. and Mair, C. (2023) Reflections on designing and delivering an online distance learning programme in the mathematical sciences. MSOR Connections, 21(2), pp. 25-33. (doi: 10.21100/msor.v21i2.1397)
2022
Alexander, C. , Jack, E. , McEwan, M. and Bock, M. (2022) Exploring Statistics Anxiety in Several Introductory Statistics Courses to Understand Differences Between Types of Students and Types of Courses. In: 11th International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS11 2022), Rosario, Argentina, 11-16 Sep 2022, (doi: 10.52041/iase.icots11.T14D3)
Lindgren, K., Bock, M., Alexander, C. , Jack, E. and Marshall, E. (2022) Statistics Students' Perspectives of Forced Online Learning. In: 11th International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS11 2022), Rosario, Argentina, 11-16 Sep 2022, (doi: 10.52041/iase.icots11.T14C3)
Low, M. , Alexander, C. and Bock, M. (2022) Investigating Perceived Student Learning from Peer Review in Statistics Education. In: 11th International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS11 2022), Rosario, Argentina, 11-16 Sep 2022, (doi: 10.52041/iase.icots11.T14C1)
Marshall, E. M., Mahmood, B., Alexander, C. , Bock, M., Haigney, D., Jack, E. and Verrier, D. (2022) The impact of remote teaching on statistics learning and anxiety. MSOR Connections, 20(1), pp. 90-101. (doi: 10.21100/msor.v20i1.1312)
2020
Bock, M., Alexander, C. , Jack, E. and McEwan, M. (2020) Study Design & Quantitative Analysis in Learning and Teaching Scholarship: Case Study Exploring Student Attitudes to Introductory Statistics. 13th Annual University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Conference, Glasgow, UK, 25 Aug 2020.
2017
Alexander, C. , Stuart-Smith, J. , Neocleous, T. and Evers, L. (2017) Using Chain Graph Models for Structural Inference With an Application to Linguistic Data. In: 32nd International Workshop on Statistical Modelling, Groningen, Netherlands, 03-07 Jul 2017, pp. 270-274.
Articles
Jack, E. , Alexander, C. and Jones, E. M. (2024) Exploring the impact of gamification on engagement in a statistics classroom. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, (doi: 10.1093/teamat/hrae009) (Early Online Publication)
McEwan, M. P. , Jack, E. , Alexander, C. and Bock, M. (2023) From statistics anxiety to SoTL: how a scholarly enquiry led to professional growth. Open Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2(2), pp. 1-15. (doi: 10.56230/osotl.55)
Jack, E. , Alexander, C. , McArthur, D. and Mair, C. (2023) Reflections on designing and delivering an online distance learning programme in the mathematical sciences. MSOR Connections, 21(2), pp. 25-33. (doi: 10.21100/msor.v21i2.1397)
Marshall, E. M., Mahmood, B., Alexander, C. , Bock, M., Haigney, D., Jack, E. and Verrier, D. (2022) The impact of remote teaching on statistics learning and anxiety. MSOR Connections, 20(1), pp. 90-101. (doi: 10.21100/msor.v20i1.1312)
Conference or Workshop Item
Alexander, C. (2024) Teaching Statistics in an Ever-Changing Technological Landscape. UK Conference on Teaching Statistics (UKCOTS) 2024, Manchester, UK, 13-14 June 2024.
Bock, M., Alexander, C. , Jack, E. and McEwan, M. (2020) Study Design & Quantitative Analysis in Learning and Teaching Scholarship: Case Study Exploring Student Attitudes to Introductory Statistics. 13th Annual University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Conference, Glasgow, UK, 25 Aug 2020.
Conference Proceedings
Radvanyi, P., Miller, C. , Alexander, C. , Low, M. , Jones, W. R. and Rock, L. (2023) Computationally Efficient Ranking of Groundwater Monitoring Locations. In: 37th International Workshop on Statistical Modelling (IWSM), Dortmund, Germany, 16-21 Jul 2023, pp. 332-338. ISBN 9783947323425
Alexander, C. , Jack, E. , McEwan, M. and Bock, M. (2022) Exploring Statistics Anxiety in Several Introductory Statistics Courses to Understand Differences Between Types of Students and Types of Courses. In: 11th International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS11 2022), Rosario, Argentina, 11-16 Sep 2022, (doi: 10.52041/iase.icots11.T14D3)
Lindgren, K., Bock, M., Alexander, C. , Jack, E. and Marshall, E. (2022) Statistics Students' Perspectives of Forced Online Learning. In: 11th International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS11 2022), Rosario, Argentina, 11-16 Sep 2022, (doi: 10.52041/iase.icots11.T14C3)
Low, M. , Alexander, C. and Bock, M. (2022) Investigating Perceived Student Learning from Peer Review in Statistics Education. In: 11th International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS11 2022), Rosario, Argentina, 11-16 Sep 2022, (doi: 10.52041/iase.icots11.T14C1)
Alexander, C. , Stuart-Smith, J. , Neocleous, T. and Evers, L. (2017) Using Chain Graph Models for Structural Inference With an Application to Linguistic Data. In: 32nd International Workshop on Statistical Modelling, Groningen, Netherlands, 03-07 Jul 2017, pp. 270-274.
Supervision
- Radvanyi, Peter
Statistical Sampling Designs for the Spatiotemporal Modelling of Groundwater Monitoring Data
Teaching
This year I am teaching the following courses:
- R Programming (ODL)
- Statistics 1Y
- Data Analysis Skills
I am also on the ODL project team for 2023-24. I am also a member of the ODL management team until November. Following this, I will be acting head of Level 1.