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
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6734-747XResearch 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.
