Interactive introductory distance sampling training
The University of St Andrews has been training people in design and analysis of
distance sampling studies for decades. Perhaps you've wanted to attend but
could not get permission for travel to Scotland? With social distancing in
place, we are offering our training workshops over the internet. 🎙️
We are offering the training workshop in 10 two-hour blocks in early July. You
will be invited to interact in short lectures on distance sampling principles.
👩🎓 Exercises analysing data sets in R will reinforce those principles and the
lecturer will be available to assist during the practical session via screen
sharing. The block will conclude with a summary of the exercise and
question/answer session for both lecture and exercise. 💻 You can participate in
polls during the workshop to assess your comprehension of topics discussed. 🤔
The workshop will be delivered using Zoom web conferencing software along with
R-Studio "in the cloud".☁️ You will need (free) accounts for both pieces of
software. I encourage you to experiment with Zoom (at https://zoom.us) and
https://rstudio.cloud before the course begins. 👩💻 There will be a training ;
session prior to the first meeting on 06 July.
Companion online training workshops
We are planning an additional advanced distance sampling workshops later this
summer. This workshop (mark-recapture distance sampling delivery in late
August) will require knowledge of basic distance sampling principles derived
from this introductory training workshop.
Important details
Workshop dates and time: 06-17 July 2020; 1700-1900 British summer time
(1200-1400 EDT, 0900-1100 PDT) 🕰️
Registration deadline: 10 June 2020📅
Enrolment limit: 15
Cost: 200 British pounds 💵
What is included: Lectures, exercises, code, data all available online📃
What they are saying
I would like to say I really liked RStudio Cloud and it is working just fine
and I am really enjoying using it as a student. I'm looking forward to using it
as an instructor too. I really liked the first half of the course. I love
distance sampling and I am enjoying every second of the course! The only thing
I can say about this particular workshop is it deserves more time. -- Kaan
Özgencil, PhD student, Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical
University, Ankara
Further details are available at the CREEM website
https://www.creem.st-andrews.ac.uk/distance-live-online-workshops/
At this page you will find a link to the St Andrews online shop where you a)
register and b) make payment.
Feel free to contact me with questions.
Information regarding all distance sampling workshops can be found at
https://www.creem.st-andrews.ac.uk/workshops/
Eric Rexstad
Senior Research Fellow, CREEM, Univ. of St Andrews, Charity SC013532
eric.rexstad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The Observatory, Buchanan Gardens, St Andrews KY16 9LZ
