Work in progress: teaching statistics in the distance learning mode

One of us (LGR) has taught in the distance-learning mode for many years, and has offered a graduate level statistics course for many more. This year, we offered ´Statistics for Scientists and Engineers´ in the distance-learning mode for the first time. With the assistance of an instructional designer (Scheer), we have redesigned this class to incorporate the advantages of the interactive videoconferencing environment. Our goal was to adapt best practices of the modern classroom to the distance-learning environment. The class was diverse including on-grounds students from a variety of disciplines, and working engineers from sites around Virginia and other states. We will review our innovations, the results we achieved, and student assessments of their experiences in this course.