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Thu 27 Feb 2025 14:41 - 15:00 at Meeting Rooms 315-316 - Data Science #1 Chair(s): Seth Poulsen

This paper presents a collection of in-class demonstrations for an introductory machine learning (ML) class. Each demonstration engages students actively in visualizing the behavior of a machine learning algorithm in order to build an intuitive understanding. These demonstrations are in direct contrast to purely slide- or whiteboard- based presentations of the same concepts by being student-paced and highly interactive, leveraging the physical space of the classroom. We developed demonstrations for six common ML methods: decision trees, k-nearest neighbors, the Perceptron, stochastic gradient descent (SGD), neural networks, and multi-armed bandits. Survey data from two semesters show that our demonstrations enhance student retention of and engagement with the material, relative to lectures without similar in-class demonstrations. Our demonstrations use readily available materials and student volunteers, making them easily reproducible for any educator seeking to complement their existing ML course.

Thu 27 Feb

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13:45 - 15:00
Data Science #1Papers at Meeting Rooms 315-316
Chair(s): Seth Poulsen Utah State University
13:45
18m
Talk
Approachable Machine Learning Education: A Spiral Pedagogy Approach with Experiential Learning
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Meiying Qin York University
14:03
18m
Talk
A Window into DataWorks: Developing an Integrated Work-Training Curriculum for Novice Adults
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Lara Karki Georgia Institute of Technology, Dana Priest DataWorks at Georgia Tech, Gabe Dubose Emory University, Zajerria Godfrey Maynard Jackson High School, Annabel Rothschild Georgia Institute of Technology, Benjamin Shapiro Georgia State University, Betsy Disalvo Georgia Institute of Technology
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14:22
18m
Talk
"I'm not sure, but...": Expert Practices that Enable Effective Code Comprehension in Data Science
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Christopher Lum UC San Diego, Guoxuan Xu UC San Diego, Sam Lau University of California at San Diego
14:41
18m
Talk
Larger than Life In-Class Demonstrations for Introductory Machine Learning
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Henry Chai Carnegie Mellon University, Matthew R. Gormley Carnegie Mellon University