2026 Regional Electronic Conference On Teaching Statistics (Regional eCOTS)
eCOTS
Our third Regional eCOTS is scheduled for Thursday, June 18th, 2026.
All individuals interested in statistics education are welcome to join us.
Tentative Schedule of Events
| Time | Activity |
| 9:30am | Arrive Snedecor 3409, Coffee Provided |
| 10:00am | Welcome (Snedecor 3409) |
| 10:05am | Featured Speaker |
| 11:00am | Virtual Session Viewing |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Breakout Sessions |
| 1:50pm | Best Practices Session |
| 2:40pm | Break |
| 3:15pm | Discussions, Reflections, and Closing |
| 5:00pm | Dismissal |
A PDF version of the program will be available later.
Featured Speaker

Adam Loy: Adam Loy is an associate professor of statistics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the incoming director of the STEM Board at Carleton College in Northfield, MN. At Carleton, Adam teaches courses across the curriculum, has introduced courses in statistical learning and Bayesian statistics, and supervises student research projects most summers. He is also one of the authors of the 8th edition of Mathematical Statistics with Applications. Adam has served on the executive committee of the ASA Section of Statistics and Data Science Education, is the program chair-elect of the ASA Section on Statistical Graphics, and serves on the AP Statistics Development Committee.
Registration
To participate in the Regional eCOTS at ISU, participants must register here.
After you register, fill out this survey to report your food preference.
Organizers
Dr. Laura Ziegler (Teaching Professor, Department of Statistics, ISU)
Dr. Anna Peterson (Teaching Professor, Department of Statistics, ISU)
Questions
If you have any questions, please contact Laura Ziegler.