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Tiffany Timbers
@tiffanytimbers.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Teaching in Statistics, Master of Data Science program Instructor, UBC, Vancouver, Canada | she/her
Here are some important links to learn more:
- ubc-mds.github.io/capstone/abo...
- ubc-mds.github.io/capstone/tim...
- ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Please also feel free to reach out in a private chat if you would like support drafting your proposal.
September 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The call for UBC Master of Data Science capstone project proposals is open 📢

- Soft deadline is Oct 15th (you get feedback)
- Hard deadline is Nov 30

Checkout our about link for more info and links to submit: ubc-mds.github.io/capstone/abo...
September 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Preprint of “Prompting the Professoriate: A Qualitative Study of Instructor Perspectives on LLMs in Data Science Education” available: arxiv.org/abs/2509.12283

By Ana Elisa Lopez-Miranda (an exceptional undergrad!),
myself and @rohanalexander.bsky.social

Comments and feedback welcome!
September 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Spots are still available!

Become a more efficient #Python programmer at posit::conf(2025)! 🐍

⚙️ Improve machine learning with scikit-learn,
me (Tiffany Timbers) and Katie Burak.

🎟️ Learn more: posit.co/conference/
August 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Just read "A New Era of Learning: Considerations for ChatGPT as a Tool to Enhance Statistics and Data Science Education" by A.R. Ellis & E. Slade. I loved their ending paragraph, what a fun & cute easter egg!

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
July 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Are you teaching an introductory #datascience course this fall? If so, consider adopting our open source textbook! We have versions for both R and Python, as well as worksheets and assignments to accompany each chapter!

- Python: python.datasciencebook.ca
- R: datasciencebook.ca
July 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Interested in learning about using Python for #MachineLearning with the widely used scikit-learn package? Come take a workshop with Katie Burak and myself at #posit::conf2025 in Atlanta in September!

reg.rainfocus.com/flow/posit/p...
July 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This morning I worked from the Federal Store on Quebec St:
July 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
2. The "Indigenizing the statistics curriculum" session with Edward Doolittle (First Nations U), Kseniya Garaschuk (U of Fraser Valley) and Darryl Isbister (U Saskatchewan). They illustrated many examples of how to decolonize our stat and math classes. And I learned about this intriguing book:
May 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Congratulations to my UBC Statistics colleague Melissa Lee for winning the SSC Early Career Educator Award this year!!! 🎉🎉🎉

ssc.ca/en/awards/20...
May 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The first, created 9 years ago, is the Professional Masters of Data Science program. This is an accelerated, 10-month program aimed at at non-technical grads looking to move into a data science career. Many of our course materials are open and can be viewed here: github.com/UBC-MDS/public
May 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM