Associate Professor of Teaching in Statistics, Master of Data Science program Instructor, UBC, Vancouver, Canada | she/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3mufbzy6iec2qThis year I am moving to paper-based knowledge checks at the beginning of lectures to act as an accountability mechanism and for formative assessment of pre-lecture video watching and readings. #datascience #education #LLMs #AI31 Aug 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufbzy6iec2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3msgwmjujl22vOne of the best papers I have read recently about teaching programming/coding in the AI era. Great arguments and practical advice. Programmers Aren’t Obsolete yet: A Syllabus for Teaching CS Students to Responsibly Use Large Language Models for Code Generation: https://www.scitepress.org/Papers/2025/134383/134383.pdf06 Aug 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgwmjujl22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3moiommu7zs2vIn case you missed it last week, @minecr.bsky.social any my paper on "Ten simple rules for teaching data science" is now out in @plos.org Computational Biology: https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.101433817 Jun 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3moiommu7zs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3moiommu7zs2vIn case you missed it last week, @minecr.bsky.social any my paper on "Ten simple rules for teaching data science" is now out in @plos.org Computational Biology: https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.101433817 Jun 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3moiommu7zs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3moei665h2k2qOur open introductory data science textbooks are reaching further across the globe each year! Exciting to see the data! Links to books: - datasciencebook.ca - python.datasciencebook.ca15 Jun 2026 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3moei665h2k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3mnzns6oxv22rThrilled to share that @minecr.bsky.social and my paper on Ten simple rules for teaching data science is now available from @plos.org Computational Biology! https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.101433811 Jun 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzns6oxv22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3mnzns6oxv22rThrilled to share that @minecr.bsky.social and my paper on Ten simple rules for teaching data science is now available from @plos.org Computational Biology! https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.101433811 Jun 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzns6oxv22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3mni36qocqs2cLink to slides from my talk at the 2026 SSC annual meeting yesterday. Talk title: "OERs in action: practical strategies for inclusive and recognized teaching innovation." https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QT9u7bj-63Bx-x8TdbphzNwTKtem8-liqcim3DZYquA/edit?usp=sharing04 Jun 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mni36qocqs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3mni36qocqs2cLink to slides from my talk at the 2026 SSC annual meeting yesterday. Talk title: "OERs in action: practical strategies for inclusive and recognized teaching innovation." https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QT9u7bj-63Bx-x8TdbphzNwTKtem8-liqcim3DZYquA/edit?usp=sharing04 Jun 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mni36qocqs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3mj5pyztizc25Less than one week before the survey closes!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5pyztizc25https://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3miezn77kzc2aOur survey closes in just 2 weeks!!! 🏁 Calling folks working in a #DataScience (or related) role 📣 – we want you to fill out our survey aiming to understand if and how practicing data scientists use and integrate #LLMs 🤖 into their data science tasks. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tiffany-timbers-27a45631_our-survey-closes-in-just-2-weeks-share-7444844399332851712-N8lx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAamvv4Boxl7k7Sw536dbgEgzQpkDVSfyLs31 Mar 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3miezn77kzc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3mgnhonx7gs2dOnly 37 days until the survey closes! Data scientists, we need your help! #LLM #DataScience [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Mar 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnhonx7gs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3mgnhonx7gs2dOnly 37 days until the survey closes! Data scientists, we need your help! #LLM #DataScience [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Mar 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnhonx7gs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3mg3ulwwc622nAint that the truth [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Mar 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3ulwwc622nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3mfwocnzdok2n@pwhlgoldeneyes.bsky.social how do I get my child's birthday announced at the game tomorrow?28 Feb 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwocnzdok2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3mdle64lnkk2vCalling folks working in a #DataScience (or related) role 📣 – we want you to fill out our survey aiming to understand if and how practicing data scientists use and integrate #LLMs 🤖 into their data science tasks. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tiffany-timbers-27a45631_qualtrics-survey-qualtrics-experience-management-activity-7422697703576457216-K19h?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAamvv4Boxl7k7Sw536dbgEgzQpkDVSfyLs29 Jan 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdle64lnkk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3mf3lmkb7222tCalling folks working in a #DataScience (or related) role 📣 – we want you to fill out our survey aiming to understand if and how practicing data scientists use and integrate #LLMs 🤖 into their data science tasks. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tiffany-timbers-27a45631_linkedin-activity-7429649197903093760-htQd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAamvv4Boxl7k7Sw536dbgEgzQpkDVSfyLs17 Feb 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3lmkb7222thttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3me2cu3n5m22t"Ten simple rules for teaching data science": arxiv.org/abs/2602.02874 A new preprint by @minecr.bsky.social and myself. We'd love any feedback! https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.0287404 Feb 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2cu3n5m22thttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3mdle64lnkk2vCalling folks working in a #DataScience (or related) role 📣 – we want you to fill out our survey aiming to understand if and how practicing data scientists use and integrate #LLMs 🤖 into their data science tasks. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tiffany-timbers-27a45631_qualtrics-survey-qualtrics-experience-management-activity-7422697703576457216-K19h?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAamvv4Boxl7k7Sw536dbgEgzQpkDVSfyLs29 Jan 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdle64lnkk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3mcdm7h3chs2wAna Elisa Lopez, @rohanalexander.bsky.social and my paper, "Prompting the Professoriate: A Qualitative Study of Instructor Perspectives on LLMs in Data Science Education" is now available (the "Just Accepted" version) from Harvard Data Science Review: https://hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/xv4hxs7u/release/1?readingCollection=3974b7e613 Jan 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdm7h3chs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3mcdm7h3chs2wAna Elisa Lopez, @rohanalexander.bsky.social and my paper, "Prompting the Professoriate: A Qualitative Study of Instructor Perspectives on LLMs in Data Science Education" is now available (the "Just Accepted" version) from Harvard Data Science Review: https://hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/xv4hxs7u/release/1?readingCollection=3974b7e613 Jan 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdm7h3chs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3m2kedxhhg224What are kids books that introduce statistical thinking? I'm thinking ones aimed at > 5-6 year olds. So not Bayesian Stats for babies type books.06 Oct 2025 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2kedxhhg224https://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3m2kedxhhg224What are kids books that introduce statistical thinking? I'm thinking ones aimed at > 5-6 year olds. So not Bayesian Stats for babies type books.06 Oct 2025 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2kedxhhg224https://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3lzjultt3cc2s@vancouverrisefc.bsky.social - the UBC Master of Data Science program has opened its called for data science capstone project proposals, we'd love to support women's sports here in Vancouver and work with you! We've worked with the @whitecapsfc.bsky.social in the past and its been fantastic.23 Sep 2025 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjultt3cc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tiffanytimbers.bsky.social/post/3lzjmwot3ys2sThe 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: https://ubc-mds.github.io/capstone/about/23 Sep 2025 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:a5bm7u6roja7v5q5spmvmqmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjmwot3ys2s