Lightning Talks

TidyBlocks: using the language of the Tidyverse in a blocks-based interface

rstudio::conf 2020

TidyBlocks: using the language of the Tidyverse in a blocks-based interface

February 4, 2020

Blocks-based coding environments are a popular way to introduce programming to novices. Instead of typing in code, users click blocks together to create loops, conditionals, and expressions.

The Five Principles of Data Science Education

rstudio::conf 2020

The Five Principles of Data Science Education

February 4, 2020

In this talk, I will outline a unified philosophy of data science education, and provide tips and tools for implementing these principles in the classroom using R and RStudio.

Sound annotation with Shiny and wavesurfer

rstudio::conf 2020

Sound annotation with Shiny and wavesurfer

February 4, 2020

We observed a huge improvements of Machine Learning tools but the main effort were to help at post annotated dataset step.

Rproject templates to automate and standardize your workflow

rstudio::conf 2020

Rproject templates to automate and standardize your workflow

February 4, 2020

Many teams and organizations have tasks and structures that are standard across projects. Lack of consistency and documentation can lead to lost productivity when team members join collaborations...

Peer review in data science courses

rstudio::conf 2020

Peer review in data science courses

February 4, 2020

Peer review enables instructors of large data science classes to provide substantive feedback to students beyond what is feasible with standard code review via automated grading and continuous...

Mexican electoral quick count night with R

rstudio::conf 2020

Mexican electoral quick count night with R

February 4, 2020

In Mexico the elections take place on a Sunday, and the official results are presented a week later.

Making a tidy dress

rstudio::conf 2020

Making a tidy dress

February 4, 2020

After at least a year of dreaming about it, I finally produced the #rstats / #Tidyverse dress of my dreams.

livecode: broadcast your live coding sessions from and to RStudio

rstudio::conf 2020

livecode: broadcast your live coding sessions from and to RStudio

February 4, 2020

In this talk we will demonstrate `livecode`, a new R package for broadcasting code for live code demonstrations. This package implements a simple webserver (using `httpuv`) to dynamically publishes...

Lessons about R I learned from my cat

rstudio::conf 2020

Lessons about R I learned from my cat

February 4, 2020

Forming good development habits for R projects is pretty straight-forward if you follow the lessons I've learned from my cat, whose advice includes "be lazy", "keep your claws sharp", and...

Learning by Teaching: Mentoring at the R4DS Online Learning Community

rstudio::conf 2020

Learning by Teaching: Mentoring at the R4DS Online Learning Community

February 4, 2020

I host a weekly R Office Hour on the R4DS Online Learning Community Slack. By doing so, I have learned more about R than I ever would have thought.

Learn to teach, for goodness sake

rstudio::conf 2020

Learn to teach, for goodness sake

February 4, 2020

Even though I’ve completed 4 marathons, you certainly shouldn’t come to me for a training plan on how to achieve your goals for any race you’re about to run.

Every voice matters: An analysis of @WeAreRLadies

rstudio::conf 2020

Every voice matters: An analysis of @WeAreRLadies

February 4, 2020

As a rotating curation, @WeAreRLadies is a twitter account that has a different curator (i.e., tweeter) each week with a mission to highlight female and minority genders and their work in R.

Datasets in Reproducible Research with 'pins'

rstudio::conf 2020

Datasets in Reproducible Research with 'pins'

February 4, 2020

Open source code is an essential piece in making science reproducible. Tools like 'rmarkdown' and GitHub facilitate running and sharing outcomes with colleagues and with the broad scientific community

Data Science for Software Engineers: busting software myths with R

rstudio::conf 2020

Data Science for Software Engineers: busting software myths with R

February 4, 2020

Is agile development really the secret to success? Do some languages actually cause more defects than others? This talk describes a series of meaningful lessons that...

Course Material Creation in the R Ecosystem

rstudio::conf 2020

Course Material Creation in the R Ecosystem

February 4, 2020

In this talk, I will introduce a suite of three packages designed to aid course material creation in R: {demoR} for displaying code in knitted R Markdown with custom highlighting and formatting...

Becoming an R blogger

rstudio::conf 2020

Becoming an R blogger

February 4, 2020

Blogging is an excellent way to learn, improve your communication skills, and gain exposure in the R and data science communities.

A high school student’s journey to bring R into the classroom

rstudio::conf 2020

A high school student’s journey to bring R into the classroom

February 4, 2020

My 8th grade capstone project introduced me to R. The project was a data visualization about breakfast tacos. I used R and other web based tools.