Speaker
Description
Code golf—writing the shortest possible code to solve a problem—has emerged as an engaging method for teaching programming fundamentals. Its competitive, game-like structure fosters student motivation and encourages self-directed learning.
Inspired by the success of CSSBattle, which attracts thousands of daily users with CSS challenges, I present ggplot battles: a new browser-based platform designed to teach data visualisation using R's ggplot2 package. Participants are given a target plot and a predefined dataset, then challenged to recreate the plot as closely as possible.
Built with WebR, the platform runs entirely in the browser with no local R setup required. I will discuss the learnings, challenges, and systems behind the website, and the pedagogical value it can add to the classroom.
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| Keywords: Please list up to 5 keywords to help us find the right session for your contribution. | statistical learning, webr, data visualisation, web applications |
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| Virtual Option | This submission is for onsite presentation only |
| Material License | MIT |
| Video Recording | Video sharing is fine |
| The author(s) agree(s) to take responsibility and be accountable for the contents of the submission and is/are authorized to present it. | Confirm |