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Teaching Style Information
Mathematics Department
Glendale Community College
6000 W. Olive Ave., Glendale, AZ 85302
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This page is provided for students so that they will have additional information about the teaching styles of most of the full time math faculty at GCC. The information is approximate and it is subject to change.  Be aware that this data does not completely capture the "teaching style" of the faculty, nor does it contain any qualitative measures.  There are multiple entries for several faculty because some teach an Arithmetic course differently than a Calculus course.  The math faculty are listed alphabetically, and the following letter links will take you to faculty with last names beginning with that letter.

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Carol Barner
all MAT classes
  • Teaching Style: lecture, homework Q&A, test review days, students work in pairs at the board
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded weekly
  • Testing: midterm exam, cumulative final exam, weekly quizes with 3 dropped
  • Grading: tests, final exam, homework, attendance, quizes
  • Calculators: can use in classes MAT120 and higher, may use in some parts of MAT082,092

 
 
Brandi Bass
MAT082, 092, 102
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, test review days, some collaborative work
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded at various times
  • Testing:  exams, cumulative final exam, partial credit on graded material
  • Grading: tests, final exam, homework
  • Calculators: can use in classes MAT092 and higher

 
 
Brian Bird
MAT082
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, test review days, some collaborative work, student discovery, students work on board
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded at various times
  • Testing: approximately 2 exams, final exam (not cumulative) , partial credit on graded material, group work, random quizzes, 
  • Grading: tests, final exam, group work, quizzes, projects
  • Calculators: can use in last half of the class
Brian Bird
MAT156
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, test review days, some collaborative work, student discovery, students work on board
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected
  • Testing: approximately 6 exams, cumulative final exam, partial credit on graded material, group work, random quizzes, 
  • Grading: tests, final exam, other
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests
Brian Bird
MAT212
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, test review days, some collaborative work, student discovery, students work on board
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected
  • Testing: approximately 4 exams, cumulative final exam, partial credit on graded material, group work, random quizzes, 
  • Grading: tests, final exam, other
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests

 
 
Bill Bonnell
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, test review days, some collaborative work
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected
  • Testing: approximately 4 to 6 exams, cumulative final exam, partial credit on graded material, random quizzes
  • Grading: tests, final exam, quizzes
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests in most cases in classes MAT120 or higher

 

Dan Cortney
MAT082
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, some student discovery, students work on the board
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected
  • Testing: approximately 8 exams, cumulative final exam
  • Grading: tests, final exam
  • Calculators: 
Dan Cortney
MAT090
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, students work on the board
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected
  • Testing: approximately 15 weekly exams, final exam
  • Grading: tests, final exam
  • Calculators: 
Dan Cortney
MAT150/1
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, some student discovery
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected
  • Testing: approximately 15 weekly exams, final exam
  • Grading: tests, final exam
  • Calculators: TI-83
Dan Cortney
MAT156
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, test review days, some student discovery, students work on the board
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected
  • Testing: approximately 3 exams, final exam(not cumulative), partial credit given, weekly quizzes
  • Grading: tests, final exam, attendance, homework, quizzes, projects, class participation, group work
  • Calculators: 
Dan Cortney
MAT240
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected
  • Testing: approximately 15 weekly exams, final exam
  • Grading: tests, final exam
  • Calculators: used on selected tests

 
 
Mike Cullinan
CSC classes
  • Teaching Style: computer labs, computer demonstrations, lecture with student involvement
  • Homework: many computer projects
  • Testing: approximately 7 tests
  • Grading: tests, computer projects
  • Calculators: computers are used
Mike Cullinan
MAT classes
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded daily
  • Testing: approximately 5 to 7 exams, cumulative final exam
  • Grading: tests, final exam, homework
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests


 
Dr. Beth Dawkins
MAT142
MAT156, 157
MAT172
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, some collaborative work, student discovery, test review days
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected
  • Testing: approximately 4 exams, weekly quizes (in MAT156,157),  final exam(not cumulative), partial credit given
  • Grading: tests, final exam, quizzes, group work
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests
Dr. Beth Dawkins
MAT092
MAT120
MAT150
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, some collaborative work, student discovery, test review days
  • Homework: assigned daily and collected at various times
  • Testing: approximately 5 exams, weekly quizes (in MAT156,157),  final exam(not cumulative), partial credit given
  • Grading: tests, final exam, quizzes, group work, homework
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests

 
 
Anne Dudley
MAT120
MAT150
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, collaborative work, student discovery, test review days
  • Homework: assigned daily, regularly collected 
  • Testing: weekly quizzes, several chapter exams, final exam
  • Grading: tests, final exam, quizzes, homework
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests
Anne Dudley
MAT092
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, collaborative work, student discovery, test review days
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected 
  • Testing: weekly quizzes, midterm exam, final exam
  • Grading: tests, final exam, quizzes
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests
Anne Dudley
MAT182
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, test review days
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded at various times, MAPLE labs 
  • Testing: approximately 7 exams, cumulative final exam, random quizzes
  • Grading: tests, final exam, MAPLE labs
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests
Anne Dudley
MAT220, 230
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, test review days
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected 
  • Testing: approximately 7 or 8 exams, cumulative final exam, quizes
  • Grading: tests, final exam, quizes
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests

 

Kevin Fitzgerald
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, student discovery, test review days
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded daily 
  • Testing: approximately 6 to 8 exams, midtem exam, final exam(not cumulative), partial credit given, daily quizzes given in MAT150
  • Grading: tests, final exam, quizzes, attendance
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests

 
 
Dr. Tom Foley
MAT212
MAT150
MAT227
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, test review days, some collaborative work, student discovery
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded at various times
  • Testing: approximately 4 exams, semi-cumulative final exam, partial credit on graded material
  • Grading: tests, final exam, homework
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests
Dr. Tom Foley
MAT142
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, test review days, some collaborative work, student discovery
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded at various times, project
  • Testing: approximately 3 exams, final exam (not cumulative), partial credit on graded material
  • Grading: tests, final exam, homework, project 
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests
Dr. Tom Foley
MAT082
MAT120
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, test review days, some collaborative work
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded at various times
  • Testing: approximately 6 exams, cumulative final exam, partial credit on graded material
  • Grading: tests, final exam, homework
  • Calculators: can use in the last half of the semester in MAT082, anytime in MAT120
Dr. Tom Foley
CSC180, CSC185
CSC200
CSC281
CSC284
CSC285
  • Teaching Style: varies, computer labs, computer demonstrations, lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, some PowerPoint
  • Homework: many computer projects
  • Testing: varies
  • Grading: tests, computer projects
  • Calculators: computers are used

 

Betsy Hicks
MAT150/1
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, test review days, some collaborative work, student discovery, students work on board
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded at various times for extra credit 
  • Testing: approximately 6 exams, cumulative final exam, partial credit given
  • Grading: tests, final exam
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests

 
 
Michael Holtfrerich
MAT150
MAT120
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, some collaborative work, student discovery
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected
  • Testing: weekly quizzes, midterm exam, cumulative final exam, partial credit given
  • Grading: tests, final exam, quizzes
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests
Michael Holtfrerich
MAT220
MAT230
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, some collaborative work, student discovery
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected
  • Testing:  approximately 8 exams, cumulative final exam, partial credit given
  • Grading: tests, final exam, quizzes
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests

 

Lee Marva Lacy
MAT082
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, students work on the board
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected
  • Testing: approximately 8 exams, final exam(not cumulative), usually one take-home test
  • Grading: tests, final exam
  • Calculators: can use in the last quarter of the semester
Lee Marva Lacy
MAT090/2
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, students work on the board, test review days, student discovery
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded at various times 
  • Testing: approximately 6 exams, final exam(not cumulative), random quizzes, some multiple choice
  • Grading: tests, final exam
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests
Lee Marva Lacy
MAT120/1
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, students work on the board, test review days, student discovery
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected
  • Testing: approximately 6 to 7 exams, final exam(not cumulative), usually one take-home test, some multiple choice
  • Grading: tests, final exam, sometimes extra credit exercises
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests

 

Ken Macleish
CSC270
  • Teaching Style: computer labs, computer demonstrations, PowerPoint
  • Homework: computer projects approximately one per week
  • Testing: approximately 2 tests
  • Grading: tests, computer projects
  • Calculators: computers are used
Ken Macleish
CSC110
CSC200
CSC210
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, computer labs, computer demonstrations, student discovery
  • Homework: approximately 6 or 7 computer projects 
  • Testing: approximately 3 tests, cumulative final
  • Grading: tests, computer projects, final
  • Calculators: computers are used
Ken Macleish
MAT092
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, student discovery
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded daily 
  • Testing: approximately 5 exams, cumulative final exam
  • Grading: tests, final exam, homework
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests
Ken Macleish
MAT120
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, test review days
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded daily 
  • Testing: weekly quizzes, approximately 2 exams, midtem exam, cumulative final exam
  • Grading: tests, final exam, quizzes, projects, homework
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests

 
 
Don McCarthy
MAT150
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, test review days
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected
  • Testing: approximately 5 exams, cumulative final exam, partial credit on graded material
  • Grading: tests, final exam
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests

 
 
Joe Melita
  • Teaching Style: lecture, some collaborative work
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected
  • Testing: approximately 3 exams, cumulative final exam, multiple choice tests
  • Grading: tests, final exam
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests for MAT120 and higher

 
 
Dr. Chris Miller
all MAT classes
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, test review days, some collaborative work, student discovery
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected
  • Testing: approximately 6 to 8 exams, cumulative final exam, random homework quizzes, partial credit on graded material
  • Grading: tests, final exam, quizzes, projects, class participation
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests in classes beyond MAT082, but none in MAT082

 
 
Dr. Nadine Moore
all MAT classes
  • Teaching Style: lecture, homework Q&A, test review days
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected
  • Testing: approximately 6 to 8 exams, cumulative final exam, partial credit on graded material
  • Grading: tests, final exam
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests

 

Denise Nunley
MAT082
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, test review days, some collaborative work, student discovery, student work on the board
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected, used for "homework quizzes", group projects
  • Testing: approximately 4 exams, cumulative final exam, partial credit on graded material, weekly homework quizzes
  • Grading: tests, final exam, homework quizzes, attendance, group work, class participation
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests after the first couple exams
Denise Nunley
MAT092
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, test review days, some collaborative work, student discovery, student work on the board
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected, used for "homework quizzes"
  • Testing: approximately 5 exams, cumulative final exam, partial credit on graded material, weekly homework quizzes
  • Grading: tests, final exam, homework quizzes, attendance, group work, class participation
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests
Denise Nunley
MAT102
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, some collaborative work, student discovery, test review days, student work on the board
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected, used for "homework quizzes"
  • Testing: approximately 5 exams, cumulative final exam, partial credit on graded material, project, weekly homework quizzes
  • Grading: tests, final exam, homework quizzes, attendance, group work, class participation, project, quizzes
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests
Denise Nunley
MAT142
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, some collaborative work, student discovery, student work on the board
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded daily
  • Testing: approximately 3 exams, cumulative final exam, partial credit on graded material, project
  • Grading: tests, final exam, homework quizzes, attendance, group work, class participation, project
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests

 

Miriam Pack
MAT142
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, some collaborative work, student discovery
  • Homework: assigned daily but not collected
  • Testing: approximately 3 exams, cumulative final, partial credit on graded material
  • Grading: tests, final exam, homework, attendance, group work, projects
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests
Miriam Pack
MAT157
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, some collaborative work, student discovery, computer work, students work on the board, homework Q&A times
  • Homework: assigned daily, some collected and graded, some not collected, computer projects
  • Testing: approximately 3 exams, partial credit on graded material, random quizzes
  • Grading: tests, homework, attendance, quizzes, computer projects
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests
Miriam Pack
MAT121
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, test review days
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded daily
  • Testing: approximately 4 exams, cumulative final, partial credit on graded material
  • Grading: tests, final exam, homework, attendance
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests
Miriam Pack
MAT092
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, test review days
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded daily
  • Testing: approximately 6 exams, cumulative final, partial credit on graded material
  • Grading: tests, final exam, homework, attendance
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests
Miriam Pack
MAT082
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, test review days
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded daily
  • Testing: approximately 8 exams, cumulative final, partial credit on graded material
  • Grading: tests, final exam, homework, attendance
  • Calculators: no

 
 
Jo Ann Paderi
MAT120/2
MAT150
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, test review days, students work on board, homework Q&A
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected 
  • Testing: approximately 4 exams, cumulative final, weekly quizzes, partial credit on graded material
  • Grading: tests, final exam, quizzes
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests
Jo Ann Paderi
MAT156
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, test review days, collaborative work, homework Q&A
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded at various times 
  • Testing: approximately 4 exams, final(not cumulative), partial credit on graded material
  • Grading: tests, final exam, homework, group work, projects
  • Calculators: 

 

Dr. Steve Shew
MAT090
MAT151
MAT182
MAT212
  • Teaching Style: lecture, test review days, homework Q&A, some collaborative work
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected 
  • Testing: approximately 3 to 5 exams, final(not cumulative)
  • Grading: tests, final exam
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests

 
 
Scot Smith
MAT090
MAT120
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, collaborative work, homework Q&A, PowerPoint, student discovery
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded at various times 
  • Testing: approximately 6 exams, cumulative final, partial credit on graded material, random quizzes, occasional pair quiz
  • Grading: tests, final exam, homework
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests
Scot Smith
MAT150
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, collaborative work, homework Q&A, PowerPoint, student discovery
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded at various times 
  • Testing: weekly quizzes, midterm exam, cumulative final, partial credit on graded material
  • Grading: tests, final exam, homework, quizzes
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests

 

Amy Volpe
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, collaborative work, homework Q&A, PowerPoint, student discovery, test review days
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected 
  • Testing: approximately 4 exams, final, partial credit on graded material, quizzes
  • Grading: tests, final exam, attendance, quizzes
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework, on tests

 

Dr. John Walsh
MAT090
MAT120
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, test review days
  • Homework: assigned daily, but not collected
  • Testing: approximately 5 exams, cumulative final exam, partial credit on graded material
  • Grading: tests, cumulative final exam
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework

 
 
Laura Watkins
  • Teaching Style: lecture with student involvement, homework Q&A, test review days, some collaborative work, students work on board
  • Homework: assigned daily, collected and graded at various times
  • Testing: approximately 3 exams, cumulative final exam, partial credit on graded material, quizzes at random times, multiple choice (for MAT 082, 092, 122, 150)
  • Grading: tests, cumulative final exam, homework, quizzes, projects, class participation
  • Calculators: can use in class, on homework

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