Teaching Style Information Mathematics Department Glendale Community College 6000 W. Olive Ave., Glendale, AZ 85302

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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