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Mathematics Instructors

Dr. Linda M. Clark Associate Professor University Studies MTSU Box 16 Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Office: SAG 103 Office Phone: (615) 904-8234 Website: www.mtsu.edu/~lmclark E-mail: lmclark@mtsu.edu

Education:

• Ed. D. Higher Education Administration, Vanderbilt University, 2006
• Ed. S Administration and Supervision - Higher Education, MTSU 2001
• M.S.T. Mathematics, MTSU 1997
• B.S. Mathematics, MTSU 1995

Experience:

• Fall 1998-Present, MTSU University Studies Department
• 1998 (Summer), Mathematics Department, Centennial High School, Williamson County Schools
• 1998 (Spring), Adjunct, Nashville State Technical Institute
• 1996-1997, Graduate Teaching Assistant, MTSU, Developmental Studies Department

Describe your teaching style:
My teaching style involves a Socratic, interactive approach to learning. I constantly query students and give them appropriate feedback. Students are also given the opportunity to practice authentic algebraic manipulations in the classroom environment.

What do you like most about teaching?
Watching the eyes of a formerly perplexed student, when the blinding flash of insight comes and math finally becomes understandable. It is at this moment when the student begins to enjoy math (when math and the student become one). I also like the smell of chalk in the morning.

What do you like least about teaching?
Students who don't want to learn, paper work, and having to give a student a failing grade. I also dislike the smell of chalk in the late afternoon.

What do you expect from your students?
Come to class on time and be prepared to participate in the class milieu.

What should they expect from you?
That I come to class prepared. They should also expect me to be willing to help them.

Areas of interest outside the classroom:
Family, church, and sports (soft ball, racquet ball and bowling).