Education
Masters of Science: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio, 1993 (Mathematics)
Bachelor of Science: Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio, 1989 (Mathematics)
Positions and Work Experience
09-01-1998 -07-01-2000 Adjunct Instructor, University of Cincinnati, Department of Mathematical Sciences
09-01-2000 -12-31-2004 Annual Adjunct Instructor, University of Cincinnati, Department of Mathematical Sciences
01-01-2005 - Fields Service/Educator, University of Cincinnati, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Presentations
Invited Presentations
Mary Schuster and Dan Vance (04-11-2015. ) Basic Tips You Can Use to Communicate With Your On-Line Hybrid and Large Lecture Classes .3T: Teaching, Techniques and Technology Conference, U.C. Clermont Branch. Level:University
Carol Tonge Mack, Mary Schuster, Kenneth Simonson (03-29-2017. ) ALEKS Impact on LSAMP Scholars Math/Science Performance .9th Annual Equity and Inclusion Conference, University of Cincinnati. UC. . Level:University
Mary Schuster (03-20-2017. ) Collaboration Tools .Cincinnati Math Convening, Cncinnati State Technical and Community College. Professional Meeting. . Level:Local
Mary Schuster (03-27-2015. ) Co-Requisite Methods and ALEKS .Ohio Board of Regents Sub Committee, Collumbus, Ohio. Professional Meeting. . Level:State
Honors and Awards
2009 -2009 Breakfast of Champions Teaching Award Status:Recipient Level:University Type:Recognition
2006 -2006 Breakfast of Champions Teaching Award Status:Recipient Level:University Type:Recognition
2011 -2012 Teacher Appreciation Banquet Sponsored by Generation One Fall 2011 and 2012 Status:Recipient Level:University Type:Recognition
Bad Format: 20120800 -Bad Format: 20120800 Teacher Appreciation Status:Recipient Level:College
2012 -2013 Award of Appreciation from Emerging Ethnic Engineers summer 2012 and summer 2013 Level:College
02-27-2017 -02-27-2017 Darwin T. Turner Scholars Breakfast of Champions Status:Recipient Level:University Type:Recognition
Service
(Course Coordinator - College Algebra ) Committee Chair Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 09-21-2008 -06-14-2009
(Course Coordinator - Calculus Zero ) Committee Chair Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 09-21-2005 -12-31-2005
(Course Coordinator - Calculus Zero ) Committee Chair Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 09-21-2006 -12-31-2006
(ALEKS ) Member Type:Departmental Service Level:University 09-21-2010 -06-14-2012
(Educator Search Committee ) Member Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 06-14-2010 -06-14-2012
(Course Coordinator - Topics ) Committee Chair Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 09-21-2011 -06-14-2012
(Couse Coordinator - Elementary Probability and Statistics ) Committee Chair Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 09-21-2009 -06-14-2010
(Course Coordinator - Elementary Probability and Statistics ) Committee Chair Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 09-21-2010 -06-14-2011
(Math Placement Blackboad site ) Member Type:Departmental Service Level:University 09-21-2010 -06-14-2012
(15-Stat-148-707 ) Committee Chair Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 12-12-2011 -12-31-2011
Helping Hands Member Type:Community Service Level:University 08-23-2011 -08-23-2013
Calculus One Final Exam Coordinator Committee Chair Type:Departmental Service Level:Department Bad Format: 20061200 -Bad Format: 20061200
Calculus One Final Exam Coordinator Committee Chair Type:Departmental Service Level:Department Bad Format: 20071200
Calculus Two (251) Final Exam Coordinator Committee Chair Type:Departmental Service Level:Department Bad Format: 20070600 -Bad Format: 20070600
Preparing Future Faculty Member Type:Service to Professional Development Programs Level:University 03-15-2010 -06-14-2010
Mathematics Learning Center Committee Chair Type:Departmental Service Level:University 01-02-2005 -04-25-2014
Math Bowl Member Type:Service to Student Groups Level:Department 2006 -2012
Course Coordinator: Pre-Calculus Type:Departmental Service 08-27-2012 -05-01-2017
Committee Member Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 06-15-2011 -02-01-2012
Course Coordinator - Calculus I (spring) Level:Department 01-05-2013 -05-01-2014
Supplementary Review Sessions Type:Service to Student Groups 09-01-2013 -05-01-2015
(Course Coordinator: Introduction to Statitics ) Committee Chair Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 08-25-2014 -BAD DATE
(Coordinator: Calculus I ) Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 03-17-2017 -05-01-2017
Post Graduate Training and Education
09-2012-11-2012 Distance Learning Design Seminar:, Exemplary Participation in an eight week intensive course in Online Course Design. , University of Cincinnati, ,
06-13-2011-06-17-2011 Summer Instructional Technology Institute, University of Cincinnati, ,
12-2005-05-2012 Workshops:, Participated in 23 workshops on educational methods and technology use in the classroom., University of Cincinnati, ,
08-2007-08-2007 MathLabs:, Two day workshop on best methods for mathematics tutoring centers., Bowling Green State University , , Bowling Green, Ohio
08-2009-08-2009 MathLabs:, Two day workshop on best methods for mathematics tutoring centers., Bowling Green State University, , Bowling Green, Ohio
09-2006-07-2012 Post-graduate Coursework:, completed 17 graduate level courses in statistics and research methodologies. , University of Cincinnati, ,
03-09-2015-03-20-2015 Online Teaching Strategies, A&S faculty participate in an online course where best practices of online teaching are discussed. , University of Cincinnati, , Online
Professional Affiliation
2005 -2007: Library Committee Member University of Cincinnati, Cincinnat, Ohio
2008 -2009: National Tutoring Association NTA, Lakeland, Florida
09-01-2014 -06-01-2017: Ohio Mathematics Initiative Participant in Subgroup1
Courses Taught
15-MATH-250 CALCULUS 0 Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-173 COLLEGE ALG I Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-156 TOPICS IN MATH Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-155 TOPICS IN MATH Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-156 TOPICS IN MATH Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-181 TRIGONOMETRY Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-147 ELEM PROB AND STAT Level:Undergraduate
Calculus I Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-146 STAT FOR HEALTH SCI Level:Undergraduate
-MATH-1062 CALCULUS II Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-147 ELEM PROB AND STAT Level:Undergraduate
-STAT-1031 INTRO STAT
15-MATH-147 ELEM PROB AND STAT Level:Undergraduate
Introduction to Statistics Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-148 ELEM PROB AND STAT Level:Undergraduate
Introduction to Statistics Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-147 ELEM PROB AND STAT Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-149 ELEM PROB AND STAT Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-149 ELEM PROB AND STAT Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-149 ELEM PROB AND STAT Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-147 ELEM PROB AND STAT Level:Undergraduate
15-STAT-147 ELEM PROB AND STAT Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-148 ELEM PROB AND STAT Level:Undergraduate
15-STAT-147 ELEM PROB AND STAT Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-251 CALCULUS I Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-149 ELEM PROB AND STAT Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-157 TOPICS IN MATH Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-149 ELEM PROB AND STAT Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-157 TOPICS IN MATH Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-149 ELEM PROB AND STAT Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-149 ELEM PROB AND STAT Level:Undergraduate
Foundations for Scientific Calculus Level:Undergraduate
Pre-Calculus Level:Undergraduate
Statistics for Health Sciences Level:Undergraduate
15-MATH-252 CALCULUS II Level:Undergraduate
Faculty Development Activities
Bad Format: 20051200 -Bad Format: 20051200 Technology in the Classroom CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
Bad Format: 20060100 -Bad Format: 20060100 Effective Strategies for Teaching and Mentoring Freshman CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
04-01-2006 -04-01-2006 Large Group Teaching CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
Bad Format: 20070200 -Bad Format: 20070200 Course Development CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
Bad Format: 20070700 -Bad Format: 20070700 Survey Monkey CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
08-06-2007 -08-07-2007 MathLabs Conference Discuss best practices for running a math tutoring center., Bowling Green University Bowling Green, Ohio Type:Conference Attendance
Bad Format: 20070900 -Bad Format: 20070900 Eluminate Training UCIT University of Cincinnati Type:Other
Bad Format: 20070900 -Bad Format: 20070900 Learning Communities CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
Bad Format: 20071200 -Bad Format: 20071200 Syllabus Development CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
Bad Format: 20071200 -Bad Format: 20071200 New Features of Blackboard 7 CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
Bad Format: 20080500 -Bad Format: 20080500 Getting your video on the Web CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
Bad Format: 20080700 -Bad Format: 20080700 Introduction to Respondus Test Bilding Software CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
Bad Format: 20080700 -Bad Format: 20080700 Couse Digitization CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
Bad Format: 20080700 -Bad Format: 20080700 Synchronous e-Learning with Elluminate Live CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
Bad Format: 20081000 -Bad Format: 20081000 Engagning Undergraduates in Meaningful Research Distance Learning CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Seminar
Bad Format: 20081000 -Bad Format: 20081000 Video Technology: Editing Your Video CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
Bad Format: 20081100 -Bad Format: 20081100 Online: Best Practices CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
Bad Format: 20090400 -Bad Format: 20090400 Introduction to LaTeX CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
04-22-2009 -04-23-2009 ADP Algeba II Judgement Study Book Publisher Cleveland, Ohio Type:Workshop
08-06-2009 -08-07-2009 MathLabs Conference Discuss best practices for running a math tutoring center., Bowling Green University Bowling Green, Ohio Type:Conference Attendance
Bad Format: 20100300 -Bad Format: 20100300 Teaching Online: Best Practices CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
Bad Format: 20100400 -Bad Format: 20100400 Audio Commentary CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
Bad Format: 20100500 -Bad Format: 20100500 Course-Based Student Learning Outcomes CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
06-13-2011 -06-17-2011 Summer Instructional Technology Institute Week long instruction on various technologies used to improve student learning., Univeristy Libraries University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
10-20-2011 -10-20-2011 Turning Point (PRS) Instructions CET&L University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
01-02-2006 -07-25-2012 Graduate Level Classes Complete Completed 17 graduate level courses (3.5 average), University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Type:Self-Study Program
Bad Format: 20120500 -Bad Format: 20120500 Creating a Teaching Syllabus University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
09-01-2012 -11-15-2012 Distance Learning Design Seminar University of Cincinnati Type:Seminar
10-14-2013 -10-14-2013 Writing Effective Grants for External Funding CET&L Factulty Workshop University of Cincinnati Type:Workshop
Bad Format: 20141100 -Bad Format: 20141100 Difficult Conversations University of Cincinnati Blue Ash Type:Workshop
Bad Format: 20140600 -Bad Format: 20140600 Applying the Quality Matters Rubric University of Cincinnati Blue Ash Type:Workshop
04-11-2015 -04-11-2015 3T: Teaching, Techniques and Technology University of Cincinnati Clermont, Ohio Type:Conference Attendance
11-18-2015 -11-19-2015 Complete College America Co-Requisite Academy 2.0 Complete College America Indianapolis, Indiana Type:Conference Attendance
04-20-2016 -04-20-2016 Bridges to Success Conference, Ohio Higher Education Cincinnati, Ohio Type:Conference Attendance
11-18-2016 -11-20-2016 36th Lilly Conference on College Teaching Conference, Lilly Conference Oxford, Ohio Type:Conference Attendance
05-20-2017 -05-20-2017 Project Kaleidoscope AACU Findlay, Ohio Type:Conference Attendance