CURRICULUM VITAE
John J. Weber III, PhD
1. PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
John J. Weber III, PhD
Address:
555 North Indian Creek Drive
Clarkston, Georgia 30030
Phone:
678.891.3693 (office)
Email:
john.weber@gpc.edu (school)
Website:
http://www.jjw3.com
2. ACADEMIC HISTORY
Present rank: Instructor
Proportion time assignments:
2003-05; 2009-10: 1.00 Employed Full Time (EFT) Instruction
2010-11: 0.80 EFT Instruction; 0.20 EFT Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority
Participation (PSLSAMP) Advising
Tenure status: Tenure Track
Highest degree: PhD, The University of Georgia, December 2009
Educational background:
The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, PhD in Mathematics Education, December 2009
DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, MA in Mathematics Education, June 1996
Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, MEd in Sociological Foundations of Education,
May 1993
LaSalle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, BA in Chemistry and Mathematics (dual
degree), May 1987
Academic positions:
Instructor, Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Engineering, Georgia Perimeter
College (GPC), Fall 2003 – Summer 2005*, Fall 2009 – present
*Worked full-time on dissertation from Fall 2005 to Summer 2009.
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Engineering, GPC,
Spring 2003, Summer 2003, Fall 2006 – Fall 2007
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Mathematics, Athens Technical College (ATC), Fall 2001 –
Spring 2003
Graduate Assistant, Department of Mathematics Education, The University of Georgia (UGA),
1997 – 2001
Adjunct Instructor, Evening Division, Robert Morris College (RMC), 1994-95
Other professional employment:
Taught a Number Theory course as part of the Teacher Quality Enhancement Plan in Rockdale
County, Georgia, Summer 2000
This project, funded by the Board of Regents, provided four mathematics courses for
certified teachers at the middle grade level who could benefit from additional course
work in mathematics. The aim of the project was to upgrade the content backgrounds and
pedagogical knowledge of middle grade mathematics teachers.
High School classroom teacher, Notre Dame High School for Girls, Chicago, Illinois, Spring
1990 – Spring 1998
Taught chemistry, honors chemistry, AP chemistry, pre-algebra, algebra I, calculus.
Coached track and cross-country. Moderator of photography club and junior class.
High School classroom teacher, Luther North High School, Chicago, Illinois, Summer 1994
3. RESIDENT INSTRUCTION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
a. Courses taught:
Georgia Perimeter College
Math 1431 – Introduction to Statistics
Spring 2003, Section 530, 26 students
Summer 2003, 14 students
Spring 2004, Section 405, 30 students
Spring 2004, Section 406, 29 students
Spring 2004, Section 448, 30 students
Fall 2004, Section 406, 28 students
Fall 2005, Section 546, 13 students
Spring 2006, Section 546, 16 students
Fall 2009, Section 100, 29 students
Fall 2009, Section 105, 30 students
Fall 2009, Section 160, 25 students
Summer 2010, Section 100, 23 students
Summer 2010, Section 101, 24 students
Fall 2010, Section 120, 26 students
Math 1111 – College Algebra
Fall 2005, Section 548, 27 students
Fall 2009, Section 101, 32 students
Fall 2009, Section 105, 32 students
Fall 2009, Section 109, 32 students
Math 1113 – Pre-Calculus
Fall 2003, Section 401, 23 students
Fall 2003, Section 404, 23 students
Fall 2003, Section 405, 28 students
Summer 2004, Section 402, 27 students
Fall 2004, Section 402, 27 students
Fall 2004, Section 405, 31 students
Fall 2004, Section 449, 31 students
Spring 2005, Section 409, 30 students
Spring 2005, Section 446, 27 students
Spring 2005, Section 447, 27 students
Spring 2005, Section 449, 28 students
Fall 2010, Section 102, 24 students
Fall 2010, Section 104, 27 students
Math 2431 – Calculus I
Summer 2003, 20 students
Summer 2005, Section 400, 30 students
Summer 2005, Section 402, 32 students
Summer 2006, Section 546, 24 students
Spring 2010, Section 100, 25 students
Spring 2010, Section 101, 25 students
Spring 2011, Section 101, 25 students
Spring 2011, Section 102, 25 students
Math 2008 – Principles of Numbers and Operations (formerly Math 2030)
A three-credit semester course focusing on problem solving, number systems, properties
of numbers and operations for early elementary education majors.
Spring 2004, Section 400, 25 students
Fall 2004, Section 401, 23 students
Spring 2007, Section 546, 9 students
Fall 2010, Section 115, 19 students
Spring 2010, Section 120, 14 students
Math 2432 – Calculus II
Spring 2006, Section 546, 6 students
Fall 2007, Section 101, 25 students
Fall 2007, Section 160, 20 students
Math 2633 – Calculus III
Summer 2004, Section 400, 17 students
Math 2641 – Linear Algebra
Spring 2004, Section 401, 14 students
Math 1101 – Mathematical Modeling
A three-credit semester course focusing on using elementary functions to explore and
investigate applied problems.
Fall 2003, Section 402, 22 students
Fall 2003, Section 406, 24 students
Math 1431H – Honors Introduction to Statistics
Spring 2010, Section 170, 17 students
Spring 2011, Section 170, 12 students
Math 0098 – Intermediate Algebra
A four-credit semester course designed to prepare students for college-level mathematics.
Spring 2007, Section 550, 9 students
Athens Technical College
MAT 191 – College Algebra
Spring Quarter 2002, 30 students
Fall Quarter 2002, 12 students
Summer Quarter 2002
Winter Quarter 2002
Winter Quarter 2002
MAT 195 – Calculus I
Spring Quarter 2002, 30 students
Fall Quarter 2002, 33 students
MAT 254 – Calculus II
Fall Quarter 2002, 7 students
Winter Quarter 2003, 12 students
The University of Georgia
EMAT 5310 – Teaching Mathematics in the Middle School
A three-credit quarter course focusing on methods and materials for middle school
education majors, including observations of students’ field experiences.
Winter 1998
Robert Morris College
MAT 101 – College Mathematics
Spring Quarter, 1994
Winter Quarter, 1994
MAT 103 – Business Mathematics
Spring Quarter, 1994
b. Advising responsibilities:
Served or currently serving as Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
(PSLSAMP) advisor for approximately 40 students.
PSLSAMP, funded through an NSF grant, has the goal to increase the number of
underrepresented minority students who complete undergraduate degrees in STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields.
Served or currently serving as faulty liaison for Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement
(MESA).
MESA is part of a nationwide program to encourage educationally disadvantaged
students to attain degrees in STEM fields. A faculty liaison assists one MESA student
who tutors other MESA students in a particular subject.
Fall 2009 – calculus I
Spring 2010 – statistics
Spring 2011 – calculus I
4. SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
a. Unpublished dissertation:
Weber, John J. III. (2009). Post-secondary students’ conceptions of randomness and entropy.
[On-line]. Available:
http://ugakr.libs.uga.edu/bitstream/handle/10724/11921/weber_john_j_200912_phd.pdf.
b. Recognitions and outstanding achievements:
Who’s Who Among Teachers in American Universities and Colleges, 2005
Nominated: Pi Lambda Theta Honor Society, 2000
American Educational Research Association, 1998
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 1996
Alpha Epsilon Alumni Honor Society, 1987
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 1987
c. Research interests:
Post-secondary students’ understanding of randomness
Statistics education
Post-secondary students’ transition from algebra and precalculus to calculus I & II
Effective use of technology in education
d. Presentations:
Using R for Exploratory Data Analysis (workshop proposal), 24th Annual Georgia Perimeter
Mathematics Conference, 2011
Presenting Accessible Mathematics on the Web, 18th Annual Georgia Perimeter Mathematics
Conference, 2005
Using Web Technology to Aid the Visual Learner, 17th Annual Georgia Perimeter Mathematics
Conference, 2004
e. Journal reviewer:
The Mathematics Educator, 1998-2000
f. Professional development:
Teaching Introductory Statistics following GAISE [Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in
Statistics Education] and the Common Core workshop, MAA Ancillary Workshop in conjunction
with Joint Mathematics Meetings, New Orleans, Louisiana, Jan 2011.
PRISM [Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics] Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, April
2004
PRISM is an initiative to improve k-12 student achievement in mathematics and science.
Advanced Placement Institute, St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana, Summer 1996
Participated in the Calculus AB course.
Institute for Chemical Education (ICE), University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Summer 1992
ICE is a national center for secondary chemistry teachers to improve science education.
g. Professional Memberships
Mathematical Association of America, Member from 1999
National Council for Teachers of Mathematics, Member, 1997-2003 and from 2004
American Mathematical Society, Member from Jan 2010
American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, Member from Feb 2010
Georgia Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, Member from Feb 2010
5. PUBLIC SERVICE
Profession:
Judge, student poster session at the Fifth Annual Fall National Symposium and Research
Conference of PSLSAMP, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, Fall 2010
Member, Calculus Professional Learning Community, 2010-11
STEM grant to devise a plan to improve student learning in calculus I.
Participant, PRISM (Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics), 2004-05
PRISM is an initiative to improve k-12 student achievement in mathematics and science.
6. SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE
Georgia Perimeter College, Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and
Engineering:
Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2004-05
Statistics (Math 1431) Committee, 2003-2005, 2009-2010
Chair, 2004-05
Course Assessment Committee, Summer 2010
This committee produced a timeline for course assessments conducted each semester.
Teaching Strategies Committee, Summer 2010
This committee proposed a system through which the faculty can share their teaching
strategies.
Mathematics Education (Math 2008) Committee, 2003-04, 2010-11
In 2003-04, the committee developed the curriculum for the newly proposed course.
Assessment Coordinator, 2010-11
Student of the Semester Committee
Every semester, the committee organizes a reception for students recognized for
outstanding academic achievement.
Chair, 2009-10
Co-advisor, Math Club, Clarkston Campus, 2010-11
TI89 Calculator Workshops for students and faculty
Spring 2010
Fall 2010