Kendra Kilmer Texas A&M University - Department of Mathematics, Mailstop 3368 College Station, TX 77843-3368 kilmer@math.tamu.edu Professional Work Experience Texas A&M University, Department of Mathematics Instructional Assistant Professor Courses Taught Spring 2017 Math 142-Business Calculus (382 Students) Fall 2016 Math 141-Finite Mathematics (580 Students) Spring 2016 Math 142-Business Mathematics II (397 Students) Fall 2015 Math 141-Business Mathematics I (577 Students) Spring 2015 Math 142 Business Mathematics II (403 Students) Fall 2014 Math 142 Business Mathematics II (515 Students) Honors Math 141 Business Mathematics I (22 Students) September 2014 Present Departmental Activities Spring 2017 Math 141/142 Jumbo Course Coordinator Non-STEM Core Committee Member Fall 2016 Math 141/142 Jumbo Course Coordinator Non-STEM Core Committee Member Spring 2016 Math 141/142 Jumbo Course Coordinator Fall 2015 Math 141 Jumbo Course Coordinator Spring 2015 Math 142 Jumbo Course Coordinator University Activities Spring 2017 Fall 2016 Spring 2016 Fall 2015 Spring 2015 Fall 2014
Senior Lecturer September 2010 September 2014 Courses Taught Spring 2014 Math 141-Business Mathematics I (597 Students) Fall 2013 Math 141-Business Mathematics I (581 Students) Spring 2013 Math 141-Business Mathematics I (472 Students) Fall 2012 Math 141-Business Mathematics I (516 Students) Spring 2012 Math 131 Mathematical Concepts Calculus (298 Students) Fall 2011 Math 141- Business Mathematics I (452 Students) Summer 2011 Math 141 Business Mathematics I (60 Students) Spring 2011 Math 131 - Mathematical Concepts Calculus (269 Students) Fall 2010 Math 141 Business Mathematics I (397 Students) Departmental Activities Spring 2014 Math 141 and 142 Jumbo Course Coordinator Coordinates and guided instructors in the development of course materials including exams Fall 2013 Math 141 and 142 Jumbo Course Coordinator Spring 2013 Fall 2012 Spring 2012 Math 131 Week-in-Review Leader Lecturer Committee Member Advised the associate head and assistant head on issues which affect lecturers Fall 2011 Summer 2011 Online Resources Organizer Organized existing resources for Math 141 within WebAssign Explored resources for the new Math 142 textbook and gave recommendations Prepared weekly schedule, suggested homework problems, and computer homework assignments for the new Math 142 textbook Spring 2011 Math 131 Course Coordinator Math 131 Week-in-Review Leader Math 141 Curriculum Committee Member Reviewed the weekly course schedule and made recommendations on how to improve it. Math 142 Resource Committee Member Reviewed textbook options that would give our students more online resources. Fall 2010 University Activities Spring 2014
Fall 2013 Participant in ecampus Grade Submission Pilot Project Spring 2013 Fall 2012 Spring 2012 Fall 2011 Spring 2011 Primary Faculty Advisor for Best Buddies - TAMU Student Organization Fall 2010 Primary Faculty Advisor for Best Buddies - TAMU Student Organization Lecturer January 2004 September 2010 Courses Taught Spring 2010 Math 141 Business Mathematics I (287 Students) Summer 2009 Math 166 - Topics in Contemporary Mathematics II (20 Students) Math 366 - Structure of Mathematics II (10 Students) Spring 2009 Math 142 Business Mathematics II (222 Students) Math 141 Business Mathematics I (117 Students) Math 166 Topics in Contemporary Mathematics II (Honors Section, 18 Students) Summer 2008 Math 366 Structure of Mathematics II (14 Students) Math 166 Topics in Contemporary Mathematics II (24 Students) Math 141 Business Mathematics I (55 Students) Spring 2008 Math 166 - Topics in Contemporary Mathematics II (155 Students) Fall 2007 Math 141 - Business Mathematics I (309 Students) Math 141 - Honors Business Mathematics I (Honors Section, 19 Students) Spring 2007 Math 131 - Mathematical Concepts Calculus (361 Students) Fall 2006 Math 141 - Business Mathematics I (305 Students) Summer 2006 Math 152 - Calculus II (98 Students) Spring 2006 Math 142 - Business Mathematics II (364 Students) Fall 2005 Math 141 - Business Mathematics I (199 Students) Math 166 - Topics in Contemporary Mathematics II (212 Students) Summer 2005 Math 141 - Business Mathematics I (132 Students) Math 166 - Topics in Contemporary Mathematics II (35 Students) Spring 2005 Math 141 - Business Mathematics I (367 Students) Fall 2004 Math 141 - Business Mathematics I (311 Students) Math 166 - Topics in Contemporary Mathematics II (109 Students) Summer 2004
Math 141 - Business Mathematics I (125 Students) Spring 2004 Math 141 - Business Mathematics I (187 Students) Math 166 - Topics in Contemporary Mathematics II (148 Students) Departmental Activities Summer 2010 Spring 2010 Math 141 Course Coordinator Hired and supervised course help session leaders Fall 2009 Math 142 Computer Homework Developer Edit and code Math 142 homework assignments Summer 2009 Math 142 Computer Homework Reviewer Reviewed and gave feedback to the writer of the new Math 142 computer homework assignments to help make them more user friendly. Math 150 Textbook Editor Implemented recommendations to improve the online textbook. Reformatted the textbook to make it easier to use for the students and to enable it to be used through WebAssign Spring 2009 Math 142 Course Coordinator Hired and supervised course help session leaders Worked to improve the online computer homework for the course and make it more effective for students Success in Core Math Courses Committee Member Led a discussion open to the entire math department to determine what can be done to improve the success rate in our department's core courses Online Homework Policy Committee Member Discussed the use of computer homework in the Math Department s core classes Established specifications and settings to be used in all courses Met with WebAssign staff to ensure a smooth transition to the WebAssign product Math 141 Credit-by-Exam Committee Member Worked with other instructors to determine the content of the Math 141 Credit-by-Exam Collaborated with other committee members to provide reasons advocating the use of a calculator on the exam Online Homework Policy Committee Member Discussed the use of computer homework in the Math Department s core classes Established specifications and settings to be used in all courses Met with WebAssign staff to ensure a smooth transition to the WebAssign product Enhancements to the Curriculum of Math 166 Assisted in editing the new course textbook Helped create and edit the course computer homework assignments Developed intriguing labs for the Honors section of the course using Excel and Maple Spring 2008 Math 166 Course Coordinator Hired and supervised course help session leaders Math 166 Week-in-Review Leader Created a final exam review with streaming video solutions to aid students in preparing for the final exam Math 131 Textbook Committee Member Reviewed textbooks and collaborated with other instructors to determine the most suitable textbook for the course Fall 2007 Enhancements to the Curriculum of Honors Labs Created Honors labs to be completed in Maple and/or Excel that would connect topics learned in class to real world applications Summer 2007 Diagnostic Exam Created a spreadsheet to provide links from each diagnostic question to available help in the WebAlg course Created feedback that the students would receive after taking the diagnostic exam Learning Outcomes Created learning outcomes for Math 131, Math 141, Math 142, and Math 166 Clarifying Examples Created clarifying examples for Math 141 Spring 2007 Math 131 Textbook Committee Member Reviewed textbooks and collaborated with other instructors to determine the most suitable textbook for the course
Fall 2006 Provided weekly course review sessions for 2,693 students Created a final exam review with streaming video solutions to aid students in preparing for the final exam Diagnostic Exam Created graphics to aid in placing the diagnostic exam online Summer 2006 WebAlg Conversion Converted an online course created in Scientific Notebook to HTML and PDF files so that the course could be accessed by anyone Math 152 Lab Oversaw the lab portion of the Math 152 course which included supervising two graduate teaching assistants Spring 2006 Math 141 Textbook Committee Member Reviewed textbooks and collaborated with other instructors to determine the most suitable textbook for the course Fall 2005 Math 141 and Math 166 Aggie Access Labs Oversaw the Math 141 and Math 166 Aggie Access Labs Hired and supervised two undergraduates who were in charge of the recitation sessions for the students Summer 2005 Math 142 Streaming Video Solutions Created streaming video solutions for suggested homework problems Spring 2005 Math 141 and Math 166 Streaming Video Solutions Created streaming video solutions for suggested homework problems University Activities Spring 2009 Texas A&M University Disability Services Comprehensive Program Review Faculty Interview Served with six instructors to be interviewed by a panel on the quality of the services provided by Disability Services Made suggestions on what can be done to better serve the students and instructors of the university Teaching First-Year Students Faculty/Staff Learning Community Met with other instructors and Center for Teaching Excellence staff on a bi-weekly basis to discuss how to better reach first-year students Wakonse South Conference on College Teaching Spent a weekend with other college faculty discussing how we can better reach our students Co-led a discussion on how to deal with distractions in the classroom Teaching First-Year Students Faculty/Staff Learning Community Met with other instructors and Center for Teaching Excellence staff on a bi-weekly basis to discuss how to better reach first-year students Educational Testing Service College Board AP Calculus Reader June 2010, June 2011, June 2013, June 2014, June 2015, June 2016, June 2017 Selected to participate in the annual reading and scoring of the College Board s Advanced Placement Calculus Examinations Spent a week in Kansas City, Missouri helping to grade over 300,000 AP Calculus exams CengageNow Consultant April 2006 December 2008 Reviewed Asset Assignments for the computer homework for Tan Finite Mathematics 9 th edition, Tan Applied Calculus Brief 8 th edition, and Stewart College Algebra 5 th edition Summer 2008 Mapped assets to review problems in Tan Finite Mathematics 9 th edition and Tan Applied Calculus Brief 8 th edition Updated asset links for Stewart College Algebra 5 th edition Spring 2008 Mapped newly created videos to end of section problems for Tan Applied Calculus Brief Mapped videos to end-of-section problems for Stewart Pre-Calculus and for Stewart College Algebra Mapped resources to review problems for Tan Finite Mathematics 9 th edition Fall 2007 Aided in creation of question bank for Tan Finite Mathematics 9 th edition and Tan Calculus Spring 2007 Mapped resources to end-of-section problems for Tan Finite Mathematics, Tan Calculus, Waner Calculus, Waner Applied Calculus, and Tan Applied Mathematics Fall 2006 Created Chapter Tests for Tan Finite Mathematics, Tan Calculus, and Tan Applied Calculus
Analyzed the quality of the test banks for Tan Calculus and Tan Applied Calculus Spring 2006 Aided in creation of question bank for Tan Finite Mathematics 8 th edition Education Texas A&M University Master of Science in Mathematics Grade Point Ratio 3.896 2002-2003 Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematical Sciences Grade Point Ratio 3.936 1998-2002 Honors and Recognitions Texas A&M University Women s Tennis Guest Coach Spring 2012 Women s Basketball Guest Coach Spring 2011 Finalist for Student Led Award for Teaching Excellence (SLATE) Spring 2010 The Physicians Centre Hospital Guest Coach at a Texas A&M Baseball Game March 2009 Honorary title bestowed by the students of Texas A&M University Aggie Access Namesake 2006-2007 The Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award May 2003 AUF Fellow Award August 2002 The Outstanding Mathematics Undergraduate Award May 2002