Daniel Cheshire, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Mathematics
Math Center Coordinator
Sueltenfuss Library, Room 123
210-528-7159
dcheshire@ollusa.edu
Areas of Expertise
Mathematics and Mathematics Education. I investigate how post-secondary students learn, use, and perceive mathematics in their academic lives. Areas of specialty include mathematical abstraction processes, student motivation and sense of belonging in the mathematics classroom.
Teaching Philosophy
Mathematics exists within the minds of those who practice it; and so to learn mathematics is to build a system of interconnected concepts within one's own mind. I believe that teaching, especially in mathematics, involves the creation of active and engaging experiences which allow students to develop such mental structures for themselves. I invite students to seek mathematical connections in their daily lives through data-driven explorations that they create and control.
Outside Interests
I have spent over two decades building my own home in the Hill Country. I enjoy carpentry and woodworking, spending time with my family, and studying Aikido in my spare time.
Memberships
- Mathematical Association of America
Awards
- SPIRAL Project - Awarded NSF grant (Improving Undergraduate STEM Education - Hispanic Serving Institutions) for the redesign of lab-based College Algebra course at 好色先生.
Education
- PhD - Mathematics Education, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
- Master of Science - Pure Mathematics, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
- Bachelor of Science - Political Science; Mathematics minor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia