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Kien H. Lim

Director
Master of Art in Teaching - Mathematics (MATM)

Associate Professor
Mathematical Sciences

Office Building: Bell Hall
Office Room: 301
Phone: (915) 747-6772
Email: kienlim@utep.edu

Expertise: See Research Profile in Expertise Connector

Bio

Dr. Lim's research spans a diverse range of interests, including mathematical habits of mind, impulsive-analytic disposition, proportional and algebraic reasoning, mindfulness, and kindness. His work focuses on addressing students' habits of mind in learning mathematics by exploring methods to spark intellectual curiosity, empower mathematical thinking, create nurturing learning environments, and enhance students' attitudes toward both mathematics and life. Recognizing the importance of inner transformation in achieving these goals, Dr. Lim has undertaken a self-study on becoming a more caring and compassionate educator. In response to the rapid advancements in AI and their impact on education, he is also exploring the effective integration of Generative AI into his math courses for preservice teachers.

Awards and Honors

Giraffe Award - University of Texas at El Paso (05/04/2016)
SoTL Proposal Award - University of Texas at El Paso (10/01/2014-10/31/2014)
MAA's Section Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics - Mathematical Association of Mathematics (04/15/2014)
Harry J. Meeuwsen Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award - University of Texas at El Paso (03/07/2014)
University of Texas Regents Outstanding Teaching Award - University of Texas Regents (08/22/2012)
Excellence in Teaching Award - College of Science (05/04/2012)
Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching - College of Science (05/06/2011)
2011 Sun Conference Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award - University of Texas at El Paso (03/11/2011)
2007-08 Texas Instrument Project NExT Fellow - Mathematical Association of America (07/30/2008)

Education

Ph D in Mathematics and Science Education, University of California San Diego & San Diego State University (2006)
MS in Mathematics, University of Wyoming (2001)
BA in Electrical Engineering, National University of Singapore (1991)
Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Raffles Junior College, Singapore (1986)

Publications

Work in Progress: Toward an Augmented Reality (AR) Learning Environment for Hispanic High School Students to Visualize and Embody STEM Spatial Transformations ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (2023), Daniel A. Tillman, Wei Yan, Song A. An, Jeffrey Liew, Kien H. Lim, Lisa Garbrecht, Philip B. Yasskin.
Achieving Our Professional and Personal Goals Conference "Enacting Including Excellence Through Leadership, Teaching, and Learning", El Paso, Texas, August 10-12, 2022 (2022), Kien H. Lim, Charles R. Boehmer, Kathleen A. Gannon, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich.
Mathematical Equations to Communicate and Think About Karma Journal of Humanistic Mathematics 11 1 (2021), Kien H. Lim, Christopher Yakes.
Addressing the Hammer-and-Nail Phenomenon Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching Pre-K–12 113 6 (2020), Kien H. Lim.

Presentations

Enhancing Math Teaching & Learning with AI (2025), Volume EPCC, Kien H. Lim.
Empowering Math Learning with Generative AI: Insights and Strategies (2025), Kien H. Lim.
Building a Culture of Kindness: From Within to Without (2024), Kien H. Lim, Eric D. Smith, Lynn A. Provenzano, Nilotpal Sanyal, Hilda Y. Sotelo.
Generative AI as a Learning Aid in Mathematics Education (2024), Kien H. Lim.
Creating a Positive Learning Environment: Preliminary Results (2024), Volume Auckland, New Zealand, Kien H. Lim, Hilda Y. Sotelo.
Three Keys for Unlocking the Hearts and Minds of Math Students (2023), Volume Washington D.C., Kien H. Lim.
Fostering Growth Mindsets with Kindness in Mind (2023), Volume Fort Worth, Texas, Kien H. Lim.
How to Engage Students Intellectually using GeoGebra Apps (2023), Volume Fort Worth, Texas, Kien H. Lim.
Mathematics & Spirituality: Using Equations to Communicate and Think about Karma (2023), Volume Fort Worth, Texas, Kien H. Lim.
Blending Mathematics Teaching with Kindness (2023), Volume UTEP, Kien H. Lim.
Making Effective Asynchronous Online Math Courses (2022), Volume UTEP, Kien H. Lim, Ivette Chuca, Ruben Carrizales, Edith Aguirre, Fan Chen.
Fostering a Growth Mindset: The Importance of Kindness and the Need for Empathy (2022), Volume Los Angeles, Kien H. Lim.
Achieving Our Professional and Personal Goals (2022), Kien H. Lim, Kathleen A. Gannon, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich, Charles R. Boehmer.
Blending Math Teaching with Kindness (2022), Kien H. Lim.
Technological Tools for Engaging Students Intellectually (2022), Kien H. Lim.
Online Ice-Breaking Activities via Google Slides (2021), Kien H. Lim.
Promoting a Growth Mindset in Math Courses (2021), Kien H. Lim.
Interactive-Collaborative Learning via Zoom and Google Slides (2021), Volume UTEP, El Paso, Texas, Kien H. Lim.
Practicing Kindness in an Achievement-oriented Environment (2021), Guillermina Nunez-Mchiri, Kien H. Lim, Charles R. Boehmer.
Mathematics & Spirituality: Using Equations to Communicate and Think about Karma (2021), Kien H. Lim.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt	12359
Fall 2025	MATH 5396 - Graduate Research	14841
Fall 2025	MATH 2303 - Number Concepts	12563
Fall 2025	MATH 2303 - Number Concepts	15635
Fall 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	16719
Summer 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	32077

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt	12359
Fall 2025	MATH 2303 - Number Concepts	12563
Fall 2025	MATH 2303 - Number Concepts	15635
Spring 2025	MATH 3303 - Fundmtl Numb Thry Adv Stndpt	20935	Syllabus
Spring 2025	MATH 5396 - Graduate Research	28351
Spring 2025	MATM 5360 - Intro to Math Education	27731	Syllabus
Fall 2024	MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt	12592	Syllabus
Fall 2024	MATH 5396 - Graduate Research	15604
Fall 2024	MATH 3305 - Proportion and Algebra	10854	Syllabus
Fall 2024	MATH 3308 - Proportn & Algebrc Reasong I	10498	Syllabus
Fall 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	18230
Spring 2024	MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8	21322	Syllabus
Spring 2024	MATH 3303 - Fundmtl Numb Thry Adv Stndpt	21029	Syllabus
Spring 2024	MATM 5365 - Tech in the Math Classroom	26868	Syllabus
Fall 2023	MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt	13020	Syllabus
Fall 2023	MATH 5396 - Graduate Research	17128	Syllabus
Fall 2023	MATH 2303 - Number Concepts	10608	Syllabus
Spring 2023	MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8	21436	Syllabus
Spring 2023	MATH 3303 - Fundmtl Numb Thry Adv Stndpt	21116	Syllabus
Spring 2023	MATH 2303 - Number Concepts	23618	Syllabus
Fall 2022	MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt	15783	Syllabus
Fall 2022	MATM 5360 - Intro to Math Education	19029	Syllabus
Spring 2022	MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8	21808	Syllabus
Spring 2022	MATH 2303 - Number Concepts	25164	Syllabus
Fall 2021	MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt	15734	Syllabus
Fall 2021	MATH 2304 - Geometry & Measurement	11960	Syllabus
Fall 2021	MATH 2304 - Geometry & Measurement	11961	Syllabus
Summer 2021	MATH 3305 - Proportion and Algebra	35266	Syllabus
Spring 2021	MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8	21977	Syllabus
Spring 2021	MATH 5396 - Graduate Research	26634	Syllabus
Spring 2021	MATH 2303 - Number Concepts	23469	Syllabus
Spring 2021	MATH 2303 - Number Concepts	25018	Syllabus
Fall 2020	MATH 5396 - Graduate Research	16369	Syllabus
Fall 2020	MATM 5360 - Intro to Math Education	19215	Syllabus
Fall 2020	MATH 3308 - Proportn & Algebrc Reasong I	11281	Syllabus
Summer 2020	MATH 3305 - Proportion and Algebra	36050	Syllabus
Spring 2020	MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8	22254	Syllabus
Spring 2020	MATM 5365 - Tech in the Math Classroom	28162	Syllabus
Fall 2019	MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt	16470	Syllabus
Fall 2019	MATH 2303 - Number Concepts	17085	Syllabus
Spring 2019	MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8	22395	Syllabus
Spring 2019	MATH 5396 - Graduate Research	29301
Spring 2019	MATH 3305 - Proportion and Algebra	21863	Syllabus
Spring 2019	MATH 3308 - Proportn & Algebrc Reasong I	21354	Syllabus
Fall 2018	MATH 2304 - Geometry & Measurement	12372	Syllabus
Fall 2018	MATM 5360 - Intro to Research in Math Ed	18247	Syllabus
Spring 2018	MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8	22569	Syllabus
Spring 2018	MATH 3305 - Proportion and Algebra	22013	Syllabus
Spring 2018	MATH 3308 - Proportn & Algebrc Reasong I	21429	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2024	MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt	12592	Evaluation
Fall 2024	MATH 3305 - Proportion and Algebra	10854	Evaluation
Fall 2024	MATH 3308 - Proportn & Algebrc Reasong I	10498	Evaluation
Spring 2024	MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8	21322	Evaluation
Spring 2024	MATH 3303 - Fundmtl Numb Thry Adv Stndpt	21029	Evaluation
Spring 2024	MATM 5365 - Tech in the Math Classroom	26868	Evaluation
Fall 2023	MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt	13020	Evaluation
Fall 2023	MATH 2303 - Number Concepts	10608	Evaluation
Spring 2023	MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8	21436	Evaluation
Spring 2023	MATH 3303 - Fundmtl Numb Thry Adv Stndpt	21116	Evaluation
Spring 2023	MATH 2303 - Number Concepts	23618	Evaluation
Fall 2022	MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt	15783	Evaluation
Fall 2022	MATM 5360 - Intro to Math Education	19029	Evaluation
Spring 2022	MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8	21808	Evaluation
Spring 2022	MATH 2303 - Number Concepts	25164	Evaluation
Fall 2021	MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt	15734	Evaluation
Fall 2021	MATH 2304 - Geometry & Measurement	11960	Evaluation
Fall 2021	MATH 2304 - Geometry & Measurement	11961	Evaluation
Summer 2021	MATH 3305 - Proportion and Algebra	35266	Evaluation
Spring 2021	MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8	21977	Evaluation
Spring 2021	MATH 2303 - Number Concepts	23469	Evaluation
Spring 2021	MATH 2303 - Number Concepts	25018	Evaluation
Fall 2020	MATM 5360 - Intro to Math Education	19215	Evaluation
Fall 2020	MATH 3308 - Proportn & Algebrc Reasong I	11281	Evaluation
Summer 2020	MATH 3305 - Proportion and Algebra	36050	Evaluation
Spring 2020	MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8	22254	Evaluation
Spring 2020	MATM 5365 - Tech in the Math Classroom	28162	Evaluation

Bio

Awards and Honors

Giraffe Award - University of Texas at El Paso (05/04/2016)
SoTL Proposal Award - University of Texas at El Paso (10/01/2014-10/31/2014)
MAA's Section Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics - Mathematical Association of Mathematics (04/15/2014)
Harry J. Meeuwsen Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award - University of Texas at El Paso (03/07/2014)
University of Texas Regents Outstanding Teaching Award - University of Texas Regents (08/22/2012)
Excellence in Teaching Award - College of Science (05/04/2012)
Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching - College of Science (05/06/2011)
2011 Sun Conference Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award - University of Texas at El Paso (03/11/2011)
2007-08 Texas Instrument Project NExT Fellow - Mathematical Association of America (07/30/2008)

Ph D in Mathematics and Science Education, University of California San Diego & San Diego State University (2006)
MS in Mathematics, University of Wyoming (2001)
BA in Electrical Engineering, National University of Singapore (1991)
Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Raffles Junior College, Singapore (1986)

Publications

Work in Progress: Toward an Augmented Reality (AR) Learning Environment for Hispanic High School Students to Visualize and Embody STEM Spatial Transformations ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (2023), Daniel A. Tillman, Wei Yan, Song A. An, Jeffrey Liew, Kien H. Lim, Lisa Garbrecht, Philip B. Yasskin.
Achieving Our Professional and Personal Goals Conference "Enacting Including Excellence Through Leadership, Teaching, and Learning", El Paso, Texas, August 10-12, 2022 (2022), Kien H. Lim, Charles R. Boehmer, Kathleen A. Gannon, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich.
Mathematical Equations to Communicate and Think About Karma Journal of Humanistic Mathematics 11 1 (2021), Kien H. Lim, Christopher Yakes.
Addressing the Hammer-and-Nail Phenomenon Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching Pre-K–12 113 6 (2020), Kien H. Lim.

Presentations

Enhancing Math Teaching & Learning with AI (2025), Volume EPCC, Kien H. Lim.
Empowering Math Learning with Generative AI: Insights and Strategies (2025), Kien H. Lim.
Building a Culture of Kindness: From Within to Without (2024), Kien H. Lim, Eric D. Smith, Lynn A. Provenzano, Nilotpal Sanyal, Hilda Y. Sotelo.
Generative AI as a Learning Aid in Mathematics Education (2024), Kien H. Lim.
Creating a Positive Learning Environment: Preliminary Results (2024), Volume Auckland, New Zealand, Kien H. Lim, Hilda Y. Sotelo.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt

Section

12359

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MATH 5396 - Graduate Research

Section

14841

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MATH 2303 - Number Concepts

Section

12563

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MATH 2303 - Number Concepts

Section

15635

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

16719

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

32077

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt

Section

12359

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MATH 2303 - Number Concepts

Section

12563

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MATH 2303 - Number Concepts

Section

15635

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MATH 3303 - Fundmtl Numb Thry Adv Stndpt

Section

20935

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MATH 5396 - Graduate Research

Section

28351

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MATM 5360 - Intro to Math Education

Section

27731

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt

Section

12592

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MATH 5396 - Graduate Research

Section

15604

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MATH 3305 - Proportion and Algebra

Section

10854

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MATH 3308 - Proportn & Algebrc Reasong I

Section

10498

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

18230

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8

Section

21322

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MATH 3303 - Fundmtl Numb Thry Adv Stndpt

Section

21029

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MATM 5365 - Tech in the Math Classroom

Section

26868

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt

Section

13020

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MATH 5396 - Graduate Research

Section

17128

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MATH 2303 - Number Concepts

Section

10608

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8

Section

21436

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MATH 3303 - Fundmtl Numb Thry Adv Stndpt

Section

21116

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MATH 2303 - Number Concepts

Section

23618

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt

Section

15783

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

MATM 5360 - Intro to Math Education

Section

19029

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8

Section

21808

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MATH 2303 - Number Concepts

Section

25164

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt

Section

15734

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MATH 2304 - Geometry & Measurement

Section

11960

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MATH 2304 - Geometry & Measurement

Section

11961

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2021

Course

MATH 3305 - Proportion and Algebra

Section

35266

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8

Section

21977

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MATH 5396 - Graduate Research

Section

26634

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MATH 2303 - Number Concepts

Section

23469

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MATH 2303 - Number Concepts

Section

25018

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

MATH 5396 - Graduate Research

Section

16369

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

MATM 5360 - Intro to Math Education

Section

19215

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

MATH 3308 - Proportn & Algebrc Reasong I

Section

11281

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2020

Course

MATH 3305 - Proportion and Algebra

Section

36050

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8

Section

22254

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

MATM 5365 - Tech in the Math Classroom

Section

28162

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt

Section

16470

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

MATH 2303 - Number Concepts

Section

17085

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8

Section

22395

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

MATH 5396 - Graduate Research

Section

29301

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

MATH 3305 - Proportion and Algebra

Section

21863

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

MATH 3308 - Proportn & Algebrc Reasong I

Section

21354

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

MATH 2304 - Geometry & Measurement

Section

12372

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

MATM 5360 - Intro to Research in Math Ed

Section

18247

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8

Section

22569

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

MATH 3305 - Proportion and Algebra

Section

22013

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

MATH 3308 - Proportn & Algebrc Reasong I

Section

21429

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt

Section

12592

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MATH 3305 - Proportion and Algebra

Section

10854

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MATH 3308 - Proportn & Algebrc Reasong I

Section

10498

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8

Section

21322

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MATH 3303 - Fundmtl Numb Thry Adv Stndpt

Section

21029

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MATM 5365 - Tech in the Math Classroom

Section

26868

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt

Section

13020

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MATH 2303 - Number Concepts

Section

10608

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8

Section

21436

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MATH 3303 - Fundmtl Numb Thry Adv Stndpt

Section

21116

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MATH 2303 - Number Concepts

Section

23618

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt

Section

15783

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

MATM 5360 - Intro to Math Education

Section

19029

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8

Section

21808

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MATH 2303 - Number Concepts

Section

25164

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MATH 3304 - Fundamentals/Geometry Standpt

Section

15734

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MATH 2304 - Geometry & Measurement

Section

11960

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MATH 2304 - Geometry & Measurement

Section

11961

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2021

Course

MATH 3305 - Proportion and Algebra

Section

35266

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8

Section

21977

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MATH 2303 - Number Concepts

Section

23469

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MATH 2303 - Number Concepts

Section

25018

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

MATM 5360 - Intro to Math Education

Section

19215

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

MATH 3308 - Proportn & Algebrc Reasong I

Section

11281

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2020

Course

MATH 3305 - Proportion and Algebra

Section

36050

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

MATH 4302 - Fund Math Concepts Grades 4-8

Section

22254

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

MATM 5365 - Tech in the Math Classroom

Section

28162

Evaluation

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