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Student Course Evaluations Get An 'F'.
Student evaluations of teaching are not only unreliable, they are significantly biased against female instructors.
Winter 2018 - Student Course Feedback Survey 2018W |
Algonquin College - Student Course Feedback Website AC |
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Question: | What did you like most about this course? |
Response Rate: | 75.00% (42 of 56) |
1 | useful |
2 | the lectures and learning a new OS |
3 | the amazing thing about that course is the putty app . because of that we can reach to another person server. |
4 | the Prof Lan |
5 | professor was always ready to help us. |
6 | learning new unix/linux commands |
7 | interesting |
8 | ians personality and his teaching methods along with how impressive his website is with plentiful information on almost any topic relevant to linux, it must have took ages to compile all that precise information and make relevant examples and assignments. This course gives the freedom to explore how things work on linux and tinker around while he guides you in the right direction. |
9 | feel free |
10 | easy to understand |
11 | Very interesting and creative |
12 | Very interesting course material |
13 | This course provided a lot of important information in a manageable way in the short amount of time I had to learn it. |
14 | This course was highly interesting, even tho its level of complexity. I must say that I enjoyed the good, the bad, and the ugly part, always getting a sense of achievement every time I passed an assignment or something related that had to be done; kind of hard at times, but with passion, desire and by remembering to (READ ALL THE WORDS) All was possible :) |
15 | This course seems tough for international students |
16 | The way allen teach is excellent |
17 | The teacher is amazing and he knows what he is talking about. if we had more teachers with his passion in this school it would be night and day. |
18 | The professor was excellent. He taught the subject in such a way everyone could learn it, if they made some effort. |
19 | The labs |
20 | The interactive studies |
21 | The best thing about this course is the professor |
22 | Teaching style of ian. |
23 | Teacher |
24 | THE PROFESSOR MAKES THIS CLASS!!!!!!!!!! YES I KNOW ITS IN CAPS. |
25 | My bat**** crazy professor. * Inappropriate words were found and removed from this response. |
26 | Ian's teaching style was incredible he made Linux extremely fun and very interesting. |
27 | Ian's teaching style |
28 | Ian's clarity in his lectures and his personality |
29 | Ian is vary passionate and active in teaching us. His teaching style is what I like the most in this course. |
30 | Ian has brought a lot of energy and excitement to a potentially boring course. |
31 | Ian
Allen. He's the epitome of a good teacher. He's like a teacher out of a
movie....Passionate, Dedicated, Incredibly intelligent, helpful....The
list goes on! I'll always remember to read all the words thanks to Ian. Without him as a teacher I would not be enthusiastic about linux, I definitely look forward to being a linux person moving forward. I wi22sh I WAS Ian Allen. I'll miss his classes when we move on to linux 2....I hear his teaching style and method is not replicated in other courses. If this is so, then I doubt anyone will learn as much as we did in linux 1. In all honesty, please keep Ian Allen around as long as possible, he's beyond a good teacher, he is......Dr. Linux. |
32 | I really love Linux from core of my heart. |
33 | I like the practical aspect of the course |
34 | I like the way he teaches. |
35 | I like the course commands like using of commands and permissions and it is very secure system. |
36 | I enjoyed Ian Allens teaching style. I have never seen Linux before and he made it interesting |
37 | I ENJOYED THIS COURSE VERY MUCH AND I HAVE LEARNED SO MANY NEW THINGS IN THIS COURSE. BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST TIME WHICH I ENROLLED IN THIS COURSE. IN THIS ERA, LINUX PLAYS MOST IMPORTANT ROLE IN EVERY FIELD. BECAUSE LINUX IS MORE SECURE AND FAST AS COMPARED TO WINDOWS. |
38 | Good professor. Has lots of knowledge and makes dry learning material entertaining with his sheer enthusiasm. |
39 | Good amount of knowledge presented especially when we know nothing |
40 | Assignments and the notes prepared by professor |
41 | Assignements |
42 | - Ian Allen - The structure of the course was really thought out |
Question: | How could the course be improved to be of benefit to future students? |
Response Rate: | 71.43% (40 of 56) |
1 | very hard course |
2 | the course is good but have "Read all the words" included in the course name would make it better.......lol |
3 | please exempt this course |
4 | nothing |
5 | nothing |
6 | more time for scripting |
7 | make it a little more simple to learn commands |
8 | less information. |
9 | it is benefit to get job in android company whose system is totally base on linux |
10 | everything is perfect |
11 | don't push student to ask questions again and again |
12 | To help the students not just say read the notes |
13 | Though I understand the impractical nature of this request, perhaps rely less on standardized tests. |
14 | The only improvement I would suggest is solving more papers |
15 | The labs and class times should be earlier in the day. I would want the simple structure of lecture followed by the lab which is related to the lecture of that day. Instead of a lecture on Monday with a lab on Friday. |
16 | The course could be improved to be of benefit to future students by keeping Ian Allen around to teach it forever. |
17 | Syllabus and assignments should be small |
18 | Read those letters. |
19 | Perhaps if the professor provided printed handouts containing material occasionally |
20 | Nothing, the course is at it's best right now and doesn't require any changes. |
21 | Not much. |
22 | None. |
23 | NO I THINK THERE IS NO NEED TO IMPROVED IN THIS COURSE. |
24 | More time to complete labs. More help. This teacher refuses to answer questions unless they are presented in his own made up format as he deems any questions from students as stupid wastes of time. No concept on how to help students learn. Tests are a joke. Students are penalized marks for answering stupid questions with no relevance to the information needed to pass the test. Students are mocked for mistakes as well as what software they use for certain tasks. Ian has an outrageous way of teaching but does little to help students pass. Its like he gets some sort of sick joy watching students struggle and fail instead of helping them. His knowledge is vast but if you care about your students i would find an educator that does as well. One class he brought out a fake knife threatening to fake stab himself as some sick joke to get us to answer questions. Highly unprofessional. Thats kind of a sick way to get your point across to students. |
25 | More cool ascii art from Ian Allen. |
26 | More Ian |
27 | Many students stuck on the searching of commands of some assignments and it only gives the stress to the students. I think they should need some short and effective notes. |
28 | Less trick questions |
29 | Less load |
30 | It should be very easy to put students out of the class when they keep disturbing the lecture (talking when not told to do so). |
31 | It is already improved. |
32 | Ian should provide small and effective notes instead of boring and big notes. |
33 | I found the assignment very difficult. change the words so that its easier to understand. found it very trick to do. |
34 | I believe that coursr Labs are not that important, instead if that time is given to practical assinfnments. |
35 | Extend Due Dates.. |
36 | Everything is good nothing need to be improved. |
37 | Assignments need to be streamlined and/or weighted differently to reflect the actual amount of work required to complete them. |
38 | Assignments should be small |
39 | ? |
40 | - Put effort |
Winter 2018 - Student Course Feedback Survey 2018W |
Algonquin College - Student Course Feedback Website AC |
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Faculty: | ALLEN, IAN |
Question: | What did you like most about the course professor? |
Response Rate: | 78.57% (44 of 56) |
1 | the professor is very friendly with the students. |
2 | teaching skills |
3 | professor is awesome |
4 | professor was always ready to help us. |
5 | interesting |
6 | i like the way of teaching of ian like he creates some interest in the class. |
7 | his very actvive |
8 | his teaching style and methods and his database of information on linux, he guides you through concepts but he also allows you to go freely and figure out why things are done the way they are and then he teaches off that and that helps me learn personally but may not help a student with a different learning type. |
9 | his method of teaching |
10 | his dress sense is so good |
11 | he kept asking people if they need help |
12 | YES I LIKE THIS PROFESSOR. |
13 | Very passionate, really wants the students to do well in the class. Linux is an inherently dry topic but is made interesting by the professors personality. Bonus assignments are nice addition to the course and good way to make up lost marks. |
14 | Very energetic , passionate about linux |
15 | Very eager to answer questions and wants his students to succeed as long as they do. He wants everyone in hos class to be prepared....They are out to get you! |
16 | Very amazing person, funny and sweet |
17 | Very active, and ask for questions by himself |
18 | The way he teaches. |
19 | The way he teaches and helps in any situation regarding the study. |
20 | The dramatic acting and the mantras (such as read all the words) |
21 | The content is taught to you in a way that will make you remember everything about it and whats going on. If you ask questions he will break his back to help you. If there is one thing you remember in your time at Algonquin it is Ian and how much of a great teacher he is. |
22 | Please see above. He is the best teacher I've ever had, made Linux interesting, engaging, and most importantly, fun.
I came into this course as a windows person and leave as a linux person! Read All The Words!
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23 | Nothing Ian is a very intelligent, funny caring professor who does nothing more but to help and guarantee the success of all his students |
24 | Ian's personality and his creative original assignments |
25 | Ian was awesome. The dude knows his stuff. He obviously cares about the material and presents it in an engaging and efficient way. I had a lot of fun learning from him. |
26 | Ian is vary passionate and active in teaching us. His teaching style is what I like the most in this course. |
27 | Ian Allen made Linux interesting. Although I was not very strong in this course, he was always helpful when needed.
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28 | I particularly enjoyed this course at every level, even when things were getting scarily complicated. Ian teaching's technique is phenomenal, his unique positive, fun and energetic personality take his classes to another level. In addition to that, he is always focusing on details, helping others and putting all his efforts in order to make everyone succeed. Ian thanks for everything and hopefully will have the opportunity to have you as a professor on next levels. I promise next time I will be punctual :) |
29 | I like the nature of professor. He creates interest in study and he is very funny. |
30 | I like his dressing style |
31 | His teaching method is very effective, and he's very detailed with his course notes that he provides. |
32 | His passion |
33 | His knowledge |
34 | His friendly approach |
35 | His extremely funny and very helpful. His always willing to help and provide assistance when we needed it |
36 | His enthusiasm for Linux. He really likes Linux. A lot. |
37 | Helpful, |
38 | He knows the subject. He can explain everything you need to know in a way anyone can understand. |
39 | He creates fun in classes. |
40 | He can be serious when he wants to be |
41 | Everything |
42 | Everything |
43 | Allen is interesting guy. Never wanted to miss his lectures. |
44 | -Extremely enthusiastic and makes class interesting -Animated teacher retain attention for the class -Cares about his students and encourages us by providing constructive positive feedback (How you doing linux people) always making sure everything is going well. - One of the best teachers I've had in terms of furthering our education and keeping us interested when teaching
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Faculty: | ALLEN, IAN |
Question: | What, if anything, could the professor do differently to be of benefit to future students? |
Response Rate: | 58.93% (33 of 56) |
1 | the only thing would be those who talk completely off topic at the back of the class during lectures, its somewhat hard to learn if you cant hear so more or less have a penalty if you get called out personally 2-3 times like a 10% taken away from your next midterm or final would get people to focus more and not disrupt the class, on one hand people who are on topic for example talking to their classmate beside them about a question ian is going to do on the board and try and figure out the answer before he goes through it, now punishing that student would be a bad idea because collaborating ( which is the only real collaboration in this course, helping others understand concepts) would put behind a student when they can quickly understand why the answer is what it is and realize what they did wrong as ian explains it |
2 | nothing |
3 | nothing different |
4 | not wear socks with sandals. |
5 | he should give some short and effective notes to the students which cover important points instead of long and boring notes. |
6 | he provide practise test and be with the student at every time and stage |
7 | he is perfect |
8 | he gives too much redundant material. too much information to be follow which waste most of our time |
9 | during labs provide more tutorial to better understand the assignments because the assignment are so hard to do. simplify the assignment in order for us to be able to get through it easily. as we need to spend more time on our studies. |
10 | Use the grading system in blackboard/new system so student can know their grade a bit better. |
11 | The professor could be more approachable. I felt intimidated to ask questions sometimes.
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12 | Say "Read all the words" more. |
13 | Read all the words |
14 | Professor should teach slowly. |
15 | Nothing, only thing i would change is how little we get to utilize him. |
16 | Nothing at the moment. |
17 | Nothing at all |
18 | No change |
19 | Myself and other students I have spoken to have spent well over 10 hours on several individual assignments and were still unable to complete them. For reference, in 10 hours I could typically complete 4 labs or assignments in my other courses. |
20 | More Linux Raps!
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21 | Make Ian teach every class in this school or have him a give courses to all the teachers on effective ways to teach. |
22 | Ian benefits the success of his students enough already. He's an excellent professor who is really thorough in his teaching and wants nothing more than his students to pass and succeed. |
23 | I believe this professor has the necessary attributes and requirements that are needed in order to give the best output possible. His long career experience, BA in psychology and other skills give him the necessary tools in order to benefit many of future students. |
24 | I believe he has everything for student to succeed. |
25 | Help the students in class not just in the labs.. |
26 | He should answer the questions asked by students in the lab class. |
27 | He did a very good job. I can't think of much he could have done better. |
28 | Get written permission from the college to put disturbing students out of the class with ease. |
29 | Extend due dates of Assignments. |
30 | Everything i stated above. As a professional he knows his stuff. As an educator he cares more about 6 figures than actually helping students learn anything useful |
31 | Everything is good nothing need to be improved. |
32 | East or West Ian is the best. |
33 | - Nothing - One thing I would note is to keep teachers like him around
IAN ALLEN FOR LINUX 2 PLZ AND THANK YOU |