Goblin from Arthur Rackham illustrations for Rosetti's Goblin Market

Teaching Portfolio

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Spring 2006:: LIT 4930, Section 6638 :: All student comments

Questions

1. What personal qualities or teaching skills of the instructor contributed to the success of the course?
2. Did any qualities or teaching practices of the instructor hinder the success of the course?
3. What is your opinion of the course, including printed materials?
4. Add any other comments.

Student 1

1. ENTHUSIASM, DOWN TO EARTH PERSONALITY, FUNNY!!
2. NO!!!
3. -MOST EXCELLENT-
4. LAURIE RULEZ!!!

Student 2

1. very enthusiastic and energectic! Made the class very enjoyable.
2. No! Wonderful teacher!
3. I really enjoyed this course and learned alot about games.
4. Awesome instructor and class!

Student 3

4. yay for a cool class!

Student 4

1. Laurie is enthusiastic, fun & creative.
2. Are you kidding?
4. Laurie us the sh*t.

Student 5

1. Interest in the subject
2. No
3. favorable
4. N/A

Student 6

2. Actual assignment count flunctuated too much

Student 7

1. Laurie was very enthusiastic about the subject and encouraged us to try new things.
3. I think this course was very well done.

Student 8

1. She strongly encouraged independent thinking, learning, and success. I achived more than I ever imagined.

Student 9

1. Very approachable, stimulated lots of discussion.
2. The ambiguity about our grades/assignments

Student 10

1. Enthusiasm & understanding!
2. -
3. Fun, the book however, is kind of dry.
4. I like all the opportunities for extra credit!

Student 11

1. Bad ass games; laid back
2. N/A
3. Best class EVER
4. This class has caused me to rekindle my love & hobby of gaming.

Student 12

1. Laurie is enthusiastic, understanding, flexible, and always polite and fair. Her breadth of knowledge is astounding.
3. It is a fantastic class on an interesting emerging field.

Student 13

1. She's so enthusiastic! She really knows what she's talking about! Love her! Yeah! :) And Laurie is totally willing to work w/ you!
2. Um, sometimes I did not know some gaming terms. I don't know much about gaming, so I was easily confused.
3. Very fun and interesting! Wish it could have been more about cultures than fun game discussion.

Student 14

1. She loves what she does-she's really a great teacher because of her passion for the subject.
2. No
3. Very cool-all gamers should take it

Student 15

1. Great enthusiasm and flexibility for class.
3. Very fun class, great reading material.

Student 16

1. Laurie is incredible friendly & supportive, and always suggest creative thinking. Also, the "Laurie voice" facilitates learning immensely.
2. Laurie is a Nintendo fan-girl which gives a slightly biased view on Nintendo products. But, I suppose that's tolerable:)
3. It was delightful, and really furthered my [unreadable, looks like "g/sto/id"] at gaming.

Student 17

1. Very energetic & enthusiastic about games. She has an extensive, fair-minded knowledge of most games. She is also willing to learn about any other games out there.
2. none.
3. I very much enjoyed the class. I bought the book but barely used it at all.
4. It would be helpful to coincide game presentations with the game topic discussion.

Student 18

1. Never in my three years at UF have I met someone so caring, considerate and wonderful to their students. She actually cares about her students, their well-being and futures. Laurie is meant to be a teacher & interact with people- she's incredible.
2. Absolutely not
3. It was amazing-never in my life have I experienced such a wonderful open, learning environment.
4. I wish with all my heart that Laurie teaches another class before I leave UF - becuase I would make sure to be in it.

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