Wonderful lecturer, very interesting. Easy tests- if you go to class and take good notes, you don't have to read the texts.

This teacher was a lot of fun. Her lectures kept me listening and I learned far more about history in her class than any other class I had taken before. The beauty of her class is you will remember the material years after he class is over.

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good teacher. plus this class double counts for transfer. take it

her class is so interesting, the lectures are like listening to a storybook. Enthusiastic and energetic, you can tell she loves her job. Not a very easy grader, you have to keep up with readings and complete all assignments on time. no patience for idiots. VERY VERY picky on essays

She is a dynamic lecturer who makes the subject quite interesting.

lectures are extremely dynamic!! Very interesting!! She definitely knows what she is talking about!! Very hard grader!

Very good speaker, keeps material interesting but is a tough grader. Make sure essay on test is written well, will take points off for minor things. Overall:very good teacher

The positive is her clear and focused lectures. However, she has a folksy style of delivery: speaking in the first person for historical figures and using tired cliches. I felt I was right back in middle school or elementary. But overall, still a well above-average teacher.

Surprised me. She makes hard comments and grades harshly, but I ended up with an "A" in the end. If you have high self-esteem, take this class. Any personal problems, go elsewhere. However, here you will learn and remember the subject.

I really enjoyed her class and I would take her again for another History course.

Because of her I am now minoring in History. She has a way of making History that much more interesting. She is good a very good teacher and I hope to take more of her classes.

Incredible professor- she's what turned me on to my History major. Dynamic speaker, very informative and has a style of teaching I've never seen before. Very maticulous on essays, but more than willing to help in any way so that the material is understood. Would recommend to anyone.

I didn't care for histroy before this class and now I love it. She did a great job teaching, but no one is prefect. I loved the class but I now some who really didn't(-mostly guys:/-).

Great teacher. Class was enjoyable yet not too difficult. I learned a lot and enjoyed learning it.

Amazing teacher- would definately recommend her to anyone. It was funny to watch her wake up kids who fell asleep and make them leave or watch the people who didn't study for her tests complain about getting C's. She's very informative and tells you EXACTLY how to get an A in her class and is willing to help you get there. Awesome teacher.

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Very good instructor, does just teach material but explains from differnt points of views giving you a better understanding. Learned alot.

Ann was the best history teacher! Tests were easy not hard especially if u listen to the lectures!

I loved going to class with this teacher. She repeats everything so that it's clear, and has great tones and expression in her voice. Unfortunately she was pregnant and had to stop halfway through the class. (Anne Exton took over)

Is a great teacher. Don't use book very much. She lectures as if she was telling a story, and speaks as if in first person account, so is very interesting. Test are easy. Even if you're not interested in history, she will make it fun.

Anne is a real teacher: clear, approachable, friendly, open to questions. Her class isnt easy, but it isnt boring or impossible either. If you try, you can and will get a good grade, and more importantly- youre going to learn your national history. Im so glad I had her as an instructor- some of the other history "teachers" are horrible.

Barely any hmk, puts things into perspective, great teacher!

Basically your grade is based off of four essays, 2 in class 2 outside class. The grade that you normally get on essays will be the grade for this class

Ann is a great lecturer. Keeping people engaged at 7:30am is really hard when its history, but she did that very well. I think her tests were very fair, but when she grades the writing assignments she is VERY critical. One grammatical error will cost you big points, for not being an English class. I did learn a lot thought.

This woman knows history and plays it out like telling a story.She's very excited about the material.If you want to LEARN history, take Ann. If you wanna slide thru, go elsewhere.Don't fear the essay exams, many classmates aren't doing their best so you'll end up near the top of the class if you try.She's not agenda driven either.

i thought i wouldnt like hist until i took this class. she made me like history, and ive always hated it. she makes you want to learn because its like she is telling a story. very interactive. dont be afraid of the exams because if you study you will do fine. anne is a great teacher! take her

Anne is a fantastic teacher. She is very approchable and has a real interest in not only her subject, but also seeing her students succeed. She will tell you exactly what to do to do well in her classes and will help you succeed. She is the very best teacher at SRJC.

Ann is a good teacher. She likes her subject and it shows. Her lectures are good and she is very organized. She allows extra credit and walks you through the essays and exams so they arn't so intimidating.

Take her for Womens history, not regular history. She's a great lecturer and a good teacher but her main interest is womens studies. I had her for US History and I learned more about Womens suffrage then I learned about WWII and more about Eleanor Roosavelt then FDR. Our big end of year paper was about women in the film industry in the 20s...

Anne is one of my favorite teachers at the JC. Her lectures were interesting and easy to understand and remember. She did have a bit of a feminist streak though.. I felt like it was more of a womens history class than US history. But all in all, loved it. Her tests are not as hard as people seem to think. Not much homework either.

Anne is one of my favorite teachers. She great at lecturing. She made me want to become a History teacher. She interacts with the books and really knows how to tell a story. Her grading system is tough though. Take lots of notes!

Makes history fun- I hated history until I took her class. She talks like a regular human being without trying to be all professional. She explains what happened so that you can't help but understand, and I found myself interested in what she was teaching.

Anne is by far my favorite teacher! She makes learning fun! Her lectures are very informative, and she uses different voices to illistrate her point. I'm going to miss her!

Anne was really fun. Her lectures were interesting and often like a story. Make sure to actually go to class, almost all the test questions come right from lectures.

She gives easily understood lectures and a few easy HW assignments. Shes a nice person unless you push her. I thought everything was all good up until the tests and the HW..it seems she grades much harder and expects much more of you than her simple lectures or even the book teach you. STUDY FOR THE TESTS AND PREPARE FOR THE ESSAY QUESTIONS

Her lectures were interesting and fun for the most part...she managed to keep me awake. The multiple choice section of the test was easy but she is completely unreasonable when grading the essay. In order to get an A you have to restate yourself over and over and pretend your talking to a five year old.

Her lectures were interesting and fun for the most part...she managed to keep me awake. The multiple choice section of the test was easy but she is completely unreasonable when grading the essay. In order to get an A you have to restate yourself over and over and pretend your talking to a five year old.

Annoying, she gives you death stares, she's got these beady blue eyes that are frightening. And her clothes are too tight. It wasn't too hard. She yelled at one student who had a newspaper out!! with those blue death eyes.

LOVED her class. All the rest of you such because she was great. I love her teaching method. I really dont like histroy but Anne made it easy and very clear to understand.

Ok, death stares and all, she is smokin! This was the greatest class, and her attitude kept talking to a minimum! Loved this class, if you are a wimp who does work for other classes in her class, BEWARE she will put you in your place! You go teach!

Anne is probably one of the best teachers i've ever had! She is so passionate when she talks and it makes the class so much more interesting. Don't try to do other work in her class, text, annoy her or she will deffinitly put you on the spot and embaress you.

Anne is an amazing teacher :] I hate history but her class has been my favorite so far. She is crystal clear about everything and there's only two tests all year. There's barely any homework too! She's awesome and funny, I highly recommend taking her.

Anne is great,she is passionate about her subject,makes it enjoyable and she is encouraging too,telling her students to perservere and hang in there.I loved her class albeit so early in the morning,it was worth getting up to attend.

Definitely my favorite class so far at the SRJC. I hope I get the chance to take her again! She's awesome! Her lectures are really interesting and easy to listen to. 2 exams and 1 paper- my kind of class!

Summer classes: Her tests are reasonable. As long as you take notes in class then you are golden. She hands out a study guide-know the terms, an easy A. Essay questions are pretty easy as long as you attend class. Her lectures cover the info for the essays. Overall a great teacher.

A truly special lecturer. I am a history major and enthusiast and someone who can take previously learned material and still make it fresh and interesting is a rare find indeed. Her test can be tough (her essays especially) - but very rewarding. I can recommend her with confidence.

Anne is a very engaging professor. She is funny, clear, and informative. She makes history class enjoyable. Hardly any work handed out so your grade is based on two tests and a paper, but if you study you will do fine.

Very clear in lectures and if you take good notes on them you should have no problem on the two exams she gives. Almost NO homework, no tests, just 2 exams with MC, TF and essay question. Gives lots of opportunity for extra credit. I definitely recommned her!

Anne is a good lecturer and the class is fairly easy. Her tests are predominatly essay exams, so if your not a good essay test writer then you might want to keep that in mind if your thinking about taking her. if you want to get an A or B you have to do an "optional" paper on a book that she assigns. very little homework though.

Anne is a GREAT history teacher. She has this storybook style of teaching that makes everything easy to understand. I'm not a history nut at all but her lectures were easy to listen to. Just go to class, take notes, & follow the study guide for the tests and you should do fine. She allows an outline for the first test but not the second. Take her!

I really liked Anne. I have never had an interest in history, but the way she taught the material made everything so much easier to understand. It was as if she was telling a story. The only way to get an A is to do an optional paper after reading a separate book. Tests are faily straight-forward. Just take really good notes in class.

Anne was my professor back in 2008 and to say she is disorganzised, is like saying a dog "meows," it makes no sense & is not true. She is organized, coherent, passionate, & pushes her students, which is neccesary for students who plan to transfer. Today, I am a senior at the Univ.of Nevada, & I owe much of my success to the tools Anne gave me.

Okay class. She's a great teacher and a pretty easy grader. Midterm and Final consist of multiple choice and an essay. The multiple choice is based on the book and the essay is based on the lectures. The lectures are interesting enough, she gets into character. I would take it. Easy B for very very little effort.

Tests are difficult. Alot of questions, I never read or heard her talk about. Tough Class but necessary to graduate.

Anne was a good teacher. I enjoyed her lectures. She put herself in different characters as she talked with us. If you listened, took good notes, and linked up with someone else as a study buddy you'll do good in the class. I'd take her as a teacher again.

She is a great teacher, I loved her lecturing style and she made it easy to follow. Its almost all lecture and two big tests and an essay. If you go to class and read the book its an easy pass.

A lot of minor, repetitive details in lecture. 25% of notes from lectures were used on the test. Then right before the midterm she told ppl that they should be halfway done with the novel and on some chapter in the text. Never gave a guide or announcement that we should be reading certain chps in our text. Only told us what books we'd be needing.

This class is pretty intresting. She tells her lectures like a story which makes it easy to listen to. But be prepared there is only 2 tests and count for like 36 percent of your grade. Plus one big essay!

Professor Donegan would arrive late to class most days. She also put terms and quesions on the exams that she didn't have a chance to cover in chance, so be sure to study. We used the textbook once, but there are extra credit opportunities. She is nice, but disorganized.

I took three classes with Anne. I love her strory telling style. Always on time! Three semesters, only missed one class! As soon as she comes into the room she give the session's outline. Take detailed notes and do your reading for all class material. She is an excellent teacher and she is there for you to learn, no easy passes here.

Donegan can be annoying when she stops to explain words that college students should know before coming to class, or even graduating HS. But that's my problem. Her lectures are very well organized, and if you come to class everyday and take good notes, you'll do well.

Anne is amazing. I love her clear storytelling style of history. She will expect a lot from you for tests, so make sure to read and take great notes. Ample opportunity to get extra credit, but be sure not to do too much (maximum is 20 points, but you can do more assignments than that).

Great teacher and a fun class to take. The essay's are easy and the tests are as well.

The class was well laid out from the begining. You knew what sections were being covered at what times. Weekly office hours online that were emailed every week. Each unit was done as a 3 week section. If you are self disciplined to stay on track you were fine. Each unit consisted of 2-3 writing assignments and a test. Spelling and Grammar count.

She was a very good teacher. She was very organized chronologically and knew what she was talking about. She gives many opportunities for extra credit. Take good notes and come to class.

I love Anne. She teaches in a way that is easy to understand and is very engaging. The class wasn't an overwhelmingly amount of work. It consisted of a midterm essay (outline permitted), a frederick douglass essay and a final. Easy peasy if you're there and take notes.

Anne's online class is the hardest one I've ever taken. It's extremely time consuming with a lot of writing required. She seems to be a tough grader, although probably fair. I really love history so it wasn't so bad for me. She's responsive to e-mail and pretty helpful.

Interesting lectures. Attendance not mandatory. Textbook reading really not mandatory (a few mult. choice questions on tests not covered in lecture), but read the paperback! She's a tough grader, even for a good student. She wants VERY specific things in essays and probably rarely gives full credit. I have mixed feelings; probably won't take again

Hands down the most interesting and empowering class I Have had at the J.C. I enjoyed this class, because it was informative, easy to follow, light homework, intriguing, empowering & enjoyable. The teacher acted out the lecture. This class turned me inside out and had me reevaluating my life, my moms, and all my female ancestor's.

I LOVED Donegan! Her lectures were fantastic! She really explains how everything is connected. The in-class essays are challenging but if you take good notes and look at the material you will do fine. Very approachable and puts thing in perspective. My previous professor got sick and she came in as a sub, I'm glad ended up with her as a professor!

Anne is clearly passionate about history. As a women's history class, it didn't seem like she talked about women as much as just general US history, but still very informative. Two exams (midterm+final; online quiz portion+in class essay), two group quizzes, and one essay. Need to take notes on what she says as she doesn't use slides or whiteboard.

Loved Donegan, would take her again. Great lectures, 2 group quizzes (about 5 ?s), 2 on-line quizzes (25 ?s), 2 homeworks, 1 paper, midterm and final are essays and you know possible subjects in advance. Gives study guides for tests, & extra credit. Is very strong at classroom management, will call you out! Awesome instructor & she's dept, chair.

I took Anne's online history class, and it was an interesting class. The monthly timed quizzes are challenging but know the material and you will be fine. She is a tough grader, but she is fair and has a clear grading criteria on what to do. Essays are tough, but she responds fast to emails and always updates the class on office hours.

Good instructor, but I would not recommend her for students who are not self motivated. She divides the course into 6 three week sections, each of which only contains 3 or 4 assignments. As such, it could be easy to get behind. Absolutely NOT your typical online liberal arts course. Also, her grading criteria is quite specific.

Passionate informed teacher, chair of the department. Lectures from memory so you have to take notes on what she's saying. Assigns a lot of readings in Canvas with no due date so its hard to know what she's expecting you to come to class knowing. Hard essay grader, everything is worth high points.

took history 17.1 over the summer, material is condensed, so plan to spend 20-25 hours a week-not even exaggerating. she assigns 150-200 pages of textbook (3 ch. each week) accompanied with lectures for each chapter. 3 essays 500-700 words each, a quiz, documentary, and podcast. No way to cut corners, you can only cite material she assigns. no E.C.

LOTS of reading so keep up with it and several videos to watch on top of reading material. Great history book for class and other informative material. Never liked history until now. Follow instructions for papers and you will do fine. Take quizzes right after reading book so it's fresh in your mind. Online was great.

Provides a good amount of extra credit. I like history so I though her class was nice. She doesnt use any type of presentation aid so its just her talking the whole class and she assigns a ton of reading which I didnt do. Most of test questions are based off her lectures but does throw some stuff from the book in there. Would take again.

Online worked great- lots of reading, but at least it was from one textbook, quiz questions were very relevant to the reading. Essays were graded with very specific criteria. She responded quickly and helpfully to questions. As with other online courses, self-motivation is important as assignments are spaced. It is a good semester class.

Great instructor for History 4.2 for Fall 2019 semester. Will approve any extra credit, as long as its in the time period being studied, like I talked to her about the Titanic Museum in Missouri in her office hours. I even took her final exam before I left for my Disney Land trip.

The class wasn't so hard at all. The only thing that I found challenging was the essays. She is clear about what she expects. I am terrible writer so I would receive a B on the essays. Be sure to the reading and study before taking the exam online. Keep in mind the exam is timed so pace yourself.

A lot of reading. About 4-6 chapters a week + class notes, podcasts, movies (during summer). 2-3 papers a week. Quiz each week. Personally, gave me good feedback and understood why. One late hw pass. Shes super nice and gave me three, and let me take final late. Gave me a 48/75 on final when I didnt finish and didnt deserve it. Thankful for her.

Phenomenal lecturer and professor. Takes the time to put you in the shoes of people during historical periods. She is not just regurgitating information from a text but creating a well rounded lecture. Essays are not lightly graded but there are plenty of extra credit opportunities. Take advantage of them if you want an A.

The people that are rating Dr. Donegan so hard are lazy. She assigns three chapter of reading a week + 1000 words of writing. All you have to do is find/listen to the audiobook and you'll be fine. I am taking this class as pass or no pass, not trying too hard, and have almost an A. She offers extra credit and accepts one late paper with no penalty.

Nice teacher, assigns a bit of reading though. Good class overall, would take another class with her. Class is good for students that learn by watch videos. Lots of prerecorded lectures and youtube videos. Class is not for lazy students.

She is a tough grader be ready to read and write like your grade depends on it! The class material is very interesting and she seems to know all her lecture content by heart.