Helpful, professional and really helped me with my writing. Don't be late to his class, though! He hates that.

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Very funny and nice teacher. He is very helpful, and lets you redo your papers after he reviews them. Good class to take if you do not know much about writing techniques.

he's an incredible teacher, but a bit high strung.

He does not judge you on your ideas. He judges you on how you support them. That is what makes him better for literature classes, he is always available for extra help. He knows his stuff. Highly recommended.

Knows his stauff. Do not be late. But he is always late.

I never experienced such a helpful and energetic teacher. He really loves what he does. Just do all your homework, pay attention, and don't be late :)

Mr. Akers does love teaching! He repeats things a lot, and he grades pretty hard on papers. He is a very nice guy and knows what he's talking about when it comes to Literature. If there's a problem, he is glad to help. The whole class is analysis of different types of literature...and that is just not fun!

Dont expect an easy A but do expect to actually improve your writing skills tremendously. There are four seperate but equal (for the most part) papers which is good for procrastinators. He lets you rewrite them which is awesome. He loves his job and he is good at it.

Excellent teacher. Gives very few quizzes- one over short stories, one over a play, and one over poetry terms. Very approachable. DO NOT be late to his class!

Wasn't sure what I got into at first but Mr. Akers is an excellent teacher. Very organized and clear about his expectations. He seems to really like his job and it shows. I never wrote a post-it b-4 his class. 2 papers + 2 essay question tests later = 4 A's. I owe him. Not an easy A but well worth your effort. Don't sell your WR and don't be late.

Akers is kind of challenging but he does teach alot of information. I find him very helpful if you ever need a question or concern and he is very approachable.

Beat teacher ever!!!

He definitely knows what he is doing. Wasn't the original professor that I signed up for, but I'm really glad I ended up in his class. He is really dedicated to what he does and truly wants to see his students do their best and succeed. The difficulty of his class is perfectly counterbalanced by his eagerness to help people.

It was not an easy course, but I learned a lot from this teacher. I am glad I did not get intimidated at first and did not drop this class. His teaching technique is excellent! He is always available and willing to help. Highly recommend this professor if you actually want to learn something. He loves what he does and it shows. I'd take him again.

Akers is a wonderful teacher and knows his stuff. This course is not necessarily easy but Professor Akers will do anything to help you understand and get through the course. He is nice and cares about each student's success. He also responds to emails lightening fast. I've taken him for both 1101 and 1102 and he is awesome.

I have never in my life had a teacher who answers back to emails within minutes after I sent them. This guy is dedicated and then some. he worked with me in his office for over an hour. very recommended professor

Seriously an awesome teacher, I took him for both com 1 and 2 and learned so much.

Honestly one of the most amazing teachers I've ever had. Informative, intelligent, interesting and clever. Do yourself a favor and take one of his classes, if only to actually learn something for once.

Don't be late! Study for the tests and rewrite the paper when he allows you, and its a fairly easy class. Learn a lot.

This teacher truly cares about each one of his students. He wants you to learn. If there is one teacher who I could say is the best at BCC, it would be him. He is passionate and is very intelligent. Do yourself a favor and take his class.

He is a great teacher. He loves what he teaches. His test are easy if you have read what you needed.

I have 140 credit hours under my belt between an A.S. and my A.A and have had many teachers for many subjects of course and I think Mr. Akers is the best teacher I've ever had. I was never even that interested in Literature but he made it interesting. His class isn't easy but you get out of it what you put in.

Unbelievably talented guy. Heavy background in philosophy. Rough grader but explains what he means 100%. Highly recommended if you want to learn someething and you are willing to work for it.

Not easy, but passionate about his job. A good pick if you want to work.

In my opinion, his class does not stress writing well, his class stresses putting EFFORT into what you do, which is what going to college is all about! Good job Professor Akers. A-

I took Akers for ENC1101 & 1102. Best teacher I have taken to date, and I am currently at UCF! He focuses on paper content, and teaches grammar based on the mistakes he sees the class making. Our final paper in 1102 was a analysis of a song of our choice. You have numerous chances to correct paper & if you listen to him you will do well!TAKE HIM!

By far the best teacher I have ever had. LOVE HIM! So helpful and incredibly brilliant. Makes you work for your grade, but it's great. He's just fascinating. I write down things he's says in my notes, just because they capture me. Take him!

Dr. Akers is such a nice man :] He is genuine and cares about his students. The class could be boring sometimes...but he did what he could to make it interesting. He is such a gentleman, and is very polite and honest. The class was more difficult than expected, but I'd rather learn and earn my grade rather than get an easy A. He teachers work ethic

Great prof. Not easy, but very clear on instructions and very professional. Wish we had more time with final project presentation, but understand that lots of students have to give presentations. Highly recommended.

Professor Akers is amazing! He is very passionate about literature and you can tell he loves what he does. He gives quizzes on stories, but only gives them to see if everybody read. If you all get a good grade he enters 100's into the gradebook for the rest of the empty spots. Easyyyy test (I got an A on all 3)Easy journals too!Take Him!

Best prof I've had. he is very nice, but if you text in his class, like the guy next to me, you will regret it. Really big on discussions and heariing students opinions on literature. Lots of help with papers. Good choice for this class.

This is my favorite class this semester. We haven't had our 1st test yet, but the first unit on logic is difficult. This class is very different from my other classes. He asks lots of questions, very little lecture. Big on discussion groups. This class will really make you think about things you have you have never considered.

Best Professor I've had in 3+ semesters of college. Extremely helpful, honest, and really cares about his students. I missed a few classes early in the semester and fell behind, but he helped me catch up quickly. I turned in a few things late so I ended up getting a B, but I would've had an A otherwise.

Had him for Communications 2 and he was a great teacher. As long as you came to class, paid attention to him, did your short amount of homework, and took his tests you would get a good grade in his class.

Great Prof!! He is so helpful and makes english fun. You have to work hard in his class, he doesnt hand out grades. He makes you want to be there and want to learn! TAKE HIM!!!

Great professor. Very thorough and informative. Few quizzes and no traditional final. Write papers to length and check email constantly.

If is hint of a Tennessee drawl does not draw you in, then his knowledge of the subject and obvious care for his students will. He asks each student how they learn best and he really honestly wants all of his students to do well. He always has office hours and answers mails quickly. He loves to use analogies to make things clearer.Overall:fantastic

by far one of the best teachers ive ever had.

A really great teacher and he is very helpfull. If you have any queston he will go above and beyond to help. You do have to work for your grade.

Professor Akers is a really great teacher! He honestly cares about his students and wants to see them succeed in the course! He is always willing to go the extra mile to help out his students in any way possible! One of the best Professor at Eastern Florida State College

Professor Akers is awesome, kind of a dork though. As long as you read the material and show up to class there is no way you wont pass this class. Anytime you need help or want feedback he is there to help!

Prof. Akers is smart, passionate about his work and helping his students, and very caring. However, he is a tough grader--you have to work for grade. Threre was some lecture, but he's big on group work and peer review for papers. The section on fallacies was tough, but I was proud when I made an A on the test. Highly recommended teacher

Awesome teacher! Have to work hard for an A but it's very achievable. He knows what he is talking about. Highly recommend!!

Took Akers twice for ENC 1101 and 1102. Super chill, lenient grader. Gives point just because he feels like it some days.

This is a broad Humanities course which explores the arts. He did a great job, I learned so much. I especially enjoyed the Team-Teach sessions. Take this professor if you want to learn in this course adn you are willing to work.

Professor Akers is super funny and nice. Quizzes aren't too bad, exams are strictly vocabulary from the textbook, and papers are decent (if you put in the effort, he IS a composition teacher too, don't forget!)

I thought I would hate this course but I loved it. He focused on more modern arts not just ancient stuff. Highly recommended

Very good choice for humanties. I did not expect to enjoy this course however professor Akers made it one of my favorite classes. There is one major paper and he lets you choose something that interests you which made writing it not so bad. Very funny and caring person and very accessible outside of class.

No doubt about it, best teacher I've ever had. Not hard to look at either. I would have gotten an A but I turned in two late papers and got a B. He sticks to his rules but is very caring and passionate about his students learning.

He does "team teach" where you get into a group and make a presentation of that module, my class only did2. Very easy class but you MUST show up. There's 1 paper but you get to pick from any of the topics he covers over the term. He says ever chapter gets a pop quiz but my class never got one, he just wants you to show up prepared and ready to talk

I am currently taking Prof. Akers for Humanities. I did not buy into this whole "Team Teach" thing at first, but now that I have done it I learned so much and it was easier than I thoiught. He is highly respected on campus classes fill up fast. Mine is full. He is a great choice for this course. He teaches English too.

He is an amazing teacher!! Really knows his stuff and loves his students! Such a caring teacher and understands when life gets the best of you and you might need extra time to complete assignments.

He is the best teacher I have ever had. He cares about his students and gives you plenty of time to work on your papers. All he asks is to participate in class, show up and ask him any questions you may have. Best Best Best teacher. I would def take him for 1102 and get an easy A again :)

Professor Akers is not what I expected. He is actually funny for in his words "an English and philosophy nerd." I have learned so much in this course and I thought I would hate it, I am a science major. Its my favorite class. He answers emails quickly and grading standards are clear. He;s also an English prof. so he watches grammar--beware.

Best teacher ever!! Hes funny an quirky an just an all around good guy. I looked forward to going to his class everyday. Hes very laid back an DEF understanding. Its a really fun class and one you should definitely take. If i could i would hands down take him again.

Akers is a great professor. He is a very enthusiastic and passionate professor. He puts an extreme amount of effort into the structure of his class and class assignments. Class participation and discussion are heavily implemented. He does give extra credit if you put more effort into your work. This is not a class for anti-social people.

Professor Akers has been a really great professor. Took him for HUM1020 and it was a lot of fun. He does do two major group assignments which kinda suck but theyre not too bad. Overall though, id prefer to give him a 4.5 more because he really is a good guy and if you need something, he's there. I'm upset I can't take him again :(

Professor Akers is a very good person and a very good professor! You dont do much in class but you definitely learn a lot, its super cool. 3 stand up projects are completed called team teach and mini discussion boards all throughout the class on the topics we are learning. For our final we watch a movie and take a quiz on all of the topics.

Professor Akers is a very nice person, and genuinely cares and understands when life happens. He is almost always available by email if life happens. There are 2-3 group projects, but are both easy and knowledgeable.

I took Akers during the fall semester of 2018 for his Humanity's course. There are several group presentations which are worth about 20% of you're overall grade. He seems to understand the life of a college student and doesn't require much homework. . Also, DON'T BUY THE BOOK!! He doesn't require or use it for the class

I took Professor Akers for HUM 1020. The course felt relaxed but we still had to study alot. At least for my class no book was used since Canvas was the book. He was fair, funny, and always available on email and office time. Very into his work and it shows.

Professor Akers was by far my favorite teacher because he made it easy to handle 2 heavy classes at once. i had him for two classes and he was very clear on instructions, grades, and assignments. 10/10 would take him again

I took this professor for a humanities course and found him to be able to make the class interesting and easy. He does not require a book for this class and advises against getting one because they are expensive and all the information you will need he will make available online. Get ready for group presentations on various art. Great teacher.

Solid teacher, emails back quickly

Professor Akers is excellent. His passion and love for what he teaches is so clear. The discussion boards are straight forward, and if you put the work into it, you will get an A. He is always open to talk and help during his posted office hours. He is also opened to learning himself, so he likes when students ask questions. Apply yourself.

Professor Akers is an amazing professor. He is caring and understanding with his students. You can really learn the material and you can tell he loves to teach it. I love this guy! Just the long research paper at the end and Team Teaches got me a bit stressed. Other than that I highly recommend Akers for a 16 week course.

He's such a great and caring teacher, he responds to emails within 5 minutes and answers any questions you have, about the course material or the school in general. Syllabus gives clear understanding of grading. 2 group projects and 1 research paper that you pick the topic of. I have never met a teacher who cared about his students more!

Professor Akers overall is quite a great teacher, he does genuinely seem to care for students and he is very thorough with explaining things. Tests are all online so those are pretty simple, the bulk of points though come from team teach and discussion boards. I personally dont really like team teaches as theyre kinda harshly graded, but its ok.

Professor Akers is amazing! I was dreading taking humanities but he made this class fun & engaging. We did 2 discussion board posts & 2 team teaches which are easy if you're willing to put in a little work (not hard!). Our midterm was online & we were given a study guide. There's a 7-10 page paper due at the end of the sem but overall a great prof!

Akers was a surprisingly easy going professor. He does actually adhere to the reading which can be expected from a com 1 teacher. He gave some fun group projects, but he requires some reading and writing.

He's one of the most understandable professors I've ever experienced! I love how he wants to help students in need! He usually emails quickly, which is good! He's also passionate about his job. Lectures and notes are what makes you pass his class. 1 research paper and 2 "Team Teach" projects. Always show up on time or he'll lock you out, hahaha.

At the end of the semester we were required to write a 6-10 page paper of our choice based on what we learned. There are 2 presentations and a few discussion boards. Quizzes are open book. Don't let this scare you, he is an awesome teacher and is willing to work with you. He also is funny and quirky and will enjoy making you laugh. I would reccomen

Easily the best teacher I have ever had. Made doing a 5 page paper enjoyable, because I was learning about things that he had made interesting. Grades fairly, and is available outside of class, and will always get back to you. If you have an elective spot open and you aren't sure what to take, or need to fulfill a humanities requirement, take this.

I had this class live online and it was the best experience ever! He has a unique teaching style and made each week interesting and kept the workload minimal. I loved his class and passed it easily. I do not recommend anyone besides Mr. Akers for Intro to Humanities. You will not regret taking his class and you will enjoy learning with him.

A really good teacher!!! I took him for humanities, if you like videos more than books he's your guy. Would most certainly take him again, little work, lots of videos, easy A. Had 0 problems with him and he graded fairly!

outstanding teacher. clear expectations. easy, but must do the work. good feedback. easy to communicate with. all teachers should be held to his standard.

Professor Akers had amazing lectures. You have to take notes to pass, but he goes over all information you will need. He does talk slowly so some lectures are longer than they need to be and unfortunately they are through Canvas so you can't up the speed. Other than that the course is very manageable, but do not procrastinate on the final paper.

Professor Akers is a great instructor, and makes this class fun. He uses videos much more than articles, which is much more interesting than reading. Quizzes are ten questions and involve material from the week & discussions in class. Amazing class!!

Probably the most boring class I have ever taken, but also one of the easiest classes. Easy credits towards AA and a nice professor.

Akers is awesome. I took him for HUM and ENC and he definitely makes you work for your grade. Lots of writing but it makes you learn! He really wants his students to succeed. He teaches so well, every class was fun. I always felt so invested in what I was learning. He made me the writer that I am today. WE NEED MORE PROFS LIKE HIM work hard do well

I had Professor Akers for Introduction to Humanities 1020. While I didn't like him very much in the beginning of the semester, Professor Akers grew on me as I realized how passionate he was about teaching. Some students are definitely not into his lectures (repeats a lot of things), but other than that, he is probably my favorite professor! :)

I took this prof for hum1010 as a hybrid & the way he has it set up on canvas is very easy to understand to the point attendance isnt required as long as u watch the videos & TAKE NOTES. the quizzes come straight from the lectures & u can use ur notes even on the exams. hes a very passionate teacher & responds to emails very quickly (:

I loved his class. The only thing that was tough was that I took it online as a dual enrollment student in high school. In order to pass his 5-10 question quizzes, I had to take notes and watch videos that, in total, would take 2-3 hours of my time. His class is super easy if you just put in the work and watch the videos!

Loved this class! It was my first semester of college, but I've since had a lot of other instructors--enough to know I enjoyed Prof Akers' class the most out of all of them. His lectures were interesting, and he made learning about humanities interesting. 1 end of year paper, not even hard. Loved him! Definitely recommend.

Prof. Akers is very considerate of his students. He balances out difficulty with assignments so it's not overwhelming. He posts everything that he does in person online/uploads his lectures. He makes the material very interesting and has a great personality that keeps me engaged. And he responds to emails fast! Will be taking him again.

Professor Akers is amazing. He truly cares about his students and wants them to succeed. The class is pretty easy as long as you try. I took his class in person and he is a super caring person and makes all of his lectures and assignments interesting. He makes sure to thoroughly explain every single assignment given and offer any help needed.

Professor Akers is extremely detail oriented which works out in the students favor. He designs his lessons to be followed in order and you will get all the information you need for the quiz. His lectures are interesting but to the point. The final paper instructions are very specific and he gives you plenty of time to get the work done.

Assignments were based on videos that professor akers makes or pulls from the internet. Quizzes and tests are based on information within the videos, they were also open notes. Mid-term, final exam, and research paper are large chunks of your grade. The research paper was 6-10 pages. He makes the course somewhat tolerable.

Great professor! You will learn a lot about yourself in this course too.

Doesn't use textbooks to save his students money he just uses canvas with his own material and online videos & articles. One assignment per week, either a short & easy quiz or discussion. EVERYTHING is always open note (so take lots of notes on everything!) & exams are online. One midterm exam, one final exam, one final research paper. Great Prof!

I took professor Akers for his humanity course and he seem to be passionate about teaching. His lessons were simple and clear. I extremely recommend to take notes, will makes it just 10x easier for you as he gives open note quizzes and the midterm and final were both open notes too. Overall his class was great and i would take it again if i had to.

He was fantastic. The first teacher I've taken at EFSC that I would take again. He made videos for us to watch instead of reading from a textbook. It made him for personable and he felt like a real teacher that way, not a name at the end of an announcement that you never see or hear. He made the class interesting and it was easy.

Great professor, I have 0 complaints. He is good at teaching and i actually enjoyed his class.

He is very sweet and cares a lot about your well being. This class is for you, not for him and he makes that known. He is not very fond of phone and the internet but, and allows you to think for yourself and values your opinion.

I loved professor Akers for humanity. He is so passionate and he loves what he does. Work load is not bad mostly just quizzes that go along with the video lectures, its just time consuming. Research paper was smaller than normal research papers. I highly recommend!

Akers is a great teacher and makes humanities an interesting class. He values students' feedback and uses it to make the course more engaging. There were a few discussion boards and several quizzes. The quizzes are easy if you pay attention during lectures and take notes. On quizzes, you can't go back to a question once you have moved on from it.

Professor Akers is amazing! EFSC is lucky to have him, you can tell that he cares about his students and wants us all to be great. His lectures are great also. When Professor Akers gives class assignments they have a purpose, and it is not just busy work; he is very kind, and patient and is humble also! It was a pleasure being in this class!

Professor Akers was one of the best professors I've had at EFSC. He is the most understanding when life happens, and he is one to teach with the benefit of his students in mind. He is incredibly organized and his class will set you up for success at higher universities. I wish I could take one more class with him.

great professor has lots of passion and is funny but he does expect loooong papers

I took Professor Ankers in my first semester, and what a wonderful person he is. His PowerPoints are straight to the point, and his grading is clear. Everything is on Canvas. Only assigns a 10 multiple-choice quiz per week as hw. All are open note including the Midterm and Final. There's 1 MLA research paper, but its fairly easy.

Professor Akers is passionate and caring. The workload is manageable, with quizzes and a short research paper. Attending lectures is key, as he breaks down the material well. Unstuckstudy proved helpful for efficient study prep.

Prof. is super chill and likes what he does. Extremely easy A class, takes absolutely no effort to do anything. Quizzes are short and extremely easy common sense questions. If you do not like research papers than bad news; halfway through he assigns one and its just one of those annoying things that has nothing to do with humanities.

Lecture vids, short quiz or a rare discussion board weekly. 1 paper that w/ clear instructions, and 2 non-proctored, open-note exams. No textbook/paid software. Loves art and speaking to his students about it. Posts online lectures and does a (optional) Teams call for online students to feel "included"/less isolated. Great dude.