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Difficulty65%
Would Retake96
Reviews65%
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What Students Say
“This class is no more challenging than a high school class”
ISTC201 - 5.0 rating“She was so sweet and always wanted to talk”
TSEM102 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
Attendance Mandatory
71%
Textbook Required
50%
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A-
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ISTC
5.0
(5)ISTC201
4.8
(32)ISTC007
4.0
(1)TSEM93
4.0
(1)TSEM102
3.8
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ISTC301
2.5
TSEM102
2.4
ISTC007
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Reviews (96)
I had her for Using Info Effectively in Education and it was a really easy cours
VERY nice teacher, very easy class
Super nice and really cares about students. It is also a very EASY A!!!
awesome teacher, really makes class fun and interesting..
really nice and understaning....makes class interesting...not much work
very nice, caring, and helpful. the class is very easy, and interesting at times
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very nice and helpful... you can just talk on aim the whole class EASY A
Only grade is basically making a webpage and doing little work great woman
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easiest class i have ever been in...easier than high school
Ms. Wood is great! She cares about her students and how they do. She is very helpful. I think it helps to have some computer knowledge for the class. If you don't have any now, you will by the end of the semester. I recommend taking her if you can.
VERY NICE! Easy class. Lets you turn in work whenever you want as long as you have an excuse
She is soooo nice and really cares about her students. She lets you turn in stuff late if you have an excuse. This an easy easy A. Just pay attention and do your assignments, you will get an A.
So easy!!! Final two questions online - How did you like the class? and What did you learn... Take this class, she is so easy, and really nice.
she is such a nice lady. Very Helpful I have an A right now. Very nice to students.
sooo nice, helpful and friendly. makes up cute nicknames
Cheryl is very helpful and understanding of graduate students.
This class is boring to being with, no matter who you take. Mrs. Wood is a very nice woman and is always willing you help you with anything. I would recommend taking her for this class. The class discussions are really boring, but she's awesome.
The nicest professor I have had yet at Towson. Genuninely cares about her students and there success, will go out of her way to help you if you need any (although you probably won't, the class is extremely easy). No final. Talks about her family a lot, extremely easy to get along with. Very Polite. Perfect! Take Her!
ms wood is soo nice and willing to help. theres no exam, just class work, mayb a project and a research paper. it really helps you learn how to access information on the computer.
Definetly a nice woman and a fairly easy class BUT Wow, I'd rather have my neck get tied to a horse and have him run around the beltway. Get ready to sit in the DARK and have a christmas ham talk at you til your hair turns.She constantly talks and talk without stopping.
Sweetest woman ever. Class is ridiculously easy. Take her!
Is boring, but only because I knew what was going on and had to listen to little freshman **** and complain about not understanding. Blah...blah...blah! That had to be the worst part about the class, the students. Teacher is great and lets you work in class on projects. But is extremly easy if you know your way around a computer!!!
easy class, a lot of easy homeworks and working together in class on assignments. 1 group project and a research report. No tests, quizes or final. useful class because she shows you how to use the towson library database which is good for looking up articles and books. Very sweet lady, extremlely helpful, wants her students to do well.
By no means is this class easy, there is quite a bit of work due all at the same time; however, Mrs Wood is very helpful and is always there. There's no textbook which is nice but it makes attendance pretty mandatory. My roommate takes the same class with a different teacher and she only has to go to class 3 times the whole semester! But overall ok
By far NOT AN EASY A!! Ms Wood is an extremely helpful professor, however, it is an overload of work given all at the same time. All assignments overload, and many assigments are time consuming and are pointless.
Easy A. For all those people who said that it was an overload of work, obviously waited until the very last minute to complete all the "pointless" assignments. Mrs. Wood is so extremely nice and helpful that many people unfortunatley take advantage of. A few assignments about researching, a simple group project and an easy research paper.I reccomme
Ms. Wood is fun and funny! She relates everything to a joke and makes the class very personalized. Other than the research paper, the work was very easy and even somewhat fun.
Very nice and sweet as a person, but I do not think she is a good teacher. She threw a lot of work at us the last month of the semester. If you work hard and turn your assignments in on time you will get an A. If you wait until the last minutes to do things you'll have difficulty.
At first, this was my fave class..everyone goes on facebook the whole time..all of a sudden, the last month she swamped us with a ton of work, besides the research paper and group project..and she has favorites..not very helpful..i got an A only because i worked my butt off..only take this class if you're serious about it.
Wah, wah, wah. . . some people complain too much about work. What did you come to college for anyway? This is an easy class if you keep up with the work and don't miss too many classes. Can't get more helpful teachers than Ms. Wood.
Mrs. Wood is a great teacher. You do one big research paper at the end of the semester and she is VERY helpful in helping you find information. I'm not sure I learned anything, but the class is very easy. She doesn't like students with attitudes, so don't give her one. No need to buy the book, doesn't use it. Kinda confusing on when things are due.
Mrs. Wood is great. There are a lot of little assignments here and there that aren't difficult at all. Make sure you check blackboard DAILY to make sure that she didn't put one up that's due in the next couple of days. The research paper isn't bad at all. She is SO approachable with it. Get help if you need it! She has a good sense of humor.
Great Professor, definitely recommend. Very helpful with everything and very approachable. Makes class entertaining and you can get on Facebook the whole time, so not a bad class to go to. Research paper, but she is so helpful with it! Great person!
She is the best! Such a nice lady and really cares about her students. All the assignments throughout the semester lead up to a big research paper which is laid out so clearly, and she's so helpful with it if you don't understand. You'll need to check blackboard daily to see if there's an assignment, but other than that, easy class! I recommend her
She is a great professor! Entire class basically centered around a research paper, but she is very helpful and always willing to answer any questions.
Possibly the most useless teacher at towson. You spend every class trying to figure everything out on your own. You learn more from other students than her. She should get payed. Don't take this class unless you're a computer wiz.
Cheryl Wood is a sweetheart! She is very helpful when you ask her questions and willing to stay with you for help. The class is basically centered around preparing an INTENSE research paper. I recommend her for this class to anyone!
Well, duh, people. Of course if you wait until the last minute to do a bunch of work it'll be difficult. This class is no more challenging than a high school class. Ms. Wood is extremely helpful and very thorough with every aspect of the research paper. She gives you an entire semester to work on it. Welcome to college, folks. There's work here!
I don't know what you're all talking about. None of the assignments are given at once. There's a calendar over the entire semester that outlines the work for the research paper. The assignments are NOT pointless. Almost every one pertains to the final paper. No midterm, no final, no textbook. About as easy as you can get for a research paper class.
very helpful ! sweet lady who really tries to make you get an A. gives feed back and corrections for all work. defintitely reccommend taking her !!!
Very small workload for towson seminar. very strict on apa formatting and boring in lectures, but I think the small workload makes up for it. Easy B, and with a little extra effort an A is certainly reachable.
A teacher who truly cares about the students and will give help as much as she can. Great woman who i would strongly recommend. Not the most exciting class but most definitely a good class with an awesome teacher.
Assignments are easy. Pretty interesting class. She's nice. One research paper and she breaks it down for you step by step. She helps in every way possible. Take her.
This class could have been taken entirely online, but it is not her fault. The assignments are not hard, but a little time consuming. She is a fairly easy grader; however, she tends to take off points for dumb reasons. You have a few short writing assignments, but nothing too big. Just stay on top of all the assignments and you'll be fine!
I've done all her assignments, but still received C, I've taken ENGL102 and ENGL317 and got A but this freshmen year class I got C. Avoid her if possible. boring class. little assignment in the beginning of the semester. then huge research paper and then she break it down for you EX. 4 evaluate sources, definition of topic, background of topic etc.
BAD AVOID HER IF POSSIBLE...
Very easy class as long as you keep up with the assignments. Assignments are not hard and she goes over the research paper with you step by step. She is very helpful and wants her students to succeed. As long as you put the effort in it's an easy A.
Class is very simple lectures generally. If you actually put effort into all the assignments according to her very specific criteria then the class is very easy. Explains her expectations well and assigns work that helps you write the final research paper. Willing to help with everything and understanding.
Professor Wood by far is one of the nicest and down to earth professors I have ever had. She was so sweet and always wanted to talk. Her class wasn't the most engaging, but it was an easy A. Just do your assignments (which aren't very hard) and you will get an A. Participate it makes the class go by faster.
She is a very nice lady but I felt as if I learned nothing. We got many classes off which was nice. The one thing that I liked is how much help she provides when completing the final paper. The final paper, and the preparation for it, are all that you do in this class.
One of the sweetest professors I've had. Prepares you for the research paper that is about 12 pages long and is always there if you need help. Class is boring most of the time and she grades tough but it's only to help with your research paper. She lets you out early most classes. Definitely would recommend her!
Prof. Wood is a really nice lady. She is very disorganized though. Her criteria is often unclear and she takes a long time to respond to emails. She tends to ramble in class, but does take the time to show you many different technologies you can use in the classroom. Do your work on time, with good effort and actually go to class and you'll pass.
Professor wood is by far my favorite professor I had this semester. She really helps prepare you for the research paper. Very easy A in my opinion. Do well on your research evaluations, and when it comes time to write the paper, it basically writes itself. TAKE HER!
Wasn't excited to take TSEM, but Professor Wood was great. It isn't too hard to get an A, just participate in class, and listen to her feedback. It helped me become A LOT better with APA format, and I felt that as long as I tried my best there was no way I wouldn't get an A. Highly recommend taking her class, very helpful and nice.
Great, caring, and positive woman. she is probably the most down to earth woman i have met at Towson. That being said the paper is 10 to 15 pages in her class, which is easy to do good on. Other TSEM classes are around 5 to 7 pages. Really good professor but if your looking to not put the time in id look at a different professor for a smaller final
Professor Wood cares about the grades she gives you and is willing to help you if you ask. The main thing is a 12 page paper and the whole class is leading up to that and she teaches you how to do it in depth. She will help you in depth if you are struggling to find research for your topic. Definitely recommend her even though class can be boring.
The class seems to not only drain the life out of you, but your GPA as well. There are plenty of other TSEM sections you can take. Please save yourself the stress of blindly writing a 12+ page research paper.
I will warn you! Class will be boring but you will have a computer in front of you so it won't be that bad. The class does not have an heavy coursework. The main focus of the class is to write a 12+ page research paper in which you basically complete in parts within the class. Her grading criteria were clear. Take her!
Caring and nice person, makes it a point to get to know everyone in the class. As a professor she's a tough grader. Easy work, but slip up some and your grade will really suffer. Students I spoke with agreed that it's hard to know what she wants. I would suggest asking clarifying questions in class because she will read emails and not always answer
She talks a lot and really cares about her students. No tests or quizzes, only a 14 page research paper, which is not difficult at all. She gives extra credit on your paper if you go to the writing center and she also allows for you to play a computer programming game for 10 extra points as well. She's a tough grader but she's worth it.
Sweetest woman ever, she just wants everyone to do well. Some days in class just for showing up she gives extra credit. hella extra credit online too. Theres a 15 pg research paper due at the end but dont let that scare you, its honestly so slight. The way she sets it up it writes itself, If you go to writing center she gives 10 extra points!
please do not take this professor. she is probably the hardest professor i have ever had, and the fact that it was for the tsem class it was even more frustrating. she is SUCH a hard grader. she is very nice, but doesn't change the fact that you have to work so hard to get a good grade
I loved having her as my TSEM teacher. She actually cares about her students and wanted us to do well on our paper. The paper was most of our grade so I would work hard to do well on it. Lots of help was given through blackboard and in class to guide us when writing the paper and extra credit was given.
Professor Wood is amazing. She really cares about her students. The class is based around one huge research paper. If you show that you at least tried on the paper and you actually did try, you will get a high grade. Take all the assignments seriously and you will pass the class. Im terrible at essays, yet got an A plus in this class.
She is a really nice professor and while it seems like you'll be bombarded with essay assignments, it will all help with your final research paper. She has a conference with you where she will read and give you feedback on your research paper, which is very beneficial. She is somewhat of a hard grader but it is easy to do well in her class
Prof Wood is a really caring person!! I got bronchitis during the semester and every time after that when I came to class, she made it a point to ask how I was doing. She likes to get to know students. Do the work for the class, actually show up and you'll get an A, the final paper isn't that hard, just learn how to research and it writes itself.
Professor Wood was one of my favorite professors during my freshman year. Her TSEM class is very easy if you pay attention. She gives good feedback and you can go to her about anything. She is very sweet and caring for her students, you can tell she wants everyone to succeed.
Ms. Wood is so sweet! She has a genuine interest in her students, and really wants to help them. That doesn't mean she is lenient with deadlines, but she provides great feedback on assignments, and there's really only a weekly online thread and a paper on a topic of your choice. Lectures are basically her talking about relatable events.
Prof. Wood is a very kind lady who will do the best to support you in becoming a good college writer. Her main goal is to improve your college writing and research skills. If you show up (she ends face-to-face classes about a month before the final paper is due), you will pass! Just talk to her, she'll listen! Take her class if you want to learn!!!
Professor Wood is a very nice person and all but her work before you even get to the final paper is ridiculous. When I ask for her help, he comments have not seemed to help me get back on track to what i was trying to figure out. I would not recommend her course.
Professor Wood gives a lot of work, and honestly her assignments are pointless. She makes us go on websites and complete an assignment on your own. She leaves us to figure things out for ourselves. The final project is a lot of work and she never really explains it.
A few easy assignments, with a 14 page research paper. Her lectures are just her talking with some instructional material thrown in. You can get over 15 extra credit points, easily. She's nice but is a tough grader, with a clear grading agenda. She values class participation and gets frustrated if you don't. She hardly answers emails. I liked her!
prof wood is so sweet and cares about her students succeeding. her lectures are usually boring but if you sit in the back you can do other things on your computer. the paper isn't hard if you don't procrastinate and she's always available and willing to help you. go to the writing center and she'll give you extra credit. i liked her a lot.
Prof Wood was sweet but this class was graded tough for no reason. She put over 150 corrections on my final paper and still gave me an A. She takes attendance which sucks because all she does is talk about things irrelevant to the class. Not my type of teacher and I didn't learn anything. 12-14 page final paper when other classes only had 2-3 pages
Im not sure why she has such good ratings because she wasnt that fantastic. Her lectures were the most boring but she was sweet. During the pandemic she failed to tell us all of the things that would be taken off of the syllabus until it was too late. This made my grade suffer some and she did not care much. The paper was easy but it was lengthy
Shes very unprofessional. Does not know how to deal with situations properly and does not communicate with students well. I would not recommend taking her unless you want to have a headache 24/7. I would give her 0/5 stars but thats not possible.
Prof. Wood is very kind and loving, much like a favorite aunt or grandma. I felt like her class was too easy, especially as there were grad students in our class. The types of technology taught to us seemed to be more for elementary classrooms. If you are looking for tech to use in the secondary classroom, her class might not be for you.
Rude. She did not care about the impact that the pandemic had on her students. She gave you a zero on 'participation' bc she felt like it. How I can get a zero on participation in an online, no zoom class? I have reason to believe that she just favors white kids more, because treated them better before we went online. Avoid if black honestly.
She's a good professor, kind of talks about nothing sometimes, the assignments are easy and don't take up too much time. Overall, if you're looking for an easy A take her class and you'll do fine.
Professor wood is a good teacher, her lectures tend to be boring but for the most part, they contain important information that will be needed. She's a hard grader so make sure that you put the effort into the assignments. She likes class participation and discussion.
She honestly does too much for a seminar class. She grades way too harshly. Paper is 15 pages when other TSEMs are like five pages. She is easier on her majority students(IYKYK). She can be nice but its an act. Please avoid her if youre black.
I enjoyed this professor a lot if you don't like to write then you will not like this class. Classes were always fun because we would have conversations on different topics. She does sometimes go off topic but tells interesting stories. Not too much homework very chill but you will write a 12-14 page paper at the end so prepare early.
I actually really enjoyed her as a professor as she is very caring and understanding. There are not really any assignments in this class besides the big research paper at the end that will be from 12-16 pages long. As it is long you build up slowly to writing that paper. She gives random very easy extra credit points. No quizzes/tests. Easy A.
Very nice woman. Allows you extra time to do work if needed. Gives feedback. A few presentations that she will let you do with a partner. Very fun and engaging class and she makes it easy.
Very nice sweet lady. There is a big paper due at the end of the semester but you work on it throughout the whole semester so its really not that bad and she's pretty easy doesn't give a lot of work. Would definitely take her again and I am not that good of a writer she makes a hard class a lot easier.
This class was supposed to be in-person but she ended up making it hybrid. We met on Tuesday and then didn't have class on Thursday to do the assignment that we discussed the previous day. Assignments were so easy. Had great discussions in class. Would always post the assignments so not really necessary to show up to class. Great professor.
In all of my schooling she has to be the worst teacher I have ever taken. She is racially insensitive. She's teaching a class about living in a digital age but is 70 years old, the final is way longer than most TSEM classes way too she strict about grading. I would not recommend taking this class or teacher ever.
Her grading sucks. she Lowers your grade for not going to the writing center for your paper. Her responses to emails are slow and unhelpful. funny for a class about modern technology. She's nice so there's a plus side, her grading style just provides unnecessary stress, and the lectures are dreary, long, and seemingly unneeded to pass the course.
TAKE HER FOR TSEM. She is kind, sweet, funny and assignments are easy. Do all work leading up to the research paper and you will be great. Final is not during finals week and is just a reflection of the course. She answers emails quick, and is the professor everyone would want. She cares for students deeply. Highly recommend!
Professor Wood is not the worst professor I've taken at Towson University, I wouldn't take her course for the sake of how she grades papers, she's very picky/unnecessary when grading and is slow when responding to concerns or emails. I also noticed that she favors other students when it comes to receiving help and extensions, not a hard course.
Professor Wood is the sweetest professor ever. If you think you can pass easily just because its a 102 class, its your own fault don't blame the professor. There is a huge 16-20 page research paper due by the end of the semester, but she gradually builds it up in class so its doable really.
Obviously, there is a paper, she used to make it 12-14 pages but for this year dropped it to 8 pages excluding resources, cover, etc. She's very kind lectures are boring but go and smile you'll do fine. The paper does "write itself" but her grading is extremely specific, ask to resubmit she'll likely say yes.
Professor Wood is a sweet lady and genuinely seems to be interested in teaching TSEM. She is very knowledgeable about the topic and was clearly very passionate about teaching. One thing I will say, she is very boring. She just kind of gets on small tangents to herself and goes on and on. Overall, great teacher and a very fair grader.
Professor Wood is not a very clear instructor. She lectures about things not related to the course and assigns assignments with little to no instructions. She also grades hard which makes it hard considering the instructions are always vague. She also does not respond to emails promptly. The work is easy but her as a professor makes it difficult.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
71%
Textbook Required
50%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.93 avg changeRatings by Course
ISTC
5.0
(5)ISTC201
4.8
(32)ISTC007
4.0
(1)TSEM93
4.0
(1)TSEM102
3.8
(45)Difficulty by Course
ISTC301
2.5
TSEM102
2.4
ISTC007
2.0
TSEM93
2.0
ISTC201
1.5