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“This was by far the worst online class I have taken so far”
HIST2111 - 2.0 rating“This is by far the WORST online teacher i have ever had”
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Reviews (97)
great teacher for online class!
She is a great professor. She really wants you to understand the material so she does whatever she can to make sure you learn. She is great. Directions and expectations were laid out at the beginning of semester and she did not change it all. Offered extra credit as well. TAKE HER!!
she is one of the easiest teachers at GPC!!! 4 discussion board assignments, a group journal, and 3 tests that you are able to take as many times as you want! EASIEST A in my life!
Very easy A. Great professor
Super nice, great teacher, interesting discussions and easy.
OMG easiest class of my life!! Unlimited test tries and the work was very reasonable! Definitely take her for online!
Took her for american history this summer online. Very easy class. Lots of reading but tests were unlimited access. We had to do discussion almost every week but I received an A and it was fairly easy. Take her
Dr. Tolson is the best! Took her online class. VERY easy! Discussion every week, but rubric is straightforward. Unlimited test tries and a week to do it. Easy A!
GREAT TEACHER VERY HELPFUL...I TOOK HER CLASS ONLINE VERY EASY. DO BEAWARE THAT THE TESTS COUNT FOR MAJORITY OF THE CLASS.
Very good teacher. I took her class on line. The class consists of weekly discussions and 2 tests thru out the course. Not to mention u have unlimited tries to retake the tests to receive a better grade. I got an A! Highly recommend this class.
Dr. T is a Awesome professor! I took her course online and it was great! 4 discussions, 2 test and the final that's it (Test and final open book and unlimited attemps). Also, she has these Wimba sessions that are for extra credit that are alot of fun! Take her you won't regret it!
Dr. Tolson is an excellent professor. Her class is clearly spelled out for you and easy to understand. You have 4 Discussions, 2 exams and then a 3rd one that is 80 pts combined with a GPC exam that makes up the other 20 points. All exams are unlimited attempts (except GPC). I believe I've made an "A". Show respect to classmates and participate!
IF YOUR LOOKING FOR AN EASY CLASS, THIS IS IT. DEF A WAY TO RAISE THE GPA!!!!!
Do your homework & follow instructions, it's hard 2 fail this course. What you learn will be on your own steam from intensive assigned reading. 3 - 50 question exams cover far 2 many chapters, what you retain is really up to you & your interest in the course. Do the helpful online review tests as you go. Tolson is very cryptic in email responses.
I am taking Dr. Tolson for the summer semester and she has been an excellent online professor. She is responsive to emails and very organized. Do all the readings and the class is easy. I would recommend to students to take 2112 because it is much more current history than 2111, so it's more interesting and easier.
If you want in her class, you better jump on it. Her classes fill up fast. She is a great professor. Take her because all of the comments are true. She's very organized and you know exactly what to expect.
Dr. Tolson is a good, informative teacher. Took her class online and it was super laid back. Unlimited attempts on her tests so getting an A should not be too difficult. Just read and you will be able to blow through the exams. She is awesome.
wonderful pofessor, the wimba sessions are a plus too. You will not regret it. Had her for the summer and was happy the way she arranged such a long class in a simple and easy format.
So I read all these before signing up to take the class and I must say you should be warned about the long discussion posts. Like an essay every week. But that is my only complaint with her. She answers emails quickly and quizzes are SUPER EASY!!!!!!!
From Now, anyone take her is stupid. She give you 3 exam with 1 attempt. 16 quizzes with 1 attempt, 12 discussion board that are as same as an essay. Take her if you want to make your college life as hell.
SAVE YOUR GPA!! This is the HARDEST History teacher online.Too much work,does grades on time. I read all other comments before I took her and I think she must be posting those herself.
16 quizzes(5 questions, 10 minutes). Exams,50 questions, 100 minutes (cannot revisite questions once you skip). Pretty heavy workload and the discussion questions are essays and very involved. You have to read every other student's original post and ALL responses (can be 120 or more) to get full credit. SAVE THE HEADACHE ... Not WORTH THE TROUBLE.
ugh ..... not worth it!!!! She is hard for no damn reason. Save your GPA!!!!
She is damn hard ...... don't let nobody fool you. She has no life of her own so therefore she will work you to death. Don't take her.
read 1 chapter weekly, find the key terms meaning (they're the quiz(5quest) and the exam) post 1 discussion and answer to 2 students she tells u exactly what to do just follow her. answer e-mail in no time, give her cell #, u can till 11:00pm on test day. english is not my 1st language, I'm doing well in the class. lot of extra credit, go for it.
I guess she is nice but problem is she has no life therefore all of her energies are focused on her classes. Hard, busy work. She is too intense. If you have no life, take her, otherwise ..... RUN!! Class could be nice (love the textbook) she just goes out of her way to make it hard. WHY? Where did you learn hard=good? Calm down lady ... seriously!
I didnot like how the discussion were graded. It was rare to receive a full 10 pts. There's a quiz every week and it was annoying to receive assignments randomly at times. Things appeared to be a little unorganized.
Dr. T is awesome!Very helpful and understanding. Always available to contact up until midnight sometimes and make sure you attend her Wimba classes (15-21 extra credit points) you learn great information. EASY A!!!... just make sure you read ALL the posts on the discussion boards in order to max out your discussion board grades.
Dr. Tolson is a great instructor. I took her online Fall 2011. You do have 1 quiz every week but if you go over the chapter you should pass the quiz. She always answer her phone and respond to emails. Her class is what you make it. She was a great online instructor and I would take her again.
Class is organized,just follow the syllabus. There is no extra credit but attend the 3 Wimba classes you receive 15-21 extra points,that is extra credit! On discussion boards you don't have to write a lot just write about what is required and read all the posts= A grade. Quizez= search index -> Tests = Quizez...Do the math = A (final) grade.
I found Dr. Tolson to be very knowledgeable and willing to share that with her students. There is significant work you should do each week in preparation for the discussion posts.Plan on spending 7-10 hours per week to do all the work. Very enjoyable class.
Weekly quizzes and test were relatively easy. Discussions seemed easy as long as you agreed with the Professor's philiosophy. Never realized how "subjective" history could be until this class. My mistake, I thought history was factual. Also, she grades very anti- white.
Weekly quizzes and tests were open book and easy. But Weekly discussions were graded very subjectively. As long as you agreed with professor, you scored well. Never knew history could be subjective. I mistakenly thought it was factual. She grades unfavorable those of lighter tones.
Please Run! Don't take this professor! Save your GPA and financial aid!She's very hard and doesn't have a life! Grades very hard and didn't explain things clearly. Very tricky:(
Good teacher, just do all the quizes and self assessmnets and you'll be fine
online Class was well organized and information well communicated throughout the sem'. Dr. Tolson is very responsive and available to help more than the average instructor. She is very fair and reasonable in terms of grades, schedule, etc. Discussions are very important – read them all and use approved external resources in addition to textbook.
I must say I was not looking forward to taking this class as history was a subject I had never had much interest. I really enjoyed this class and thought Dr. Tolson was a great professor. If you study what she tells you to study, you will do great. I learned a lot from Dr. Tolson, when I really didn't expect to learn much.
I took her on-line honors class, the discussion posts are rediculously detailed. The quizzes and tests are a piece of cake. Just read your chapters and you will be fine. Doesn't grade real quick and there is a group project - that sucked but only worth 4% of your grade. She was really nice when she communicated.
I absolutely LOVED the class! Dr. Tolson is extremely helpful and gives the class "Self-Assessmets" before each Quiz and plenty of time to complete your homework. You do have to work for it - but there is absolutely NO Reason not to get an "A" in this class. Follow the Study Guides and Key Terms as suggested, & you will do wonderful! Thanks Dr. T!
Dr. T is awesome!! Read the book, watch the videos and do the quizes and discussions and you will do fine. She is not a hard grader but she does expect you to follow directions. Quiz and test are easy as long as you read the book and all you have to do to score high on discussions is follow the example she provides. This class should be an Easy A!!
Dr. T was a great professor. I took this class online. Make sure you follow the course work and you will do fine. Ask any questions early on if you are having trouble. She even extends her number to help, late.
Amazing professor. Truly cares about students, understanding, kind, and sweet. I took it online and there are 3 tests. Only bad thing is she made test 2 and 3 one week apart instead of having test 2 in the middle of the course so 40% of the grade is in the last 2 weeks. :( But otherwise...I LOVE DR. TOLSON!!!!! I wish I could meet her in real life!
Dr. Tolson always gave us chances to complete our assignment. She's very generous. I know my discussion post and asignments never were perfect(not even close to perfect), but she's always given me very high score. I think she respects students' efforts. There are all MC questions on test. Just take her, you will love this class
Dr. Tolson online class was fairly easy. If you want to receive good grade on discussion post questions; MUST follow her discussion broad guidelines.Overall her class was good and assignments easy. Test and quiz are multiple chose. Read all the chapters and watch videos. I would highly recommend Dr. Tolson .
Dr. Tolson online class was fairly essay. If you want to receive good grade on discussion post questions; MUST follow her discussion broad guidelines.Overall her class was good and assignments easy. Test and quiz are multiple chose. Read all the chapters and watch videos. I would highly recommend Dr. Tolson .
Dr. T was reasonable and did not require excessive assignments weekly. Still her on-line class was full of information and discussions were very interesting. I really enjoyed it. She wants good quality work but that will produce better students. I highly recommend her class.
The class wasn't that hard, but not structured. It was hard to find rhythm in her class which is necessary for online. I received an A in world history which was a lot harder and a D in her class. She also did not grade most assignments until the semester was over. I believe it's teachers like this is why the success rate at Perimeter is low.
This course is excellent. I studied a lot in the African society. I recommend people to take it because it can help you to know better the ancient cultures and civilizations. Plus, my teacher was so great. She always explained us clearly with some examples.
This was by far the worst professor I've had in two years of my college life. Online classes are supposed to be flexible and this teacher did not help with anything. I'm a 4.0 GPA student and she gave me a heartless D. Worst mistake of your life if you take her online. She doesn't care about her students at all. REGRETS.
I did the summer online course. The discussions were inane and barely pertained to history. The tests were the quizzes all put together so that part was very easy. The professor was not helpful in so far as answering student's questions. Her grading of assignments was opinion based and arbitrary. I can't recommend this class because of that.
This was my first online class experience, I took it in the summer, it was by far the best. She's available to answer questions- extends her mobile # if you need help. I would definitely recommend her.
Dr. Tolson is a great professor. Don't listen to the negative reviews. She literally outlines the whole course and tells you what she expects. It's not hard at all and if you follow these simple instructions and do your readings you should get an A. I am not a huge history buff but still got an A. Great teacher and easy class.
In my humble opinion Dr. T is a really good professor. This is college and she expects students to able to exercise mature critical thinking skills to successfully pass this course. Follow the syllabus and complete your assignments on time and expect an A. Modest volume of reading. Tests open book and multiple choice. She is accessible almost 24/7
Great teacher, very helpful even if the class was online.
Are you looking for a great professor? You don't have to look no further. Dr. Tolson is a professor that teaches with passion. She cares about her students. If you email her, she will respond in a timely manner. She doesn't overload her students with homework. She gives her students a week to finish their homework. I learned a lot in her class.
Great professor. Took online. Was able to follow the lectures and didn't really need the book. I have one more required history and I am definitely taking Professor Tolson again!!
Dr. Tolson provides students with a stimulating learning environment and plentiful opportunities to engage course materials on a deeper level!
Informational, fun, and easy. As long as you read the articles for the discussions and have your book in front of you for your quizzes and tests, you'll get an A. Take the Self assessments (which don't count towards your grade) before your quizzes and you'll do fine because they have most of the same questions.
Took online during the summer. I missed 1st week of class because my fin. aid didn't go through in time & I was told I was dropped. She and didnt care and would not let me make up anything even for partial credit. I dont recommend her because of this.
Took this class online. She was a great teacher.
Professor Dr. Tolson was a great teacher! Took her online. She was really straightforward with what she expected of you from the beginning. Missed 1st week too, but she let me make it up. Easy to talk to. Good class!
Do NOT take her!!! I took her for the Spring semester 2014, and she assigns all this work that is not included in the class grade. It was like 16 assignments not used, so if you miss or did bad on the grades that do count then you're screwed.
TAKE HER CLASS.. I would highly recommend Dr. Tolson. Her online class is very easy and I don't even like history. EASY A :-) Very nice lady. Is just her test is way to long probably cause i took her during the summer.
Good professor, would recommend. Gives lots of easy assignments so you have ample opportunity to earn an A. Must write two short essay "assignments," weekly discussions, and quizzes. Overall, easy A and fair grader. She responds to emails quickly. You can call her on her cell if you have an urgent question.
Make sure you post your discussions. Great Professor!!! I actually hated history before taking this class but I made an A. She made learning very easy.
Claudette Tolson is the best teacher I ever took in my life. I have never taken history in my life but hated subjects that had to do with the government and its history, Dr Tolson made it so easy, it was like pie. Got an A+. Would take her again and again.
Claudette Tolson is the easiest teacher I ever took in my life. I have never taken history in my life but hated subjects that had to do with the government and its history, Dr Tolson made it so easy, it was like pie. Got an A+. Would take her again and again.
HORRIBLE teacher! She NEVER responded to e-mails or phone calls. She went MIA and didn't release our last assignment until the week of finals. Then, our final wasn't released on the day we were told. Discussions weren't graded until after the final. This was by far the worst online class I have taken so far. It's not worth the headache.
Very clear in grading in expectation. Homework is tough yet fair and she helps with any questions. Willing to work with you and gives clear feedback. It was a pleasure to have her as a professor and is the best professor I have had a Georgia Perimeter so far.
EASY, EASY, EASY!!! A MUST TAKE
She is an awesome teacher guys I just took her summer course. She's a great teacher and always is very helpful. You should take her if you want a good teacher!
This was an awesome class. Dr. Tolson opened my eyes to African History in a way that I could not even image. The discussions, the book were so informative, educational and just plain old interesting. I learned so much and if I could, I would take it all over again. It was so much to learn in such a short time. Loved this class!
Teacher is slow at entering grades and takes awhile to respond to emails. When she does email back , it is either too late or does not seem interested in helping.
She is very clear about the grade and feedback , and she gives an extra for join to the Blackboard discussion. I always call her when I have any concerns and she is respond really quick within a day by text message or phone call. Feel free to contact with her through her number.
Lazy professor, unorganized, pre-occupied w/ other responsibilities, doesn't respond to emails or phone calls, syllabus doesn't follow course work or gradebook. Easy A... weekly tests (test bank), 2/3 tests (test bank), 3 discussions (summarize a chapter she assigns *online book*) 5 pg essay w/ group - I never opened the book, passed 498/500
shes not here to make life hard, easy work load, a lot of work but it can get done, once assignments open complete them, answers emails ,txt, and returns phone calls in a timely manner. Very understanding willing to work with you, and helpful as long as she sees you've been working. work hard on discussion boards its the hardest part of the class.
Dont waste your time with this teacher, she only assigns busy work, does not actually have a lesson plan, you teach your self by watching terrible 30-45 min long videos and reading long passages. She hardly enters your grades, for example she waited until the due date of the final to enter grades for 3 major assignments, she is not a good teacher.
Dr. Tolson is a good teacher she just doesn't stress the demand for the history courses . I can understand why she is not a hard grader or teacher because if we are not majoring in History why be hard when the courses are just to fulfill our government requirements and basics. If you complete her assignments and submit on time you can easily pass.
This is by far the WORST online teacher i have ever had. I took her online class and she gave me an F on the discussion bc i didnt reply to another student even tho i did the work. She never responds to emails. Shes not helpful and she shows no interest in the class. AVOIDDDD her trust me you'll be better off w.o her
Tuck this class in the summer. It includes a lot of reading,provides the textbooks online. There is no quizzes/test. There is 4 discussion post & answer 1 class mate. There's 2 film reviews & mid-term & final only have to be 400 words. Answers emails fast mostly until the end of the semester after grade is posted wont email back.
I found this class to be really easy but a person who does not like to write may find it difficult. Class is basically all writing assignments including mid-term and final with 5 discussion post.
At first Prof. Tolson was ok but throughout the semester, she began to show her real colors. Long story short get ready to read a LOT and be confused by what you read. Also, she can be a little extra about grading. Last thing some of her quizzes make NO SENSE.
I did not like taking this online class this spring semester. She assigns reading in clusters and then makes you do discussion board on two of the topics. She waited to the end of the semester to put in all of the grades. The only great thing about this class for me was that I didn't have to buy the books because they were online.
Professor Tolson is the best, all you have to do is read her feedbacks, and make sure you turn in your assignments on time easy A.
Even though I got the A+ in the class, I do not recommend this professor. For my class, she was literally behind on grading. Since it was a online class, she was behind on grading about 7 online discussion board questions on finals week + final paper. Takes 2-3 days to respond to emails. The materials you read for class are hard. Do not take her.
EASY A as long as you my read. Teacher isnt harsh on grading!
When I took this course, I assumed I would be taking multiple choice quizzes since it's a U.S. History core class. This was not the case. Although there are no quizzes in this class, all of her assignments are either essays or lengthy discussion posts. The rubrics for her essays are also very tough. Don't take this class unless you enjoy writing.
Dr. Tolson provides the necessary reading for the class. All assignments are typed responses and papers. For the most part, the papers are a walk in the park, however, I did receive a low grade on one portion but she allowed me to try again and gave me an A for the revision. There are 1-2 extra credit opportunities due at the end of the course.
WORST PROFESSOR EVER!! all of her assignments are either essays or lengthy discussion posts. The rubrics for her essays are also very tough. Don't take this class unless you enjoy writing. she never grades until last minute! she is very hard grader DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!!
Worst teacher. It's a waste of money. Even at Discussion she posted a discussion and ask us to comment on A friend discussion, so I commented on one person's discussion. My comment was a decent comment about that friend's post. However, the teacher wanted me to write comment very accurate and she gave me B in discussion and C even in extra credit.
Yes, this class is all papers and discussion posts, but honestly I didn't mind that at all. There is not 1 best way to learn history. I enjoyed reading all of my classmates' discussion posts and thoughts on historical events. I missed an assignment and she was very understanding and let me retake it. Very caring professor that I would retake!
This Professor was such an easy A. There were 15 extra credit quizzes that were 1 question about the syllabus. 4 Discussions, 1 Midterm, 1 Final, and one assignment. Super easy class and there was no lecture. Everything was open book and very straightforward. Highly recommend taking this class to get the US History credit the easiest way possible.
Easy A. 15 extra credit quizzes were 1 question about the syllabus. 4 Discussions, 1 Midterm, 1 Final, and one assignment. Super easy class, and there was no lecture. Everything was open book and very straightforward. Highly recommend taking this class
Easy A!!! Just do the discussions and extra credit quizzes and you'll be fine.
If you are a high school student looking for a good US history teacher for dual enrollment, trust me this class was so easy and I ended with a 103% in the class! That's how much easy extra credit she gives out and you have to spend 2 hours maximum every week maximum for her mini semester class.
She was super nice and i took her class during summer. She helped me online on an essay. The class has minimal work and only requires about 1-2 hour of work per week
It was an easy class. There were many extra credits, but I never needed them because her tests were easy. There were two essay assignments, one for the midterm and the other for the final exam. The final exam was lengthy (~15 pages), but the content was easy; stay ahead, friends! You got this! She also grades pretty slowly..
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
50%
Textbook Required
36%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.84 avg changeRatings by Course
HIST2
5.0
(1)HISTO2112
5.0
(2)HIST070
5.0
(1)HIST001
5.0
(1)USHISTORYII
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
HIST1111
5.0
CRJU2410
4.5
HIST247WW
3.7
HIST2110
3.4
HIS2112
3.0