GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN!! Where to even begin... her notes are random words all over the page that you need a dictionary to understand...she goes off in her own little english world and then an hour goes by and she doesnt understand how our time is up again!! she doesnt explain anything that relates to her essay assignments. you would be better

GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN!! This professor favors students, and if she doesn't like you your marks will show it. You read native stories, and discuss the plight of natives rather than learning reading and writing skills. She does provide an early hand in date for essays but if she doesn't like you or disagrees with your opinion you are doomed! H

Terrible! Colleen refuses so help you or even reply to an email. I work just as hard as everyone else. I am quiet in class and dont talk often. Somehow the other students get a better grade even though we have nearly the same paper!?!?

Run away fast, worst teacher ever!

Talks to 3 keeners at the front of the class and ignores everyone else. 3rd years sociology major barely passing her class. Ridiculous expectation for the Amount of reading required. Not friendly to me at all. She didn't like me or the rest of the "guys" in the back. Write everything she says because her powerpoints are useless/ doesn't use BB

Very dry lectures. She tells you nothing about assignments and for a first year student it was extremely hard to know what to expect. She ha participation marks but she does not learn ur name so really she just takes attendance and that's ur participation. Not a very good prof. Wouldn't want her for 103.

She's a very hard marker. I've never done badly in an english course until her. She also gives uninteresting lectures and will mention important concepts once and expect you to know them. We read too many books (12 in a semester) and spent 3 classes on The Odyssey which is more than a week's read, especially with other classes.

STAY AWAY DO NOT TAKE CLASS FIND A DIFFERENT PROFF

From going to honours english to her class, I pretty much failed. Hard marker, unclear lectures, too many readings, difficult essays with impossible topics, and hardest final I have ever written. GPA killer to the max!

Seriously recommend finding another prof for this course. Unfair marker. You'll think you're doing well in her class then she'll fail more than half the class on papers and the midterm. Has favourites and only helps those.

I was not a fan of anything to do with this class. Colleen was so boring and class is mandatory, if you come in late she won't let you sign attendance. We read way too many books than was possible for the difficulty and understanding she wanted. The final was the most terrifying thing I've ever faced in uni and I'm in third year.

Not a good professor. Talks in a quiet, monotone voice, and the course outline lacks information. She never replies to emails. She is a GPA killer, if you want a low GPA then take her class.

Horrible prof. Would NOT recommend anyone to take her class unless it's a last resort. Participation is crucial because she will literally treat you different from other students depending on how many classes you miss. Not helpfulclear with any of her assignments whatsoever and never checks her email. Like no I don't wanna text you. GPA killer.

Horrible teacher!!! My class was 2 weeks behind because she doesn't actually teach anything useful and just likes to hear her own voice. Also a GPA killer! She forgot to input a bunch of my marks causing me to receive academic probation until I confronted her. Avoid her completely, worst teacher I have ever had in MY ENTIRE LIFE.

Worst prof Ive had. Long rants are pointless. If you dont participate in class she targets you and doesnt mark you as easy as those who answer questions. I would never recommend her to anyone.

Worst english teacher i have ever had to deal with. If you can avoid taking her please do

Terrible. Is not helpful whatsoever. Avoid if possible. She does not focus on what matters. Takes forever to mark an assignment and is very inconsistent in marking.

Takes forever to grade, and her comments are very vague. Did not enjoy this class at all.

She goes out of topic . Her lectures say all about native .

Focuses soley on native studies... if you find that interesting then great but I do not recommend her at all!!! Attendance is also with 10% of your grade!!

This class does not feel like an English class... it feels like Native Studies. If you like Native Studies, great! If not, avoid at all costs. I might have been able to handle it if she were interesting or enthusiastic, but she isn't.

Before taking this class, I enjoyed English immensely. However, Professor Irwin's absolutely disorganized and pointless lectures have made me hate it. Her marking is all over the place and she expects you to know every little detail about everything. If attendance wasn't mandatory, I would not have gone. Do not take her class if possible.

Before taking Colleen's class I enjoyed English, and excelled in it. Is a horribly hard marker; Marking criteria is not clear whatsoever. Showing up to class counts toward mark, however, her lectures are completely pointless and dragged out. Oh, and this is not an English class, this is a Native Studies Class. I did not learn 1 thing in this class

Toughest marker was unclear and had pop quizzes wouldnt recommend

Her lectures are mandatory, and they are extremely boring/tedious. I highly recommend avoiding this class if you can. Assignment instructions are relatively vague, and the topics discussed in class are not really linked to the assignments. I think she is passionate about English and a nice lady, but I would not take her class again.

Horrible, tough marker and the class is an aboriginal studies class. Pop quizzes and was the most boring class I have ever taken.

Doesn't post anything on Blackboard, beware of pop quizzes, unclear assignment instructions, mandatory lectures that are very difficult to sit through. Also pretty rude. Would not recommend.

Colleen is by far the worst prof I have had at MacEwan. The final exam was ridiculously long and specific; although it was only worth 25%, it dropped my mark from an A- to a B-. I STRONGLY ADVISE that you don't take her class. Attendance is mandatory (and boring), as nothing is posted on blackboard, and there is also a participation mark.

Worst prof I have had while being a student at macewan. The class is pretty much aboriginal studies. There are so many better english profs out there. Classes were so boring

Attendance is mandatory. If you skip her class she guilts you for missing the class. Classes are pointless and only focus on Aboriginal material nothing else. Picky with assignments and unwilling to help students/meet during office hours etc. Please avoid this class at all costs if you can.

RUN! Get away from her as fast as you can!

DON'T TAKE THIS PROF, hardest grader I've ever come across! She will dock marks about the smallest details! Higher levels of profs weren't as bad as she is for 102!

Not helpful at all, you can't ask any questions without her looking at you like you're dumb, and expects you to know everything she knows. do not take this class.

I made the worse mistake by taking her class because she is not teaching English she is teaching a Aboriginal class. no point in taking it. She is takes years to hand our stuff back. isn't really helpful with questions. WORST PROF EVER + AVOID THIS CLASS AT ALL COST + SAVE YOUR MONEY HOMIE!!!! IF I COULD GIVE A ZERO I WOULD.

Look for another professor if you want a decent mark. She marks participation with attendance sheets and pop quizzes worth 10% of your mark... it doesnt matter if you participate by talking in class that does not get you marks so what is the point. She will not give you the marks you deserve for an assignment because "she laid the assignment out".

Basically a history lesson on Aboriginal people, never once learned anything about english. Never tells you what she expects you to read for next class and gives pop quizes on the readings. Kind of an easy marker though, but cite literally everything.

Colleen Irwin... smh do not join any of her classes, this lady is so unorganized and is NOT clear on what is required for the assignments. She spends the first 10 minutes of class trying to figure out her computer to put up the slide. Its really pointless to go to class other then the fact that she takes ATTENDANCE! How does she still have ajob idk

Colleen is very passionate about the material she is teaching although her lectures are SO boring yet mandatory. She takes forever to mark assignments and isn't clear on what she wants done. Make sure you come to class prepared or she will call you out! Don't ask questions because she doesn't want to help. Avoid this class at all costs!!

She does not give clear guidelines or feedback on assignments. When you ask for further feedback it is useless. She is clearly passionate about literature but is not helpful at all. She also docks marks for things that weren't on the criteria for the paper. She also decided to clarify something for the final after majority of students completed it

The only class I had withdrawn from at Macewan bc prof was so bad

She is a nice person but a bad teacher, would not recommend her. I never learned anything in her lectures as they were not related to the assignments whatsoever. By the end of the term, no one showed up to class.

Avoid at all costs. Her exams (specifically the final) are ridiculous and are based off every single piece of reading you did during the entire term. Grading is extremely harsh with seemingly no way to improve unless you come into the class a gifted child.

10/10 don't recommend. Lectures are not relevant to the assignments and do not explain assignments. When you email and ask for clarification on things (as she does not put clear instructions on blackboard) she won't respond very quickly if at all. Don't bother buying the textbook, you can find all the stories online for free.

The most unorganized prof. don't bother showing up for any in-person classes (if you have hybrid classes) they are irrelevant to the course and she coughs up a lung every class. This prof didn't mark any of our assignments till the term was over and is the hardest most unreasonable marker. She never responds to emails. Avoid this class at all costs

Colleen was not a good prof. She is allergic to the carpet glue used in the classes so get ready to listen to her hack for 20 minutes every class. She does not know how to post on bb as well. The assigned readings are really long and she will actually tell you that it will take a full evening; and they do.

Avoid. Took a class of hers last years, decided to drop. Thought i'd give another chance at a different course, biggest mistake. For exams and papers you're expected to know every detail, yet nothing of substance is covered in class. The marking is ridiculous based on the amount of info you're expected to know. Wait and take with a different prof.

Colleen was not reachable by email, her lectures consisted of her own personal opinions on the texts rather than fact, and the assignments had zero guidance. She also only returned assignments from September before the final and still hasnt returned our final papers. Do yourself a favour and skip this class while you still have your sanity and GPA

She takes forever to mark anything. Went into the final with only a few grades back. After the final exam she provided the rest of the grades. Doesnt give a clear rubric for marking. Lectures are dry and hard to follow. She is also rude to students. She told us before the midterm you need to grow up and pretend like you care avoid this class.

The syllabus was incomplete and gave almost no information about the class (no explanation of assignments or exams). She posts almost nothing on Blackboard. Her lectures are very dry and all over the place. She regularly runs past the end of the lecture to make up for the fact that she's often late. Would have dropped if there were other sections.

If you care about your GPA and sanity, do not take ENG-102 with Colleen. Every date on our course outline changed, assignments were never clear, and it would take her weeks to reply to my emails. On top of this, she was a tough marker. She would dock 20% off of my papers, and she had difficulty explaining my mistakes. Worst prof at Macewan so far.

The final exam encompasses all 23 texts covered throughout the entire term. She cannot explain concepts well, and she is very rude

She did not give clear instructions about the assignments she assigned and ignored me when I based about them. Her midterm required us to write 2-3 page essay responses for 4 questions in only 50 minutes, while the lecture time is 1 hour and 30 mins; instead of giving us time or reducing the page amount, she decided to continue her lecture.

The professor speaks to her students as if they are beneath her. She has unclear expectations for the exams and the papers. Avoid this professor at every cost.

She was unclear on a numerous amount of assignments, and when one student asked her about an assignment and told her that she had been unclear, she called the student snarky. She has no respect for students and openly admits that we cause her so much stress that we have made her physically sick with a cough(caught her smoking too)good try colleen.

horrible. talks so much but never really says anything. lectures put me to sleep. never gives any guidelines or rubrics for assignments. class might as well be an indigenous history course, which is nice and all, but i came here for english. she never talks about any of the assignments in class.

If English isn't your strong suit, I would highly recommend not taking this class. She will spend most days going over topics in books rather than course material. Chance for her to not show up to class at all, without a heads up before hand, or explanation why afterwards Avoid if you value your GPA and sanity.

Dont take this class if you care about your GPA. I finished LA (AP) with a 96%. I have not gotten over 60% on any assignment in this class. Colleen is so unclear on assignments its literally a guessing game. lectures aren't even on what we learn in the course rather then she goes on for hours about her own personal opinion about Native Americans.

Avoid if at all possible. I signed up for her English 102 class and attended the first lecture. All her chosen texts for the course focused around race and discrimination. I had nothing against that and it was fine, but as soon as she said that if we wrote to support her view we'd get an A , I dropped immediately.

Late to nearly all classes. will not show up to some classes without heads up. Stated that she does not like writing emails and from experience will take from days to weeks to even look at your email. Is not tech-savvy whatsoever, struggles with her class page, and hardly even teaches the actual topic. Also is a chronic smoker. Avoid this teacher.

We weren't updated on required readings, yet expected to figure it out on our own after many cancelled classes. Marks were not given back before due dates for next assignments so we had no knowledge on how to improve and where we lost marks. Assignment guidelines were unclear, feedback was unhelpful. Grades were not updated all semester. Waste of $

I suggest u take her class if u are JUST looking to learn ab African and aboriginal history. LITERALLY teaches nOTHing about eng.If u are sensitive to smoke smells be cautious bc she does smell like smoke most of the time, no hate tho.. and no feedback on papers either lol. Just read the MLA book urself at home if u wanna actually learn stuff tho.

she speaks so soft and unclear and rambles all the time. this classs is not the move

im in the middle of my term with prof Irwin and i didn't check reviews.. she doesnt reply to emails, looses track of the course schedule, doesnt show up to class and gives no heads up or apology, doesnt tell you how much to read for any readings, and she has yet to mark assignments from the first week. dont take her!!!!!!!!

Inconsistent classes - will cancel with no prior notice. Can barely hear or understand her rambling - none of the lectures are about English - Only about Aboriginal issues. It feels more of a Aboriginal studies class than english. Will not mark assignments until the end of the term- grades do not get updated. Do not reccommend.

Worst professor so far. Not an English course by any means. Personally there's nothing wrong with indigenous and black lives matter studies but I came here to do English course and not history.

She was overall a very poor professor, it is clear what she has an interest in and that is not English. I would stay away from her if you want to further your education. Also, if you miss a class she will dock your grade.

Has one of the worst teaching styles I've ever seen. We took notes in the first week or two of class and after that it was just a focus on Indigenous and Black studies. Gives almost no feedback and is very strict when it comes to marking (use Grammarly!) She literally does not reply to emails and has surprise personal responses that r In class only

Was not an English teacher. Would have been better off as a social teacher. Very little review that wasn't helpful. Very slow marker. Finished an assignment on October 21 and the term is basically finished and still isn't marked. Like come on. All she does is yap. Phd in Yapology. Dr yapper. If u have her be ready for her to cough the whole time.

I had her for comp 103 and ended up dropping the class because it was so awful. Lectures were boring and hard to follow. her lectures were all over the place, and sometimes unrelated. she would make us do a group project then never mention it again. would not recommend and she smelt like cigarettes ever class, it was gross to breathe in for 50 mins

The entire course was filled with readings that were not relevant to anything that was supposed to be taught, she regularly gets distracted and does not really teach anything. Assignments were fairly simple but having to sit through her lectures is the most difficult part. There were times where she would not show up at all, with no notice.

Irwin often would go of track in lectures and would talk about her personal life. The readings have no variety and do not relate to English 102 at all. Irwin takes extremely long to give grades back and gives little to no feedback on assignments and papers. Attendance is taken each class. I would avoid her class if you want to keep your sanity.

Colleen was not an English professor, rather an passionate activist. There was no feedback or rubrics provided for assignments, and class discussions/topics were unclear/unrelated. Contacting her via email was impossible and getting grades back took so long, it violated MacEwan's grading policies. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

Colleen was the worst prof I had in my university experience. It took forever to mark anything, even so, that final marks were not given out until way after the drop deadlines, so you didn't even know if you had passed or not prior to going into finals so you could withdraw.

Worst prof. Do not take. In 3 years I haven't experienced such a low quality course. I dropped after the first day and thankfully I did. Reviews were horrible and the latest ones have to be fake for sure. She reeks of cigarette and won't stop coughing. I could barely here her. She was incapable of working a computer.

Horrible prof seriously never take this class avoid at all cost idk if these are bots writing the good reviews but she is actually the worst teacher I have ever had in my life took this class my first year for engl 102 and literally failed i swear she doesn't even know what she's talking about probably best to get retire at this point.

Save yourself from taking this class. She is not a good professor at all. Do not take classes with her. Save yourself. Listen to these reviews and take it with someone else.

felt like showing up for the 10% was to just listen to her ramble about random topics the whole semester. We learned nothing about the English language and her feedback was very short for taking two months to get the grades back. overall I would stay away but I can see it being an interesting class if you interested in activism and such

AVOID THIS PROF!!! I cannot state this loud enough you need to avoid her at all costs. I did not finish out the semester with her comp 102 class because she was removed as our prof after the massive amounts of complaints they got about her. This isn't about people not doing the reading or not trying she is a bad prof and should probably just retire

The writing center gives more information than her a 100% of the time. Come for class, but if you don't you can go to the writing center. They'll help a lot more.

She did not complete the semester after she was removed as our professor due to numerous complaints. She gave next to no instruction on assignment expectations and barely taught a thing. She showed up late, left early, reeked of cigarettes, and coughed/mumbled through every lecture. She also does NOT respond to emails so don't waste your time.