great for a morning class, wakes you up. relaxing course format but hard for grades

lectures get boring, otherwise great class! I liked it, and thought the essays were fine too ;)

Very knowledgable and funny. Misses a lot of classes, you decide if that's good or bad!

very interesting and funny prof, but not easy to get an A. The whole course consisted of 2 short essays, a term paper, and the final (Which was an essay). If you suck at writing essays, don't take him. But overall, he's a brilliant teacher-> very witty

talks too fast

Very intelligent commentary. Interesting perspectives. Classes are not boring he mixes humor with the history lesson which keeps us entertained. However, his class isn't for the dim witted, attention span is required!

Draws from a wide base of knowledge and experience. Excellent sense of humor and lively lectures. Provides technical accuracy and a passion for instruction. A very enjoyable prof.

Like a shot of coffe in the morning. Very enthusiastic and knowledgeable. He's a Marxist need I say more.

He is fine...He cancles alot of classes but sometimes he talks so fast...he has the huomer sence..

Awesome teacher. Any one who whines about Keating or writing essays shouldn't be in college, because conditions rarely get as good as this!!!!!!!! Aced it no problem.

Man what a cool guy! Hilarious, high energy lectures! I'd be happy with 5 lectures a week from this guy! Mark for whole course was 20% paricipation, 20% Midterm, 30% Final, 30% term paper! What could be easier? Don't leave Lang. without a Keating clas

Really cool, keeps you interested with many prespectives on a variety of topics. Mixes humor with his high energy classes so it's never boring. Testing and marking pretty fair comparatively.

definately one of the best teachers in the school. Very smart, excellent lectures though he does miss a lot of classes. You only have to go 1st 2 days of each week. Hard but fair marker, need to know how to write though you shouldnt be in here if you dont

intelligent and humorous

History class was tough. Very picky on assignments. Hard maker. Better be good in English!

His teaching style helps you learn, if that's what you mean by easy. Very knowledgeable and fun!

great prof. His lects are easy to follow and extremly interesting. His course is well structured with positive learning outcomes. Most interesting and best class I've taken at Langara so far

Great professor, great sense of humour, very intelligent and very helpful. Exams are usually easy to write as he gives the questions in advance. Go to class - there's a ton of notes.

such a funny guy! if you hand in ur essays late he wont deduct marks! what more do you want ppl!! i handed my 2 essays in the last day and i got a B overall

great lecturer, great historian, funny guy. Papers are easy and specific.

Easy class. Midterm is straight from the text. All you have to do is skim through looking for important dates. Fair marking on the essays. Interesting lectures.

I thought he was great: interesting lectures, very engaging. He does miss alot of class,but the material is covered thoroughly. There is a lot of reading but you don't need to know all of it:the key info he expects you to know is reiterated in lecture. There was no late penalty-if you're organized, the flexibility is great, if not...

If you do well organizing your study independently and like flexibility, Craig's classes (sporadic scheduling, fascinating lectures) are for you. His tests are crazy-hard, but he is very knowledgeable and makes history entertaining. Takes a lot of studying but you'll feel like you have a much deeper understanding of the subject!

Craig is great! Wildly entertaining and can really make you laugh and want to be there in a AM class. No marks deducted for late papers. Take LOTS of notes! Write down almost everything he says and pay attention. He answers any questions and isnt intimidating. You'll love the hair toss and quick remarks when he really gets into a lecture.

Awesome teacher, great sense of humour, makes you want to show up. No marks deducted for alte papers.

This class is great. Very relaxed environment just like university/college should be (some classes are like high school!). Lessons are well planned and have a general format. Good question and answer period. Made me much more interested in history! Very witty and funny. Very good first year class.

Funny, interesting, makes you want to come to class. He explains things clearly, but very fast. Taking lots of notes will help, but not much, since his tests are mostly dead memorizing maps and relations. It's very hard to achieve an A, lots of essaies, and they are hard to write and research on, marks are generally low, but C+ is mostly guranteed.

Great prof. Lectures are interesting and he's got a lot of energy and enthusiasm.. I didn't even want to take this class and only did to fill up my schedule and he's by far the best prof I've got this semester.

he is by far my favourite prof. he's really nice and i love his teaching methods.

talks a bit fast

Fantastic teacher. Lots of work but worth it, you come out feeling like you learned a lot.

Very very hard marker.But he is such a good teacher..

EXCELLENT TEACHER. so passionate about the material and his lectures are lively whatwith his silly little jokes thrown in here and there. hard marker yes, but do the work and exhibit some interest and you'll be fine. 80% essays; a forewarning!

this guy is an amazing teacher. very helpful, very clear in his lectures and what he expects of you. this course was a lot of work but totally worth it! take him, it's a privilege

hard marker. speaks a bit fast at times. very charismatic and enthusiastic unclear at times but 90% is. overall ok teacher, would take classes with him again but not on this subject.

Conan O'brien twin. very funny very smart, alot of witty remarks, if your interested in History then this class will never be boring. Great sense of humor and very nice !

Excellent prof. Doesn't write much down during his lectures. Very entertaining, and I found he was an easy marker. Exams were quite easy, and pretty much tells you what's on the final. Very forgiving on late assignments. Taking him next semester forsure.

Excellent teacher. He gives away marks pretty easy if you put effort in assignments and tests. One of the best teacher I've ever had. And I think he's humorous and cute. :)

Never taken history before (in college level) and I thought it would be so boring but this guy made it so interesting. Very funny, extremely nice, great teacher. He explains everything very well and is very knowledgeable. If you plan on taking history, take it with him. Two thumbs up!

Best history prof I have ever had. The whole class seemed to enjoy his lectures. He really wants you to learn about the subject and is very passionate about history. Very funny as well. His tests were very reasonable and we were told exactly what to expect. Great Teacher. THANK YOU!

I like Dr. Craig Keating and while he is prominent and very knowledgeable Professor, like Admirable Stansfield Turner's imprudent devotion to (SIGNIT), thats a form of intelligence gathering based on gadgetry, rather than (Humint), a form of intelligence gathering based on intel from men in the field, Keatings online methods are full of glitches.

The lectures are very hard to follow because of his advanced language and literary speak. He doesn't give due dates, which is awesome, but I ended up procrastinating until the last week of the term. He gives little work, but assigns A LOT of reading, and the book that we had was very difficult to understand. He is very passionate about history.

Craig was great... lectures entertaining, assignments were fairly straightforward, and he was very approachable. Class was cancelled a lot, which was frustrating, and there was a lot of reading. But great opportunities for participation and I think Craig appreciates it when students are engaged. More interesting course than I expected.

Doesn't give late penalties, extremely helpful when asked for help. He even emailed me saying he would give me extra time after his "cut off date" so I could finish an assignment. Really passionate about what he teaches.

Craig is genuinely interested in everything he teaches. Lectures are entertaining as well as informative and I found it easy to follow and take notes at the same time. Grades were easily achievable if you put a little effort into it. Emailed him for help on my final essay and he sent me links to resources specific to my topic!

Great prof. Love his lectures.

Craig is an excellent professor, I took the condensed 6-week version of this class & it was fine. Reading the textbook is very important & attending class is not mandatory. Paying attention during the lectures & not going on your phone is also important as he marks participation. You can ask questions at any point during the lecture! he's great

Came to half of the classes and ended up with sold marks on the quizzes, paper, exam and "participation". I didn't even buy the textbook for this course. If you have a general understand of the history of the Middle East between the late 1700's and the present day, you'll do fine.

Amazing lecturer and super easy marker. The course is entirely listening to his lecture, taking notes on a laptop is highly recommended because everything he says should be transcribed, there is zero use of powerpoint notes. Everything is Verbal. 30% of the grade was open book quiz's two 1 page long papers 40%, showing up is 10%, final 20%. EASY!!!

Professor Craig is hilarious and you can tell that he really enjoys his work, I am taking this class in summer school, so I have to take it 3 hours per time, it's really hard to catch with his lecture since I am an international student. Just keep in mind that try to take as much notes as possible in class, and DO UR WORK!! And you will be ok.

He is a great teacher We always use to enjoy his lecture he use to make fun of things and also he is very lenient at grades definitely recommend everyone to join his class

when I started his half semester class could not get anything but than give assignmnet and got good marks. Even the marks i got on final were surprising for me. I got b+. But the matter he teaches is very hard to understand but do not worry at end you can score unexpected good marks.

amazing instructor

I took his online history course, and it was a fairly good experience overall. I'm not really a fan of history, as I only took the course as an elective, so the material was kind of boring and dry to me. The course material is fairly easy, and he lays out all of the content that will be on the exams. It's an easy class if you put in the effort.

He is very calm ,polite and experienced professor. He respects everyone. I would suggest students who want to boost GPA must take course with craig.

Took his half sem. History of the Middle East class and it was AMAZING. He's a great lecturer and pretty funny as well making it less hard to sit through 3-hour lectures. He's a hard marker but I would say he's fair so I really had no issues with that.

Best instructor

I really enjoyed history 1130 with Keating! I found his grading to be extremely fair and he gave great feedback. His lectures are long but it's a content heavy course and I found them to still be interesting. The textbook is dense and a little boring though. I'd take another class with him for sure

Took his class for spring semester 2021 online, the lectures are long but are very high-detailed with lots of interesting information. Craig Keating knows his material well and is very passionate about teaching American History and how things got there in the first place. Only downside is that he seems to have high expectations on assessments.

He is an exceptional, caring, and knowledgeable teacher. His lectures enriched my understanding of exploring modern Middle Eastern history. While his teaching shines, the challenging course led to a suboptimal grade due to demanding research papers and essays, coupled with high grading standards. Factor in your GPA and skills before enrolling.

Good times.

As a professor, Craig is the most hilarious person you will meet. He is always cracking jokes but doesn't tolerate distractions (not that he is rude to them, politely asks to stop). He's like a friend of yours who knows a lot too much about history. This course was very heavy (at least for me). I am really glad he graded me well enough to get a B.

I love Craig. He's what every online instructor should aspire to be. Neat, organized course structure. Very well produced video lectures and great feedback on written assignments. I did poorly because I misunderstood an essay assignment, but he was so worth it. He redeemed my semester of crappy profs. I am waiting to take him again next sem.

Prof. Keating is a knowledgeable but tough grader. Lectures can be engaging, but the course is quite challenging. Stay on top of the readings, use unstuck ai for study prep, and you may land a solid grade despite the high standards.