One of the best teachers at the school, definitely one of the best in COSC

Earl is great, he definitely cares a lot about the students and is really clear about course content. Also a very fair grader. Enjoyed his course a lot.

Earl is fantastic.

He's really fun and nice? Like super nice about asking questions and stuff. Plus I'm not sure why but his enthusiasm + tangent style makes it really easy to stay focused on lectures if you have paying-attention-issues (for me at least? I have ADD and most other lectures are impossible)

Earl shows a disconcerting lack of focus. The class I took with him was run by D. Hughes; I ended up attending Dave's lectures due the the fact that he makes the exam. Found out Earl did not completely cover many of the key topics; it is hard enough to do well on Hughes' exam; I did not need the added challenge of not learning part of the material.

You must have a textbook! Lecture slides don't have much in it.

He's a bit odd sometimes, but I sincerely believe that's a good thing. He made the lecture less stressful and made a point to help everybody. This guy seems to genuinely care about the success of his students and knows how to keep his lectures from being boring, so he's good in my books.

Earl is a great dude who taught me more about Java in a single course of C++ than 2 years of schooling. Hard work but worth it, fair as hell.

Amazing Teacher, had him for COSC2P96 as well. Probably best I've had thus far! Only teacher I know that doesn't give dry lectures! Hilarious jokes that keep you awake and attentive. Thanks for your time Foxwell!

Earl provides students with the content they need to know to pass, with no filler. His style of teaching is relaxed, yet to the point. He throws in a BUNCH of humour which really helps to keep your attention through long classes. His assignments are very fair and helps you to get a better understanding on what matters for the class.

Earl always made lectures interesting throughout the entire course, but he also was really good at showing what he was teaching. He would quickly code up anything he was teaching about to show the class how it worked and possible errors that could happen along the way. I can't recommend Earl enough.

If you treat the lectures like a map rather than instruction, and spend some time learning on your own, you will get a 70+ in his courses.

Fifth course I've taken with Earl. High quality, as per usual. If you don't like Earl, you're the problem.

I had Earl for COSC1P02 and thought he was an awful prod. I didn't understand anything he was teaching. I now have him again for COSC1P03 for Spring online and think his issue was attempting to follow the slides provided by Huges. Since creating his own online modules, his teaching has been great! He's approachable, answers emails and easy going.

Love Earl

Amazing Prof, took during COVID. The online lectures are so helpful, you can ask any question and it will be discussed. Far more approachable than usual in-class lectures. Quick email response for any questions. Hilarious lectures, always nice and light but also getting the point across. Thank you for the awesome class!

Earl was great, he WILL catch you if your plagiarize so don't bother. He cares a lot about his students, everyone in 1P03 this term should realize that after receiving our exam marks. It upsets me to read all the neg reviews because I know how many students don't care and put the blame on Earl. If you show up, you can do well. I finished with a 98%

Really good professor, good communication and such. One critique I hear a lot is he is not the greatest at presenting lecture content. I beg to differ, his approach is more hands on and gives examples to help further one's understanding. His approach is not that of the typical prof and thus has to be adapted to but is really good imo

His lectures are a lot of fun and he's a great teacher

After 3 courses, I realized that Earl is a great prof for demos and application, but difficult to follow for theory so thank God for no exam. It was difficult learning so many languages at once, but I do understand why we needed to. I wish this course was year long instead or had a follow up course since there are so many back/front end positions

Earl was a great prof. He goes off on tangents a lot but all the lectures were recorded and he always answers emails when you need extra help. He typically gives assignment extensions when the class is struggling. SUCH an easy exam

A wonderful lecturer who overall keeps the class engaged, teaching through metaphors & jokes. His lectures aren't reciting a set of slides or a textbook, but covers content via live code demonstrations. He fills in knowledge gaps that may not of been taught previously by other profs. Overall, he is understanding & empathic to students & deadlines.

Great professor, bit of a jokester in class, but willing to help you even if difficult circumstances

Earl is an absolute G.O.A.T ... respect +

I enjoyed the class very much. I have learned a lot in this class. Assignments were a bit confusing at first but I could tell there was a lot of care and effort put into making them, and were overall fun to complete. The course was too dependent on the exams, and I wish it was structured more like COSC1P02 where tests were less significant overall

Earl is a pretty good prof. He is passionate about what he teaches. He loves making jokes in class, sometimes it can be a bit too much which can be distracting to the lecture as he goes off course. His assignments are tricky and the final was difficult too. You need to seriously love CS and be passionate about the subject to get good grades.

Earl is known for being Brock's state-mandated "cool teacher". He's a very relatable professor and tries to avoid boring lectures. He tends to go off on a tangent sometimes, but it's usually related to the material and isn't distracting. The lectures are informative and the assignments interesting, and it's easy to ask him questions.

Lectures were entertaining. Participation is important in tutorials. Assignments were quick to do.

Earl is clearly very passionate about what he does and it bleeds into his lectures. He'll happily spend an hour meandering around the main topic if he thinks it'll make it easier to understand. Often, it does! Sometimes, it just makes the class a pain to take notes for. Ask questions, assignments are fair, exams typically allow a typed cheat sheet.

Very engaging, very knowledgeable, goes on tangents but is overall a good teacher. But the assignments however are overly complicated, not fairly marked and ridiculous for what the content being assessed is.

if he taught more then just comp sci I'd highly recommend any course taught by this man. Truly an entertaining prof makes a boring topic interesting and not brain numbing. Will make bad jokes constantly.

Earl isnt that bad. His lectures were phenomenal and pushed the point of making sure people learned things. Im not a fan of his testing as they were often very complicated even as someone who attended all lectures taking notes (got 60-70s on all Tests) . His assignments were lengthy but easy. avoid earl if you dont like going to lecture.

Although he sidetracks during lectures, it is clear that he is deeply passionate about the subject and has a strong grasp of the material. He communicates course requirements clearly to students and is always on time for lectures. Examples that he briefly mentions in class are to be expected on tests or exams.

"hurt people, hurt people" is something Professor Earl taught me during my student era. Amazing personality, lovely beard.

After initially failing 2p03 with Sheridan and Li, I was extremely nervous going into a course with Earl because of the reviews/past experiences from other people. To my surprise though, he was one of the most engaging professors and gave the most help and guidance out of many of the other profs in the cs department. If you put the time in, profit.