Assignments were not very well described. Also his grading style was hard to figure out. He changes what he emphasises in each paper. He did however let us resubmit our papers for more credit after we fixed any problems.

really hard grader, but lets you resubmit papers. class is boring and pointless. Make sure you show effort by emailing him about assignments...use LOTS of outside sources when writing papers. Papers are confusing and random. Multiple assignments are given at one time. Very leanient on paper due date though.

I have never heard so many people complain about a professor I think so highly of. He is the best professor I have had. Class isn't easy, but He is very helpful. If you get a chance to take this class do it! NOT HARD, JUST SHOW EFFORT!!

Truly makes you think outside the box. If you go into the class with an open mind and simply do what he asks of you on papers you will get an easy A. He is a really nice and wants to make his students think.

I had his Memory and Digital writing class and honestly, any difficulty in the class wasn't from him being a tough teacher, but rather just trying to understand the material. He's an easy grader as long as you show effort in your work.

One of the absolute best professors at SVSU. You can learn an extreme amount of information from Dr. Carter if you just pay attention and stay involved in class.He is very nice to all students. Also gives you multiple chances to edit and turn in your papers for a better grade and gives you a very long time to do see.Would recommend him to everyone

If you NEED a teacher, go back to high school, this guy is a prof. Figure it out and see the future of communication .

Cool prof, out there ideas, not your dads English class. Very different and prog.

I heard he was hard, but found him pretty flexible. He gave lots of examples from past student work to show what he wanted. He also gave me lots of feedback on revision and turned back projects within a week.

Dr. Carter is an excellent professor. A lot of people feel he is unfair in his grading, but if you do what is expected then you'll get the grade you deserve. You always have the opportunity to rewrite every paper you do. He's always willing to talk to you and help you. He's very easy going as far as deadlines for papers. I would recommend him.

The only thing I can figure out from the comments is that people on here are lazy. He was sometimes confusing, but I never had a teacher who returned papers as fast as he did or let you re-write anything you wanted. He definitely expected more than other teachers, but he always answers e-mails and was at his office hours. I'd take him again

Had a great experience in this class. Wish he taught classes in some of the other departments too.

So far, so good! He is really into documentaries and knows his stuff. We're watching lots of cool movies. I look forward to every class.

Cool class, cool guy. Never heard of YouTube as a Participatory Culture before. Guess this is one to.

Not what I expected, but I like this class. What's could be better than a class built around the topic of sports and writing?

My roommate recommended his Memory class to me last semester, and we find ourselves talking about it sometimes. Interesting work of former students who have put their work on YouTube. He's not requiring this any longer, though. I might try one anyway.

He is very passionate about this class and it shows. I had little to no interest before starting the class but he really makes it seem cool!

His class is built around four large writing projects and weekly posts VSpace. He gives you lots of time to revise. He breaks up the class with short videos and he tries to get people to talk about what they're doing. Makes more of an effort than some teachers that I've had. He does repeat some things over and over.

Had him last semester. Enjoyed his style and the innovative use of technology. He wrote me a letter of recommendation when I asked him to.

Honestly, I learned more than I thought would about writing and documentaries. Feedback was there if you asked, and I enjoyed making a fillm most of all. (Everybody seemed to enjoy the last project, in fact.)

Never had a class like this - prof was able to link anything anyone brought up to what was going on in class. Sometimes felt all over the place, but it was never boring!

I took his English 300 summer class before I transfered from Saginaw Valley. Some of the stuff he was into showed where I went next. Giving the guy credit and to the overall personalized approach of SV.

Dr. Carter is nice to his students. I looked forward to his Participatory Culture class every week, and I learned something new about technology and my writing.

Four main projects with plenty of time to revise. Honestly, I don't understand how some people can say IN ALL CAPS that Dr. Carter isn't worthwhile. I turned C grades into B's & A's with a visit to office hours. I RECOMMEND HIM!

I'm loving his Memory class, especially now that we're reading Oliver Sacks. Amelie was also an excellent movie, even though it was in French. I would say his class took some warming up to, but now I look forward to it each week.

Dr. Carter was a good teacher. A lot of people in the class didnt care for him because he didnt tell us step for step what to do on the papers because it's a CRITICAL THINKING class.Overall I found this class to be pretty easy. If your willing to put in the time, think outside of the box and go beyond the rubric you will def get an A!

Now that it's summer and I have some distance from his class, I have to admit that as random as it seemed at the time, Dr. Carter is into lots of movies, music, and television shows that I keep coming across. I recommend him, even though I worked harder than I thought I would.

Carter knows how to mix things up with what he does in class. He uses many short videos from previous classes and he has a clear rubric that helps with the papers. There is also plenty of opportunity to assess your own daily work. Pretty easy GE class.

Carter was always willing to help. No exams just papers which we always had an opportunity to make revisions and get up to 10% back. He was very understanding with deadlines and always gave ample time to finish assignments because they did take a lot of work. I took the sports issues and controversies section and loved it.

Carter's class will introduce you to some different assignments. If you go in there with an open mind, it's a pretty cool class. He gives you a chance to revise your work and he is super helpful when you go to him for help. I'd recommend taking him and would again if given the chance.

Personally, I liked the freedom his projects. I didn't follow everything about Electracy, but there were so many good examples from earlier classes that I never felt intimidated. I've never had a class share so much work from earlier classes. Great one-on-one suggestions if you email or visit office hrs. Thumbs Up to Participatory Culture!

OMG I'm taking another English class at SVSU and I miss this guy's class. His class always planned out and he kept thingss focused on the papers. The class I have now never does that and we still haven't gotten one assignment back yet. Dr. Carter always turned things back after a weekend.

Take the music class, you only type 3 papers which is 2 pages long and only do one project which is not hard at all. He's cool and will help you whenever you need it.

Dr. Carter gave freely of his time to students who were willing to take advantage of the opportunity. His projects / papers required you to think outside of the box. If you are looking for an easy A this isn't your class. However, if you want to get your money's worth, recommend Dr. Carter.

Dr. Carter is a brilliant man, and he really tries to destroy the traditional essay writing with a creative (more memorable) way of writing. His class lectures, and the stuff he shares all are really interesting. He grades honestly, and wants his students to succeed. Still could come down to earth more often and connect with his students.

Decent teacher, most of the assignments, besides the essays are self-assessed and he honors your scores. Essay dates are flexible, and he offers a lot of time to edit and resubmit essay for a better grade. Overall, he is good and knowledgeable teacher.

Professor Carter really cares about his students. If you ask him for help with your essay he will give you many ideas to help. For English 212 when you get a paper back he lets you make corrections to it to improve your grade up to 10 points. As long as you attend class and listen to what he expects for the essays you will pass with an easy A.

In my short weeks with him I enjoyed his humor, his passion, and knowledge on English. I found that his lectures was mostly on point to what he intended to teach with instances at times where he got off track but corrected himself. He gave quite creative assignment. He's leniant, but his class isn't and easy A. Work hard and take all opportunities.

Professor Carter's class involves staying on task and coming to class, however he is very willing to help and cares about his students. The class involves many essays and projects, but he does this to benefit the student and provide as much feedback as possible. He gives clear explanations about what he expects and is willing to answer any question

I took Dr. Carter for 111 and 212 (Music and Writing). In both classes he is clear about how the class is structured and he has students use the rubric to grade two short essays. The videos are short examples and you earn credit by discussing them. Honestly, I enjoyed his classes & I felt good when he said he could tell I spent time on my writing.

I absolutely love how caring and funny Professor Carter was. He gives you so many opportunities to turn in late work. He themes his classes so they're fun. And he usually did not take up the full time slot.

Professor Carter is a really nice guy that cares about his students. He gives you an incredible amount of time to edit your papers for a better grade after they are already turned in. There are a good amount of papers but as long as you put in some effort, they are doable and not very difficult.

Professor Carter gives very clear instructions for his essays in his rubrics and gives lots of time to complete them. English is not my strong suit and he made all the papers easy to write. You have to pay attention in class as well because he gives ideas to focus on in your papers. I would take him again.

Dr. Carter's Memory class was unique; I really enjoyed it. His projects are much different from any other course I've taken--many, if not all, allowed the opportunity for writing about whatever you wanted in some way. He also offered revisions for an improved grade on projects. The topics we discussed were very interesting. Would recommend!

I am not an English person but I loved his class. He is very clear on his grading criteria and if you follow it you will get 100% on all of your papers. You do have to write 5-6 papers and at the end you have to make a documentary.

I could not have been happier with Dr. Carter. There is a decent amount of writing to be done (as would be expected), but the projects I did in this class are unlike any others I have done before. He really lets you take the reins in your projects and control where they go. I never felt like I was turning in the same paper as the person next to me.

I have this class once a week and its not bad

Clearly a passionate and well meaning professor. I had him for a hybrid class. He gives a lot of feedback. Essay instructions werent always clear, as he adds a lot of extra minor requirements during lectures that dont always make sense. He also spent a lot of class time showing videos that didnt really help me write my paper.

Make sure to engage in the lectures and ask questions about anything you are confused on and he will be happy to help. Make sure to put effort into the papers you write and keep up on the blogs/logs, and if you do you will easily pass the class. The papers may be difficult at times, but he gives you plenty of time. Overall great class to take!

Really enjoyed having this Professor he was really passionate about everything he taught. Your grade consists of a number of papers throughout the semester. The papers were not normal boring English papers but very interesting. The workload was not too much. There was a short blog and log due each week and a paper due about every two weeks.

Dr. Carter was amazing. You have to keep up with class and do all of the readings to be able to do his essays.

He made the class available for either in-class or online. I did the whole class online and didnt have any problems. He responds within a day or two of turning in work through email. He gave lots of positive feedback and you could revise. Liked it better than 111. Seems like a nice guy.

Honestly surprised by all the negative reviews with his grading. I loved his music class and he always replied to my emails. All you have to do is keep track of your own blog points that you get to score. The class is fine, chill out about canvas grades. Easy A imho.

One thing about his class that I really liked is how he connected the class to when he was a student in our shoes. He also liked sharing things his kids were doing and that was cool. I think hes passionate about teaching. I miss his memory class, my classes suck this semester

Overall had a great experience. The workload is a little heavy, but not unbearable. One thing is I wish he would show examples on how to write the papers he assigns, because the rubrics are very broad. He does a great job on keeping it interesting, but you have to stay on top of the work, or you won't pass this class.

I don't know why his ratings are so poor. I thought Professor Carter was great. Yes there is a good amount of work to do but he gives plenty of time to do it. Yes we have to calculate our own grade but he literally tells us how to. He gives you time to revise your paper after it is graded too. I would take him again if I could and I hate english.

He's a fifty year old hippy Prof who spells out how do everything in the syllabus. He gave a virtual option, but I went to class most days. Never had to wait long for feedback. I actually enjoyed the videos as everything related to his music theme. The main thing is not to miss the second Friday deadline. Flexible otherwise. I'd take him again.

Overall, the class was good. Had us do assignments and homework on things like bands that were popular in the 70s and 80s which I appreciated, it felt like a fresh take on an English class that wasn't filled with same boring things I had done before. Standard expectation on blog posts and generous grader. Beware the clipography project.

He didn't record your grade on canvas but it was very simple to calculate. If you know addition and division, you'll be fine. His papers were not hard, they were out of 10 points and he gave great feedback. You could turn it in a week late with no penalty, all papers were due at noon on Fridays. It's an easy A. I hated writing and still passed.

There was a fair amount of work, he was a very caring teacher. Some classes were even dedicated to just going to work or he'd let us out early. He accepts all work one week past the due date which made the class a lot less stressful. He's a little quirky, some projects are odd. He's one of the nicest professors, always gave really nice feedback.

Dr Carter is a really nice guy. He assigns lots of papers, but there are no midterms or exams, so I think that makes up for it. He provides clear rubrics for all essays, and he will answer your questions. He responds fast to most emails, and I think he really knows what he is teaching. I can tell that he cares about his students and their success.

If you follow the syllabus and do the blog and log posts plus the assigned papers the class is a breeze. Professor Carter shows a different documentary every class and the class is never boring. Plus attendance is not mandatory and he streams the classes. It may feel a little heavy on the writing but he has no quizzes, no tests, and no final exam.

I took Professor Carters documentary class. His assignments were normal and creative to say the least. We did have a handful of papers that we had to write but at the end of the semester you get to make a documentary or clipography. Instructions could be confusing at times but if you did all the assignments it's an easy A.

Definitely over hated, his class was not bad, and he did not grade hard. He discussed interesting topics and made the class fun. There weren't that many papers and they were never long.

I took his English 212 Music class. He was a great professor; there were just a lot of papers and tedious projects. Overall, I liked the class and would definitely recommend it.

Dr. Carter is an amazing professor if you participate in class. I took his Documentary & Film class, and it was interesting, but some of the topics covered were a little difficult. He does not put grades in the gradebook, so you have to calculate your own grade. Weekly 250 and 450 word discussion posts, but they weren't difficult.

This was genuinely one of my favorite classes I've taken. Dr. Carter was super caring, and he gave great feedback on all the assignments/papers. Always clear about expectations, and I knew what to expect going into grading. Overall, his class was very interesting, and he's a great professor who actually cares about his students.