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Reviews (106)
Great guy. Pretty funny. Not very much homework. Overall, I enjoyed this English 101 class, which was good because I hate English.
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He's a really funny guy, and his class was always a riot. The thing about his class I liked the most is that he lets you be creative with your ideas, and really expands your writing abilities. The only thing I did not like is that sometimes he was really not clear on what he wanted from the assignment. I was confused a lot.
Greg is an excellent teacher. He is always there to help you. I've emailed him and stopped by his office many times and he was very helpful. The class was challenging, but it gives you a chance to grow as a writer. He makes you want to go to class and he's funny. He's hot which is always a plus. He has the prettiest eyes. Greg is very attractive.
didn't like this class. the writing was joke. if youre someone who likes clear instuctions for a paper, dont take him. he kinda thought he was funny when he really wasn't at all. i hated that class and im sooooo glad its over!
funny guy who never has a comeback for a joke. class is kind of hard. you have to spend 8 hours per homework assignment.
Greg is NOT a difficult prof. He is pretty approachable. If you go to class and make it look like you're giving an effort, you'll do fine. Take this prof!
I took English 102 in Spring 2009. It was once a week for 3 hours, so you pretty much couldn't miss a class. All things considered, it was easy. He's very clear in his expectations. He is a little bit too into the whole working-in-teams-or-pairs thing for my liking, but that might just be me.
Unorganized and does not have a class syllabus for the semester until the last minute. He is not very clear on assignments. He seems frustrated when students are unsure of assignment. Gives way too much homework for a 102 class. If you need structure and need to know when things are due in advance do not take his class. He seems full of himself.
I like that he is passionate about writing- it shows in his teaching. He gives a lot of homework, and is hard on his grading. There are no easy A's in his class. I liked him, but my main complaint with him is lack of clarity. I don't think even HE knows what he wants half of the time. It's frustrating. He is funny, though.. that helps.
his enthusiasm for writing is contagious. has a good sense of humor, and most importantly, truly seems to care how his students are doing. extremely helpful, and highly recommended!
Greg is a good guy. The is a lot of writing in his class and he grades pretty hard, and the assignments and due dates aren't the clearest (clear as mud in a lot of cases). He is very helpful. Is in love with anything Bruce Ballenger writes. Do a lot of writing from the books. My class had a pop culture theme F09. Says repeating theme in F10.
Unorganized. Always confused about what assignments he gave in what class. And really disrespectful in some cases.
Really disorganized. I feel like I didn't learn anything. He expected us to know how to do the assignment before he taught us how (which he didn't). Disrespectful to my ideas.
He is great prof. I like the way he thought and that is what helped me in Eng 102. Eng 101 was really interesting and I always wanted to be there. But he is not really clear when it comes to assignment. Class=critical thinking, reading, writing = Eng. Highly recommend to attend his classes!
He's always helpful, and hilarious.
Way to critical for a English 101 class. Way too much work for a 101 class as well. He expects masterpieces out of everyone when we all know that is not possible.
wonderful teacher, extremely helpful and always nice. and a good sense of humor.
Good teacher but a lot of work for 101 class. He assigns homework almost every class. No matter how much i try, i still can't get excellent in that class. WONT recommend any student to enroll in his 101 class; maybe 102 :(
His class is very challenging. Be prepared to write a lot. His grading is very tough but he does give you the opportunity to rewrite your papers. I would not recommend him if your looking for an easy 101 class.
Yes, he did challenge me. But as long as you go to class and implement all the wonderful things he teaches class by class into your papers, you'll be fine. No, it's not an easy class, but it was worth it.
Greg is a very sarcastic easy to get along with guy, but personally his assignments were dumb and I didn't learn much. He's not always clear on what he expects and often expects wayy too much out of college freshmen. He's not boring, and is super passionate about writing, but I found the class a little difficult.
He is very passionate and knowledgeable about writing. Wouldn't recommend taking this class if you don't like a lot of writing. If you are looking for homework every single class, and want to get the most out of your college education, and money, I recommend taking this class. Sometimes clarity on assignments is also an issue. Textbook used rarely.
He is a friendly guy but I am not a fan of how he grades. He requires you to write a lot of papers compared to other 101 teachers. He does a lot of in class discussions. He isn't extremely hard but you will have to give effort to get an A.
Disorganized, disorganized, disorganized! He often has trouble telling students about assignments. Either he says something about an assignment in class, then never posts any instructions on blackboard, or he posts them but doesn't tell us to do them. Many students didn't know what was even going on.
don't ever take his class. he is helpful but asking too many requirement. i like him but not as my teacher. if you want stress less and enjoy writing don't take his class.
He was horrible! He never answered emails or was clear on assignments! He is an incredibly difficult grader and wont ever listen to his students! DONT EVER TAKE ANY OF HIS CLASSES!!!!
Disorganized and extremely confusing instructions. Starts by saying he doesn't want to burden you with new things, but then assigns another essay on top of the one you're already writing. Definitely not recommended. Especially online.
Do not take his classes! When I signed up for UF I didn't realize everything would be graded as if it were an English class. He leads students to believe they can be informal when writing papers then he grades us down for it. He's really insufferable and condescending in his comments and I cannot wait to be done with him forever.
The semester is not over yet but it has been a great experience. There is a lot of reading but he is fairly flexible. I have enjoyed his projects and his grading practices are not too harsh. I am hoping to continue with my A I have now. The biggest project we have is due tonight so hopefully that will help me rather than not! :)
If you do the work then you will do fine regarding weekly assignments. The portfolio at the end was hard and slightly confusing. When he says he is going to have something up for us by a certain day it is never there. He is flexible. The work for the discussion boards is not too invasive. It took sometimes two months to see grades or something.
I liked Greg as a person but not as a teacher. He was weird at grading. That is he didn't really give much feedback. At the end of the semester, he waited until the day grades were due to ask us if anything was missing and then he didn't email back. I liked the class fine enough but Greg was frustrating.
His grading is so confusing. He does not give clear guidelines in what he expects from his students, which makes completing assignments hard. He is an extremely hard grader and impossible to please. He's a good person, but I did not like him as a teacher. He also gets sarcastic and rude in responding to questions and concerns about his grading.
He comes to class very disorganized, assigns something one day and changes it the next. Very slow grader, when asked about when assignments will be graded gets very defensive. Assigns a lot of work and because he grades slow you don't know if you are doing what he expects in the homework. AVOID.
Greg is a good guy. I like that he wants us to think critically about things, topics and the world around us. I don't like how his past experience as an English teacher makes this UF class feel like another english class. He is a good teacher, but he does give alot of homework and believes it can be done faster that i can ever do it.
Greg is an awesome and helpful teacher. He made the class interesting and really made you think. The projects were not bad, especially if you got a good group. I enjoyed this class and think he is a terrific teacher.
Greg is a terrible professor! I absolutely dreaded going to his class. I got an A in this class so it's not that i'm ragging on him because I got a bad grade. He honestly is just bad. He doesn'y give feedback on his assignments (when he does grade them). He assigned a paper before spring break and never even graded it. DON'T TAKE HIS CLASS
He is a terrible teacher! So rude and is extremely unorganized! He doesn't grade his assinments until the weeek of FINALS! AVOID THIS CLASS
Greg is a really down to earth, nice, and easy to talk to kind of teacher. His grading takes awhile but he gets it done. Some long, but fun projects. I think foundations is a waste of time class, but since you have to take them, i would greatly recommend Greg.
Way too much reading & assignments are over-the-top for a general ed class. Don't take if you are a full time student or have a job. One week's work includes a discussion board post with 3 mandatory responses plus a reflective essay and 4 hours of reading plus a 2 hour video. Doesn't allow you to work ahead but gives partial credit for late work.
This class was disorganized, I was disappointed in the professor, because he was not helpful at all and wanted us to "struggle" through assignments. A lot of the assignments were done in a group, which I hate as I did most of the work. Too many ridiculous assignments that were completely useless. If you have to take it DO NOT take it from Greg.
As a person Greg is pretty cool and funny. As a teacher the class was very disorganized. There were many assignments that would be presented and then randomly changed along the way but only done so verbally. Basically if you were not there you would not know what he changed. Also the class was a huge group project and a lot of reading.
If you're a full time student with a job and family - this class is not for you. He fails to understand that you have other commitments other than his class & is constantly adding things at the last minute. He is totally disorganized & doesn't help when you have questions.
I thought he was a good teacher. UF classes are boring and pointless in my opinion but he made them decent. He is helpful, very good at responding and i thought the class was fun. There is quite a bit of reading but its nothing over the top. maybe an hours worth, and you get about 3-7 days to complete that. He works with you!
Greg does an excellent job of helping students to develop their ability to think and communicate more clearly. He creates a classroom environment that is comfortable and conducive to learning. Students are encouraged to share their views and experiences for many course topics, leading to discussion circles that are unique and enlightening.
He is worth the rating he is getting. From my p.o.v. it seems like he thinks that this is the only class that his students are taking and that our whole lives revolve around it. Assigns a crap tone for one day but goes easy on the other. Forced my class to do something for ANA, not that its a bad thing, just didn't want to do it/didn't care for it.
Lots of discussion boards and "innovative" ways to learn. SO MUCH outside work and field trips required. Requires a service learning aspect and also picture essays, voice recording discussion boards, cartoon drawings, etc. Assignment due-dates change and he's unorganized with everything.
Avoid Greg! Worst professor I've ever had. All other comments aren't lying. He truly does treat this class as if its only thing we have going on and that we live for it, BS! Don't expect consistent feed back from him he changed his comment on one thing three times in my paper. If he doesn't like something you are doing he will call you out on it.
Be prepared to work hard for this grade! He is a great teacher but the work load is unbelievable, not to mention all the work that you do the first three quarters of class doesn't account for much at all, the final three projects count for more than half of your grade. Tough grader as well, be very prepared! Work work work!
There are a lot of assignments! And you will be working on 3 essays at the same time.
I took Greg's UF300 course alongside Engineering Physics and a Computer Science course. Education requires hard work and a positive attitude. Greg helped me to expand my ability to LEARN and to GROW. Take a class from Greg if you're in college to actually GAIN an EDUCATION. For Hotness, he scores a 10 with beautifully flowing long dark hair.
Very time intensive. He cares about too many topics and pulls you a million different ways over the semester. Work hard and be consistent and you'll get through it, but be prepared to fight for an A in the class. He's an English professor and grades like one. Sometimes doesn't like things "just because."
Do NOT take Greg. If you disagree with his views, he is completely rude and disrespectful to you, but will turn around and claim to be a non-judgemental person. He forces you to do so much outside of class group projects that are not necessary at all. Not to mention all the homework he assigns, and the late grading. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!
1 page paper due every class, with other readings, two group projects and 2 larger essays. Amount of work is ridiculous, expects top quality papers & presentations. Lots of extra credit and re-dos on most things though. I think he's really open minded and sensitive to world issues. Its UF, it's going to feel like a waste no matter who you take.
He is not open to others opinion. He is very one track minded, he is sexist, racist, and should not be teaching a ethics and foundations course. This class was a waste of time and money. Be warned that his teaching was purely based off his opinion.
Group projects mainly fall on one person doing the work. Ton of readings that he assigns a paper with. Hard to work with on attendance. Cannot miss more than three classes or else you "are unable to pass the class." Doesn't matter if the absence was university excused or not. Very awkward personality. Papers require several sources and citations.
Greg is intelligent, thorough and passionate about his job. I'm surprised to see all the negative comments. He simply expects you to learn and be engaged. If you want an easy A, I would not take this class, however you will grow more from his class than any other class you'll take at Boise State. Solid professor! Highly recommend
Greg was a pretty nice guy at first but his class definitely had a political agenda, despite his saying it did not. If you disagreed with any of his views the class was awful. All the work is buys work. He also definitely had a pretty passive aggressive attitude at many points in the class. My only pro would be he is organized and grades quickly.
Greg did not use his class to help learn or benefit the students, instead it was all politically based. He was extremely passive aggressive, hypocritical, and did not respect people that did not have the same view as him. Group projects and discussions were painful as he forced everyone to take the same stance as him, despite saying it was personal
Greg has a clear political agenda in his class. If you do not agree with his view he will immediately discredit you. Assigns too much homework for a UF class. Very tough grader and is not an easy A. Very nice guy but would definitely never take a class from him again.
I think I could have taught this class better. He phrases things oddly which makes it difficult to understand. Does not create inviting or safe space to voice honest personal interpretations of material. Yet instead uses a very authoritarian approach to force people to talk. Take from someone else that knows how to make this class fun and useful.
Heinzman has a tendency to think that he is the most open minded person on campus when, in reality, tends to be very set in his own ways and opinions. He grades way too hard when it comes to writing for the level of this class, due to the fact that he has an English degree and looks for every opportunity to put it to use.
Heavy load of writing papers based on texts from the textbooks. He doesn't do a good job of teaching, and most of the material has to be self taught. He grades papers harder than English teachers and constantly adds extra assignments to the class that don't add to your learning. He does too much for whats only supposed to be a 200 class.
If you are thinking this class will be an easy A, you are very wrong. The way he grades gives you a chance to fix a grade, but you will have to redo almost every assignment. Keep an eye on the syllabus because some weeks will be empty and some you have 2 essays and a presentation due within 2 weeks on top of standard weekly homework.
I think people who give him a poor rating are freshman who think a 1 page response write up is a lot of homework. Wait till you get to your upper divisions kiddos. Gregs a good professor and cares about his class. The textbook was useless and hes slow to grade other than that hes a pretty nice guy.
Do you enjoy taking a UF class that is graded like a level 300 English class? Do you like having more hw in your UF200 class than any other class you'll take? Do you like being called privileged and having a political agenda forced upon you? Well oh boy, this is the class for you! Consider ALL the awful reviews kids, save yourselves.
This class requires effort, but it's nothing unmanageable. 30 minutes of homework every class, and a few essays/projects. Everything can be revised for points back, and there's extra credit. Greg's friendly, flexible, and positive. He's a great professor and you can learn a lot from him if you have an open mind. Truly loved him & the class.
Nice guy. I agree he grades too hard. Its a diversity class so we are supposed to get into line with all the politically correct stuff since its a mandatory class. If you dont agree with him, just ignore him, do the work, and get out. I did and it worked out fine.
I loved Greg as a professor. Yes, you have to write papers, but the workload/grading wasnt any different than Eng101(2). Compared to UF100, this class is difficult but that's because UF100 is a joke. As far as mandatory classes go, I enjoyed this class, and this is coming from someone who's opinions often go against the "norm" in society today.
He has us write a large amount of papers. He took almost 5 weeks to return the essay with a grade. The expectations are not easily known, forces you to take part in group assignments, which at this level is more of a nuisance. Overall a slow and difficult professor to work with.
He annoyed me so badly. The content was easy but his blackboard layout was so confusing I literally had node what was going on. The semester is almost over and 75% of my assignments have not been graded. I have emailed him multiple times and still no response. If you value education, don't take his class. If you was a joke of a class, go ahead.
Professor Heinzman is passionate about what he teaches. I took his UF200 course and I learned so much! Even though it was online, I felt like I was able to have deep and meaningful discussions about world issues. If you actually go through and are genuinely interested, the class is awesome. If you want an easy A and don't care, you won't like it.
Those complaining act like they have never been to college before. Yes he assigns weekly writings, but they are only a page long and most of them are opinion based. Reflections on reading. He is very funny, charismatic, and a great professor. I found him to be a generous grader. Just put in effort and you will get an A.
Great class overall. Greg is a pretty funny, caring dude. Lectures are engaging, there are some group projects that require volunteer work of some kind. A couple papers too but not super long (7 pages at most). Multiple readings and annotations due too. Very flexible and understanding. Would take a class from him again.
Greg is a great guy. I'm sad I had to take this online bc I'm sure his lectures would be fantastic. Every week you have 1 DB and 1 assignment and throughout the course you'll have 1 civic engagement project and paper and then 2 other papers. It requires you to think (which is what this course is about). He was really open and showed he cared 4 us:)
I actually think the guy might be nice but he is not a good teacher. He is super unclear in what he wants and then punishes you for his inability to communicate clearly. He also will constantly say that he will post assignments on a certain day and then not post them until a week or two later.
Extremely disorganized and confusing, total waste of time. I mostly blame the university for making UF200 mandatory. But this guy made it annoyingly stressful. Doesnt grade assignments up until the very end. Very unclear in directions and posts assignments a day before they are due.
Honestly good for Greg for securing a fake job teaching a fake class, but horrible for the students who have to suffer through his mandatory class to graduate. Never grades anything on time, due dates are habitually listed incorrectly, can't ever reply to an email... Honestly feels like I'm barely in a class at all, but in a bad way
This class has been a joke! We are in week 12 of 14 and he hasn't graded a single assignment. The Module online is not set up correctly and is very hard to understand. Instructions are not given clearly and it takes forever for him to post due dates and subjects that we need to read. Causes a lot of stress for the student.
Professor Heinzman is not a bad guy. He is, however, a horrible professor. First of all, for a UF 200 class there is a ridiculous amount of homework. On top of that his grading criteria is unclear and feedback is limited. Don't even get me started on his organization. Legitimately the most poorly organized course I have ever taken. DO NOT TAKE!
This is coming from a liberal person: this class is way too much. Greg is disorganized, makes you read the same crap and answer the same questions over and over and the expectations are unclear. I was excited for this class because I really enjoy discussing tough topics and hearing different perspectives but it was such a time suck.
Greg is a great dude, but his class is over the top for just a grad requirement. He appears to put a lot of work into his class and wants you to do the same. I suggest taking the class with someone else unless you really love being told you're racist. Just write something semi-satirical and sell it as from-the-heart. He'll eat it up.
Great person, very invested in the concept of the class, but horrible at teaching it. Expect 45+ minute readings & study guides for every class, very disorganized units, and seeing the same topics repeatedly throughout the semester. You "grade yourselves" so you won't have concrete feedback or grade the entire semester. Great person, but don't take
He doesnt know how to use canvas and he doesnt grade or give feedback to your work. Do not take his class . He is a very nice person but he cannot for the life of his stay organized . Each class is wasted with meditations.
Very slow grader, had me fixing assignments from Sept. on the last day of dead week. Extremely unorganized and at one point had 4 projects going at once. It's a "self graded" class with an absurd grading scale, if you don't complete one of the major assignments well enough, you will fail the class. Absolutely ridiculous expectations for a UF class.
He's a friendly enough guy, but he is so unorganized. He doesn't know how to use canvas and is so hot and cold with responding to emails. 90% unrelated busy work. It's a self graded class, meaning we propose to him the grade we think we deserve and he says yes or no. If you didn't do well on some assignments, you'll automatically fail the class.
Greg is not a good professor. He takes forever to respond to emails, assigns ridiculous assignments, and tries to make more out of the class than what it is. I understand that he wants to do good for the community with the Civic Engagement project, but the requirements are ridiculous and time consuming. He is an nice guy, but not a good professor.
Greg is a nice guy, well sort of. It feels like it is almost his way or the highway. He gives you way too much work to do and half of it is not required but he pressures you into doing it. He makes it very unclear on what must be done and what can be done on your own. There are no due dates, and he takes ages to grade your assignments.
Greg is a nice guy, however if you lean towards more the conservative side, this class will be very hard to engage in and find an interest in. If you don't agree with things we are learning and you express it to him, he will try and sway you to love his side of everything. There are lots of readings. You do get to make your own case for your grade.
This class is extremely disorganized, I cannot explain how difficult the study guides were. Apart from this class professor being biased upon belief when it came to assigning homework, he grades assignments 3-5 weeks later, and then asks you to revise when there are less then 1 week left in the semester. Disgusting class, awful subject. Needs help.
Greg is a pretty nice person but he is one of the worst teachers I have ever had in my life and he makes this class so much harder than it needs to be. You are going to have 3 projects going on at once mid-way through the semester and 2 tough-graded essays with a ton of long reading assignments. Good luck in this class.
This was the worst class I've taken. Very tedious homework and long reading assignments. Everything is super political and biased, if you disagree, he won't be open-minded/considerate, but passive-aggressively try to change you. He also brought up he was divorced at least 10 times, and other weird personal facts making the class very uncomfortable.
this guy blows
If you are reading this then please DONT TAKE THIS CLASS
Extensive amount of homework and way too many readings. The intensity of this class feels like it's a specialized upper level class (it's UF 200). Annoying extra stuff during class time instead of actual work, such as attendance questions that last 20 minutes, and meditation at the beginning of class that has nothing to do with the course material.
It is insanely confusing, disorganized, and lots of pointless work that doesn't relate to the class whatsoever. Do not take this class!
Very confusing. I'm new to the whole Canvas thing for boise state and I had trouble navigating his assignments. its a ton of assignments and reading. we're half ways to the semester and none of the assignments are graded. you're not sure how your doing in the class. wish i knew so i can improve.
Honestly, this class is a joke and a huge waste of time. Greg is probably the most biased, disorganized professor I have ever seen. I also blame the university for making UF200 a mandatory course. Greg has know idea what he is doing and is very biased politically. If you are even somewhat conservative, avoid taking this class at all costs.
Greg is a nice guy, but he has so many biases that make it impossible to get motivated in class. So many pointless assignments that don't get you anywhere. He is also extremely unorganized and takes forever to give feedback
Greg is a good person, he just needs to find a different calling. Rather than a professor he should be an activist considering the agenda he pushes on his students. Beware of “No due dates”. Every assignment is so insufferable and feels really pointless. Very unorganized and preaches to have an open mind but doesn't himself. (Fall 2024 semester)
Greg is a nice guy, but his class is quite disorganized and unstructured. Lots of busy work and unclear grading. On the bright side, Unstuck AI was a great study tool that helped me navigate the workload. Overall, a challenging course, but do-able with the right approach.
Greg is a good guy but not the best teacher. this class is way to hard considering its a UF 200 class. on average be prepared to spend about 6 hours in readings and assignments. he "does not believe in grades" which honestly makes the class more confusing. the canvas will also not be up to date. finding assignments and turn in points will be hard
He has taken weeks and weeks to grade things holding it to the last minute and just now telling us we need to revise it in order to pass the class. He is the most unorganized teacher I have ever met and is super biased when it comes to all political topics. He should at the very least learn how to work canvas because its ridicules.
A lot of these rates are completely untrue! greg is unbiased as heck and a super easy grader. if you do the readings and spend time doing mandatory assignments youll get an A easy. His canvas page might be the most confusing thing ive had to navigate tho and he does take forever to grade. I didnt love the whole no due dates thing but got through it
I think that he is a great & positive person but I would absolutely not take this class again/ not recommend to anyone. So extremely unorganized with grading and also doesn't believe in due dates or grades which just makes the class harder. It's also a UF class but there is an insane amount of work.
Insane work load for a UF class, confusing grading system (you grade you self), essentially you have to guess you grade for assignments and for your final grade and he can just say no and change your grade based on nothing. Tried to have use teach ourselves his lesson plan in class once because he couldn't show up if that shows you anything
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
92%
Textbook Required
60%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
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ENG101
4.0
(9)ENG102
3.8
(4)ENGLISH101
3.5
(2)ENGL101
3.2
(5)UF300
3.2
(12)Difficulty by Course
ENGL112
4.5
UF100
4.0
UF200
3.9
UF300
3.8
ENG101
3.4