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HIS102 - 2.0 rating“Would never take a class with Professor Morrison again”
HIS102 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
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Attendance Mandatory
91%
Textbook Required
92%
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4.0
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Reviews (105)
At first I didn't I just thought this class was okay. I learned a lot of new info. I got A's and B's on the papers, and the final exam is a take home essay and 5 short answer questions in class. I talked to her in her office the end of the year and found she is very nice and fun to talk to.I liked it overall and would recommend her. .
I thought she was a pretty good prof. The class was easy and material wasn't hard to grasp at all. Go to class and do the reading because she gives you pop quizes as a form of attendance. I reccommend taking her!
I really liked her. The class was interesting. No textbook. For sure better than other history classes, she is always available for questions too and cares about students.
Dr. Morrison is so helpful! She is a very nice woman and just wants to help her students get good grades. The class (history of childhood) was actually a lot more interesting than I thought. There are two short papers, three exams, and a 5 minute presentation. Very easy. I highly recommend her.
The class was fine. Nothing special. I didn't like her in class very much, though. I found her bland.
I found Prof. Morrison kind of boring. Her lectures were hard to follow, not only because they were at 7:45 AM in a huge auditorium with 200 other people, but also because she did nothing but lecture. There were no interesting anecdotes or anything to keep the class engaged. I literally had to force myself to go.
I found Professor Morrison to be very dry and difficult to pay attention to. She often seemed frazzled and not confident in her teaching style. Her grading style is easy, her exams are essay style and not difficult if you look over the outlines.
Doesn't care about the people in the class
Awful. Had to force myself to attend her class (History of Childhood) and I am a history major.
I did not enjoy a single day of this class (history of childhood). Prof Morrison is a bland lecturer that gives more examples than necessary, everything is really redundant. I would recommend looking at other professors first.
Proffessor Morrison was terrible. By far the driest at UWL that I have taken thus far. Doesn't care about the students. Class overall isn't that tough but making it through the class period was.
Heidi Morrison is by far the most dry teacher I have had. She is not helpful at all, I went to her with questions about my essay and she refused to help me. She is never at her office hours. Do NOT take her class unless you want a repetitive lecture that puts you to sleep.
This lady is ridiculous, definitely one of the most boring worthless classes I've taken at UWL. take a different teacher
Made this gen ed class wayyyyy harder than it had to be. somewhat helpful at officehours...but not a good prof
I disagree with the previous comments. Professor Morrison is a good professor to take if you are just taking history for a gen ed. Class was extremely boring (it is history after all) and I skipped quite a bit and still ended up with a B. She gives you info about what is on the test and class is not very hard if you give it some effort.
Prof. Morrison is by far the worst professor I have had at UWL. DO NOT take her class...I thought I could deal with it and really cannot. I question her knowledge on the topic and she gives out all B's with a few A's. Most likely you will get a B no matter how hard you work.
Do NOT take her. She rarely ever gives out A's and has really high expectations for a 100 level class. All the material for class is based on what she says during lectures. She has certain items that she wants mentioned in papers and if you do not have those exact items you get points off. Look for a different professor.
Terrible. Boring and dry. Do not take this class if you can at all avoid it. Never know what she's looking for on papers and assignments. All she does is talks at you all lecture and isn't helpful in any way during office hours in terms of understanding. Again avoid at all costs
This professor was very irritating. I went in to discuss a few of my papers because I didn't know what she wanted on them (and wasn't giving me A's) and all she told me was that "A work" was "more detailed." It isn't that much work, but she has extremely specific expectations for papers and it got frustrating trying to read her mind.
OMG. I hated this professor. I couldn't stand going to class but you HAVE to. Most of her exams are based soley on the lecture and her expectations are obnoxiously high (however, she doesn't tell you what you can do to improve). Her lectures are boring and I found my self falling asleep everyday. Avoid this professor!!
So easy. It is really boring and pointless information, but if you show up--almost guaranteed an A. Midterm and Final questions are given out ahead of time. I recommend for a GPA booster.
She sounds unsure about what she's talking about and seems scatter-brained. It's hard to stay awake (because the subject is boring) let alone understand what she's trying to say. Expects a lot out of the two 5-page essays and essay-style final but if you put in effort, you'll be fine. Overall, avoid if possible 'cause she's boring & rude.
This is by far the worst class i've taken at UWL. I rarely ever attended class. She stares at her notes and reads them off to the the class, stutters, mumbles and plays with her hair. I would not suggest taking this class if you don't have to. It is a major waste of your time and money. She does not care about you or the grade you receive.
Class is very easy. We had two essays, a short quiz/test and a take home final. Class is super boring but it's an easy A.
Horrible professor. Do not take her, reads her note off of paper like she has never taught a class before and gets really snippy when you don't read the readings and talk about them in class. Most of the class consists of dead air and her answering her own questions. Not clear on what shes wants in any of the papers. DO NOT RECOMMEND
She gets frazzled really easily. Lecture isn't bad if you're interested in what shes saying. She trips up on what she's saying a lot. The class always had a fairly low average score, I thought she was extremely easy. Just don't write like an idiot.
Yes, she can be dry and a more difficult grader. However, her interest and knowledge really shine through at times. To me, the class took off after getting into the more modern period, post WWI. Anyway, don't let your first impression of her be your last; you may miss out on a great class.
She is easily the worst professor I have ever had. Class was almost impossible to sit through. Never ever again.
The class is interesting if you can stay focused on her dry lectures. She tries to incorporate videos and outside sources which is helpful. There are a LOT of assigned readings. She can be a bit condescending and somewhat useless if you ask for specific help.
By far the worst teacher I have ever had. She jumps around, her slides only have one sentence on them and then she goes on a long tangent about it expecting you to understand. Only a few papers and a 10 question midterm! DO NOT TAKE HER!!
Do not recommend her, she is very opinionated and will tell you you are wrong even if she says it's an open ended question. Lots of reading that is unnecessary. She puts up a slide with one sentence on it and rambles on and on. I would not take her again, very very dry and boring lectures and she takes attendance.
She is very dry. Almost seems like she doesn't know what she is talking about. Lots and lots of reading, it is almost impossible to pass without doing all the reading. Only writing papers, no tests in class. Do not recommend.
Not as bad as people say. 3 papers including the final and read 2 books. 1st midterm is graded tough, Other 2 not as bad. No tests on the readings really just know how to relate back. Office hours were helpful.
The class is easy. She reads directly from her notes. Read the books immediately and ask her to give the final exam guidelines so you can start writing it. Keep good notes because the exam is written and not open note. If you talk a lot she will like you and probably give you 100% on all your stuff.
Extremely unclear of what she wants, vague and unhelpful. She will not talk or only touch upon a certain topic then expect you to write a lengthy paper on it. Condescending at times
Dr Morrison is my least favorite professor that I've had. Her lectures are long and boring, but she does care about what she teaches. You can tell she is super smart (she edited the textbook for the class) and if you ask a question, she often makes you feel like you're stupid. If you have the choice, choose a different professor for the class.
There are a lot of poor reviews for this teacher but I actually kind of enjoyed her. I found the material interesting and she is passionate about her teaching. She does get boring at times but all of her exams are papers so if you put in the effort you will be fine. Make sure to participate and ask questions if you get lost.
I took history online, and three times a week we would have a paragraph due about the reading and a discussion paragraph. Sound easy? It wasn't. It was honestly luck of the draw to what grade you got. The class was done 3 weeks early, which was nice. The readings were long and pointless and the assignments do take a while.
Would never take a class with Professor Morrison again. I took this course as a general education credit and figured it wouldn't be too difficult because it was online. I was wrong. A lot of readings and DBQs are assigned, and she acts as if this class is way more than a ged ed. Not a nice person either!
I took History 102 online with her. She is nothing short but unpredictable when it comes to grading. I went to her office hours several times to try and figure out what she wanted and nothing was consistent. If you can, avoid her at all costs. She straight out told me she does not give out A's.
I took this because I needed a few more credits to graduate. I have been here 5 years and have taken classes in pretty much every dept and this is the worst class I have ever taken. WAY WAY too much work for a 100 level course. She edited the book so therefore thinks its gold so there's a ton of reading. Avoid at all costs.
Taking this class was a mistake on my part. She is the most unpredictable prof. I have ever had, and she is so sporadic with her grading. She flat out told me that, "Nobody should be receiving an A in my class", and yet it's a 100 level course. She isn't consistent at all and you basically have to guess on what you think she wants to here.
Like others have said, she is REALLY dry. I would not recommend taking this class unless you have a deep interest in the Middle East, which will make it much easier to pay attention to her scattered lectures. Otherwise, it's a really boring class. Started the semester strong but had to force myself to go to class by the end.
For a 100 level online class I expected this class to not be that difficult. WRONG. This is my hardest most time consuming class this semester. She is not willing to help you and will not give A's very often. Most monotone boring professor I have had. She is terrible avoid her at all costs!!! You will regret her class
I took HIS 202 Contemp. Global Issues with Doc. Morrison and I liked her. The class was discussion based and very interesting. She is very knowledgeable and passionate about what she teachers. She's very approachable and encourages discussion. Most of the exams were take home essays. A very fair grader, not hard to do well. A lot of HW reading.
Plan to have at least two readings each night and discuss in class the next day. Discussions are a fairly large part of your grade. Three papers written throughout the semester.
If your ready to spend every minute on this class I recommend taking it, if not, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS! You are assigned about 60 pages of text book a week along with 2 DBQs(that aren't easy, you actually have to read) and online discussions every week. I recommend sending in your essays before they are due so she can check them!
Teacher may know a lot about the Middle East, but lacks the ability to convey her thoughts in a manner that is presentable to the class. Simply lectures behind podium for most of class with out the use of presentation materials. Power points and outlines lack clarity. Boring and Frustrating while being in class. Much Reading to compensate.
She teaches out of a book she edited, so you have to work really hard to get a good grade on the assignments because she knows it front to back. She also doesn't really help you when it comes to why you are getting points off on the assignments either, even if you email her and ask what you missed. Not worth it.
Would never take a class with her again. Took HIS 102 online thinking it would be an easy couple of credits I could get out of the way.. Hardest class I've had all semester. You never get a break from reading or writing. There are three exams which are actually 4+ page essays. Never again.
The semester started off really heavy, we would have assigments due twice a week. About halfway through she had us submit feedback. With our feedback, she significantly cut back on our assignments. She is more than willing to work with her students and responds to emails. If you are adamant about taking it online, I'd take it with Dr. Morrison
there were a lot of things to get graded on every week which was good but it was really hard to get a 100% on some of the submissions and difficult to get good grades on the exams because the rubric wasn't clear about what she specifically wanted for any of the 3 exams
If you're not willing to put in extra time OTHER than readings and assignments, this class and professor are not for you. There are numerous readings and assignments due twice a week with set deadlines. There is little to no feedback, which is frustrating given it's almost impossible to get an A on an assignment. Would not recommend to anyone.
Unless you absolutely love history and are willing to put in extra hours of work into assignments that are only worth 4 points. You won't get an A. There are two papers each worth 25% of your overall grade. She is a super hard grader and gives little to no feedback. Do not take her class.
This was the last history class available when I enrolled and I can now see why. Took forever to grade and is not afraid to let her strong biases shine through when finally commenting on your work. Would NOT recommend.
Took HIS102 online this summer. Professor is not specific on what they are looking for on homework assignments, and bases everything off a broad rubric which isn't at all helpful for you. Gives little to no feedback on graded assignments, and is an extremely harsh grader for a 100-level course. Avoid if at all possible.
Terrifying, and really hard to make an A, but looking back she helped me lost lots of the bad habits I brought with me from high school.
Took Survey Of the Middle East. The lectures changed from super slow to super fast in a matter of seconds. The power points had little to no information on them. They were literally the outlines copied and pasted onto a presentation. All of which was just a list of terms, a quarter of them that were never defined or talked about in class.
I took HIS 110- Childhood with Prof Morrison. It was honestly horrible. She does not communicate well and she does not explain expectations. Would not recommend.
Do not take Heidi. I have more homework in this class than in my major courses. She does not understand that this is a Gen ed. Very boring. Grades super hard. Exams are essays which is nice but again she grades them really hard. Attendance is mandatory cuz people wouldn't show up otherwise.
I took Dr. Morrison for Hist 110. I had to take it for gen ed but last year I took Hist 412 with a different professor which was way easier. The class was hard to follow and very hard to grade. All grades on 3 essays which even though I'm a decent writer I always did terribly on. Very hard class. Would not take it again.
Professor Morrison made class a struggle everyday. With it being a hybrid class, she assigned a lot of homework for our online days which few ever did. The exams are all essays which was nice but she grades EXTREMELY hard on them for this being a gen ed class. I couldn't get above a BC on the essays and she wouldn't answer any emails.
the readings are hard and lectures are long but even if you don't fully understand it's easy to get participation credit in class. she's not a difficult grader but doesn't give much feedback. I got 100% on all 3 essays with minimal effort and the averages were always high B or low A.
Hybrid class! Lots of reading and long lectures, but content is very easy to understand. Only 4 essays including the final, all based on what we have read for class. A bit of a tough grader, but you just have to be very detailed and correct to get a good grade. She's a nice professor, the class is just a little bit challenging for a gen-ed.
Dr. Morrison gives prompts instead of rubrics for essays. It was difficult for me to know what she wanted. The lectures were long, but very informative. I learned a lot over the semester. The books she chose were interesting, too. If she had more specific grading material and was open to student feedback, then I would take one of her classes again.
I took History through Childhood. Prof Morrison is very monotone and serious in her classes. She's a tough grader, and nick-picky to find reasons to dock your grade. The classwork is mostly watching lectures and reading. You will be OK if you take good notes. You read two full books for the final. One is interesting; one is not.
I took history through childhood. Heidi has essays rather than exams. She is more on the tough side when it comes to grading. For the final essay, you have to read 2 books, but if you enjoy reading it should not be a problem. Attendance is definitely mandatory as that is the biggest grade she has. She is also not the friendliest professor.
Overall her class was very challenging. As a person who read all the assigned work, and watch the lectures, it was a struggle. The lectures were long and not super engaging. She is also an incredibly tough grader. heavily based on discussion in class.
lectures were tough to sit through, very boring and not engaging. essays were graded harshly, with no rubric. when asked questions about what she was looking for, never truly answered and was irritated
Dr. Morrison is clearly very passionate about history and does care for her students. My only complaints were that she is a very tough grader and lectures were quite lengthy. Overall not a bad professor, but class wasn't amazing.
Overall this was the worst class that I have taken. Dr. Morrison is an extremely tough grader and the lectures are very long. Your entire grade is solely based off the three exams and your participation grade. Make sure you attend all of the in person lectures and get your participation points every time. This is the only thing that saved my grade.
6 books for just this class alone and there were photocopied chapters from other books and a slew of articles as well. For each class, it was a minimum of 80 to 100 pages of reading. The amount of work she assigned is inconsiderate of students' time, other professors, and work/life balance. Grading had no rubric and was just on her whim.
Professor Morrison is HORRIBLE. I took history over the summer because I needed a gen ed out of the way and she made it clear that her summer course was not going to be easy. She assigned 3 textbooks for our 4 week class and all of her assignments are short answer. She is a ridiculously hard grader for a 100 level class. I dropped after week 1.
There is never a rubric for any essays. Lectures are extremely long and Morrison always looks disinterested in what the students have to say. Graded off of a few essays and participation points. 1:25 class feels like days during her discussions/lectures.
If you want to fall asleep during her online lectures or die of boredom then this is the teacher for you. She literally reads her lectures straight from a textbook instead of actually teaching you anything. She has the personality of a rock and will get irritated if you ask a question. She shows zero desire to be in class at all. AWFUL! DO NOT TAKE
She provided incorrect information and only spreads hate .. !! She has no clue what she teaches!! Never listen to her !!
Not only is participation graded every class (she doesn't call on everyone), but you are graded (harshly) on 3 essays for the entire class. The textbook is the most boring thing I've ever attempted to read, the lectures were LONG and hard to force yourself to listen to. She doesn't communicate well or reply to any emails. NOT worth it for a gen ed.
You only have 4 assignments in the grade book which are 3 exams and then a grade for participation at the end of the semester (show up to class and you will be fine). I had it blended/online so the lectures were long but as long as you take notes from the video lecture, you should be able to get through the essays. Class was easy but takes work.
Professor showed up 15 minutes late to class on the first day, she proceeded to slap an article in front of us about why History is important. AND she will keep you late almost every lecture. She is not flexible whatsoever. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!
Do not take her. She is not understanding at all, no matter what you go through. She is a tough grader and nitpicks every little detail towards assignments. She does not communicate well or respond to emails. She also doesn't give feedback towards your assignments, so you won't know what you did wrong.
Do not take her.
Heidi is extremely knowledgeable about the topic of his110. She is very passionate about the history, and wellbeing of childhood and children. Its a hybrid/ online lecture, + in class discussions. Her lectures can be slow and a bit dull, and her quiet demeanor overshadows her real passion. Do the readings, don't be afraid to speak in discussion.
Showed up to class late first day and assigns seats which is more inconvenient than anything, is not very forgiving when it comes to illness or mental health or crisis such as family death unless you have a DOCTOR'S NOTE or some kind of documentation or you can't make up stuff
I took HIS 110- Childhood section. It is only graded by 3 essays besides attendance. Class only meets 10 times and 2% is taken off your final grade for every class missed due to attendance grading and discussion grading. Extremely harsh grader and one bad grade can almost guarantee you at a maximum of a B for your final grade.
Do not take. Graded on three essays. Very tough Grader. She is very knowledgable on this topic so she will know if you are making stuff up.
DO NOT TAKE!! Only based on 3 exams which are scored very harshly. She has no passion when she is speaking and makes class highly unenjoyable. The online video lectures are so draining and boring and she is just reading off a piece of paper the whole time. If you want to fall asleep in class and hate your life this is the class for you.
Very difficult for a 4-week summer gen ed. Harsh grading, no helpful feedback given. Had recorded lectures everyday, readings, and movies, plus 250 word response everyday. Exams/essays had vague objectives. Have to read a book for the final exam. Readings and lectures are very boring. Prompts do not relate to the learning material.
Long lectures, but if you do the work class is easy
Very boring lectures and I did not learn much. I liked the content just not the structure of the class.
Grade is based off of only 3 essay exams. She is a very harsh grader. She is very knowledgeable about the content, but online video lectures are lengthy and super dull. In-person class is not very productive either, mainly just discussion and answering questions about the lecture. I enjoyed the content, but not the structure of the course.
If you enjoy writing, this class will take away that joy. This felt like a complete waste of my time. I've never felt more passionately about hating something. This class was so draining, and the professor didn't show any interest or care for what she was teaching. If you want to hate your life for a semester, please sit through this class.
Even though I got a good grade I would have enjoyed any other teacher than this one. She is the worst teacher I have ever had and she emailed me so many times about my papers that I was ready to drop the class. I do not like her at all.
Dr. Morrison is very passionate about her work but not enthusiastic when it comes to lectures. Class is very boring but it is a hybrid class so you only had to go in person like 10 times the whole semester. There are 3 exams, and they are pretty straightforward, however, make sure to take time on them.
I took Childhood over J-Term, and is the hardest class I've ever taken. Says in the syllabus that you will fail the class if you are bad at time management. She failed one of my assignments because I did not connect it directly to the reading (I didn't have a quote). She is knowledgeable but is crazy hard on her students. I wouldn't recommend her!
I took this class over J-term. You just have to take notes on the lectures and do the readings. With every assignment just relate it to the book and lecture at least once in every assignment. The nice part about this class was that the exams were just papers that ranged from 950-1200 words but if you go in depth enough it should be easy.
Vague rubrics for almost every assignment, particularly the 3 essays that make up around 75% of one's grade in the class. Lectures are long and boring, with a heavy use of video almost as boring as the lecture... almost.
Easy for FYS! I was scared to take her because of her ratings but she doesn't care about fys, easy grader.
She's so easy for FYS. She reads from a script and takes attendance but the class itself is easy. There's two group projects and 4 essays but they are easy. I scrolled on my phone every class and got an A.
The class is no different from her History 110 class, other than somehow being more boring. the class covered almost no memorable material, and lectures were either her monotone voice or videos that did most of the work for her. The only aspect of the class saving her as a professor is that she doesn't care about students paying attention or not.
did not like.
Dry lectures, seems like she doesn't ever wanna be there… slides are awful barely puts anything on them. Monotone voice, graded by 4 or 5 things only. Attendance mandatory lots of readings from books and articles.. save yourself do not take a class with her
Professor Morrison is very knowledgeable. This class was a hybrid format, meeting once a week. Very simple guidelines. Weekly hour-long recorded lectures with worksheets for each lecture. You are able to use your notes on the worksheets. If you enjoy history and challenging modern-day America, you'll enjoy Professor Morrison's 202 class.
Yes, Professor Morrison is very monotone, and lectures are boring. However, I got a 100% in the class, the assignments were easy with only one quiz the whole semester, and the final was online. The online videos are boring, but honestly, you can Chat GPT the outline and get info that way to use on the worksheets. I only watched one online lecture.
The class overall was easy. Weekly online lectures that are all an hour long paired with an in-person worksheet about the lecture (open note). Super monotone and extremely difficult to pay attention. Takes attendance every class so I showed up and worked on other homework.
She is a very nice and caring person, but very soft spoken. It was hard to hear her sometimes, even sitting in the front. The lectures are online so you can do them whenever, and the outlines go with the worksheets. The worksheets were easy if you payed attention to the lecture. The final is a comprehensive essay. Lots of books, little reading.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
91%
Textbook Required
92%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
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-0.38 avg changeRatings by Course
HIS202
3.8
(5)FYS
3.3
(3)HIS300
2.5
(2)HIS102
2.3
(43)285
2.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
285
4.0
HIST260
4.0
HIS2O2
4.0
HIS110
3.9
HIS300
3.5