3.5
Quality2.5
Difficulty58%
Would Retake89
Reviews58%
Would Retake
89
Reviews
Rating DistributionOfficial
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What Students Say
“Most disorganized teacher I have ever had”
EDF1005 - 2.0 rating“What can I say but this was the absolute worst class I have taken”
EDF1005 - 2.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
89%
Textbook Required
33%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.80 avg changeRatings by Course
SUCCESSSTRAT
5.0
(1)SUCSTRATEGIES
5.0
(1)COLLEGESUCCESS
5.0
(1)INTROEDU
5.0
(1)EDF1001
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
EDF208521Z
4.0
DIVERSITY
4.0
BIOLOGY
4.0
EDF40739
4.0
BSCC1010
3.5
Reviews (89)
Great teacher! She makes everything fun! this was 2nd class I ever took at this college it was "Awsome". I did not think college could be this fun. I was shy but because of this class I have more friends.
Gives a lot of journals to do but very sweet! Very fun class, and she does lots of games in class. Highly recommended to take as a teacher!
Awesome teacher...makes you think like a kid again. Not too much work..you will make many friends in this class
I found this teacher to be somewhat "out-there" and she seems to have other things on her mind beside her teaching.
Ms. McKnight seems nice, just not a good teacher. She seems pre-occupied with other things other than the material. Not recommended.
Teacher seems like she is always talking to children. She needs to realize that students are here to learn something. Maybe she should teach in high school. I would not recommend this teacher. She is very disorganized too. Probably a nice person though.
I do not recommend this teacher. She should be teaching elementary school. Not very focused. She forgets things like she is distracted all the time.
Mrs. McKnight is the coolest. She is a great teacher and very nice. I like her
She is very spirited and highly knowledgeable. I would recomend her any time to anyone taking a science course.
Mrs. Mcknight is a cool teacher,she will work with you to make sure you understand what you are doing.It doesn't matter what she is teaching she makes it a exciting learning experience.
good teacher period
I had this teacher for both biology and college success skills. She is super animated and enthusiastic about teaching any subject. Don't let her fun presentation fool you, because you do have to work in her class. Journals galore in SLS & her bio tests are hard if you don't study. The good thing is if you're having a problem, this teacher cares
It's not that the assignments are hard, it's that there are so many assignments every week. Each week there are four or five complex assignments due. PLUS The entire class expressed their frustration over never understanding what was due because it changed constantly and with no notice or update. No exaggeration. This class was an overall headache.
Her work load is ridiculous, and she changes assignments without your knowledge which leaves you nothing but confused. She is very friendly and funny, but is extremely unorganized and unclear. Needless to say, I was the most stressed I have ever been this semester due to all of the assignments in this class.
What can I say but this was the absolute worst class I have taken. Very stressful the teacher was unclear and uninterested yet gave loads of work without instruction. Upon speaking to her about help, sent out mass emails about why we should already know what to do and how to do it. She made no effort in teaching in class as the whole sem. we taught
Okay, what ever people have said about her being a bad teacher isn't true. Yes, she was a little disorganized at first but she became organized. She also did anything in her ability to help you out if you had questions. Shes a great teacher! I loved her she was always was willing to work things out and very entertaining with her big personality :)
It seems a lot of work,but everything is organized on ANGEL. She is very helpful with students if they don't understand something and she really wants us to succeed. She wants us to be amazing teachers one day and I know that because of her help I will be. Everyone take this class! It is so much fun, and if you just do the work you will get an A.
Mrs. McKnight is a fantastic teacher. All of the other reviews on here are a little bit too critical. If you do your work on ANGEL every week and come to class prepared to talk, there is no reason that you will not excel in her courses. She is a very enthusiastic teacher who absolutely loves her job and wants future teachers to be the same way. :)
All she did was read the powerpoints to us. Tests where easy. boring class. she sucked if you take her for Bio. Her teaching classes i liked tho.
I loved taking her classes!
She is a nice. She doesn't create the assignments so its hard if you need help. But the class is very easy. Just a lot of little work to keep up with each work. She lets you do everything at your own pace and leave when you want. I will be taking her again next semester for sure! Fun fun fun class by the way!
Textbook never used (waste of $70). Inconsist weekly schedule. Rude responses to questions by email. Does not response in timely manner. Online class w/ directions as if we already discussed assignment in class. Online group project. 4-5 DB EACH WEEK! Overall, horrible professor for online. Do NOT recommend.
There was a lot of work for the class and when you ask for help she gives vague answers. The class is fun and you do learn a great deal, but its very disorganized.
DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE ONLINE! Its a huge workload online and its hard to complete some assignments because its groupwork The class itself might not be so bad if it was physically taken. Shes a bit disorganized.
Amazing professor. Always kept things organized so we could easily find our assignments and homework. This is the second time I've taken her for an Education course and she is the best professor I've ever had for this career path!
I enjoyed this course. I hope to become a teacher one day so it really helped to get my feet wet.
I took her before for Edu. Tech and loved it and enjoyed her. However, her other classes showed me otherwise. She expects you to go on angel and do work daily online class or not. Her expectations are crazy. Don't take this class unless you have the time. She's not understanding at all. I tried for the sake of my major, but I ended up switching.
Great attitude! You must be responsible and complete assignments on time.Take in Summer! You'll thank me. No book needed. Doing all assignments online in class.For 6 week course do not miss one class or you'll regret it!No HW unless you're super slow in class.
It has been an enjoyable experience being in Mrs. McKnight's class this term. She has made learning fun and is a positive role model for educators. I highly recommend this course!
I am personally very happy with the instructor for this class; she is an excellent teacher.
Conflicting/unclear directions on every major assignment. At least 1 mistake on almost all quizzes/exams. One quiz had 50-60% of questions scored improperly. She blamed the test bank instead of proofreading quizzes first. Slow email response time, only partially answers questions. Apparently she's better in non-online format. Avoid online class.
Great teacher.
She is a great teacher! I would recommend her to anyone!
I'm a new mom and was concerned about taking an online class. Dr. McKnight was beyond helpful. She reassured me I had the skills to be successful. I wish I could take all my classes with her. I cannot say enough nice things about her. She made my transition back into college much easier and she makes me excited for my future as a fellow educator.
Dr. McKnight is very knowledgeable and always willing to help. She pulls up songs on youtube to explain in a way the younger generation will understand. She tries to do everything to see her students succeed from study reviews, to learning catalytics, drawing on the board, handouts and powerpoints. She does her best to cater to everyone's needs.
Great professor for education classes. She is relatable, funny, and understanding. Every assignment is relevant and you'll be able to use it as you continue to pursue your career in Education.
Technology for educators is an easy A class. Just do your work.
Most disorganized teacher I have ever had. Wrong due dates on many assignments. Unclear instructions. Way to many assignments. Would not take again!
Loved the class discussions! Had a great sense of humor and made the class enjoyable and informative.
I enjoyed her class and found her to be compassionate and passionate about teaching. I would recommend her to future students. Professor McKnight is a wonderful educator, she really opened my eyes to a lot more than I expected. She was very informative of what she was asking, if we didn't understand she will explain it the best as she could.
She is so sweet! She actually cares for her students!!!
She's absolutely awesome. Interesting lectures, as interesting as they can be. She's funny and very helpful. The labs are great and you learn a lot. The tests were difficult but she gives you plenty of resources and options.
I would never take this professor again. She has a problem contradicting herself as far as grading and other work. Can be extremely rude over email and also in person. If there's a misunderstanding theres a good chance of being embarrassed in front of the class for it. Assignments would get switched from her FIT class to EFSC class, very confusing.
Dr. McKnight was one of the best teachers I have ever had. This course was not easy but she always made learning fun, and you can tell she honestly cares about her students and wants them all to succeed.
assigns a group project that replaces the final. Why do a group project for an online class?! The whole point of online is to do on your own time. She never responds to emails or questions. When its online, email contact is key! weekly discussion board u respond to others for creditably certain time, so your grade is at mercy of them being on time
This semester class was amazing! I learned so much!
Dr. McKnight is a wonderful teacher and mentor.
Dr. McKnight really gives her students a sense of how the teaching field works. She is helpful and very understanding when difficult situations arise.
Only take this class online if you are prepared for a MAJOR workload. She required 4 DB's a week with 3 reply posts on each discussion board! That's 12 posts altogether, not to mention she also gives you lots of extra assignments with unclear directions on top of that. In class she is VERY UNORGANIZED and can be very rude. She will call you out.
her lectures are SUPER boring and long shes also kind of disorganized. she dose not explain stuff very well and her study guides have nothing to do with the test :/
Dr. McKnight is an excellent online professor, she answers emails promptly and the course work covered will be useful in real-life situations. Dr. McKnight expected her students to work diligently and set a high standard in the course.
I had her for general bio 1. She lectured for the two hours of class, could get boring at times but was informative. Shes very friendly and laid back, unless the class drags their feet during labs. The study guides were helpful for tests and she made them extra credit. Learning catalytics is a thing so people with social anxiety beware.
I had Dr. McKnight for Intro to Tech for Educators. She was a nice woman and I did learn a lot of information. I appreciate the deeper understanding I have with Word and Excel. However, there were some links and directions that could have been updated... This was a online summer course. Good luck!
She was fairly good and cares about her job. However she stinks at communicating and there is a ton of homework - most is fairly easy. Just requires a ton of effort and 15 hrs volunteering. One book and many little papers and assignments with big group project for final.
Shes pretty chill the most part. I took her for Diversity and literally she provided all the assignments online and 15hrs of community service. Not a hard class but dont be lazy. Organization is KEY.
Tech of teachers is a very simple class to take. She provides a sample of each assignment as well as clear step by step directions.
I took a hybrid class EDF 2085 Diversity and it was pretty chill. Got to keep up with the easiest 2 projects and a few discussion boards and 15hrs of volunteering
Seriously one discussion board and one assignment per week due on Sunday. Seriously the easiest class so far.
2 easy projects and 15 hours of volunteering which is easy, just done wait until the last minute to do everything.
Very easy assignment and this teacher is so understanding. I literally was panicking because of my other classes and Dr. McKnight was understanding and was lenient on a few things to help me.
Gotta love a teacher with a sense of humor. Seriously any bad reviews about Dr. McKnight is probably from students who waited last minute to complete and entire semesters worth of work.
Loved her projects!! Fun, easy, and you bring food from the country you researched.
Don't take her class! Her attitude sucks and her tests are ridiculously hard .
She is a great teacher, I would take her over and over again. she spells out everything clearly.
Excellent Teacher. Highly recommend for all students.
If you need an easy A, take this class! Open note tests and no final. Easy weekly discussion boards and everything's online. Dr. McKnight is such a thoughtful and accessible professor and actually wants you to succeed.
McKnight is a wonderful professor who cares about what she's doing. No idea why there are any negative comments about her . This class was an absolute blast to be in with none of the work being difficult. The only issue I encountered was getting the 15 required volunteer hours, if a school gives you trouble McKnight will point you to a good one.
She is the worse professor i have ever had and for a humorous reason, she is confusing and unclear in her assignments. The end of the year due to the coronas virus she gave the majority of us 0's for the volunteer hours. We couldn't volunteer as the schools are closed and she gave us F's anyways. Ridiculous and refused to help in any way.
She makes the labs online very difficult to follow. Following lab is a quiz that has weird worded questions. Every week you need to do 2 homework modules that take an hour and half each, a lab, a quiz, a discussion board (or two) with very long videos that you have to summarize. Extra credit is summarizing like 5-10 20 minute videos. Not my thing.
Be aware. Awful teaching. Wasn't impressed. Poor communication skills when teaching. Makes it difficult to comprehend and learn. In her own world.
Mrs McKnight makes a lot of awkward jokes that aren't funny. Gives TONS of reviews for quizzes and tests. Lots of notes and at least 20 questions for homework each week, They take maybe 15 to 20 minutes to complete and the questions are used as quiz questions. Do not recommend her at all.
Other classmates feel the same way. I forgot to write my survey for EFSC so I did this instead. She makes labs online very difficult to follow. Following lab is a quiz that has weird worded questions. Every week you need to do 3 homework modules that take an hour and half each, a lab, a quiz, a discussion board (or two) with very long videos.
This should have been an easy A. Not with Mrs. Knight. A poorly rated teacher overall. She doesn't follow her syllabus and doesn't know how to teach. I am very disappointed and the way she taught this online class. I do not recommend her.
Online class. A crazy amount of homework. Teacher does not communicate well at all. I have taken 25 college classes so far and this teacher by far was the most difficult because of her assignments, poor communication, and rudeness. If you ask her a question, she answers it sarcastically like you should already know the answer. I DO NOT RECOMMEND!
Professor McKnight seemed very nice and somewhat helpful but the way she communicated in her online class was difficult to follow and assignments and due dates were not always clearly laid out. I did not care for the way she set the class up with the online format.
Her assignments never had super clear instructions which often left me confused. I had SEVERAL things graded incorrectly and had sent emails that never got replied to. Plus the discussions boards are lengthy, requiring 3+ student replies. We also had to complete 15 field hours through simschool which felt incredibly pointless & un-educational.
Very inconsiderate... I turned in an assignment but some files were missing due to Canvas not allowing me to upload files so I emailed them to her. Figured out the problem and submitted the assignment a few days late, got a 0/200. Dropped my grade to a B and im a straight A student. I shouldve gotten partial credit. This was a success class??!???
Look, I got an A in this course, which means its easy. The following are due every week. 1 lab, which takes about 30 min if you cheat it. A study module assignment which as long you do you get 100% on. Another homework piece that if use quizlet should take 15 min. And last a discussion board that wont take more than 20 min. 1-2hrs of work a week.
Take this for an EASY A. I am telling you. Her discover your major and career class was so easy. Enough said
She gave two assignments that are from basic websites, a discussion board, and a lab; all weekly. She honestly is so absent in the class its almost like a joke everything was automatically posted she literally did nothing and it still took weeks for her to put grades in for assignments graded by a computer, also takes forever to respond to emails.
Very straightfoward. One discussion, two assignments on Pearson (I think), and then a lab that was usually pretty simple due every sunday. Professor wasn't very present but I didnt end up needing her anyways. I did like 2 discussions total, didn't turn in the hands on part of the labs, but got A's on the other assignments and tests and got a C.
good class
Every week there is a discussion post, online homework, and virtual lab. Watch the lectures and read the textbook. Midterm and final are timed but open book, answers on Quizlet. Gives extra credit for extra labs. She is really nice and keeps assignments interesting. Labs were fun, you'll learn alot. Understanding and cares about biology. Recommend!
Too busy. I found her to be boring and overwhelming. Just like my other classmates, not a memorable experience. She wasn't good and I would not take her again.
Typical week is Review, HW, Lab, Discussion. Four tests and extra credit options throughout. Discussions are not crazy, just be sure to follow the rubric. Grading is clearly stated in the syllabus. Don't wait until the last minute, answering can get time consuming in Pearson. Online class, no personal interaction to share.
It is not the course itself, but rather the professor, that leads me to conclude I would never recommend it to others. She is unwilling to consider feedback or alternative perspectives. She often responds dismissively to questions or concerns, creating an environment where people feel undervalued and discouraged from meaningful participation.
Keep to deadlines.
The professor's teaching style made the material feel way more confusing than it needed to be. Any time you asked for clarification you were made to feel like it was your fault for not understanding. Grading felt inconsistent and feedback wasn't helpful. Overall, I didn't feel supported at all and I wouldn't recommend this class.
I had trouble coming up with positives. She tries to be nice but she is clearly in over her head. Very inconsistent and unreliable. Cancelled some classes without notice. The class is much like the others are describing. I disliked the experience so much that I tried to give feedback but I found out that she is a Dean at the school!
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
89%
Textbook Required
33%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.80 avg changeRatings by Course
SUCCESSSTRAT
5.0
(1)SUCSTRATEGIES
5.0
(1)COLLEGESUCCESS
5.0
(1)INTROEDU
5.0
(1)EDF1001
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
EDF208521Z
4.0
DIVERSITY
4.0
BIOLOGY
4.0
EDF40739
4.0
BSCC1010
3.5