The best teacher at Millersville! If you don't get the papers done on time, it's

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only 3 papers, she's an ok teacher, but grades really hard!!

I like her, I think she's fair, and helpful

Best teacher ever, cares about students more than anyone

tough but helpful. you work hard but is interesting.smart lady. loves her work

Interesting person. Tough grader. Make sure your final paper in done on time.

Excellent professor, one of the very best on campus. Hard, but fair.

She definitely knows what she is talking about. Unfortunately she is strict grading your papers. But overall, I would recomend her. Film class is great.

she is not easy but she sure as hell knows her stuff, and she is fairly nice.

Very cool, smart. Gives more work than you would expect in a film class, but it was enjoyable.

smart prof. excited about her class. alot of work, but definately enjoyable

Great class, lots of work, but I would recomend it to anyone who has come here to LEARN something. Yes it's hard, yes there is a lot of work, but well worth your time and the films are top notch... the Best 'W' at MU

Focuses on up to date skills which is very helpful. We will realize it in the future.

Film and American Society: She is a great prof who loves her job. She is very open to your opinions and interpretations of films and loves to see students during her office hours.

Jill is cool. She makes you call her Jill so that's kinda strange. But her class was awesome. If you are a film freak like me you'll like her film classes. I earned an A in both of the classes of hers I took. It was work, but fun work.

Craven is a tough grader for papers. but there is so much other crap to boost your grade. awesome class, films shown are cool as hell. fun and interesting W course

There's lots of symbolism and deeper meanings in films you might not catch on to at first. Do well on quizes and tests early on, slack off later. Bring lunch to class and eat during movies... it'll keep you awake during some of the dull ones.

I thoroughly enjoyed the Intro to Film class and felt that I learned a great deal.The material covered in the course ranges from cinematography techniques and terms to interpretation of film.The workload is substantial especially if you take it as a summer course however, proves to be rewarding in the end.Grades fairly, and has lots of office hours

No idea why anyone does not like this woman. She let me into a 400 level class without the prereq and was extremley helpful. Not even an english or film major and I had no trouble with her class. Just make sure to post on blackboard and do well on your paper, which wont be hard if you follow her assignments which lead up to it. Great teacher!!

the class itself was very interesting and Jill knows a lot; she is very headstrong though and sometimes has a hard time accepting others' opinions. Many consider her grading unfair, I found it refreshingly honest and to the point. Excellent class to take if you can deal with her grading and her ego.

only hard part of her class was the Final. She expects you to know stuff as well as her and grades harshly. You get a 8-10 pg. paper assignment on a director and should have plenty of time during a normal semester to write. Watch movies through class and post discussions on blackboard.

Some comments here just prove the reality that not everyone is ready for a college-level education. Jill is a wonderfully engaging prof, is always available, and she knows her****. Her classes ARE hard, but that's because she wants to push her students to work at their potential. Reading over these ratings, it's clear who's lacking that potential.

Dr. Craven's class is not super easy, but you will come out of it feeling like you learned a lot. She is really helpful if you are confused about one of her projects. She is a tough grader, but she'll give you a LOT of feedback to help you understand why she gave you that grade. She also gives extra credit if you go to the Writing Center for hel

basically... if you're not an english genious then dont take her class. i took this as a summer course. so much was expected in so little time. might have done alot better had i had enough time to write a 10page paper read half the text book and watch a ton of movies to analyize.

If I were to name a mentor throughout my college career, it would be Jill. Her classes are tough, yes, but you'll succeed if you care about your academic career and put forth the best-- after all, that's what you're there for. She's a wonderful lady that's concerned not only about education, but about making a better world. Recommended any day.

If I were to name a mentor throughout my college career, it would be Jill. Her classes are tough, yes, but you'll succeed if you care about your academic career and put forth the best-- after all, that's what you're there for. She's a wonderful lady that's concerned not only about education, but about making a better world. Recommended any day.

At some point in the semester, your workload will become painfully overwhelming. However, she's part of a dying breed of professor that actually cares about your education. She loves her subject, cares about YOU, and will nearly kill herself to provided you with assistance and feedback in your assignments. Be honest with her and work hard.

Challenges her students. You will read a great deal of critical theory. She has an excellent forum based classroom structure, a lot of student presentation and discussion. I am surprised by other ratings, she is brilliant and caring. You just need to do the work.

She is the best! She knows her stuff, she keeps it current and she cares about her students! What more can you ask for?! Show up for films an breeze through for an A and actual learning!

This was an interesting class that brought about many different perspectives and opinions. We'd watch a movie and discuss in class. We'd have weekly discussions on D2L. We posted and crtiqued news articles on FB, made a viral video, and went to political events around campus. Definitely elarned a lot and Craven is always available to help guide you

I love Dr. Craven a lot! She's very encouraging and supportive with her feedback and she has insightful opinions about the films and the discussion. The paper assigned for the Honors section was a fun exploration of a director's work and she was always able to help .

I had Professor Craven for a Film Art class. She was a fair grader, very caring when it came to requesting extra time (for valid reasons), and super informational. I certainly enjoyed this class, watching movies and analyzing them. She made sure students were aware of some triggering films and always encouraged us to watch with others.

Kind and wise professor! Very concerned about foreign students! She will carefully correct your paper and put forward suggestions for revision. You can gain a lot of knowledge in her class! Thanks for meeting such a good teacher!

Dr. Craven is a very difficult grader (certified nit-picker) and expects a lot from her students (especially if you're in her upper-level English courses). The novels she assigned were pretty dense and higher-level readings. She would assign a looot of reading from class to class. She is a very nice person and generally very understanding.