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“John Kelly is a simpleton who should not be teaching college classes”
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Reviews (173)
I took this teacher for both PED 3301 and SOSE 3320 he is easy to pass if you just do your work. I have to warn you though he is quite boring he tries to make the class fun (but does not succeed.)
Good professor. Makes it very easy to pass course with assignments and extra credit. Would recommend to anyone.
I took the class online. There isnt TOO much work but the work you do is thorough. You do learn a lot but you have one or two quizes a week, one or two discussions a week, and quite a few assignments that require you to read ALOT. Not very lenient on late work but he gives plenty of oppurtunity for extra credit. Good class all together.
Professor Kelly was pretty good. He got a bit boring sometimes but mostly he was cool. There's not a lot to do and it's not hard. His tests and assignments are on vista so if you're looking for an easy A, take him.
Attendance is important. His test are hard, but you can use the book and notes. 2 projects. Nice guy and easy course. Boring class!
Required a lot of reading, but very easy work. If you can take him online, do it! Easy A
ONLINE COURSE - VERY CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS - ALWAYS ANSWERS QUESTIONS. FABULOUS WORK ONLINE /-FUN AND INTERESTING MORE THAN JUST BOOK. LOVED IT. WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE TAKEN HIM IN PERSON. FABULOUS PROFESSOR ONLINE ! I AM SURE IN CLASS AS WELL.
Dr. Kelly was wonderful and he had a passion for Special Education that made the class interesting!! He made the class a joy to be in and he was just great!!! Take him if you are looking for a great teacher that cares about his students and the course material!! Just wonderful!
I took this class online and this is a Great Professor! You do the work, you PASS! Simple as that! He works with you, and makes sure you understand every assignment. I recommend him HIGHLY!
I liked this professor and I wouldn't mind taking him again. Work consist of numerous discussions, video quizzes, online homework, and group projects. Always willing to help his students succeed. You can tell he really cares about his students. The only downfall is that he can be boring at times. I would recommend.
Others should follow Dr. Kelly's course as an example of how to run online courses. He posts everything at the beginning so you can work at your own pace, many chances to earn extra credit, posts grades in a timely manner, provides great networking opportunities. He is very organized making for a great learning environment.
Best instructor ever. If you want to make an easy A please take him, he gives a lots of extra credits. Post every assignment at the beginning of the school year allowing you to work at you own pace. Best prof. Ever only did one extra credit and made an A. 3 test which are extremely easy. Take him you will make an easy A, nice and fun prof. Easyyyyy
This professor is exceptional.. We can work in groups on certain projects which help in a one month class. The test are easy. WISH he had other classes. But other than that HE is all around GREAT,HELPFUL. take this class believe me he is good.
What an amazing professor. I loved Professor Kelly's inspirational journey with disabilities and truly enjoyed the course. I would recommend students to get in a group early on. You can work thru the course in 6 days. I don't recommend that, but I was taking 4 classes in summer 3, so. I look fwd to a lifelong continued association with Prof Kelly.
Dr. John Kelly was an amazing teacher!!! His expectations were clear, simple, and to the point! He's very helpful, easy going, and available 24 hrs a day!! DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THIS TEACHER TO ANYONE TAKING THIS COURSE Dharris
Amazing Professor!!! He was easy, clear, and to the point!! Awesome semester. The teacher was very helpful, understanding, and available 24 hours!!! DEFINITELY RECOMMEND DR. KELLY TO ANYONE TAKING THIS COURSE!! Dharris
I have nothing negative to say about this teacher. He looked at all aspects when preparing his lesson plan and took into consideration different learning style. TAKE HIM, trust me you wont regret it. He helps his students out, by allowing students to work at their own pace and HE ANSWERS HIS EMAILS in a timely fashion. Great teacher....
Best teacher I've had so far. Even though I took him online, I thoroughly enjoyed this class. I learned a lot, and he gave great feedback. His instructions were very clear, he even extended deadlines which he didn't have to do. If I get the chance to take him again, I will.
Amazing professor! He tells you exactly what you need to do to get an A. The work is easy and if you don't get the grade you want he lets you do it again until you are happy with it. Would recommend him to anyone and would definitely take him again!
Best teacher I have taken here! I learned so much. All assignments are posted at the beginning so you can work as fast as you want. Lots of extra credit, and he truly wants you to master the content. If you turn in assignments early he gives you great feedback and allows you to re-do. Read the chapters and actually try on the work you will pass
AWESOME PROFESSOR!!!! Dr. Kelly is so helpful and he definitely wants you to master the work. He gives a lot of extra credit. If you don't get an A, you're just PLAIN LAZY! I would definitely take him again. Go ahead and register in his class!!!!!
Dr. Kelly is a great professor. He gives so much extra credit, and it is all related to the class. Online, he allowed the whole semester to work on all assignments. He responds to email very quickly. I would take Dr. Kelly again.
Take Prof Kelly's class!!! That is all.
Dr. Kelly genuinely cares about his students and their future in teaching. He is readily available and will take the time to answer any questions you might have, if you take the time to ask them. Follow the schedule, and do the assignments and you should do just fine in his class. I would definitely take him for other classes!
EASY A. Lots of little easy assignments. takes late work. Tests are crazy easy! just use google. Use the book, but dont need to read it. just to look stuff up. TONS of extra credit. Just keep up with the work bc theres no clear schedule, but pace yourself and you will be good. not the most fun topic, but not hard. if you need a cushin' class, do it
Dr. K is wonderful! The assignments are meaningful and informative. He grades work quickly and gives wonderful feedback.
He is a great professor. He gives you a lot of assignments but are VERY EASY. There is extra credit provided. It is an easy A. Honestly, I don't know how anyone could fail his class. I would recommend him to any student at UHD. It will help you get a higher GPA. He posts everything at once and responds to e-mails quickly. TAKE HIM! EASY A!
Great class. Uses an inexpensive book and actually uses it! I wish I would have taken the face to face version. Seems like an interesting class to learn about more in depth.
Loved this professor, took PED 3301 online, just do the work, and you will pass with a great grade. The activities are also very useful and you will end up learning a ton without even realizing it.
I really enjoyed his class. The syllabus explains everything and the assignments are pretty self explanatory.
Professor Kelly is by far my favorite online professor, work load is not minimum but it is very clear and .He does a great job to respond to emails the same day.... Would retake anytime..
Professor Kelly is by far my favorite online professor, work load is not minimum but it is very clear and he does a great job to respond to emails the same day.... Would retake anytime..
Professor Kelly is very clear and his class was not hard at all. He gives you a lot of extra credit opportunities. He always responds to emails very quick. I would have loved to take his class F2F. Don't get me wrong! Online was great but it would have been a lot more interesting to be if it was in person. Maybe that's just me! I recommend!
Professor Kelly is very helpful, flexible, and a great professor for PED 3301. The textbook is needed to complete assignments and test but it is very interesting. I learned a lot in this class. He was also very clear in what he wanted and any concerns he was quick to respond. It is a lot of work but you can work at your own pace, which i loved!
His personality shows through his friendly messages. It was an online course but I wish I could have met him or taken his course face to face. He seems to be a cool professor.
Professor Kelly is very professional and know this course very well. best professor online. lots of extra credit. his syllabus is clear and you can done with the course at any time you want.
Dr. Kelly is lenient on all grades and assignments except for tests. Fall 2015 semester had 3 tests, all of which were open book and open notes. There is no reason not to pass this course. There are plenty of extra credit assignments and Dr. Kelly allows for all assignments (other than tests) to be redone. Awesome professor!
He was a great teacher always returned emails right away.
This class is very interesting and Prof Kelly is great. It's straight forward and easy to pass. You can work at your own pace and you have ample opportunity for extra credit. One big deadline at the end of the semester. It may be awesome for some but a nightmare for people who specialize in procrastination like me. :(
Professor John Kelly was amazing! I took his PED 3301 online class and, despite personal issues I was going through, and it was so perfectly laid out with very clear and concise information. His work is posted for the whole semester from Day 1, so you're free to work as fast as you want. I give him a perfect score of 10 (out of 10).
Dr. Kelly is a great teacher who respects his students and gives great feedback after an assignment he truly cares about his students.
A lot of work in this class, but the material is interesting and you actually learn from his assignments. Would take another class with Prof. Kelly
Dr. Kelly is amazing and I wish I could take him for more classes at UHD. He is very thorough and his feedback really does help. You can tell that he really cares about his student's success. I learned a lot. All course work is posted at the beginning of the semester so you can work at your own pace which is so helpful. Take Dr. Kelly if you can!!
Very great professor!! He gives us a lot of valuable information. He grades quickly and gives you feedback.
Very understanding as long as you communicate with him. Every assignment you submit will be graded and given a feedback. All course work is posted at the beginning of the semester, you can work on your own pace and you can email him with any questions regarding the course. The course is straightforward, extra credit is available. Take Dr. Kelly!
I really enjoyed Dr. Kelly's class he was very clear in his instructions and the work is very easy and interesting, I really learned a lot in this online course. He provides feed back and so many extra credit opportunities! It very hard to fail his class. I would recommend Dr. Kelly's class to anyone! Take him he is awesome!
Dr. Kelly is a great professor! He gives you great feedback on all assignments that are turned in. You are able to work at your own pace and he gives enough extra credit opportunities. Take him he is great!!!
He is super cool. Lots of extra credit and very easible to reach.
Great Professor! he gives plenty of extra credit and enough time to get your work done and turned in. he does give you great feedback that you can use to improve yourself and he alway responds to your messages in a timely matter! would definitely recommend!
This professor was an easy ongoing professor the class was taken online and unlike some classes I was able to keep up with this class even though I am a full time student with 1 full time job and a part time job too. I would highly recommend this professor, also the amount of work given is normal and there is only 3 deadlines for all the work!! :)
Dr. Kelly is AMAZING!! His class is pretty laid back, but very informative. He has deadlines but they are not enforced, pretty much a dead line to keep you on track. You have until the very end of the semester to finish your stuff. He is absolutely awesome, TAKE HIM!!
Dr. Kelly is beyond amazing! His content is very instructional. This course is an easy A, as long as you keep up with your assignments.
You will need the book to do everything in this class. If you can't buy it, he has books you can borrow. He is very understanding and he is a great lecturer. I would advise you to go to class because he was very helpful.
This professor will work with you. Only went to 8 classes and the rest was online. Easiest class. Easy work. If you show up to class, you pass. He's hilarious and is super helpful. Really knows his stuff!
Dr. Kelley is one of the best professors at UHD. His grading criteria is straight-forward and you will do well in the class as long as you get the work done. There are some extra credit opportunities so that's a plus. If you ever need help, he is very approachable :)
It's a very easy class at first you'll be like "Whoa, that's a lot workload", BUT there's two things that were awesome 1) there were NO due dates so you could work as slow as you want or as quickly as you wanted 2) read the chapters and it'll be easy. all in all, pretty straight forward class, would definitely take again.
Great Professor all around! Love his collection of Shirts! Get out of your comfort zone and into the many outside of class opportunities, it changes you.
What an amazing professor. Very understanding, knows his material. He responds quick to emails and is willing to meet with students if needed. I will definitely take him again if i can.
Dr. Kelly is a great professor. He is caring and goes out of his way to help be successful in the classroom. He is understandable and he will work with you on anything.. BEST professor EVER!
Dr. Kelly is a wonderful professor! I took his PED 3301 course over the summer and am very happy with my course experience. He works with his students and provides valuable feedback. He grades work quickly and responds to emails promptly. I highly recommend this professor.
I loved this class even though it was online classes, could not imagine how it will be in class. Would totally recommend this teacher. He gives great feedback and lots of extra credit. He posts all assignments the first days of class so basically you can finish the class in one week if you keep up with the work. Would take this class again! 3 ^.^
Dr. Kelly is an amazing professor. He makes you work for it but he is a great help to all students. He is by far the best professor I have ever had! He is caring and really pulls out the potential of his students. He makes himself available and responds quickly to questions. He gives great feedback to help you grow and improve.
I took this class over the summer, Professor Kelly was detailed on how he wanted the work to be done. You need the textbook to finish all your work. It is well worth it. Take him, he has several discussions and video quizzes.
Dr. Kelly was awesome. This was the best online class I've taken so far. Although he does assign a lot of work, he allows some work to be in groups which really helps. He also gives plenty of opporunities for extra credit. I would definitely take him again.
This class is great! You have the opportunity to learn so much. If you want an A you can definitely make one; corrections and extra credit available; which increases your learning potential. I believe he cares about your success. It did take me more than 2 hrs a chapter though (including reading the chapter).
This class had many assignments but they all tied to the content very well. I enjoyed doing some of the assignments because it taught me many things I didn't know. Dr. Kelly was helpful and clear with what he wanted for the assignments. Make sure to do your work on time and you will pass the class!
LOVED THIS PROFESSOR!! You will not be sorry to have taken his course. I would take the rest of my courses with him if possible. Very positive, gives good feedback and allows you to correct your mistakes and resubmit work. You will not regret taking this Professor.
Great professor! He is passionate about his job. A lot of extra credit opportunities and he makes sure you have enough time to complete assignments. You have to take him!
I must say this is a sweet and caring professor. While I took his online class he was very considerate and really lets you work on your own time and pace. He responds to emails quickly and is very clear. If he has something to say to the class he will communicate in a well timely manner. I took him for PED 3301!
Took this online as an elective bc of this site and I am so glad I did. He lets you turn things in whenever you want as long as its before the last day of class. Textbook is a must bc thats where all the answers are and offers test corrections for full credit! A very doable class and extra credit. No need to buy the updated book I got mine $10. A++
Professor Kelly gives a lot of time to finish assignments. They aren't due until the end of the semester and then he also provides a lot of extra credit work. Easy A and very informative! I wish he teach all of my classes.
Dr. Kelly loves what he does and he has a great teaching style. Not a harsh grader but do not wait until the last minute or your work will pile up. The discussions are interesting!
Dr. Kelly was very lenient and it really doesn't take much to get an A.
This was my first time taking an online class, and Dr. K is amazing, he lets you work at your own pace. He is always available and gives you positive feedback on your work. You need the book a lot of reading but you learn a lot in this class
Awful. Learn nothing. Least intelligent professor Ive ever had.
Amazing professor!!!! You will learn a lot from his power points and videos. Would take him again hands down.
This is literally the best professor I have ever had. Not only is the coursework interesting, the professor literally gives you 20+ opportunities for extra credit. There is no way you will not get an A in this class. The professor is very caring and actually cares about his students. TAKE HIM!!!
Prof. Kelly is awesome you will not regret taking his class at all ! Best summer course I have experienced.
Professor Kelly is an excellent teacher, although there is a lot of work. You will have to get the textbook, reading is a must in this class. He provides videos and power-points which are great for his tests. He offers several opportunities for extra credit, provides feedback on everything, and grades quickly.
He's amazing. As long as you do the work you will pass and he answers in less than 24 hours and gives good feedback. You will not get disappointed. :)
This is a easy A. There are no syllabus or struture or organization. Just show uop, make sure he knows your name and do the community project. Easy A
This class is frustrating if you like to know your grade. There are no clear grades except for the community project, which I'm guessing is the whole grade??? Not sure. The professor seems to not prepare for class and doesnt even know anyone's name in the class. It looks like he just got back for the beach and straight to class with no materials.
A lot of work but it's not as hard if you pay attention and stay on track. some of his assignments requires you to read the textbook. He gives a lot of extra credit opportunities. everything is due at the end of the semester but I suggest you follow the agenda he gives out. It helps keep you on track. he's great at responding to messages quickly
I took his class online in the fall and it was EASY!! He gave us everything we needed to do at the beginning of the semester and it was up to us to finish it all WHENEVER we wanted. No due dates. I was done with all his (easy) assignments by October!
PED 3301 , VERY Fair teacher he gives you all the time you need to finish your assignments the discussions are very easy, the quizes are 5 questions EACH it is a lot of work but it super easy and you can finish early he also gives us a lot of extra credits great teacher very responive and cares about his students !
Professor Kelly is truly a great educator , he cares about his students and takes the time to make sure you stand a good chance to do well in his class.
EASY A! Professor allows you to work at your own pace. East tests and assignments, although there's a lot of work you gotta do. Textbook never used.
It was so wonderful to have taken this class with Dr. Kelly. He gives you all the work at the beginning and sets dates to keep you on track. He is in constant contact with students and wants you to pass. I have learned so much and will use it in my future education career.
Easy class. No assignments due until the end of the semester. No tests! I did all the assignments the last day of semester, took me two hours tops. Got an A! Didn't realy learn anything but got an A, which i needed for my gpa, more importanly.
Great caring Professor
Easiest A in your life. The entire class only requires about two hours of the easiest work youve even done. Boring and worthless work, but easy. The professor is a really easy grader, but you dont get any feedback. If youre going to actually teach special education, I would not recommend this class. But if you arent, its an easy A.
I like the way the professor models autism by always jumping from topic to topic, being absolutely chaotic and unorganized, and not rembering anything about anyone or anything from one class/semester to the next.
He's a great professor.
This class is fabulously easy and the professor is super clueless. I even got an A after accidentally submitting the wrong file, a poetry paper for English, as my final assignment. Before I realized, Id been given an A for the class. Nice enough professor but farts a lot in class.
Although the class is easy and I'm expecting an easy A, I wish I could get more knowledge from this class. I completed all of the assignments already and I don't really feel like they required any effort or taught me anything. Everything seems superficial and basic. A middle school student could probably ace this course. Jolly prof but fluff course
Super easy prof, definitly an easy A to boost your GPA. Didnt learn anything, but glad I made an A! Poor writer, errors on Blackboard and in syllabus. Not the smartest professor Ive ever had....
The Blackboard for this class is a confusing mess. When we meet the professor, he contradicts things he said in the previous class. Everything I do for this class is an exercise in frustration. If you like to stay organized, avoid this professor. Also, the professor seems ignorant to many things happening in schools.
The entire class opens at the beginning. SOOOOOO EASY! Takes effort and you will learn a lot but it's seriously the best class! I got through the whole class in about 3 weeks. One major assignment where you have to do observations and write a paper but otherwise it's all able to be done quickly and he gives great feedback!
This class is sooooo easy. The professor is a total space cadet and you can get an A with about four hours of work for the entire semester. I wish he taught everything!
This was an easy class. Everyone says they didn't learn anything but if you actually read his assignments and try instead of googling stuff.. you will learn a lot. He offers A LOT of extra credit. Definitely taking again.
Dr. kelly is amazing! I'd definitely take him again. He is very clear on what you have to do. Funny too! You should have no problem getting an A if you do your work; it's a lot but it's easy!
He is a awesome teacher! Loves what he does and takes the time to explain his work or if confused about any work. He gives you enough time to finish your work and many extra credit! You can easily make a A if you do all your work. Very interesting class and highly recommend going to the Juvenile Detention. Life changing experience. Highly recommend
The content of this class is not was is in the catalog. Its supposed to be about assessing and teaching special education students. But, all you do is some super easy online work and visit a community organization and write about it. My cousin has autism and I wanted to learn about real special education issues, procedures and teaching. Nope!
If youre looking for the easiest A of your life, this is a class for you. If you want to be challenged and learn something, avoid this class. You simply cut and paste answers to easy online questions and the professor will cut and paste his feedback. I got the same positive responses to questions I hadnt finished completing, some still blank.
Dr. Kelly is a wonderful professor that cares about his students. I took his class online during on of the toughest periods in my life. He reached out willing to help me catch up. He doesn't have strict deadlines so you can work at your own pace. His online content is organized and helpful. Dr. Kelly provides plenty of extra credit opportunites.
Dr. Kelly is amazing and extremely helpful. He is always available; phone, text, email, office, etc.... it doesn't matter! He does give a lot of work but you have the whole semester to do it; it's pretty much self paced. He also gives a TON of extra credit... like 500+ points worth. You literally have no reason not to pass his class with an A!!!!!
Dr. Kelly is really clear about what he wants. Follow instructions and will be guaranteed a good grade. Lots of extra credits!
This course is not your typical easy A, there are modules that you must complete in order to earn your grade. If you dont complete them, then you will not pass. Professor Kelly is understanding and his class is straight to the point. He also has end of the semester extra credit opportunities. Would definitely recommend taking this class with him!!
This class has been a real disappointment. Its an easy A for sure, but I expected to learn about real issues in special education but the teacher assigns a community project. You have to find your own community project. He doesnt help you. Plus, blackboard page is very confusing.
Dr. Kelly is a wonderful professor; his assignments have a lot of instructions but do NOT let that scare you. He's thorough and wants you to have all the information. Assignments are easy. Do all the work, and you'll get do great. Learned a lot from his class! Dr. Kelly is accessible and works with you to make sure you succeed.
The professor for this class certainly makes it easy to pass. He gave me full credit for everything. However, the assignments are written at the simpleton level and require an easy cut and paste because they are the same questions for every module. I feel the class is a waste of time and money. Plus, the professor seems to lack intelligence.
Good teacher thats always accessible. I took this online course and it was easy if you get your work done on time. He has a lot of extra credit which is always great!
Dr. Kelly is amazing and is passionate in what he teaches. He is easy to approach if you don't understand something and always answers his phone when you need him during normal hours. Service learning is mandatory, but you get to put into perspective the things you learn in class. Do you work, read the book and you will pass.
He is a great professor!
Im finding this class to be super easy but its really pointless work with no real application to teaching special education students. The professor seems to have a plug and play system for his online class and applies it to the in person class. This is what I didnt want. I took in person class for a reason. I want to learn about special ed.
The professor is like a middle school coach teaching health class, doesnt seem to know much, lazy, and gives easy grades for minimal work. I havent learned a thing in this class. Its a bit of a joke really.
The semester is almost over and I havent received grades on most of my assignments. I contacted Dr. Kelley and he said to not worry about my grade, just finish off the remaining online assignments. Im not sure he grades anything? Anyway, the class is super easy and its all common sense stuff. I havent really gotten much out of the course.
Great material, allows you to turn in late work with no late penalty, also allows work corrections. He is always available to answer your questions. I enjoyed taking this class!
Gives clear instructions, replies to emails quick, syllabus has all date of due dates which makes its easier to follow up.
John Kelly's class is great to take online. It is easy to follow his instructions. He gives you plenty of time to turn in all your work. He also lets you do test corrections to increase grade. And he offers plenty of extra credit assignments.
Great professor, responds promptly and is super detailed about what is expected from students
Great professor. Really wants you to succeed in his class. Class is not mandatory, but going to class will get you so much extra credit. All assignments are due at the end of the semester, no set due dates throughout the semester for assignments. You won't regret taking him!
He is an amazing professor. He is a really understanding and you will be able to contact him anytime. There is due dates for the assignments but you can turn everything in at the end of the semester. You will not regret taking the course.
Professor Kelly really wants you to succeed in his class. He is also very informational you will learn plenty from his class. This class is an easy A Dr Kelly gives you many chances to prove yourself and get a good grade. Great class, you won't regret it.
Dr. Kelly is the vaguest professor I have ever taken. All the assignments you can pretty much do whatever you want and the instructions are confusing. This class didnt suit me. I like clear instructions and lots of feedback. He sure isnt the smartest professor Ive taken!
Dr. Kelly's class is not hard. He does expect you to work hard to earn your grade. He has discussions for every chapter, 3 major tests, a field experience where you have to go and teach a student with disability, and a couple of other assignments. It sounds like a lot but he will work with you to help you achieve a high grade.
I LOVED Professor Kelly! I really enjoyed his class and actually learned quite a few things. I would honestly take his class again, or him for any other subject. HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU TAKE HIM.
Discussion for every chapter so textbook is a must. Service learning with paper assignment. 3 test that come from the book. Overall great experience. I learned a lot and he is very accessible and will respond quickly and always willing to help. He gives a lot of extra credit opportunities so theres no way not to pass his class.
This class was soooo easy. The professor handed out an A for all my assignments, even one I didnt complete. The professor is very informal and seems to not really put much effort into creating a course thats worthwhile for anything but boosting your gpa. Any interaction with the professor leaves you more confused about everything. Farcical!
This class has to the easiest class in any university in country. I completed the entire semesters assignments in a few hours, and everything can be found online in a snap. I recommend taking Dr. Kelly online though, especially if flatulence doesnt bother you.
Dr. Kelly is not very smart and hes very unorganized. I was extremely disappointed in the quality of this course and the professor.
Dr. Kelly is the worst professor Ive ever taken. Hes confusing and vague about the projects and grades. The blackboard page is a total mess filled with dead links. Plus, the reading assignments are missing pages, double sided articles copied single pages. He also seems ignorant to anything happening this century.
Dr. John Kelly cant even follow or explain his own syllable its so confusing. His online class discussions are an exercise in frustration. He cant explain things clearly and jumps from random topic to random topic. He has changed my impression that professors are intelligent. They certainly are not in his case.
Dr. Kelly selects great assignments that support the course objective of introduction to special populations. This course indeed introduces you to special populations. Lots of reading, but it has an audio feature that reads to you, and there are many opportunities to succeed in the course.
I actually feel dumber after taking this class. Dr. Kelly thinks that assigning a textbook with a robot reading it to you is actual teaching. Everything about the course is unorganized, including the syllabus, materials, and assignments. Everything is riddled with errors and seemingly thrown together. I cannot recommend this class.
Dr. Kelly is by far the best Professor I have had at UHD! If youre going into teaching hes the best to take! You will learn a lot from him. I got an A in his class because I did all the work that was required. So dont be lazy in his class. Do what is required and youll do fine he even gives extra credit.
Dr. John Kelly is easily the WORST professor I have even taken. He didnt teach a single thing, just assigned some asinine project with nothing to do with special education. His online meetings are are complete waste of time. He just kept repeating himself and grandstanding himself. He seems to be totally uneducated and poorly informed.
He will have a meeting online to tell you what all is expected and open the class early for you to go thru what needs to be done. Even if you don't do well on tests (they're fairly easy 50 multiple choice questions) he gives you extra credit. Take this professor he's pretty great and available if you have any questions
One week in and it is pretty obvious the class is not really college level and the instructor, John Kelly, is a simpleton.
Dr. Kelly is one of the best professors Ive had. Do all his homework and you will for sure pass his class.
This class is terrible. The professor messes up every single aspect of the class with errors, confusing explanations, contradictions, changes, missing hyper links, and posting incorrect grades. This is the most frustrating class I have ever taken. The professor is truly inept.
This class has been a massive waste of time! Dr Kelly is just too unorganized to learn anything from. He does not seem to know much about teaching and he is really lazy. I did not get a single grade on my assignments and he said to not worry about it. But I am worried about it!
Unfortunately I can not say anything good about this class or Dr Kelly. He is absolutely worthless as a professor and I seriously wonder how he got to teach this class.
he offers a lot of extra credit. finished the entire class in a month. Do as much assignments as you can in one sitting because it is a lot of work! he does teach & his assignments are relevant to sped people just lack paying attention skills & task management. grade point scale is confusing but if u do everything u wont need worry about failing
This class is just not what it needs to be. I mean if you want an easy A and learn nothing it is good. But if you truly want to learn about teaching and special education, this class does not offer that. It is true the entire semester of work can be completed in a few hours and you get an A on everything you turn in, but you get no feedback.
Dr Kelly seems unqualified to teach this class. He doesnt know anything about teaching. He keeps going on about he was a business major and was in finance for 20 plus years. Not sure why he is teaching a special education class for teachers. His blackboard page is a confusing mess. He can not stay on topic for more than 5 minutes.
Dr. Kelly seems to put zero effort into this class. It's just a bunch of junk assignments with no real point that he does not grade until the last possible day, even if you turn them in early. The class has no focus and you do not learn anything relevant to teaching.
Finished Dr Kellys class a week ago and I still do not have a single assignment grades. He does not return emails or calls. His class is a boring waste of time and he does not care about our future teaching careers. He is lazy and everything is outdated. Worst professor I have ever taken.
Dull, boring professor with little to offer. Just a bunch of junk busy work. An easy A. Too easy in my opinion. Got a pulse, get an A. A joke really. Devalues the UHD degree in my opinion. Not sure he even grades anything. Get A on everything, even stuff I did not turn in.
Dr Kelly will talk about literally anything that he can think of before coving the class material. Class involves him putting up vocabulary words, often misspelled, on the board while he talks about whatever irrelevant nonsense comes to his mind. He honestly does not know what he is talking about and says we are exploring it together.
Dr. Kelly's classes are offensive and insensitive to students with special needs, which ironically is the topic of his classes. He compared the challenges of special needs children to the challenges football players face on the playing field, and because he was a footballer player he know how it feels to be a special needs student.
Dr Kelly is certainly the dumbest professor I have ever taken. Im not even sure he is fully literate. Im serious. He does not seem capable of stringing coherent sentences together when he speaks, and his emails seem to written by a middle school child with dyslexia. His grading system is based on whether he like you or not.
I found John Kelly to real annoying. He did not really teach us anything. He just talked about real obscure stuff in a nonsense way that I did not really know what he was talking about most of the time. It certainly had nothing to do with teaching, that much I know. He does no grading during the semester, and he is real lazy.
John Kelly is a really bad teacher. He can not communicate well in person or online. The Blackboard page is put together like a five year old organized it.
Finished 1st of 12 online classes today. No current syllabus was provided and Kelly plans to use one from last semester. The reading section has not been organized in years. Half of the links are dead. After the first class of only 15 minutes, it is pretty obvious we will not learn a thing from this guy.
Kelly is real lazy. The class syllabus is from 2019! We have to adjust the dates. The online resources are a total mess. No one can find anything. In class, Kelly spends 20 minutes trying to find his own stuff in that mess. He is real unorganized and he keeps jumping from topic to topic in random fashion. He makes a lot of spelling mistakes too.
Great professor, he replies to emails right away. He does have a lot of course work but it’s manageable. He talks about his past experiences in schools and relates them to the coursework. I enjoyed his class and the modules he provided, yes his a bit disorganized but he does everything to help students.
Professor Kelly was great. This class does require a good bit of work but it's really easy and simple. I like how he gets his class to interact through the discussion boards. I learned so much from this class. I wish he taught more courses cause I would take them every time. He is always willing to answer questions and emails. Great guy over all
Professor Kelly was always super understanding! The work is not hard, but it can be time consuming sometimes. He is always very quick about answering emails, you have the option of meeting him on Zoom once a week for any questions. Professor Kelly will work with you to make sure you get an A!
John Kelly is a simpleton who should not be teaching college classes. He is probably too simple to teach anything except maybe teaching dogs to scratch fleas.
John Kelly Is the worst. A confusing mess of busy work and meaningless activities.
Dr. Kelly's class is garbage!
Dr. Kelly's class is super disorganized. It's really frustrating and stressful. There is no structure, and the grading criteria is just a mess. No one knows how they are doing in the class. He never grades anything, and each week he adds something new, forgetting about other assignments he already gave. He can't communicate properly, and I am lost.
Professor Kelly is several sandwiches short of picnic, and his class is the silliest class I have ever taken. I am shocked that this class counts as a college class and that it is used to train teachers.
Dr. Kelly provides a TON of extra credit opportunities! I took this class online-asynchronous and completed work as I could. The readings were manageable, but also had videos to go with quizzes to put the information into perspective. Professor was always reaching out to students and available. I would definitely take his class again, an easy A!
Dr. John Kelly's class was a jumbled mess of worthless busy work. There is no rhyme or reason to anything. His written and oral instructions are an incoherent ramblings of off-topic nonsense. He appears incapable of logical thought. He is crude, vulgar, crass, and insensitive.
Dazed and confused
Dr. Kelly is confusing, forgetful and unorganized. He was 45 minutes late for class last week because he went to the wrong room. When he realized, he went to the right room and we had all left. He sent us an email to come back. Only two of us came back and he g
A quarterwit parading as a halfwit.
This class is a waste of time and money. There is no substance to anything. The assignments are a joke and Kelly is unorganized and forgetful.
Dr. John Kelly is easily the least knowledgeable professor I have ever had. He does not prepare for class, and his assignments are made by and for simpletons.
This class is a real mess - the professor is disorganized and unclear. However, with tools like unstuck ai and the free textbook, you can still do well. Just stay focused and engaged.
This class is a dumpster fire, with the flames fueled by your tuition money and your hopes and dreams for an education.
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