Pretty cool guy. Every class is a lecture with at least one exercise (which is pass/fail, but easy and just for attendance, really). Quizzes every other week based on a chapter of the book which isn't too hard to read for. 2 tests and 2 papers.

Professor Laaman is an awesome professor. He is lecture heavy, but poses questions to the class to keep people engaged. He is clear on what he requires in his class, and gives plenty of opportunities to earn credit and fully learn the material. He doesnt assign hw other than primary source textbook readings and 2 essays.

I loved this class! Professor Laaman gives great feedback on papers, and you'll know what's expected for every assignment. His lectures can get a bit boring, but just get some caffeine in you and you should be fine! He does his best to make jokes through the lecture to keep you interested. It's important to pay attention and read what's assigned.

Dr. Laaman has probably been one of my favorite professors so far, I frequented his office hours and he was eager to discuss the subjects in further detail as well as help explain what I did not understand. He truly cares about the material his is covering as well as his students, go to his office hours and you will understand.

This class is straightforward (asynchronous online) but can be a lot of work. There were 10-15 videos a week split into 3-7 min increments. I liked this format. The key to doing well is to take good notes and memorize them. Then write a weekly 350+ word discussion post based on textbook readings. Midterm+final are only tests and worth 50% of grade.

Each week he assigned 10-15 videos(1-8min) that were clear and straight to the point, a 350+ word discussion(75 word response), a mini quiz (lockdown browser, multiple choice and no more then 6 questions.), and textbook reading. Two final tests. Teacher is a quick responder and willing to help. Just don't fall behind and TAKE NOTES.

I am taking this class online and am a dual enrollment student and Im loving it. He gives back good feedback and is always there to help if needed! The only issue is there are two test and no study guide provided but if you take good notes you will be fine.

It is textbook heavy and the quizzes are hard but the professor is very understanding and you have the option of not taking the last few weeks which gave me the option to study towards the test.

He does a fantastic job of making history understandable. Work consisted of essentially an attendance assignment for each lecture, easy chapter quizzes (in person), 2 papers, and 4 tests. As long as you come to class and listen to the lectures, you will be fine. I didn't study outside of class, just came in and made an easy A.

Prof was fair and it was actually interestting for a history class. Our groupme was just people begging for notes because they skippe class or didnt bother writing their own, and then before tests they wouldnt study and hope fo the best. Of course they did terrible and blamed the prof and even tried to convince other people to review bomb rmp

I actually really enjoyed Dr. Laaman. His lectures were very interesting, and not too many assignments due other than chapter quizzes. Textbook is required and each chapter quiz is one question. There were 2 papers he graded pretty thoroughly. Attendance is mandatory and his slides don't have much info for good notes so you have to listen.

I love Professor Laaman! His lectures are never boring and he does a great job encouraging discussion. No such thing as a stupid answer in this class. Pay attention, take good notes and this class will be a breeze. He just wants you to understand overall theme of chapter. Ignore bad reviews...people are shocked you have to pay attention in class.

Dr. Laaman is definitely up there when it comes to history lecturers! He delves deeper into intriguing topics that a majority probably never learned about in previous history classes. I agree that his class can be a bit anxiety-inducing since there's really only few grades that represent your class grade, but it is surely manageable.

I started off not liking the class because he doesn't put many notes on the slides. But that made me realize that I wasnt very good at taking notes so needing to take my own made me a lot better at it. Every exam is straight from the lecture as well as a few easy questions about the textbook so if you take notes youll be good

Laaman taught a good class and was lowkey hilarious. 'Hey south, Lincoln here' lol. The average grade was a B and a lot of the class got A's. There is a textbook and he does use it but it was actually very interesting to read because it had historical documents like letters and political cartoons

Pretty standard history course. Each week has lectures that end in a quiz and readings that you write a short post about. You are allowed to skip a third of the quizzes and discussions so its actually a nice relaxed schedule. No surprises anywhere. Prof replies quickly to emails.

Nicest professor ive had so far. you can tell he really wants students to do well. I had a medical issue in the middle of the semester and he worked with me to make sure i still finished the class

I would suggest taking notes on the lecture videos. Quizzes are pretty easy but sometimes tricky; if you get one wrong, you get an 83, so just pay attention to the questions on the quiz and take notes when watching the lecture videos, or you won't pass this class. The quiz is like six questions, and the discussions are easy.Easy class.

Clear instructions with no surprises. Everything on the exams comes straight from the lectures, and the discussions follow the guidelines he gives you. As long as you do the work, you can get a B easy.

Lectures cover the material in an organized way and he explains everything so that even a stem major like me could understand. Assignments are graded according to the instructions so you know exactly why you get the score you get. Responds quickly to emails an tries to help you. Definitely recommend taking him if you can

Great professor. Definitely recommend especially if you actually want to learn about history and not just do a bunch of busy work. The lectures and readings are very interesting and he knows most of us arent majors so he does a good job of explaining things

Took his summer class. Wouldnt call him easy but also not hard either. Laaman doesnt treat you like a child. You have to take notes and study but his expectations are clear and reasonable. If you like to blow off studying and reading and then blame the professor for your own mistakes then your not going to have a good time in the class.

If you do the work, his class is easy. I wouldn't say he's a tough grader but I do wish the quizzes were slightly longer. Missing 1 question would give you a low B because they're only 6 questions long. The discussion material is actually pretty interesting! Very lecture-heavy, but they can usually be completed while taking notes within 3 hrs.

Very organized. All assignments, readings and schedule are on d2l on the first day so you can see exactly what the class is about and plan out your semester in advance. He also lets students choose some parts like you get to choose between a few paper options with different deadlines and the test essays give you a couple questions to choose from

The class is simple if you watch the lectures. there were a few in the group chat who always complained about failing quizzes but also said they never watched the videos. So yeah obviously do the lectures if you want to know the answers to the questions. Come on people this isnt high school

Dr. Laaman is extremely clear about what he expects from the students. He gives good feedback and responds to emails quickly. You can tell he is very knowledgeable about history and knows what he's doing.

Great class! I wasn't interested in history until this class. His videos are informative and he's lowkey hilarious. You have to take notes and study but you don't need to know dates. He uses the textbook but its actually a very easy read because its like mostly letters and newspapers from history. Would take his class again.

You should definitely take this professor for us history. He is dedicated and knows a lot about history. He gives these little written exercises that are very easy and make the material much more interesting. There are tests and papers but he explains what he is expecting with them so you dont have to guess what he wants to see

Easy class if you pay attention. He gives detailed feedback on written work so its easy to get good scores. Just dont fall behind with the lectures or it will be more difficult.

I took his online class and one of the best things about it was that each week had the same set up so it was easy to know what to do. There were videos, a reading, a quiz and a discussion. The information was interesting and grading was fair but if you like each week to be different than this is probably not the class for you.

Solid professor and fair grader. He gives great comments on assignments that help when your writing the next assignment so if you read the comments you should be able to get an A. Apparently a couple people in our section were caught using chatgpt and reported to the academic honesty board so be aware that he looks for that

Dr. Laaman's online class was not as bad as the ratings made it seem. He lets us skip up to 4 quizzes and discussions w/ no penalty. Quizzes are 5-6 questions, but you'll be fine as long as you review your notes before. If you're not good at note-taking or reading/writing, I don't recommend this class. His lectures made history easy to understand.

I don't know why Dr. John has bad ratings. He is a really nice professor. He lets you skip 4 Discussion/Quiz. The lecture doesn't last than 4 or 7 min each which is easy to go through. He has a 5 min quiz which was hard for me but from everything was a good class. He also gives you extra credit that will pull you grade up.

The instructor posted many videos for each lesson that covered a lot of information that I would recommend taking notes on for the tests. The tests were average in difficulty, as it depended on the attention you gave to the video lectures. He gives great feedback on assignments and answers all questions. The only tests were the midterm and final.

I didn't do great in this class because of some non school stuff i was dealing with but i really enjoyed the class and wish i couldve spent more time on it. professor was good and lectures were interesting. there is a quiz and discussion each week but you can skip four of each

Dr. Laaman is a caring professor who knows his material well. In my opinion, the content reflects his knowledge and his student expectations for material retention and knowledge matches that of his knowledge of history, not that of a 2000 level classes expectations. If you are willing to put 15+ hours per week into this online class, take him.

Professor Laaman was a fantastic teacher. His classes are challenging but very clear and well organized for you to comprehend everything and if not, he is always available to clarify questions during his office hours. I would definitely take this class again. I took US History, online course.

There's a quiz every week and a discussion. His quizzes are easy but it is easy to fail if you don't study. Online class is a little time consuming, it'll contain 13-14 lectures that can be up to 8 minutes. You can opt out of 4 quizzes and discussions. Tests are easy as well and have the same questions as quiz and has a written answer part.

Very passionate about teaching history. I do recommend showing up to lectures because he tells you what content is going to be on the tests. The lectures are interesting so you wont regret going to class.

This professor was great! He was organized and clear, and I found his lectures interesting. Textbook reading was a lot, but you get four skips on the weekly discussion posts and quizzes, which is very helpful. He gives good feedback and posts weekly announcements. There were only two tests, including the final. I definitely recommend his class!

I loved this professor. Attendance isn't mandatory, but GO TO CLASS. His lectures cover everything on the tests, so if you go and take notes you're good. There are IN CLASS assignments for every lecture. They are very easy tho. There's two papers, but he gives you lot's of time to do them. No final technically, just the last unit test for the class

Discussion posts discussion posts discussion posts. Kind of a lot but its very manageable I just hate writing. He was really cool and has 4 free quiz and discussion drops which was life saving!! Just take notes on the lectures and study and it's a breeze.

From what I've read in the other reviews his online class isn't that good. But I took him in person and it ended up being an easy A. Make sure to GO TO CLASS. Everything on the tests is in the lectures. Easy in class assignments, two paper options, short quizzes on textbook chapters, and three tests make up the class.

His class was fine but what I really enjoyed was the drama. So many people were using chatpgt in discussions and tbh it was annoying how they bragged about getting away with it in the groupme but i guess prof has some system for catching it and failed them all so yeah i do not recommend cheating. Bro really wakes up everyday and chooses violence

His in person class isn't that bad to be honest. Attendance isn't mandatory, but there's in class assignments and everything on the test is in the lectures. So you kinda gotta go either way. History can be boring, but he lectures good. The papers aren't too bad, and he gives you a lot of time for it. It was a pretty easy class for me.

I had him as an 8am Tuesday and Thursday class, and I thought he was great. He had personality.This is a lecture-heavy class. Just 3 tests, the final, two easy papers, and easy quizzes over the textbook. Extra credit for answering questions in class. READ THE TEXTBOOK! Talk to him if there is an attendance issue. Super easygoing!

This professor is well organized, respond quick to any questions or concerns you may have. I took him as an online class for the summer. It is based on lectures, discussions and webcam heavy. I wouldn't recommend cheating or using AI. If you want to actually use your brain take him !!!!

Bro, professor reads the few words(2-8) on the powerpoint and then elaborates. So, he doesn't just read off the slides. Theres not much on the slides. Each unit have 8-15 videos but are from 3-7 minutes long, but I put his videos on 1.5x or 2.0x speed.

I took this as a summer class so i dont know if the fall or spring versions are similar but i found the work manageable. Weekly quizzes and discussions but you can skip five of each, and two tests that arent cumulative. He doesnt allow ai and does fail students for using it so maybe dont add if you plan to use ai

Dr. Laaman was great! Great class structure, easy to reach, compassionate but stern, long lectures but straightforward. Some of the test questions were specific, must be able to think critically in some aspects. Lots of reading and essay questions about the reading. Not the easiest, but great insight and enjoyable in my opinion.

Grades are only based off a lot quizzes, 1 paper, and 3 tests, which all require a good amount of reading. However, as long as you do your readings and pay attention in class with good note taking skills, you'll do great in his class. He is not a bad professor by any means, but rather challenges you to actually be a college student!!