Very enthusiastic! Very obvious he likes what he does.

lectures and tests seem to have no connection but he's is very enthusiastic prof

He keeps you awake in class, and makes you start to think about things from a scientific stand-point. Good class.

typically very young; like he feels the need to prove his smarts. i can study for weeks, and still feel like i know nothing walking out of the test. needs to focus more on CONCEPTS rather than individual detail. a really nice guy however...

What a cutie! And he's really intelligent and caring, too.

Good first year course. He was very straight forward with his notes and lectures. You really need to study for exam though.

very helpful, answers emails right away and very understanding. let me re-take my final exam after i missed it. notes are not bad but you really need to study hard.

Very clear and interesting

Boring class. Seems that he really knows what he's talking about but the way he teaches is just too detailed. Anyhow, he's pretty outgoing and helpful.

Boring class...(mayb due to the material??).u hardly hv to go for classes;juz print the notes n memorize them!! He replies emails very promptly and is helpful too. Final exam was fair. Experiments were super-boring.

He is very clear and if you really know the class notes (which he posts online) inside and out, you can do really well without reading the text. The practise q's for the exams are really worth doing, those q's showed up often on exams.

Really nice guy. I hate bio, but he made the course easy to understand. Had the bookstore print his powerpoint notes and sell for $10, which was a lifesaver - far cheaper than text, and hardly had to take notes in class!

Excellent professor made the subject more interesting. If you study you should get a good grade.

Great prof. Loves Larson/Far Side stuff. Very clear, but he likes to make you think on the tests. Make sure to ask questions and don't miss his lectures. His notes are most important. For the most part you don't need the textbook.

great teacher, loads of fun. he is very interested in what he is teaching. Paying attention in class helps, you just need to review ur notes and read through the text books and ur pretty much guaranteed a good mark!! he even tells you WHAT to study! he is so awesome!

Awesome professor. He is very friendly and likes to joke around which makes the class more enjoyable. Advises you on what to study for the exams. Just make sure you know the material in the notes and you'll do fine in this course.

Pleasant and quirky. Material is easy, but powerpoint notes are incomplete with graphs that need explaining - make sure you attend lecture for clarification. Lab assignments were not cut and dry q&a type - put thought and effort into reports and it's an easy 15% of your grade. Exam was on general concepts and pretty straightforward. Decent overall.

Excellent prof. Very enthusiastic and clear lecturer. A little bit slow on getting reports back but I'm sure he has a lot of students. Feedback on lab reports very useful. Haven't had his exam yet, however I'm expecting it to be challenging yet fair. Really enjoyed his class!

For my first year in uni, I don't think he's that bad

I thought he was great! Had his notes on JUMP. Had practise tests and revision charts. Gave back the Midterms. Highly recommend him!!

He's great. brb.

Best prof Ive ever had. Hes loud, clear, passionate, intelligent, funny and the exams correlated well to what he goes over. The textbook is absolutely wonderful, well written and interesting. I read it on my time off hehe. Recommend.

Such a good teacher. all his notes are on JUMP, he is clear, never veers off topic and tries to keep things easy to understand and interesting (he has a creature of the day). He pulls questions for midterms right off the practice exams- so easy! easy to approach and good lectures.

Clear and entertaining. gives out practice exams and as long as you study hard, you'll do fine. he obviously knows his stuff and does an interesting "dr.markham's creature of the day" every lecture. all around good prof.

His notes are well done, hes very informative and well spoken but hes seems to be lacking interest in the course. Exams are tricky because he uses double negative and 'most right' not my favourite but not the worst

Attendance to this class is key. He says there is no need to use the textbook but you defiantly need to. I found it helpful to record his lectures as he talks really fast and there is a lot of information to know

Excellent professor! He explains concepts very nicely and makes things as simple as possible. He makes the classes fun by having a "creature of the day". His notes are well organized and they are all posted online at the beginning of the course. The only negative part of this course was that 100% of the grade was from multiple choice questions.

Pretty simple class he teaches what he tests, if there was something on one of his tests that no one understood ie under 20% he makes it a bonus mark and removes that question from the general grade

great prof, has a sense of humour. His powerpoint notes are easy to read as well, very straight forward !

Dr. Markham is a very good professor, he is very good at captivating the students and holding attention. He explains concepts well and uses review questions to retain the knowledge. He has a genuine interest in students and is accessible after class and during his office hours . He uses "Dr. Markham's Creature of the Day" to keep students intereste

His exams are tough especially the first midterm! But his final wasn't too bad! And if you did better on the final than one or both of your midterms he took your final exam mark as your final grade which is aweosme! His notes are tough but many questions are from his exam reviews so study those!

John Markham is one of my favourite profs ever. Just an all around great guy with an obvious passion for what he teaches and really wants students to do well.

Awesome lectures. Understand concepts well

SO MUCH ENERGY. He talks really fast, and jumps slides quick. But lectures are interesting, it really helps to attend them. Do the practice tests, he uses the same questions on the real ones. If you're not understanding his iclicker questions, study more, or you won't do well.

All around great guy who really cares about the topics he is teaching. Beware that first midterm is quiet hard but if you pass that you'll be fine for the other midterm and final. Use the practice exams (lots of questions from those on real exam). He uploads the notes before class but the lectures really help to understand them and expand on ideas.

I'd love to take a class with Markham again. I found his slides gave clear criteria on what to study for. The first midterm was harder than the second, and by the final, you feel prepared to do well. I recommend taking this course if you're looking for a science for nursing, there's a lot of cross over with the other health-care related sciences.

easy class if you are ready to attend each lecture and study outside of class. there are some difficult topics which can be confusing if you have no prior knowledge of biology, but otherwise grade 12 bio will suffice. no lab required with this course and is your grade is determined by 2 midterms (25% each) and a final (50%).

Was originally going to give 3/5. He's a great lecturer and makes the concepts pretty simple and easy to understand. Not a fan of the midterm (3 essays in 2 hours), assignments were okay, but thankfully the final was really easy (1 essay, 5 short answer in 3 hours) which is why I'm giving him a 4/5

I know a lot of his review seem bad on here but he is such a good prof. He cares about his students and you can tell he is passionate about what he teaches. Weekly quizzes, yes but all question were solely of his notes. I dont know why people are complaint about him, there was nothing wrong.

Dr. Markham has fun lectures and explains things clearly! He gave us quizzes almost every week, but we had plenty of time to do them and they were super easy if you understood the lecture. I didn't think the textbook was necessary, he explained things way simpler than they were in the textbook. The course is easy if you took gr 12 bio.

Had professor Markham for BIOL 3312 fall 2020. It's a 3000 level class so expect it to be difficult, but he is extremely caring and accessible outside of class and during class for questions. Prof Markham had no hesitations helping with the assignments and even pushed back a due date to help students! One of the nicest profs I've had at U of M

My favourite prof this term, the only thing you have to do to do well in his class is pay attention in lecture, and his lectures are very engaging! He likes to share bits of his own interests and obviously finds his own class material interesting! The only annoying thing is that he is really bad with technology

John will talk about his "Favourite Creature of the Day" for 15min out of a 50min class, even if the midterm is less than a week away. john. please. sTOP WITH THE CREATURE OF THE DAY IM BEGGING YOU I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE FROG-FISH OR THE ASPEN TREE, I JUST WANT TO LEARN

Show up and study well to get good grades

I find John to be a great lecturer. He makes it very easy to get a good grade in his class, if you show up to class, take some notes, and study the slides he uploads, you'll do good. His practice tests are also very helpful. He also makes class more interesting by bringing up the Creature of the Day. 10/10 would recommend

A solid professor. Take notes on the extra things he is saying about the provided lecture slides. Slides are simple and easy to follow IF you show up for his lectures. A good caring prof.

Overall good prof. Lectures are fine if missed, all notes are posted online. Super personable and reasonable guy.

Dr. Markham's lectures were super engaging and easy to follow! His exams were also very fair and reflective of what was covered in class. He clearly is passionate about biology and this shows in his lectures.

He is very good at keeping students interested in the material. Read the textbook for the second midterm because his notes are not very good and it's difficult material. He provides fill-in concept map reviews for each unit which were very useful for the exams.

good class.

his lectures were engaging and he does practice questions that can be on the tests

I loved community ecology with John Markham, this is clearly his specialty. The field trip was fun and working with the data was interesting later in the course. He expects a lot from the second assignment without giving too much support so if you're not familiar with R it may be a bit harder. Memorize figures and concepts for tests!

His lectures are very engaging and explains the topics very well. will answer any questions fully, and shows videos and photos of different plants and animals to explain specific topics better

Professor Markham was interesting to listen to in lecture and very knowledgeable about the topics. He provided review material for the exams, which made studying much easier. He was great!

John Markham was a great professor! His lectures were easy to understand and his test don't have any unexpected questions. He includes interesting facts on different plants or animals in each lecture to keep the class engaged. The topics he covers can be found in the textbook, but his tests are only on the topics he talks about during the lecture.

Was the most interesting prof i had for lectures. Made everything super engaging and easy to remember. A lot of the material on tests and exams were/felt like trick questions, so make sure you pay attention to details! Was very easy to talk to, and had sections in lectures with practice questions and iclickers to help with understanding.

Dr. Markham is an excellent choice. His lectures are jam-packed with useful information. He is very kind and will crack a couple of jokes here and there. The tests/exams are very similar to the iClicker questions in class, however, sometimes the questions are tricks, so be careful. if you did well in high school biology, you will do great with him!

Great prof who teaches you exactly what you need to for the exams

Good prof, be weary of first exam our class average was 10% lower than other bio classes. pay attention in class, study iclicker questions and review notes thoroughly before midterms and exams you will be fine. If you do good in the labs and the iclickers its pretty hard to do poorly.

Great prof. Cares about his students and is super funny. Exams are all similar to in class i clicker questions, and he posts reviews that prepare you. Very knowledgable about biology.

Exams are similar to the practice exam he posts so study those. His slides are very barebones but they do the job so I recommend recording lectures and listening to them to study. John cares about your learning and he's a funny guy and makes lectures worth it. Iclickr questions were worth marks in my course so be in lecture to answer the questions.