Took Artificial Intelligence class during summer with him. Very good prof, materials were explained very clearly, Always wearing DC graphic T-shirt (sometimes Autobots but no Marvel heroes sadly). Midterms and finals was fairly easy with 40% of the question came from the practice exam. 11/10 would take his class again

So Jordon was my TA actually, not prof, but I wanted to rate him anyway just to attest that he is really such a good instructor, and person. He was always in a good mood and happy to help and he explained concepts really well at a level which I think was understandable for most if not all students. I couldn't recommend him more!!

Jordon is an O.K. guy. I wouldn't say he's super nice but he's not mean either. He's prepared and has his stuff together. Is really responsive on Piazza too. Seems to choose a good TA team every time!

I like Jordon a lot. He's good at explaining concepts, goes over many examples, and kept a late afternoon class entertaining. He makes it very clear what you need to know for exams

Took CPSC 322 with him. He's a great prof and goes out of his way to make sure that students understand what is happening. He grades fairly and makes it clear what is expected for the midterm/final. One of the easier CPSC 3XX courses. He's not the type of prof to just read off the slides and move on. Highly recommend taking him if possible.

A fun course by a fun prof.

Love love love Jordon! I also had him for CPSC 213 at the same time. A really caring and nice instructor, and his lectures are always fun. Online class has been difficult for everyone, but Jordon made CPSC 221 a really great experience. 11/10 recommend. One of the best computer science instructors I've met so far.

Great prof

Very fun and approachable guy who makes a great buddy, not an easy course tho. His rubrics are all about understanding the concepts thoroughly, which can be hard to grasp. But if you sync with his way of thinking you will have a smooth and comfortable learning journey. Assignments are challenging but utterly interesting. Exams are a little hard.

I have him for CPSC 322. He's a great prof and answers questions clearly in class. I don't know why there are so many bad reviews, Jordon is great and always keeps the class engaged.

Great lecturer, but tricky exams. He took questions often during lecture and it really helped in my understanding personally. He does use graded iclicker which I found to be difficult but it counts for very little. Assignments were very easy and could be done quickly. Exams were tough, as he expects a strong understanding of the material.

Excellent professor who is always willing to answer questions and keeps lectures engaging. That being said, his exams are absolutely insane. He really expects you to know the material completely in the exams, then curves things afterwards when everyone inevitably does terrible. Do the practice problems!

Great Professor!!

Jordon explains things well but sometimes answers students' questions with some tone. The exams are fair. Heavily encourages participation so the thought is there, but the execution isn't always smooth. Plays music before class and during break-time.

Jordon was a great lecturer. He was very engaging and his lectures felt quite interactive, with lots of time allocated for you to ask questions and review the slides. This course was really heavy workload-wise, and the exams were quite difficult. It was also difficult to get support on some occasions, as the assignment deadlines were fairly strict

Honestly he's a solid guy and really cares about the students. He loves it when people go to his office hours and he patrols the CS building from time to time in the evening to ask students if they have any questions. He's clear at communicating the course concepts imo. Exams are tricky and the course was not easy so still gotta grind.

213 is a difficult class, but Jordon is great at explaining the course material and does everything he can to help students succeed.

Jordon is an excellent instructor and genuinely cares about his students. His class was well run and organized. CPSC 213 is an extremely difficult course (especially in the summer term) and having Jordon teach this semester was a blessing.

I took 213 and 221 with this amazing prof and I gotta say I wish every prof was this caring and understandable.

Jordon is a great guy - He holds good lectures and is eager to answer questions. Some test problems can be difficult, but doing well in this course only really requires showing up for lectures and wanting to understand the material. Jordon is quite nerdy, but in a funny way, so I didn't mind, even if I understood less than half of his references.

Very interesting course and Jordon does a great job teaching it. The assignments are a great source of learning and the exams are fair. He does a great job with being reachable outside of class and making sure the students understand the subject.

I loved this course. The hw was fun, the lectures were fun and the tests were tough but if you grind the material they are doable.

Most people seem to dislike the way he answers questions. He answers questions with a question or points you to the relevant slide not because he's lazy, but because he wants to guide you to figure it out on your own. That is the opposite of lazy, and if you don't like that you might was well go enjoy your sad PrairieLearn grinder classes.

I really enjoyed taking 213 with him - he is clearly very knowledgeable and does a really good job of making sure you understand the concepts. He has a nerdy sense of humour, but so do I. :)

213 is a typical systems course and I think all the content will mostly be the same regardless of which prof you take it with. If you want a fun and engaging lecturer, take him. He's also really good at answering questions on piazza/email and likes to talk about games and stuff.

Jordon is an amazing prof. lectures are very interesting, even though that i for the love of god cannot focus for more than 40 mins, I sat through his summer lectures from 9 am to 12 pm with little to no problem. Assignments get very hard towards the end of the course but they're still fun to do.

Jordan is great at ensuring that students don't fall behind on lecture material by reviewing past lecture's content before covering new content. Jordan cares and supports his students learning the content. Lectures went up to 3.5 hours (summer) which made focusing and retention somewhat difficult but Jordan gives adequate time to digest content.

He is very CARING. He likes to challenge the students with asking interesting questions on the final which make the course difficult but you would learn A LOT from him and he REALLY KNOWS DEEPLY what his talking about. His also an AMAZING lecturer.

I really like Jordon's way of teaching. I also think he is a very caring person, though some might disagree with me on this.

Jordon is a really great lecturer. He clearly cares a lot and takes a lot of measures to make sure students don't fall behind and actually understand course content (eg taking breaks mid-lecture to walk around the room and answer questions for people who don't like asking in front of the whole class, reviewing content at the start of lecture etc)

The professor was inspiring and helped build more intuitive understandings of the topics. The lectures and clickers were a bit tricky but not too difficult.

Inspiring lectures and connnects a lot of different topics together to present a cohesive syllabus

Jordon's lectures were very engaging, but they were not recorded. He was very available after class to just chat with students or answer course-related questions, and it seemed as if he genuinely cared for us. All of the assignments and tests were fair, but did require some out-of-the-box thinking. Piazza was active, but some answers were ambigious

It's important to separate the prof from the course. Jordon did so much to reassure students throughout the term and meet with them to make sure everything was okay, which I HIGHLY respect. The course itself can be quite the struggle (especially the quizzes/final), so just be aware and make the most out of office hours. Do that, and you'll be fine.

I've taken 19 classes so far at UBC and this is by far the hardest and nothing else comes close. Jordon makes it clear at the start that to succeed you need to actually understand the material instead of practicing certain questions or memorizing patterns. His lectures are very interesting though, but the exams are pretty hard. Course taken: 2024W2

I honestly didn't think I'd come out of the course with a pass, but I think I have the scale to thank for that. Definitely an interesting but rough course (especially around the halfway point onwards). Jordon's a nice guy but don't expect him to hand you the answers; he'll definitely make you work for it (which I understand why). Find the best TAs!

The first third of the course isn't bad at all in my opinion: it's everything after that where you see the difficulty ramp up. Jordon does emphasize this from the beginning though, so I shouldn't be surprised that this was the case. Grind the hell outta office hours and ask questions as soon as you're stuck; do that, and you'll be able to make it.

Jordon is one of the best professors I have ever had. He is incredibly kind and understanding, and encourages you to challenge yourself. This course is difficult, but he provides excellent support. He is also good at balancing the workload with CPSC 221 since he knows many students take these courses simultaneously. Highly recommend.

IMO succeeding in this course really comes down to interest. Assignments are a massive time sink and the material gets progressively harder, but there's tons of valuable, practical stuff to pick up along the way.

Took 121 this summer with him, lectures were great and well-explained. Honestly found it much better than the textbook, often wouldn't really understand anything in the textbook but we would review the pre-reading in class and I found myself understanding it well.

Helpful and good/entertaining lectures

Jordon is a nice (yet sometimes evil) prof. The course is just quite difficult and requires a lot of time to master. The examinations really test your understanding of concepts, so relying on the practice is basically pointless. Read and understand the slides, attend office hours, and lock in early on in the course, so you don't regret it later on.

The course content was really difficult. But fortunately, Jordon is not a harsh grader. I survived because of his mercy.

The course content was really hard for me. But fortunately, Jordon is not a tough grader. I survived because of his mercy.

Jordon is a very fair prof who does care about his students (contrary to what some comments say). However, you can't do well in this course without hard work! If you go to office hours, pay attention, and focus on understanding the lectures, you will succeed. Lessons are taught well and Jordon is very friendly—don't be afraid to ask questions!

fine prof but execrable course 🤮