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EN1001
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In Technical Writing Class all she talks about is Markel... How annoying
WHO CARES ABOUT MARKEL!!!!!!
Markel. That's all I learned about. What a waste of a class.
Gabiger is real cool
Reminds me of Saturday Night Live, Will Ferrels charachter with a PROBLEM with the VOICE INFLUCTIATION. It effects OVER 6 PEOPLE per year in THE us, she is one of them. Markel is a loser too. Booring class, but she trys to care. Nice person
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Professor Gabiger acts like she cares about you and doing well, but the truth is quite the contrary, she enunicates every word, which makes her annoying quite quickly, she butts into people's business constantly, don't waste your time, choose someone else
she sucks at teaching. if u are not enthusiastic then she doesnt bother with you. she can be very rude and intrudes on people's personal lives. she runs her class like high school (makin people stay after class) what a joke! *dont take her class! waste*
Horrible Class with a horrible teacher. if you have any other option choose it.
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Professor Gabiger can be quite annoying at times, she will be very silent one minute and then yell the next. Just her voice alone makes you want to rip your hair out. She intrudes on people's conversations whenever she feels like it. It is very hard to please her and get an A on an assignment.
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She doesnt answer questions, she asks you a question instead. She is very annoying and doesnt teach very well. Dont take her class it will be the biggest mistake of your life!!
Professor Gabiger is a joke. DO NOT take her class. This woman speeks in circles and makes no sense. When you don't understand what she is trying to say she will get mad and flip out. She is a washed up burnt out lady who woke up one morning and decided to make our lives miserable. Dont take her!
Finally a professor who tells all the loser dwebs to get lost. Cool suits. Gives you real feedback to your work.
Definitely not someone that I would take again-the weirdest teacher ive ever had. Wouldn't recommend anyone to have to sit through class from hell. Don't take her!!!!!!!!
she like to choose favorites and lets you know if she likes/dislikes you. missed one class and threatened to drop me. the ultimate **** who knows what she's talking about-- but extremely biased.
Likes to choose favorites in the class, and grades accordingly. Will only give you a good grade if you talk a lot in class. Definitely not recommended.
shes awful! and VERY unprofessional!
When she dislikes you it shows. She is very biased and thinks its her way or the highway. I would never recommend her to anyone. Its people like her who make people like me wanna drop out. She dislikes people who are different than she is and is very nosy. She buts in to conversations and is always late. She never leads by example and she sucks.
She definately does play favorites, but I found her pretty helpful. She has a strong personality, and she doesnt put up with slackers. If you care about your GPA, youll like her.
she does have a strong personality, but it worked well with my class since everyone there was pretty outgoing too. she was a pretty easy grader as long as you put a good effort into your speech
this class was an easy A, but I would never take her again! She is so boring and its her way or the highway!
She can snap sometimes when you piss her off. But can be easy going if you do what she asks for. Do the work and show up and you'll get an A.
horrible... shes degrading and makes you feel like dirt. i have never had a problem with a teacher in my life until i entered her classroom. do yourself a favor and dont get in her class.
easy class to pass, just very boring. HATED how homework was assigned one day, then do online by midnight instead of the next class meeting. she can be a nice teacher, but she just needs to make the class a little more interesting and if there is nothing left to teach let us go! instead of holding us there making up content off the top of her hea
Hard class, but makes it clear to you.
shes cool
she doesn't clearly answer your questions. it's a waste of time asking them, because she doesn't give you the information you need. the material isn't difficult, but as a teacher she's annoying because she treats you like a child.
she was boring and hard. she made know sence when she talked, her assignments were so unclear, do not take her!!
seriously i dont usually hate teachers but O MY GOD! do not take. she cant use normal words like "class" or "sit" she has to say things like "meeting" and "upright position" sooooo boring holds u to the last minute. ps. NOONE CARES ABOUT MARKEL
PLEASEEEEE LISTEN TO ME DO NOT CHOOSE GABIGER AS A PROFESSOR SHE IS AWFUL!!!!! UNCLEAR ABOUT ASSIGNMENTS AND HOMEWORK!!!! AND YOU NEVER GET OUT A MINUTE EARLY!!!!
Good teacher. Boring class. If you put in the effort, you'll see it in the grade. Always answered questions and will explain everything if you ask. Doesn't deal with slackers or the rude people who try and turn the class into a joke-- which is good.
AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL Teacher, she is so unclear and weird.
One of the best profs ever, just listen and do it.
There aren't enough ways to describe how awful she is. VERY UNCLEAR about assignments.Very weird.Everyday is like a guessing game in her class.Her guidelines are fuzzy and her grading system is strange. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS.
She is really weird right from the moment you meet her. She is a nice lady that cares about making sure you are happy but a little out there. When she explains some things, its a little confusing, otherwise the class is easy, just do as your told and your good to go.
She is so horrible. She continuously talks to you as if you were a child. She wastes so much time in class talking about self explanitory things, do not take her!
I think that her papers are way to hard and she doesnt not give an appropriate amount of time to finish the projects
she's awful and cruel and uses a round about method of talking. her class is pointless and class has spent countless weeks learning nothing but how to cite a paper. not to mention the fact that she is just plain weird
Ridiculous teacher, cares more about staples in work then grading assignments. Treats all students like we are in elementary school. Do not take her class.
She is kind of a crazy teacher. Right from the start she is pretty weird. She talks too much. Things that could be said in a sentence she talks about for 10 minutes. Despite all this, she means well. As long as you do your speeches carefully and don't half-ass them you will get a decent grade. Very hard to get an A+!!
worst teacher i have ever had. Didn't take my work because i didn't put a staple in it.. treats us like we are 2 years old. Never lets you out of class early. Always on time and keeps us there until the last second. If you have her. SWITCH OUT ASAP!!!
Gabiger is an old school teacher, but I recommend her. Do your work, write your essays, and she will help you out in any way possible. The final is easy. People don't like her because she actually makes you work, but you benefit!
She is a nice lady and clearly intellectual however her class is a bore it feels like eternity and she focuses way to much on source citation..and it does feel like she talk to u like q child she does not let class out early but she does that to make sure u don't think u r waisting ur money by letting students out early
The WORST professor i've ever had in my entire life...whatever you do, do not take this woman for public speaking, or anything for that matter. She doesn't teach anything, she's rude, mean, condescending, and will most likely ruin the rest of your day after you've spent the grueling hour and 55 minutes in there, which she uses every second of.
So bad, I was so so bored every single time we walked in and she holds you till the last second. Refers to your cell phone as a "communication device"
she is one of the worst teachers i have ever had. she is condescending and cannot teach to save her life. She is rude, and a very unfair grader. She kicked a student out of class for 2 days because she checked the time on her phone and took off points of another students speech for "sounding sick" dont ever get her. avoid at all cost.
She is a terrible teacher and does not explain anything. No one knows what's on the final. She is also extremely unfair and does not take life outside that classroom into consideration. There is no compassion for the student or any problems they may be having. Do not take her class.
I have her for intro to lit. genres. I think shes a great teacher, her class is pretty boring and she never lets you out early. But she really knows the material and gives you many reminders of when things are due. As long as you participate its hard to get a bad grade
LOVES ENGLISH!! SO SMART!! You have to go to class to get your index card to mark you were there. Don't even bother pulling out your phone SHE SEES IT EVERY TIME! A lot of reading and "journals". Overall decent class. She just LOVES LOVES LOVES ENGLISH!
THE WORST TEATCHER EVER.
ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE. Class is tortuous. I couldn't understand why someone who obviously despises young adults would chose to work w/ them. Does not treat her students like adults but rather children-DEFINITELY should have considered being a high school teacher so that she could get her powertrip off people who are not considered legal adults. AWFUL
this professor is HORRIBLE. rudest, meanest prof at the university. Has told us she doesn't care about her students doing well, doesn't help anyone. Accused a friend of plagiarism, eventually was found INNOCENT, refuses to believe in her students, worse professor on the planet. I dont know how she has this job?! NEVER TAKE HER!! NEVER EVER EVER!!!!
One of the worst professor's I have come in contact with. Rude, disrespectful and treats students like crap and little kids. Rants on about non-sense, taught me nothing and her assignments are never clear, and god-forbid you need help. NEVER TAKE HER. Says we need to act like adults, well maybe she should take her own advice, b/c she has no respect
Probably hands down worst professor I've ever had. She is so confusing with her assignments, talks in circles and gets nothing accomplished in class. Don't know why or how she became a professor, but do NOT take her!
She isn't rude if you are in class and at least pretending to pay attention. Her class is tortuous and seems to go by forever. She isn't too clear with her directions in person, but they are always located on u learn. I do not recommend her. Her class is basically learning how to do things yourself. You do indeed learn to do so. Do-able class.
I will tell you one thing this prof sucks! Never take her, only if you want to hear someone try to seem smart by trying to use words she dose not even understand constantly stopping mid sentence to think whats next. On top of that youll have no idea what to do because if you have a question about works shes rude and tells you to meet office hours
If you have the option, go with a different professor
Do not take this professor. She has single handedly caused me so much stress. Not only is she unclear but she won't answer any questions. You never know whats due until the day of. She gives group essays and grades them horribly no matter how well yo think you did. This class will drop your GPA.
I honestly regret taking her. She is the toughest grader and doesn't provide a clear grading rubric for the assignments. She likes to say that a 75 is a good college grade and takes major points off for the littlest mistakes. Also gives a trimester long group project that ends up being a bunch of stupid tasks. She's the worst teacher I've taken.
She is very rude towards kids oppinions, she does not allow you yo speak how you want to. She does not make it clear what is due when and hoe she wants it done. she does not give you a clear grading rubric. she will bash you when not in class and make you seem like your an idiot.
She's very awkward! Her voice is annoying & she tries to be funny. When she tries to be funny, you would just end up looking at her & think about how stupid she sounds. I would not recommend her because you would end up hating yourself when sitting in class. She also tells you that you can work on a project in class. She lies and lectures more.....
This professor is AWFUL. she never allows you to ask questions and when you do she makes you address it to the entire class. I do not recommend her. especially if you are already nervous about public speaking.
If you show up to class you should do fine. Will never get out early of a lecture though. Is on some sort of a powertrip and wont answer your questions in front of other classmates. Makes you have an index card tallying the amount of times you spoke during class. if you somewhat participate, she'll like you, if your quiet she will call that out.
She is an interesting character to say the least. Whenever she enters the room she always complains that the furniture is in the wrong layout and how the greeks didn't sit in rows therefore neither should we. During class she carries two hats and will stand there changing hats and arguing with herself as if the two hats are different people.
This teacher is the rudest ive seen at JWU, I wish I hadnt taken her, if there is another option for you do that instead. Grading is done based on her own personal biases and rather she likes you or not. People are afraid to ask questions or talk in class because she will embarrass them and they still wont have the answer to thier question.
I would not really recommend, she is not very organized
By far the worst professor Ive ever had. Not once have I had a professor tell me I cant stay after class and ask a question and on top of that be rude about it. For the short time I stayed in the class I think I actually lost brain cells. If you want to sit and be confused for 2 hours then shes your teacher!
She is extremely unorganized and will go out of her way not to answer your questions. she contradicts herself constantly and you will leave the class more confused than when you started. I actually fell like I haven't learned a thing.
She goes out of her way to not answer questions. She also goes on rants. Most class days you leave confused. Best advice write down assignment due dates and ask your peers any questions you have about them.
I don't even know where to begin. This class is so dreadful. I cry before I attend the class and I die a little inside being in the class. Every time you have a question, I suggest you don't bother asking it because she won't answer it. She loves to talk on and on about NOTHING. Best word of advice? Don't bother taking her.
Let me tell you, it is only my SECOND week having this lady and I hate her with a burning passion already. Shes awful. Talks and talks about either herself or pointless things. It feels like going back to kindergarten with how she speaks to her class and makes us do weird crap like arrange furniture into a Greek amphitheater. No lie. Garbage.
literally the worst. She's super mean and if you don't like public speaking she amplifies your anxiety by 100! highly don't recommend.
she is one of the worst professor you could think of. makes no sense. you pay to learn nothing, because she will just talk about same stuff everyday. all that this women talks about is the greek amphitheater, which is so stupid. very unorganized. its my humble request to you please don't take this professor. she will never help.
Very nice woman but a very confusing professor. The course load itself is manageable but good luck trying to find the assignments or understand whats do. Most of the class is spent going over blackboard and the syllabus instead of actual material because her online class is set up extremely difficult. Its very unorganized and hard to follow.
I was expecting to have a tough english teacher my freshman year but I didn't think I would end up this confused. Her ulearn was difficult, she went off track often, she didn't really even cover what we were actually supposed to be doing. I was just lost and so was my group (group for our research paper)
This is the most confusing teacher Ive ever had. Her assignment guidelines are not clear, and she int straightforward about due dates and the specifics of assignments, which is frustrating as a student. Shes a terrible teacher. If you can avoid her, do it.
I have never been more confused in my life. If you ask her a question she will deliberately go out of her way to not answer you, make you look stupid, then say "it is on the syllabus" but her syllabus is so confusing it doesn't make any sense. DO NOT CHOOSE THIS PROFESSOR. I really wonder if she has ever looked at these reviews. Worst prof. ever!!!
WORST PROFESSOR. Every class is more confusing than the last, she spends the entire time talking about irrelevant things. Work with groups the whole semester but never once do work on your own because she talks so much. Ulearn is extremely confusing and she will post a million assignments and mention nothing until due and it will cost your grade.
She argues with the students when you ask a question. When you do ask a question she will not answer it, she will go all the way around and not answer your question and then will get mad once you say you do not understand. Her Ulearn is very confusing. Brings up religion and politics in class and does not care what she says.
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Professor Gabiger is a horrible professor. I haven't finished her class yet for Communication Skills but I will tell you to NEVER take classes with her. She is so incredibly disorganized and is never clear on the assignments you are doing. You will NOT learn anything in her class especially anything to do with communication.
one of the most disorganized and confusing professor I have ever had. Ulearn page is so confusing and has too many words on her postings making it difficult to want to read. She takes so long to grade assignments and speeches and grades hard. Will not be taking another class with her.
Ulearn is not organized and all over the place. She is rude when asked a question about the class or an assignment.
Dont take her if you can help it. If you ask a question she will go out of her way to not answer it and still leave you confused. Constantly read what she posts on ulearn as directions & assignment due dates are unclear in class. Spends entire class talking about things that have nothing to do with the lesson and gives you no time for workshop
This is the worse professor I've had by far. She NEVER answers questions; instead, she tells you to ask/check with your classmates. She doesn't grade anything; she just gives a checkmark, which makes no sense in a grade-based school. She is VERY disorganized, her assignments are unclear and all over the place, and things are never easy to find.
Very passive-aggressive, never answers questions, and publicly humiliates students for asking valid questions. Extremely tough grader, and does not put up grades until the end of the semester. Rambles through every class, and has a very CONFUSING ULearn; folders all over the place, unclear due dates. Group project based, DO NOT TAKE IF POSSIBLE!!
The worst professor I have had by far. The u-learn makes no sense, she never answers questions and is so hard to get a hold of. if you have a choice, DO NOT take this class. I thought the reviews might be over-exaggerating but they really are not. Her class is the worst and if I knew it would be this bad I wouldn't have taken it.
Unorganized, passive-aggressive, and for someone who teaches communications she's completely unable to communicate in the first place.
you will run the class, do the work on ur own and the ulearn is the MOST confusing thing ever. (she doesnt organize it). she tells the students she'll answer questions then NEVER does. she gets dismissive and confrontational- and assignments barely lines up to the syllabus... if this is required... just drop out & save ur life...
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So confusing and all over the place. She will go out of her way to not answer questions. Never grades anything either. How am I supposed to fix my rough draft when she comments on it after the final draft is due? I would say just make sure you turn things on time and you will probably pass but I will never take her again if I can help it.
Complete dumpster fire. Professor Gabiger is extremely sarcastic, disorganized and passive aggresive. She REFUSES to answer even the simplest of questions properly. Her Ulearn couldn't have been more difficult to navigate too. What's worse is that she grades NOTHING until the absolute very end of the semester, after the exam! What a shame.
Show up, participate, & at least act like you care & you'll do well. She's very anti-capitalist & goes on irrelevant rants often. She didn't want to make us buy the textbook for this reason but we did end up needing it & used it maybe 5 times. Does not grade routinely, grades have closed & I still have 5 things ungraded but hey I got an A.
Professor Gabiger is very disorganized in both her lecturing and her Ulearn page. She does not give clear instructions or a clear calendar that she sticks to. She also grades on how much she personally likes a student, and will mock you if she doesn't like you. Do not ask any questions in class, as she will not answer you.
If I could combine every negative review into one, I would. Absolutely terrible professor. When you, and most in the class, decide to talk to the dean of the department, you know it's bad. She has no respect for her students as people and will accuse people of plagiarism by name in class without talking to them first, while having no evidence.
If you can absolutely do not take her class. She doesn't teach, you have to learn everything yourself. she is an absolute quack and just talks about absoloutely nothing the entire lecture.
She NEVER grades stuff. Unorganized. Always late to class. I had to wait until the semester was over to see my grades from assignments due the first week. As soon as done who hates public speaking she did not make it easy. You could have not done any of the work and she wouldn't have noticed until the end of the semester.
She is 100% crazy. That said, Gabbier is one of the most understanding professors I have ever had. Her methods are odd and she grades nothing until the semester ends which makes raising your grade impossible, but she truly does care, especially with disabilities/accommodations. Instead of fighting her weird, just laugh and enjoy it. good luck :)
This class is a mess. The professor is disorganized and unhelpful, with a confusing ULearn and unclear assignments. However, using resources like unstuck ai can help navigate the chaos.
I can not explain how much I hate this class, she doesn't teach anything. You are doing it entirely by yourself. On top of that, she never grades anything, so good luck on getting your grade up. Only take her class as a last resort if you need the credit.
By far the worst most disorganized and incoherent professor I have ever had. Ulearn assignments are incredibly hard to find and it is impossible to navigate the class page. At the time of writing this, there have been 19 assignments with due dates passed, I have grades on 3 of them. Does not grade anything until the end of the semester. DO NOT TAKE
Extremely unorganized in general, gets on off-topic rants FREQUENTLY, is behind schedule compared to other communication skills classes going on in the same semester, does not answer questions unless asked multiple times and still does not fully answer questions, will put you in "lifeboats" so you can ask other classmates instead of her
oh my god. absolutely the worst class i've ever taken at this school. she's the most disorganized, kooky, and rude professor i've ever had. if you ever miss class, consider yourself not good enough to know what is going on regardless of if your legs are being chopped off or if you're dying, she doesn't care. take any other class, you're better off!
Dear lord. This class made me turn to god for help. Laura is extremely disorganized, she had an issue with our class asking her too many clarifying questions about her "mineshaft". The "mineshaft" is way too many pages full of way too many useless links to some documents that are so old and outdated they don't help you progress in her course. :((((
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
88%
Textbook Required
76%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-1.30 avg changeRatings by Course
EN1001
5.0
(1)ENGL1020
5.0
(1)ENG1001
3.5
(4)TECHWRITING
3.3
(3)TECHWRIT
3.0
(4)Difficulty by Course
2012
5.0
TECHWRITI
5.0
LITGENRE
5.0
ADVCOMP
5.0
ENGL1021
5.0