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Quality2.3
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Would Retake112
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“I've had Jager for two classes so far and as long as you engage in the material you'll receive good grades back and an awesome semester”
COM209 - 5.0 rating“Very easy to understand”
COM201 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
95%
Textbook Required
62%
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A-
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201
5.0
(1)COM191
5.0
(1)COMM101
5.0
(2)COM299
5.0
(1)COM220
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
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4.0
COM299
4.0
COM410
3.3
COM210
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She makes class fun AND you learn a lot!! Go figure!
Great teacher! She makes this otherwise boring material fun!
one of the best profs.I've ever had.She is funny and smart and gernerally cares
Another great COM teacher. Completely fair. I'd suggest her to anybody
Okay teacher... didn't learn much... wastes a lot of valuable time in class
She is genuinely nice and has good knowledge of the subject she teaches
she rules. extremely fair with grading, whether that's good or bad. very helpful
Great prof! Always willing to help and is reasonable about everything!
great prof. great class.
very good prof. nice, easy to talk to and willing to help!! AWESOME!!! :)
great teacher, interested in students, makes it enjoyable
Great Prof. VERY nice! Class is a bit slow, but she is great.
Great Professor! Take her if you can
So cool TAKE HER!!!! Makes Class so fun you never want to miss it!!! Deffinetly
So fun! So Awsome! Get her if you can, veyr easy laid back class, good funny stories, very willing to help..best teacher yet! Deffinetly get her SHE ROCKS!!!
So very very cool!! Take her she is the Best!!! Very easy class, very very nice lady, funny, tells good kid stories!
AWESOME PROF! One of my favorites. there is NO way anyone could fail her class as long as you go to class. shes very helpful and clear on the tests. take lori, you wont be dissapointed
Very cool and very easy. All you need to do is talk to her and assure her that you do pay a little attention on class.
very helpful
She is VERY EASY go to class. Speech stinks but you can still get an "A" Tests are so EASY she spells out EXACTLY whats on them. Funny, nice, overall a good teacher.
Very easy! You will not learn a thing in this class. It is boring! She does not seem knowledgeable in the subjuct and is NOT a good speaker.
Great class, a bit slow but worth it. Easy A if you work a bit on your speeches. Gave extra credit and tests were a piece of cake. Great GPA booster!!!
She's very nice, her tests are easy! You have to show up to class but she never does anything hard, some in class activities but nothing that is a big deal
Very easy! Dont even bother to buy the book or study for the test. All you have to do is show up and you get an A. I have had her for two coarses and both were so easy that I wish I could have her for everything. GET THIS PROF AS MUCH AS YOU CAN!
loved this class made speaking fun is clear on what will be on tests. nice and helpful person loved her
great teacher, i didnt mind going to class. she had us do group projects and hands on group activities in class which i usually dont like but now im cool with it
Give 4-5 speeches, no hw, easy mid-term and final, don't need to study. fun class, you'll get to know your class mates. maybe the easiest class i've taken in college
She's a good prof. Very friendly. Seems a little bit jumbled at times. Nothing major. Lots of group projects. Tests are a little difficult, but if you study, you'll be fine.
Pretty easy class, the tests are a little hard though. Definitely read the book. Nice lady, very understanding when it comes to group work or lack of cooperation in your group. She wants you to do well, and helps you a lot.
Lori was awesome. The class was always fun, and she seemed knowledgeable. I'd definately take her again. Go over the review sheets before the test, and you'll do well.
I loved this class. I never minded going to class because it was usually pretty fun. I got to know all the people in it because we did a lot of group work. Just do the review sheet for the tests and you'll do fine.
She was a really good teacher. She is very nice and cares about students. Class was usually interesting. As long as you study for tests and turn in papes you should do fine.
She was so much fun! a LOT of group work, but she makes everyone get to know each other. get papers done, and study the exam reviews, and you'll do fine. very helpful and easy to talk to. I'd take every com class w/ her if I could.
She is so sweet. Come to class and get an 'A'!! LOVE HER!!!!
She's one of the best profs I've had! It's evident that she loves what she does. She's clear and makes classes fun with "exercises." You really learn to grasp the concepts through these activities. I really enjoy the class, and it isn't difficult. I would definitely take another class with her again
Lori is a great professor. She knows what she is talking about, and gets you excited about the subjects. She expects a college level of writing in your papers, but grades farly. Love her! Get any class you can with her!
Lori was an AMAZING prof. You could truly tell she loved what she taught. The class was fairly easy, and if you went to class you were sure to do well on the final and midterm. There were 2 or 3 papers, each of which was fairly easy.
I loved Lori! She was by far the best professor I've ever had and ever will have. I learned so much from her class. I wish she taught more COM classes though. Very nice lady, fun class, I promise you will enjoy it.
Lori is awesome. This is the second class I have had her for, and she is even better the second time around! The class is challenging, but somehow the way that she teaches it makes it very easy to learn the information. Attendance is mandatory, but it's not a class you care to miss anyway. Get this professor!!
Great prof, especially to start out in the communications school and in your major. Really nice, fun, funny, you're going to want to get her!
She is so nice...she makes the class very interesting..When I didn't feel like coming to class by the time you got there you will be happy you came. Very easy grader....and you actually learn helpful information for your future where in communications or not....
i LOVED lorie!!! she is so nice and even though her class is an easy A, it's communications! the material is easy and she is just awesome at teaching it! take her!
she is super nice and friendly.
Lorie is very nice and funny. I loved going to her class it was always so much fun, she made everything interesting. Her attendance policy is a little over board but oh well she is a great prof.
She is very nice and helpful. Her class is enjoyable.
Too scatter brained- nice enough but i didn't learn a thing.
Absolutely fantastic professor. So helpful with every assignment, quiz, or test. On the final project she helped a bunch of the students actually find something to do. She gave me multiple phone numbers for connections related to jobs, internships and the like. Best professor at GVSU!
Even though this is speech class, it is fun with Professor Jager! She is always happy and never negative. She is very fair in the way she grades and gives you good feedback on speeches. If you have the chance take COM 201 with her...you will love it! = )
Very easy to understand. Keeps class interesting. Group activities in class. Very helpful and avialable.
She is an extremeley nice professor. She makes the class enjoyable. Easy grader. Attendance is manditory. Up to 2 absenses are allowed. I would take a class with Lorie again in a second!
Very good class, very intriguing. First time she taught it, and I'd say she did well. Work is par for the level, and Jager ensures everyone understands the material.
Great class! :) COM theories may not be the most interesting topic in the world, but Lorie makes the class enjoyable. The Exams aren't hard if you study the reviews. She might not be the easiest prof, but she is a great resource for students! She will go out of her way to help you be successful-both in class & in the professional world!
TAKE LORI JAGER!!!! She is amazing!! Very easy to get along with! She has a passion for her subject. I hate public speaking and dreaded this class but she makes it really easy and takes a lot of the stress and anxiety away! I wouldn't want to take this class again, b/c I dont like speaking in public, but if I had to I would definitely take Lori!
Professor Jager is such a great professor. I'll recommend her any day. I had her for speech last year. She is really chill and it was an easy class. Highly recommend.
Lori Jager is excellent! I absolutely hate communication studies but I really found her teachings interesting. She focuses on the learning and not so much the testing. We had only 3 tests, a giant paper, and a presentation. It was a very relaxed class and if you're going to take Theories of Com take it with Jager!
Lori Jager is one of the best professors ever. Insanely positive demeanor, very fair grader, excellent at helping students improve. When she gave a compliment or positive feedback, she seems like she is genuinely proud of the student. She is so freakin' nice, too! It was hard to be in a bad mood when in her class. Take her if you can!
Professor Jager is amazing. She is very focused on making sure everybody in the class understands the material. I also am very impressed with the way she can focus and help us so much in class regardless of all of the trouble going on in her personal life. Very motivated.
Lori was the best professor ever! I love her. Even though she was going through a lot in her own personal life, she never let it affect her teaching. She is very helpful and will go above and beyond any professor I have ever had to help her students. TAKE HER!
Lori was one of my favorite professors. She had a lot going on in her personal life but never let it affect her attitude in class. She is a strong, kind individual and she is very helpful if you have any questions. Her lectures were always interesting and relevant.
exams are easy as long as you study. Class wasn't hard but she did give us work on a short notice. tough grader, but she is really nice. No one in my class got better than a B. I skipped every Friday & still got full points for attendance.
Jager is a great prof. There were't many grades, just a few papers. As long as you understand the materials covered you'll do fine. Very helpful and class was very interactive and interesting!
Lori Jager is a great professor! Very helpful & funny! She truly wants the best for her students. I would suggest Jager for speech, but my class didn't need the book a lot of it is common sense.
Lorie Jager is fantastic. Very respectful and respectable. She knows the information very well. Classroom discussion is always interesting and classroom atmosphere is very comfortable. The work isn't hard. Lots of good student participation. She clearly enjoys her job as well as her students.
Professor Jager is a beatiful soul and an awesome teacher. Her attendance is mandatory, but her class is wonderful and her methods of teaching are great. I would have preferred her not to have made the textbook mandatory because her slides in class were the same thing, but with all things considered, I miss her and her class.
Professor Jager is a beautiful soul and a great teacher. Her class was fun, even for an 8am, and she is easy to relate to and get along with. The only thing I didn't like about the class is that she required a $100 textbook that she put on slides in class. That seemed like a waste.
I took her for health comm. capstone Winter 2014 and I thoroughly enjoyed her class. She is very knowledgeable in healthcare. She does use her required books in every class and if you haven't read the assigned chapters you will not be able to participate in classroom discussions so you wont do well. Take her, she's awesome and her class is easy.
Lori is probably my favorite professor at GV to date. I took her for Speech from 6-9 PM and she made it fun yet educational. I liked this class and I really enjoy her passion for teaching. Take her if you can!
She is a complete sweetheart in the classroom and out. Love her as my adviser and as a teacher.
I found her to be the most unhelpful professor i have ever had. I am an all A student and the fact that i had to try harder in this class then in my 400 level classes. I busted my ass on speeches and didn't receive a single 100% on ANYTHING. She would take points off for tedious things that didn't matter. Bye Felicia.
Way to many non-speech assignments compared to other speech classes that my friends took. Tough grader as well.
Grades ridiculously hard. Expects much more in depth answers on test then are necessary. Do not take this professor.
Though my initial reaction to Jager wasn't that great, the more I got to know her, the better. She is a great professor and knows her stuff. She does so much to help you. I think she is a fairly easy grader. Test are straight forward and simple. She is also an awesome advisor who will help you out however she can!
Professor Jager was one of the best teachers I've had. Speech-giving is not one of my skills, and I went into the class expecting to hate it. She's such a good teacher that she made me like it immensely. Clear, reasonable, helpful, knowledgeable, and likeable. Can rub some people the wrong way, but overall quite likeable.
She is the best. She loves a happy and fun classroom environment and makes the class easy to excel in.
At first I was nervous to take this class, but Professor Jager makes the environment so welcoming. She gives great feedback and we even get feedback from our peers. Our speeches are recorded so you can see exactly how it went for yourself. My public speaking improved so much from the beginning of the year. Definitely take her if you can!
I've had Jager for two classes so far and as long as you engage in the material you'll receive good grades back and an awesome semester!
This is my third class with Lorie and I love it and her! She was there for me as a freshman advisor and continues to support me in my final year. This class is great if you like analyzing people, but if you don't like reading, learn to like it and you will do fine. Tests are all text based, but you have attend class to really get the material.
Fantastic teacher. She really respects the students and works with you to help you succeed. Her lectures are interesting and engaging. She uses partner activities to help you comprehend the concepts. Dr. Jager knows her stuff, and if you pay attention and do what she expects, you will learn a lot from her.
Great professor, really cares about her students success. She does a good job explaining what she wants, and teaching her lessons. Extremely nice. She does a great job making you feel comfortable and welcomed in her class to get rid of some of your anxiety for giving a speech. Great classroom atmosphere, everyone gets along.
She's so sweet and positive! Had a great semester with her. She wants to see her students succeed. Only a couple tests which were not hard. Read the textbook. The speeches I found to be easy and fun-follow the criteria and be creative and it'll make the experience a lot better!
She's so nice, understanding and supportive. One mid-term and one final exam. The rest were speeches. She's very sympathetic she'll make sure you're comfortable to give speech and will never make you stay late after class. Easy to follow the class and easy to talk to. Dont show up late a lot, you will get points deducted at the end of the semester
One of the best professors I have had at GVSU. She is passionate about what she teaches, has a ton of real world experience to draw on, and is very easy to talk to. If you try to do well, she helps you succeed.
She's easy to get along with and you can tell she enjoys teaching.
Very friendly, but somewhat frantic. Gives great feedback.
Jager is a lot of fun. Super cool person and really knows her stuff. Was truly a treat to be in her class. Learned a lot and had fun doing it.
Lori is a bomb teacher! She tries her best to interact with all her students personally which make the class way more enjoyable and much less a chore. Expect to read and participate in class. It's not laboring, but express interest and the semester will be cake. Would totes take again!!
I absolutely love her! She is very personable and very understanding. One of the best professors ive ever had. I hated public speaking and Ihave social anxiety and she made the atmosphere super comfortable and will give you great feedback
Great speech professor. Really tries to make students comfortable while speaking and will go above and beyond to help. I was so nervous to take a speech class but it was so easy! Follow her guidelines and go to her for help if needed. 3 main speeches-about you, informative,persuasive/easy written midterm/ and easy written final (not cumulative!!!!)
Good Prof, attendance is important. You can miss 3 classes but after that she starts taking points off heavily. She is awesome for Public speaking as I am someone who doesn't like getting up in front of people to speak and she makes it feel very comfortable. She grades pretty easy although i dont think i ever got a 100% ,only one or two points off
The lectures can be a bit boring, but Professor Jager is very sweet and is good at what she does. Her grading criteria is clear. She makes speech-giving fun, and the impromptu speeches made for a pretty good time! The midterm was fairly easy, and I expect the final will be too. No homework besides speech prep.
If you're worried about taking public speaking, Lorie is the professor to take. She's caring, makes you feel comfortable, and is clear on what she grades on. She gives a lot of good feedback and really knows a lot about the field. Some of the lectures can get dull, but she really tries to give you speaking experience and wants you to do well.
Prof. Jager is a great lady and advisor/professor. She can be tough at times but shes really caring and wants her students to succeed. Most of this class was a group client project and some reading. Class schedule was pretty flexible which was a little confusing sometimes but overall not bad. Would definitely take her classes again.
If you are nervous to take public speaking courses, I would recommend this prof. The class itself is lecture heavy, and the material was sometimes dry. The grading expectations were clear, and extra credit opportunities were offered. Jager is really understanding and wants her students to succeed. Would recommend.
Lorie is a real gem. She makes public speaking so easy. I honestly even liked her lectures. Even with classes being transferred online she was so helpful and kind!
She is rude and passive-aggressive. My first experience with her was over email for my internship which I was having difficulties with the system in return, she was rude and talked down to me. I took her for a class this semester and she is not a good professor. She has unclear assignments and grading criteria which leads to deducted points.
Lori is a great advisor and person, but I didn't enjoy her as much as a professor. The class was very disorganized and grading criteria wasn't clear. I feel as though some of my grades fell short only because I wasn't sure of her expectations. She is a really nice person, but can sometimes come across condescending when you ask her for help.
She is extremely rude and condescending. Almost everything she says is passive aggressive. She gives unnecessary work and is very unclear of what she wants which will lead to lower grades. She is THE WORST communicator! If you ask a question that she doesnt like then she will make you feel dumb and wrong for ever asking. Would not take again!
She was by far my least favorite college professor. She is extremely condescending and rude. If you do not agree with her, then you are wrong in her eyes. She is so closed minded and beyond unorganized. DO NOT TAKE HER!! She also makes it impossible to get an A (95% A). She basically does whatever she wants and is always right. Take anyone else!!
Lori is a disorganized mess. She has excuses for everything and is never prepared for class. Her instructions for assignments are vague and confusing. She has somewhat high expectations for someone who can't get it together.
I came into this class terrified of public speaking, but Lorie made this class a super low stress environment where I felt safe even if I messed up. Show that you care and participate in class, and she will take care of you. Lots of time to work on speeches as well! Definitely would take her class again and would recommend anyone do the same.
Way too hard for a speech class. Other professors are much easier for this same class.
Very strict and uncomfortable environment to give speeches in. Wants you to speak like a fake robot and will take points for not doing so.
She gives great feedback on speeches and makes you feel very prepared. I hate giving speeches, but I learned more than I thought was possible and felt super comfortable for every speech. She grades fairly and pretty easy. You give 3 speeches and 2 impromptu ones, but she'll help you while you're giving these and makes them not scary. Take her!!!
This class was not enjoyable at all. Attendance is mandatory and you are treated like a child.
give five speeches, do homework, go to every class period, take two exams and write a reflection paper. Fairly easy class with a lot of points but i felt like there was always something due and the class was so boring
rude and unhelpful
Required a textbook but hardly used it. Came off condescending when you asked questions. Took awhile to respond and wasn't helpful. Exams were easy but got marked down multiple points is your answer was missing one thing she was looking for. Assignments and projects were lengthy and hard. Not the worst professor but avoid taking her if you can.
Very nice lady. Work load is manageable. I would have enjoyed this class more if it was a 93 for an A instead of a 95.
The workload is manageable, but the professor can come across as condescending at times. For study prep, Unstuck AI and the textbook were helpful resources.
This professor spends a lot of time talking about her personal life instead of lecturing about the ciriculum. Her lectures will not prepare you for the coursework, plan on reading the textbook and referencing it.
Very good at what she does. Pretty old school.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
95%
Textbook Required
62%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.96 avg changeRatings by Course
201
5.0
(1)COM191
5.0
(1)COMM101
5.0
(2)COM299
5.0
(1)COM220
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
2
4.0
COM299
4.0
COM410
3.3
COM210
3.3
COM220
3.0