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eng-105 - 3.0 rating“Very caring teacher, always gives a feedback, helps out if you ask for help”
eng-105 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
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Very caring teacher, always gives a feedback, helps out if you ask for help. I like the way he runs the class, so definitely recommended
The course material is relatively easy. However, I did not like his teaching style-- he literally just reads word for word off of a Powerpoint but then uploads the Powerpoint online, so going to class is basically a waste of time. However, he does not show grace for absences, even if you are sick. Also doesn't tell you what you did wrong on essays.
I always like this professor because he's laid back and while participation is earned by coming to class, the PowerPoints are posted online which makes coming to class an optional for whatever grade you want. Like I said he's laid back and I come from hard graders in english and I thought his grading was loose and easy to please.
He was ok. This class wasn't at all memorable which isn't necessarily a good or a bad thing. The papers are super easy, but the lectures are long and boring. He has a clear grading criterion and makes sure that there is no excuse for doing poorly on an essay. If you want an entertaining and fun class, then this is not for you. It is an easy A
big participation assignments for no reason. wont let you leave early
Mario is a really great teacher, and it is very easy to do well in his class. Only downside is participation is mandatory, and he will not let class out early, even on a work day.
Professor Kalo made the class interesting and gave good feedback on essays. He posts the lecture slides on the announcements and is very detailed about what is expected on each essay. He also does peer reviews in person, which sometimes I did not like since everyone has their own friend groups and I had a hard time finding a partner.
Participation is everyday. Boring lectures that drag on and papers are way over explained which complicates the expectations of the assignments. One of my most dreaded classes due to the daily lectures. He is a nice guy but is unenthusiastic and difficult to listen to for the full time. Course material moves slowly and becomes so boring
participation Is worth a lot ! its just based on being in class, or small individual in class easy assignments that you must physically turn in for participation. The papers for the most part were fairly easy he just over explains them a lot which makes it seem a lot harder than it actually is. There is extra credit at the end of the semester.
Makes it seem like your in highschool very boring too
Nice teacher and has great eyes!
Lectures are long, boring, and repetitive. Professor has dull tone of voice throughout his lectures.
Lectures are long, boring, and repetitive. He has a lot of busy work and even on work days he wont let you leave early. He gives good feed back on papers but will assign participation meant for groups do you individually when he cancels class. I wouldn't recommend his class if you get districted easy because his class is hard to stay awake in.
He's ok. I didn't attend many of his classes. He is very monotone, which makes the class boring. Participation matters, and so does attendance! He likes to call on people in the class, if no one volunteers he calls a random name. He is a nice teacher, but his teaching style is not for me. Overall he's not too bad.
Professor Kali is absolutely amazing! He gives amazing feedback and wants for his students to succeed in his class. Although the class work can be boring, he always lets us leave when it is all finished. I would recommend him!
We only had to write three essays for the semester and that was really our only homework. His class is mostly lectures but it's so easy. Although, I made the mistake of not showing up to class and attendance matters. Go to class, do your essay and you are chillen. Very easy I would take Mr. Kalo again if I could. I really recommend him.
This is my favorite professor. He gives amazing feedback and really cares about his students I would 100% recommend him
AWESOME PROFESSOR he made things easy like having the materials on a powerpoint and will go in depth in everything you need to know. showing up to class matters. he does participation assignments during class and have name cards that you sign every class.
All of his classes are lectures with an occasional peer review or workshop day. He reads exactly what is on the slides, but he posts them. He speaks really slow and is very repetitive. His essays are easy and he gives detailed outlines of how to do them. Overall, he's an ok professor, I wouldn't mind taking him again. PARTICIPATION MATTERS A LOT!
This professor was great and very helpful. He provided all lecture slides for students to look back on.
I had enjoyed Professor Kalo, there is 3 essays the whole semester and that is about it! Make sure to show up for class as participation points are taken every day. He posts the lecture sides which is nice to refer back to while completing your essays. If you ask, he will give great feedback on how to strengthen your essays.
He was a good proffesor was very informative.
Engaging lectures, gives us work that actually helps us be prepared for assignments and essays. Very friendly and caring, gives great feedback and is willing to help you as long as you put in effort.
Professor Kalo was a really good teacher but the classes are very lecture heavy and participation matters a lot. There was only three essays and he posted all the slides from lecture and there was step by step instruction on how to write the papers.
Professor Kalo explained everything well and always gave time in class to work on the assignments. I would recommend taking his class for English-105.
Professor Mario Kalo was a great teacher. He encouraged students to think critically and ask questions, which helped everyone to develop a deeper understanding of subject matter.
Professor Kalo is a great professor who is kind and explains each assignment we have in great depth.
Professor Kalo explained what each essay needed thoroughly. He also gave us time in class to complete different parts of our essay before having to write it. He posts the slides so we can refer back to it later. He also gave a lot of examples of what our essay paragraphs needed to look like which was also useful.
Pretty easy assignments you only have to do one essay the whole semester which is your final, as long as you show up to class and participate you will definitely pass this class!!
This professor was great, I would definitely recommend him to anyone taking ENG-106. He's good at giving feedback when you go up and ask him during "workshop" days, which are optional but I highly recommend going. His lectures are good and they are fun when he plays short clips from the show "The Office". I enjoyed him and this class.
He's a great teacher and really understanding!
Overall this was one of the classes I would look forward to. It is super easy to get a good grade as long as you do your assignments when they are given to you.
Great professor overall! He gives good feedback and is always willing to help if you take the initiative to ask. Very respectable and treats all students fairly and equally. Can have heavy lecture material and difficult instructions sometimes, but there are great examples within the presentations that are very useful to writing the essays.
Professor Kalo was a great teacher and outlined the assignments very clearly. There was no confusion, and he was always there to help if needed!
He is a really great professor!!!
Makes class requirements clear and shows what objectives he wants the class to meet on papers.
Class was pretty easy but lectures were repetitive.
Professor Mario Kalo was a great professor and he was available when we needed help. I loved how he did slides each week and then we can go back to the announcements and see the slides that he went over that week. He is a great professor for the people who need to learn how to start writing a paper and do not really know how to start one.
He lectures heavy but is so helpful with all of the essays! Would take him again!
Dr. Kalo is very good at being specific about what is expected for the essays, and if there is something that is not clear in the instructions he is very good about clarifying any questions. I never felt like I did not understand the material or the criteria I needed to meet for assignments.
Overall easy class if you pay attention and show up. Professor was nice and easy to listen to. The lectures were long but after it was usually participation DQ's or classwork. Not a lot of homework and if you have questions the professor can surely help.
Mario Kalo was an amazing teacher and would help me on all of my papers. He gave great feedback and I would definitely take his class again.
Great class but very essay-heavy. Professor Kalo is great and always willing to give help and answer questions. Lectures were good but felt repetitive and long. Overall good experience in this class.
Mario's class Overall was a great experience he is very friendly and very easy to talk to his lectures do get boring at times, but the work is never too hard and he's always helpful when you need it.
Professor kalo is easy going, funny, and is over all a pretty easy grader if you follow the layout he so helpfully provies.
Professor Kalo did a great job while teaching my eng-105 class, long lectures but valid content.
Good professor, I would love to have him in my future classes.
Attendance is mandatory and a big part of your grade since everything else is based on only the three essays you submit. Overall his class is smooth sailing if you show up and do the participation. If you are not a watch-and-listen learner though, I would not recommend the class to you as it is VERY lecture-heavy.
Lectures are boring, he reads directly from a powerpoint that he posts so there is really no reason to be in class but he will dock you a lot of points for missing. He will not let you out of class early under any circumstances so you end up sitting around doing nothing a lot. That being said the papers are easy and he is easy enough with grading.
Its not a hard class if you show up. Since its based on only three papers, attendance matters. Lectures are very informative, and explain everything really well. You cant leave early but usually the lecture ends 10-15 min before class is done. He is very nice and gives really good help. The discussions are good and engaging.
Professor Kalo is a very passionate professor that is very knowledgable. Very hard to fail his class as long as you attend every class.
This was not a hard class because there was never any homework, but he was a hard grader for papers. This is a very lecture heavy class, so it would be boring most of the time. But, overall the class was ok.
Cool professor, just really strict on participation and you won't be able to leave in 5 minutes early if you finished your work or you'll get mad points taken off for that day. essays were cool though and not to hard
he is very kind and easygoing.
You can tell that this teacher cares for his students and is a very respectable guy. his course is fairly easy as l long as you go to class and pay attention.
no homework, just papers. Very lecture heavy, tough grader
He is not a super hard grader, and he is very helpful especially with the essays. His lectures do drag on though.
He was a very understanding teacher and overall cared about his students and their learning.
Professor Kalo is great. You will need to show up to class to get participation points. He provides detailed outlines to follow when writing the essays, and he lets you make up essays and earn extra credit near the end of the semester. He also has beautiful eyes.
I think he is really good. Just show up to class and you will do fine.
provides slides to review when creating essay.
Professor Kalo is a really dope dude, he cares about the work and about his students well. Gives solid lectures and overall just very impressed.
This professor talks a lot throughout the whole class and participation is taken very seriously even if you are 15 minutes late.
Good professor, Long lectures.
This professor was amazing, very understanding and chill. Participation matters! And you have no test in this class just papers!
Professor Kalo is a good professor but there is a lot of lecture material in this class. I believe that the group assignments and problems in this class help make the class entertaining.
He is a pretty easy grader, and most classes ended early. Participation is mandatory, and he won't let you leave until class is finished. His lectures were short, and most of the class was spent doing group work or working on assignments. He is a super nice professor and really tries to get the students to engage in the class.
Mr. Karlo is very understanding and clear about his expectations and his work criteria is very easy and also understandable.
Prof. Kalo was an awesome eng. professor. He is truly caring and makes sure you have all the materials needed to be successful. Participation is require so SHOW UP EVERY CLASS or your grade will start to reflect that (-5 pts each day). definitely recommend him as your UNV-100 prof.
Good teacher and good class. Great class structure would recommend.
Mario was great and did a good job at educating students whilst keeping us entertained with group assignments and easy to read lecture slides. He provides solid feedback and is available at outside of class hours. Make sure to be in class so you don't miss any information, he does post his slides so you can stay caught up or to review them.
Prof. Kalo is very knowledgeable when it comes to English. He wants all of his students to succeed and will give you lots of feedback if you just ask. His lectures can be long from time to time, but he gives you plenty of time to do parts of the essays in class so it is less to do before the due dates. If you are taking English 106 take his class!
This professor was amazing! His lectures were engaging and easy to understand, he answered questions clearly and with detail. He was also accessible outside of class, his office hours were flexible and he was always willing to help. Mr. Kalo was an enjoyable professor, highly recommend!!
Professor Kalo, known for his caring approach, emphasizes regular attendance for participation points. The course, while not overly challenging, benefits engaged students with clear essay outlines. Opportunities for making up essays and earning extra credit enhance the supportive learning environment he fosters.
Professor Kalo was a good teacher and was very knowledgeable, however his class is super lecture heavy and could do with being more engaging.
Good class, a bit repetitive at times, but overall easy to understand and pass.
Professor Kalo is a very kind and compassionate professor. He genuinely wants to help his students succeed. His class was very lecture heavy, and some lectures felt very repetitive and things were over explained most of the time. Other than that Professor Kalo was a great English professor and I would recommend taking his class.
I think he was a fairly harsh grader but overall really chill and nice. He offered a lot of extra credit and gave responses quickly and efficiently.
Professor Kahlo was a good professor but it was hard to understand the feedback after turning in assignments. I would recommend asking questions that you have. It was confusing to understand what he said he was going to grade you on vs. what he actually graded you on. Make sure you do have friends in the class that will help you with what went on.
Great professor and good class. The lectures create a strong understanding of everything APA. Lectures are long but I would take him again.
Professor Kalo was an awesome teacher! His lectures were very informative, and I always knew what requirements were expected for assignments. Additionally, I really appreciated how he provided example paragraphs for assignments as this helped me write better. He really cares about his students and helping them succeed. I definitely recommend!
Professor Kalo was a geat professor and really cares about his students! The class is very lecture heavy and I felt like a lot of them were repetitive and over explained. Participation matters a lot in this class so make sure you show up.
Professor Mario Kalo was an amazing and very professional professor; he made sure his students understood what was being taught. He explains his lectures well, and I have never had a problem misunderstanding them.
Professor Kalo a great teacher and one I would definitely recommend. Though most classes consisted of lectures as he would go through slides that had to do with the assignment, it was helpful in understanding our over all task. He made our papers seem like less of a hassle and easier to complete.
Mr.Kalo (Mario) was my first Professor here at GCU and I really enjoy that class from an academic and personal view. His lectures are visually helpful and his feedback his efficient and effective. He's very crucial about his assessments, by that I mean his work is information heavy, but he'll help greatly, but overall would take his class again!
Mr Kalo always made himself accessible for his students. Would love to have him again.
He is very lowkey and approachable, don't be afraid to ask questions and ask for help when needed.
he was awesome and really cared about your grades!!!
Professor Kalo was an amazing intructor. His lectures were not too long, although they were very effective. I always knew what the requirements were for assignments. Lastly, I really appreciated how he provided example paragraphs for assignments so people know what a complete version was. He really cares about his students and helping them succeed.
Teaches most all of class and participation really does matter and it adds up at the end of the semester.
Professor Kalo was chill when it came to teaching his classes. He always gave valid feedback when grading his papers. He lectures heavily and most of the class time is just of him talking, but he wasn't a bad professor. Attendance and participation in his class do matter though. He posts the lecture slides, considering most teachers don't ever.
Professor Kalo was an outstanding instructor to have during my first semester at GCU. He consistently responds to messages in a timely manner and is a reliable source for great feedback.
Great professor
Mr. Kalo was a super nice guy and very easy to talk to. With only three main papers making up around 50% of your grade, each paper matters a lot. But the prompts for the papers are fairly easy and he gives you plenty of time to get each one done.
This class was alright. I didn't enjoy it and it wasn't entertaining, but it wasn't very hard. There are three papers for the semester and he lectures basically every class. I think he is a good option for English teachers, his slide shows are helpful. You don't need to take notes because he posts them to halo.
Professor Kalo was my favorite professor this semester. He cares so much about his students and always gives great feedback on assignments. His course is easy with only 3 big assignments. I would highly recommend him and would take one of his courses again!
He did a really good job giving us feedback on the papers that we had to write. He did a good job explaining what was required for each paper. The lecture slides were very helpful. When you had a question he was able to answer them. Also provided help if you needed help.
he cares about you and your grade and is willing to help you out when you need it
Professor Kalo is overall a great teacher. Participation will matter in this class. Expect to have lectures every class meeting. He will take time to help students with any concern.
He did a great job overall. Really great feedback he gave us. He cares about our grades and if we have any questions he is willing to help. Easy class and would take it again!
Great job overall. He cares about our grade and if we have any questions he is willing to help. Easy class and would take it again! Great feedback as well.
This class was pretty good for being an English writing class. You can do well on the papers by paying attention during the lecture and using the slides while writing.
Overall Professor Kalo was a calm teacher and was very easy to talk to. He did care a lot about students attending class and staying there for about the full time or whenever he dismissed the class. He was very PowerPoint lecturer-heavy so be ready to look at many powerpoint slides that lowkey say the same thing over and over.
Professor Kalo is a chill and melo proffesor. If you show up for the lectures and participate in class you'll easily get an A in class. One of the coolest professors at GCU by far.
Good professor utilized slide shows a lot to teach the material not much note taking just sitting and listening.
Mr.Kalo was a great professor and leaned more on helping us become better writers. He gave us great tips on improving our writing skills. I appreciate him for teaching me new ways on how to write a good introduction for any future essays.
Awesome, actually cares for his students and their success in college. Really get the knowledge across well to were I actually understand it.
Professor Kalo has been great in regards to explaining material. If you showed up to the classes, you would find that he explained every part of the paper very clearly and professionally, which leaves for little to no errors on your paper.
He is very helpful if you ask for feedback.
Super nice guy and you could come to him with any concern. Lectures however were very long and drawn out and seemed mundane most of the times.
If you follow his lecture slides and the instructions for the papers you will be fine. There was at least 3 extra credit opportunities as well if you need it. He is happy to answer your questions and cares about his students, so do not be afraid to approach him about anything.
Mr. Kalo was very supportive of students and wants the best for them. He gives clear instructions and a lot of assistance in the papers. I would recommend him for a good grade in English!
Easy teacher as long as you follow the criteria for the essays.
Very good, easy to follow teaching style and very straight forward guidelines for assignments.
Mr. Kalo has a very lecture-heavy class, nevertheless, he is very helpful with the material that you don't understand. Overall, very good professor.
Professor Kalo is very understanding and he works with all his students if they need help, or if you have an overdue assignment he will work with you so you will be able to get credit for the assignment.
This class is very lecture-heavy. Unfortunately, you do lose participation points if you don't attend. No exams just a total of three papers. This professor is a very tough grader on your papers but he walks you through every step of the essay so he expects good content. Overall, it was a very easy class and he was a decent professor.
Professor Kalo was very understanding when it came to participation. I had missed a day or two of classes because of my grandpa's funeral and he was very kind and understanding. Although the lectures are long, he doesn't make us do many assignments and usually lets us out of class early. I definitely enjoyed how passionate he was about his class.
I appreciate his teaching method since he would explain things in class, post lectures, and assist us if we needed help with an assignment. He is really helpful in providing samples of how to finish APA citations with instances, as well as the overall body structure of paragraphs.
I really enjoyed this professor. His lectures are a little boring but overall I enjoyed him and learned a lot. He makes it very clear what he is looking for in your papers and what you can do to improve. He also gives you so many opportunities to work on your essays in class.
As long as you do the peer reviews and show up for class you will be successful and have a good grade.
Professor Kalo is a very nice teacher who understands his students needs and is great at giving feedback on hard assignments some students have. Professor Kalo is very easy going once you get to know him and I highly recommend him as an English professor.
Professor Kalo is a great professor who actually takes the time to help you understand whatever problem you're facing.
I would definitely recommend Mr. Kalo. He was fabulous this semester!
I really enjoyed this professor, his teaching method was very easy to understand and helped me become a better writer. He throughly explained everything we were learning and would give good feedback.
Professor Kalo was amazing! He's very understanding and makes his lectures fun and engaging. I was scared about writing my first few college papers but he's good at telling you what you can improve upon. And he's easy to talk to. So don't hesitate on reaching out! he also answers halo messages pretty quickly which is good for last minute questions.
Mr. Kalo was a good english teacher and he clearly describes what is expected in essays.
This professor is probably one of the best instructors I have ever had. Mario is a very good professor, his lectures are very easy to understand and are very helpful when it comes to writing the assignments. He truly cares for his students!
Professor Kalo was amazing and has great humor. He loves to show us clips of the office related to our assignments. He gives us days to work on assignments and gives great feedback. He is a tough grader and has many essay regulations
Classes were boring but, assignments were easy and explained well through lecture/slides.
Mr.Kalo is a great proffesor he really cares about his students and is always will to help you if you ask for it. Just show up to class and pay attention and you will get an A in the class. He is one the best teachers I have had so far at GCU.
I loved this class, Kalo is a hard grader and does not give very specific feedback but overall, he is a great teacher. He genuinely wants his students to learn and grow, and if approached about a paper, he will help you through it. Would definitely recommend his class!
Amazing professor! He was very helpful when questions were brought up. He made class fun with jokes and never had a dull moment. He worked with you when you asked if there were things you could do to help fix your grade. I did not turn in an essay and he worked out a what to help me out. As long as you turn in your assignments you should pass.
for not knowing anything about the professor or the class it was okay, but after taking it I would say choose someone else. Very strict on attendance and very long boring lectures.
He was great at explaining how to write the essays and he was not a very hard grader. Also he was a little flexible if you communicated with him, overall a pretty pleasant teacher.
This dude is awesome
He's super chill. This class isn't too hard, he explains assignments well. I recommend!
This professor was very good at explaining everything we had to do, and it was all super clear. I really enjoyed this class overall and would recommend this professor to anyone!
Good professor must attend class to succeed
Prof. Kalo was welcoming from the beginning and always made it known that if any student needed help or had questions, he would always be there to help in any way he could. Very understanding. Overall, a great professor, definitely recommend.
Prof. Kalo gave a lot of really good feedback on first drafts that made my final drafts better. His class was an easy A and he was super chill. If you have his class, don't drop it. It's an easy GPA booster.
Kalo is amazing and outlining exactly what is expected of you, and grades your papers fairly. If you submit quality work that follow his expectations, you will get a good grade. Only complaint is that he finished lectures within 45 minutes but would require students to stay in class nearly the full period to work on homework.
The professor is helpful and makes class engaging, but the lectures can be dry. Attendance is mandatory, but the assignments are straightforward if you use resources like unstuck study for study prep.
Mr. Kalo was a great teacher and makes English class fun. His classes are fun and engaging. There are a few papers but they aren't terribly difficult. Overall, he is a wonderful professor and I would absolutely take his class again.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
98%
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Your expected effort level
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UNV-100
4.8
(25)eng-105
4.5
(56)ENG-106
4.1
(63)Difficulty by Course
ENG-106
2.5
eng-105
2.1
UNV-100
1.9