Exellent prof. I love the way she explains the material.quite funny @ times.

my favorite

Without question my favourite prof into this unfortunately extended academic year. Makes lecture really enjoyable by breaking material down so that it is easy to understand. Does not ask trick questions on the exam, tests you on main concepts. Unlike the Quinlan exam yesterday. Reminds me of a female Conan O'Brien. Self-deprecating humour. ^_^

by far the BEST PROF! she is so clear on her explanations that it's not hard to follow. very friendly and funny. she is open to any questions and concerns, she never thinks any question is stupid and is soooo helpful. her exams are straight forward of what she teaches and what is in the book, i love her!

A goo prof. funny. straightforward tests. clicker questions and flexible grading strategies. however,always tooooooooooo busy and too late and also to post the marks or to answer the emails

shes really good. she made me like genetics

she's a good professor. not the easiest one though. she's one of those people who look 20 from a mile away and look 50 when a foot away... its a fact that people agree upon. but that's not important of course :). i'd give her 7 out of 10

One of the GREATEST profs I've ever had!! She's amazing in her explanations, and makes class a lot of fun! She goes out of her way to help students, and made genetics a great class! Take her class if you want to learn and have fun doing it! She's hilarious!

she is the best.makes ur life a lot easier. i love her.

Very good professor. The lectures were interesting and the evaluation was fair.

besttt proff.very clear about everythng.. funny @ times:D

Clear explanations and a nice person. Her tests are pretty easy if you study and she does a great job in relating class material to test material. Textbook is a MUST!

She reminds me of a female version of Conan O'Brien.

She's a fair and good prof. She makes stuff simple for you to understand. Her interest is to let you learn, I am sure

She's really funny and very nice.

Great teacher, great tester, and just fun to be around.

Really engaging and interested in what she does. Very helpful and friendly. A little scatterbrained at times, but overall an excellent teacher.

Meh, kind of boring but pretty easy. Tries to be funny when shes not. But thanks for the attempt lol

She is the Best!!! Extremely Helpful and tests are fair.

Very funny!

Dr. Kelly is an amazing teacher- she knows her stuff, teaches very clearly, is funny, and knows how to keep her students' attention. It's very obvious from the way she teaches that she's taken teaching courses. My only problem with Kelly was how repetitious she was, but on the plus side I barely had to study for her easy exams!

Best prof for genetics, very approachable and funny. Labs were easy and her midterms and final exam are almost the same questions. Take her course if you want an easy A!

If you go to class, you will do fine on her exams. Just pay attention and and A should come your way.

She is crazy, but cool. Her tests and exam is pretty easy. Very helpful if you have previous tests because the questions tend to be the same/very similar...with some questions having only numbers changed...She's really loud though...just saying. Anyways, take the course, you'll get a good mark even without much effort.

She's a great prof. She makes the lectures interesting because of her sense of humor and she explains concepts really well. It seems like she really cars about student understanding cause she takes up hard questions from quizzes and moodle questions. Study hard, make sure you understand the concepts and you'll do well. Dr.Kelly, you're awesome!

its her humor which makes me like her. shes a very nice prof who cares abt her students. she explains concepts over nd over as she wants everyone to understand whts going on rather thn just rushing it. tests r really easy nd if u do the practice questions or listen to her its an easy a. awesome prof

She was nice and kind. I like her. However. Sometimes, she went so fast and some of her LOs were somehow hard to understand. Advice: keep up with LOs, don't fall behind!

Is keen on making sure that students understand the concepts taught in the course. Her personality is very straight forward, which may be intimidating, but she's also very funny! :) However sometimes IN CLASS she goes through course material really fast, so PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS!

I love her sarcastic dry humour, it always makes lectures a lot more interesting, and because of that, I actually looked forward to going to class. Midterms and exam are straight forward if you come to class and read the textbook.

she was very funny and if u study each time, u would be fine

one of my fave profs: made class interesting (even the dry material). gave good examples, encouraged discussion, and provided great visual aids. just attending lectures (barely touched the textbooks) i got an A

Read the book, then show up to class. Only jot down the stuff that's not on the overhead screen, otherwise you might miss some of the EXTREMELY IMPORTANT DETAILS that she mentions besides the powerpoint. In the beginning, she posted them b4 the lec, then after. But they were always there. Book's nice, but limited and not tested on.

Fantastic Teacher. Best Teacher Ever Had. Everything U Want In A Teacher: Funny, Smart, Beautiful (Lol).

AMAZING! CLEAR! HELPFULL

Really, really interesting lectures. Knows her stuff. First class where I actually choose to sit at front!

Great prof! Makes lectures interesting and enjoyable. Test questions were often too ambiguous and poorly written. So much so, that on MULTIPLE occasions she discounted test questions or rewarded marks for multiple answers. Also her tests are based mostly off the slides and lecture- so for all those that rely on the the textbook keep this is mind.

i love her. i think she's an amazing lecturer. she delivers her work well and makes it interesting. however, dont be fooled by her smiles, laughter and stories of sleeping through her undergraduate year. imagine the shock on my face after the grades for the 2nd midterm came out. you have to keep up with reading assignments or you will be left behin

Great teacher; my favorite of all the first year courses. She is a bit challenging, but if you do as she says you will do fine. It also pays to record classes. If it means anything, I got a B+ in Dr. Clark's BIOL 1000, but I got an A+ in Dr. Kelly's BIOL 1001.

Make sure to go to all the lectures, cuz she explains concepts that are not in the textbook. you HAVE to take notes. Her tests are 60% from the text and 40% from the lectures. She is really clear and funny. Overall an interesting course with enjoyable lectures.

So funny. Really interesting lectures even though its on boring material. I found the tests to be fair, not as easy as i expected but i still got 90s on them. Dont waste your time w/ the textbook just take notes during lectures and study them. Easy A/A+.

She is really funny and her lectures were interesting. She is a really good prof in explaining concepts and everything. BUT HER TESTS WERE SO TRICKY AND ANNOYING. I am really good at bio but i always managed to score low on her tests even though i studied so much. So be good at trick questions to get an A +

I completely loved her! Very good prof!! She understands concepts in a very casual yet informative way. She likes to add humour to the topics she teaches, which makes the material even more interesting. She's one of the best profs I've ever had. If you study (record her lectures) you'll do well! She's fair and understanding! Best proff!! :D

One of my favourite professors at York! She is a great lecturer and manages to kkeep even the most boring topics in Biology intersting. She is funny and easy to understand and her tests weren't too hard. Easy A/A+!

Great professor! Very enthusiastic about her subject. Opposite of boring, cracks jokes to make sure you're awake at 8:30 in the morning. Uses clicker questions to know your understanding. Very available if you need clarification. Would take another course with her. Tests can be tricky, do practice questions posted and read the textbook!

Brilliant professor! Easy A/A+ if you study regularly.

Dr. Kelly is an excellent prof! BIOL 1001 has some very boring concepts but she managed to make it interesting. She is extremely organized and very clear. She makes online quizzes based on the readings every week to make sure you're caught up! Just make sure you attend class and take notes!

Very interesting to listen to! However her tests are not as straightforward as they seem. Easy to make lecture notes on! She's super clear in class. She has a bit of a temper though.

funny prof & tries to keep things lively. she's really passionate about what she teaches and has good control of the class. take good notes in lecture, they'll help a lot.

Dr.Kelly was great! Her lectures were always interesting and she did a great of explaining the material. Her exam questions were fair if you studied and took good notes. Overall, great prof, I highly highly (not a typo, thats how awesome she was) recommend her!

GREAT PROF!! She knows how to keep kids attentive and you won't fall asleep in lecture. Got an A and only attended lecture, if you do textbook notes too, you might get that A+. Great prof, favourite prof at York so far. She really cares about her students, takes times to answer questions, and she is very encouraging. Have no complaints.

Amazing. Amazing. Amazing teacher! Would definetley recommend her. Just don't get on her bad side... she can be kind of rude (although she thinks she just being funny).

She's a handful. Very interesting woman. Very knowledgeable about biology and ecology in specifics, is very enthusiastic and engaging. Her tests are very hard... Make sure you go to class!

Amazing professor. Very clear material, fair exams, always ready to help and passionate about biology. I managed to get an A+ in her class.

Enjoyed having her. What I would suggest is record her lectures, and study everything she says. That's what I did and got an A. Very helpful, but as mentioned might be rude if you don't follow her rules which she'll disrupt the whole class over. Besides that, great prof!

She is AMAZING. My Favorite 1st year prof by FAR. Her Lectures are entertaining and she is soo funny, her tests are easy too if you study. She can be rude at times though. Take her, you won't regret it!

Dr. Kelly is an amazing proff, very interested in what she was teaching, very clear lectures and her jokes made the class way more fun. Her multiple choice tests were long, but if you take specific notes, read the textbook and attend the labs achieving an A is attainable. She was one of my favourite proffs at York hands down

Dr. Kelly is an interesting prof and she was great for biol1001. I had her for genetics however and she didn't live up to my expectations. All of her explanations confused me. It is important to go to all lectures and take detailed notes!

She is hands down one of the best profs at york. cares deeply about her students, and very,very helpful. Showing up is a must though.

Dr. Kelly is nice and funny but I didn't like the way she taught genetics. I had her for BIOL1001 and I thought she was amazing so I took her course again. She didn't explain it well as it was her first time teaching it. But her tests are fair.

Great Prof! Dr. Kelly honestly cared about her students doing well and it showed!

For those who are complaining: how well you do in a course has little to do with the prof (40%) the rest is the student. Follow instructions, study off of LOs and you are guaranteed an A. It you get distracted at her jokes then the problem is with your attention span; she used jokes & real life examples to make things more relatable.

I was honestly ready to give up on university and drop out and i was so hopeless and depressed but i went to see dr. kelly and told her whats going on. She made me feel a lot better, helped me, and gave me hope. She's the most amazing professor who cares a lot. No she's not easy because she likes to challenge you! I absolutely love her.

Loved her teaching style. Although her tests were not no-brainers, at least you got the material and gained an ample amount of understanding of the course material. Wish I took her for genetics :(

1001 is clearly trickier than 1000, but this prof makes the content easier to get. Her lectures are a must to attend; she covers content that the book does vaguely. Her clicker questions tend to end up on tests and exams, so do them; they're good study materials! The LOs are incredibly useful study aids. She's a great prof, but effort is mandatory!

I got amazing marks in this class, Dr.Kelly is clear, helpful and can be overly energetic/loud at times pushing you to participate. Studied straight off her lecture and got A+'s on all tests, listen to what she says in class & it doesn't get any easier than that. Very interesting course and taught very well too, defs recommend!

Dr. Kelly made my first year memorable. Her explanations are crystal clear, and you KNOW what to expect for the midterms and exam - when she emphasizes the importance of the learning objectives, DO THEM! The midterms and exams are based directly off of the LO`s. Very approachable, sweet, and hilarious prof - I looked forward to her lectures !

A very good teacher! Her lectures were very informative and easy to follow with those clicker questions. You would always learn the big picture and main ideas. Some questions on midterms/exams were tricky but overall very fair.

Dr.Kelly is very clear about what you have to know to do well. FOLLOW the LOs and you can get an A or higher.You will learn a lot from this course.Highly recommended!You may actually enjoy going to class as I did!

Dr. Kelly was a good prof overall. Her lectures were clear, concise, and informative. However, the midterms/exam was quite tricky for a couple of questions. If you study and work hard, an A/A+ is attainable.

Overall loved this course. Learned a lot of interesting stuff. It is nice to get away from cellular bio. She is a great lecturer, I am always focused, she explains everything clearly and is even funny at times! He exams are fair and will be easy if you study LOs and study pretty well. She's a great prof, you won't regret it.

Amazing prof! She engages the class in a way that no other prof does, her clickers are group discussions but some are individual. She makes you think, she made me realize that biology is all around me! She's funny most of the time and really, sincerely tries to help you. I looked forward to attending her classes. Would love to have her again!

The textbook can be found online- it is mostly used for tutorials and quizzes. The midterms were very fair, however I remember the exam being brutal. Everyone walked out questioning some things, I believe she made the level for the exam much harder. However most of the class ended up with good marks. She is a VERY good professor, knows her stuff.

Funny and interesting prof, gives great lectures. She'll call out people that are talking/disrupting the class. Quizzes are straight from text but you can look them up as you go if you're quick enough. In my opinion, she's one of the best Bio profs.

Brilliant lectures, awesome personality, very inspirational. If you think you are passionate about Biology, wait until you have had a course with her. She is fair and lets you know what you have to do to succeed, as long as you listen. Attendance and note taking are key! but reading ahead helps a lot also. LOVE THIS WOMAN. She is amazing.

Dr. Kelly is an amazing prof. ... She is very approachable, her lectures are very entertaining ... She gives a lot of clicker questions throughout the course that really helps during studying.... Her midterms are kind of tricky but if u will do the readings and review all of the clicker question and study the slides ... You will get an easy A.

Absolutely loved her. Amazing, interesting lectures, made my MWF mornings. Honestly best prof of my first year, even though test question are sometimes not super straightforward.

Such an interesting course, honestly one of my favourite classes taken here. She is an exceptional professor; passionate, funny and easy to talk and listen to This class made my MWF 8:30 mornings and I was happy to attend. She is beyond awesome, and set up this course great. You will have lot's of clicker questions. Tests are based on lecture

Hands down the best prof at york. Lectures are interesting and shes funny

Tamara Kelly is by far one of the best Biology-department professors at York. She has a delightful attitude and presentation of course materials, and is incredibly interested in making others get hooked to the course materials. Tests are tricky if you're underprepared, so do read the book pages prevalent to the materials. Overall good prof!

I really love the new teaching style. Dr Kelly is a rare type of professor who tries to make sure that ALL her students learn the material and in a way that will allow them to make connections between different faculties of study. Knowing what to study was unclear a first but her tests are very fair and based solely off of the LO's she provides.

Best professor I've ever had in all of university. Never seen a prof go so above & beyond for her students. Once I sent a question over Learning Catalytics in class, and late that evening she emailed me a full response to my question. And she answers questions in the FB PASS group too! Her lectures are hilarious and interesting too. Loved her!

Great person, upbeat + fun! Email rspn is detailed and fast + kind + helpful ! Tests tough, hard to get A, even if you know everything + study hard; difficult to predict expectations for tests. 90 comments strong reflection on impact she makes on students ! didn't get the my highest mark, but appreciated her help at the end, upped mark 4 me.

She was very helpful when approached but her tests always seemed hard and tricky considering the amount of time given.

She is the best prof i have had so far! she WANTS to help so it's always a good idea to go to her office hours. Her approach to teaching is enthusiastic, she cracks jokes here and there! Her tests and exams were very fair! BEST BIOLOGY PROF EVER! I would love to take another class with her

Her radical new teaching method is confusing at first, but once you get the hang of it, there is no better way. I learned a lot, plus she is not too strict with marking. Exam questions are often riddled with traps, semantic or logical; so you need to be careful. Yet, she wasn't too generous with giving us time to solve them. Still, best Prof ever.

The questions on her tests were a bit tricky but her lectures were good and I learned a lot in that class!! Plus she is very helpful when approached and wants her students to do well and understand :)

As soon as you get the hang of her method to study you will be learning for life never for get what you learn. Amazing lecturer anyone looks to have fun while learning and have a life time experience let them take her class. So easy to talk to and getts out of her way to help students I wish if all the profs are like her.

Hands down my favorite professor at York. She's so sweet, and caring. She wants you to do well, and she is the only prof that would add extra group study sessions going over questions to make sure you do well. The way she teaches, is not about memorizing small details, it's about understanding and applying it. She has gave me a love for genetics.

Best prof I've had for biology. She's so funny and catches your attention, never felt sleepy/bored. Also extremely helpful. She goes on the fb page to comment and clarify questions. Pay attention&participate, you'll end up understanding more through her than the textbook. Only used txtbook to clarify some things. Prepares you for exams/midterms

Hands down best prof I ever had, funny as hell, she makes boring stuff interesting. very helpful, provides lots of practice throughout the course and review quizzes before tests. her tests are very fair, if you read the textbook and take good notes in lecture there's no reason not to get A+. overall very good prof.

Amazing prof. She explains concepts well using analogies and real life examples, she makes the content interesting, and wants you to be able to understand main ideas and to apply them instead of memorizing small details. She gives lots of practice through clicker questions and past quizzes and answers questions after class and on fb.

Hands down , the best prof in north america. I really enjoyed attending to her classes. She is such a hard working person and tried every possible way to help us to do great in this course. Her jokes are hilarious too.

She's really clear and concise, great professor. Take her if you can.

Amazing professor.

she was a really amazing prof. she was really engaging and help students alot. her lectures was so good and i learned alot from her.

She's one of the best professors I've ever had. Very knowledgeable, friendly, helpful to students, has a sense of humour and knows how to capture your attention. Demanding but make sure students know the materials very well. Read the textbook, make sure to attend all the lectures, understand the clicker questions and you will get amazing grades.

BEST THING she EMAILS everyone for what we learned week by week, WHAT??? Uploads "Learning Outcomes" what you will be tested on & what you should know EXHAUSTIVELY outlines them so you wont miss a thing, but you have to put in the work! She is an excellent professor, just not matched with me, very progressive!!! CON: class participations/group work

Terrific lecturer that keeps everyone engaged in class. I have high standards in bio but her midterms had a lot of weird questions! I never struggled on those multiple choice q's this much before. The final and all her short answer q's were difficult for me. I am still not sure how I could have done better... Overall: great prof, but tough exams.

She's amazing. She makes evolution interesting. Attend her classes and you will be fine. DONT SKIP her classes. She does these clicker questions and most of them are from past years. Also, take part in the moodle forum posts when tests and exams are around. You see similar, same questions on your exam and test.

One of the best profs I've had. Her lectures are very clear and interesting. She also has a good sense of humor. She was great at explaining the distinction between creationism and evolution and overall made it easy to understand the concepts. If you take detailed notes and pay attention in class, you will find that her tests are very fair.

Amazing professor! Really cares if you learn and understand the material!

Prof Kelly is one of the BEST BIO PROFS out there! Not only is she incredibly understanding about how hard university is, she gives you ample amount of chances to improve your mark. This course does require hard work, but you end up learning so much during the process. Her teaching style is focused on making sure the class understands the concepts!

Prof Kelly's beautiful. She makes things just hard enough to keep you interested but doesn't make it exhausting. She keeps everyone interested with her sass (greatly appreciated), enthusiasm for biology, and organism of the day. Very progressive. Really cares and will help with things not even regarding the course if she can.

Wonderful person: cares about your learning (hates memorization - wants students to really understand). Lots of clicker questions rather than a full class of her just lecturing. I didn't like it at first but it really helped me understand material better. Stay on top of readings, come to lecture, make good use of her moodle, FOLLOW YOUR LOs Gold!

One of the best professors in all of YorkU. She definitely makes you WORK, and her teaching style takes a bit of getting used to, but boy is it all worth it in the end. If you do everything she says you should do, there is no way you won't succeed. If you ever have the option of choosing her for a course -- choose her!

One of my favourite professors this semester. i've never seen so much commitment to my learning from any of my professors! She offers so much of her time teaching students beyond the class room its incredible. She even uses skype if you cant make it so theres no excuse for not understanding anything. Take any course with her, highly recommended.

Best. Professor. Ever. Ever ever ever ever ever.

Amazing lecturer! I've never had a prof who is so committed to getting her students involved and really understanding the material! SHE POSTS FORUMS WITH SIMILAR TEST QUESTIONS AND PRE-TEST MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZZES,plus she outlines all learning outcomes for both midterms and exams so you're guaranteed to never miss a single thing! Take her classes!

She's one of the best profs I've ever had. Her lectures are always interesting and she's really funny. She tries to make her lectures as entertaining as possible. She is really clear when she talks and you can tell she is really passionate about teaching biology. She provides a lot of resources to prepare you for tests too.

She's an amazing prof. her tests aren't super easy so you gotta work for that A. Her teaching style is great but personally I used the textbook. Her clicker questions are a good way to study also do all of the assigned work she gives you because I guarantee you that she'll put at-least 5-7 of those questions on the tests and exam.

She's very straightforward and keeps an upbeat atmosphere in the class. Biol 1001 is one of the easier biology courses and she delivers the concepts well. Do the assigned readings, pay attention to lectures and LO's and you should be ready for the midterms. Midterms are straight from LO's like she says!

One of the best profs at York. She goes over a lot of problems during class which is great because they're similar to midterm questions. Pay close attention to lectures and the clicker questions. Also she records lectures which was VERY helpful when studying for midterms and the final exam.

One of the best professors you can get. She really cares about her students and is super enthusiastic about the material she teaches (BIOL1001 is a pretty interesting course). She takes all of her test material from the learning outcomes, and from stuff that she emphasizes in class so an A+ is very manageable with her.

She is one of the amazing profs at york. Although the material in 1001 is not really interesting, but she tries her best and makes the material as fun as possible. Kelly is not as organized as Nivillac but she is the BEST prof for 1001. The tests are fair. Highly recommended.

honestly just do the LO's and come to class and you're set.

great prof clear lectures tests are fair, no surprises but have to know how to apply info from class the course is much easier when you keep up to date on the readings she really tries to help the students

Dr. Kelly made it easy for students to keep up with course content as well as allowing opportunities for students to increase overall grade. On top of being graded on midterms/exam, we are also required to participate in class as well as tutorial quizzes. Her lectures are structured well, and she teaches course content clearly and effectively.

Professor Kelly was one of the best profs I had first year. BIOL 1001 was very enjoyable because you can tell she really loves teaching this course and she TRIES to help you do well.

Best prof available at York. Simple as that.

She actually bends over backwards for her students. One of the most caring professors I've seen. However, I really hated that she makes corrections right before tests and the particular teaching style of having to discuss things every class with the person beside you. Ehh, don't know if that's just me. LO's were not as helpful.

She gives LOs which make is clear on what we do and do not need to know for the tests. The course itself gets tricky after the 1st midterm because of the calculations, and you can likely only do well on her midterms if you practice A LOT. Her midterms and exam are also long so you need to make sure that youre quick enough and practice.

Amazing lecture. Participation really matters in this class (clicker questions) and being able to learn from your peers is very helpful. Very understanding and does best to help students succeed. Textbook is necessary for weekly online reading quizzes.

Dr. Kelly is hands-down the best prof I've had at York. She has the ability to make concepts crystal-clear. Some people may not like her scattered teaching style, but that's also because the material isn't all that chronological within a given lecture. However, from lecture to lecture, there is an order that builds up. She's i n c r e d i b l e.

Her teaching style is different from other profs but she is still a good prof and gets the information across. Do the learning outcomes and you should be good for this course.

BIOL 1001 was a really easy course. There were lots of online quizzes but they weren't too hard if you did the readings. Tamara's notes are very clear and easy to follow.

SHE IS AMAZING! one of the little profs at Yorku that actually care about student's success. She is very approachable and an amazing lecturer! She's very good at explaining concepts and A/A+ can for sure be obtained if you really work for it!!

She teaches differently than other profs, mostly pictures on her slides and more talking. A lot of online quizzes but she gets the material across and is clear on what is being tested. DO THE LOS!

Kelly is organized, approachable, explains well, and emphasizes a lot on participation marks, clicker questions, in-class activities, etc. Attendance is only mandatory for extra marks because she posts lectures. Her tests are pretty easy/fair if you do practice questions and she's clear on what you'll be tested on (learning outcomes).

Best prof ever. Just watch her lecture recordings instead of reading the book and you will do great, lots of chances to bring your mark up with the quizzes n clickers. hands down my favorite prof at york u

I just lovedddd her lectures, has an easy teaching style, you learn a lot and don't get bored, only class I got an A+, that's how much I enjoyed her lectures!

Great prof. Amazing lectures and easy midterms. Expects a lot of participation in lectures. Attended every class, never read a page from the textbook and got an A.

She is one of the best teachers I have ever had in my life. Dr Kelly will explain until you get it and don't be afraid to ask he questions. wish all my prof was like her.

She is definitely the most involved professor with students so far, gives you a lot of stuff to study and gives LOs to guide you to study. She is a good prof, only issue is her lectures are kinda all over the place and can be hard to type and listen to what she is saying. Does REEF questions for participation, good lectures.

This was my first class with Dr. Kelly. She is super kind, has so many office hours that she tends to end up staying longer for. The moodle page seems messy - just take it one step at a time. Don't really need the textbook. Could technically Google it all for online quizzes. Her clickers questions are great guides to get you through the lectures.

She is an amazing prof! She has a different teaching style and does a lot of clickers. I had her for bio 1000 and 2040 and I can say that what she does in class is what youre expected to know! Very kind and the clickers are super helpful! Amazing prof

This is the first class I took with Professor Kelly loved it! Shes hilarious, its never hard to sit through class. Shes a clear teacher, gives helpful questions (clickers). Shes the most caring professor I have had at York yet, she constantly stays longer for office hours, is very approachable, and clearly she wants the best for her students.

Tamara is one of the best profs I have ever talked to. She takes everyone seriously and honestly cares and it shows. Some people may think she is nagging but really she is trying to get to understand and start caring about learning. Best part is that I still remember the stuff she taught, which I value so so much. She's there for office hours!! :)

Dr. Kelly is a really good professor. She is very kind, and accessible outside of the classroom. Her lectures are both entertaining and informative, and she's pretty funny. She sometimes even stays way past the time she was suppose to during office hours. She is very transparent in terms of what you need to know, but she assigns lots of readings.

Prof. Tamara Kelly is really the sweetest human you will meet at York U. Such a great professor and she really cares for her students. Just attend class and pay attention and you will do great.

Best Prof ever!! Listen to lecture recordings you will get an A+.

Love this prof! She is funny and engaging in lecture. Also she makes what she wants you to learn very clear unlike certain other profs in the faculty. She cares for her students a lot and makes sure the stress is not too much for them as well.

One of the best profs at York and possibly Ontario, as well as one of the best human beings you'll meet in this lifetime. Dr Kelly is a supportive, inspiring, empathetic and all-around amazing prof who cares about students doing well but also learning. Dr Kelly teaches you practical ways to learn rather than boring textbook reading.

I love this prof she understands what it means to teach a uni student. She made online videos for us to watch before class so we didn't need to buy or read through the book. This cut down a lot of my study time. Her lectures are really good at expanding my understanding. She made this class easy and cut down time i needed to study for.

Dr. Kelly is overall a good prof. She used videos instead of textbook that means you have to put in so much effort to play pause the videos and take notes however her lectures are very clear and most of the clickers show up on the tests. tutorials are very helpful and lecture recordings as well. she is kind and accessible outside of the class too.

Dr. Kelly is one of the OG prof's in the biology department at york university. She made the reproduction fun and interesting for all the students. We were given lots of notice for assignments and in class time for group projects. I enjoyed the course as a whole and would definitely recommend it (w' Dr. Kelly) to any 4th year biology students

Dr. Tamara Kelly is hands down the best biology professor at York U. She genuinely enjoys teaching and it transcends in her lectures. Once you do the work, you will definitely get an A. Make sure to start your critique early and just breath. The course may seem overwhelming at the beginning but it is well planned by the prof. Enjoy.

Professor Kelly is the best prof I've ever had at York. Her classes are super interesting and she makes sure you understand the material. In class clickers and discussions ensure your success in the course and she's always available outside of class as well. She answers all questions clearly and tests/quizzes/assignments are super straightforward.

You have to go to lectures but she really likes to yell like super loud. During tests she can get kinda crazy so bring some ear plugs. Her lectures mainly consist of practice problems but they are very helpful and if you don't go you won't do well, however she does record them. She really cares about her students. Follow her learning outcomes.

Funny prof who's passionate about the material at hand.

She is a funny and informative lecturer with midterms based exactly on the class content. If you attend class and take good notes, an A+ is VERY easy to get. She is incredibly kind and she will give you every opportunity through bonuses and extra help to succeed. Class is never boring with her, and she makes the course a breeze!

She is the best prof at York University hands down! I got an A in her class and her lectures were clear, in simple context. If you don't understand things you can go to her, she is very approachable. She is such a great professor!

If you attend her classes and really engage in them you will be absolutely fine! This is my first and only A+.

This class was the by far less stressful class I have taken since the pandemic. Dr. Kelly is approachable and eager to share her knowledge with her students. Course material is not heavy and Deep Questions are easy to answer. The only downside of this class was to receive feedbacks for deep questions very late but answers were explained in offhour

Prof Kelly was a good prof. I found her funny. She teaches well. She cares and and wants us to succeed. The cass was nice. Didn't have to stress about it at all. Didn't have to memorize a lot since everything was open book. Liked how we didn't have midterms or a final exam. Lots of free marks which was great. I'll take her again for sure.

Very good professor! Genetics was an interesting course and had a lot of modifications made for online learning (no exams or tests, no textbook, weekly assignments and participation make up most of the grade). Very clear and approachable professor.

GREATEST PROF EVER!!!! she actually cares about her students and wants to see them succeed. The material wasn't too difficult and easy to attain since she made it very enjoyable.

I lovveedddd Dr. Kelly, her lectures were engaging and informative, and she lit a fire under me to achieve my goals. Main thing about her class is to participate and be as passionate about the subject matter as she is! (which is fairly easy if u care about biology). We used the textbook, but she wasn't too reliant on it, which I really appreciated.

Very clear expectations, with thorough outlines of necessary content. Her lectures consist of reviewing general concepts and questions in an engaging way- while it did feel slow paced at times, to be honest the course material itself isn't too difficult so her laid back teaching wasn't an issue. Great prof for an intro course!

Professor Kelly was amazing!! Her lectures clarify the difficult concepts in the course. She answers all questions to the best of her ability. I would definitely take another course with her.

Lots of opportunities to improve your grade. Lectures were engaging and weren't just reading and studying from lecture slides. Pretty good experience overall

the best prof at York.

This prof gives interesting and engaging lectures- if you attend class and watch the online videos you'll do just fine. Weekly quizzes, with most of the grade based on short application questions. Wish the course went at a faster pace with more information, as it felt repetitive at times. Would recommend this prof if you want a lighter bio course.

Dr Kelly is a very nice woman, and her method of grading was very easy. Other than that her lectures were very boring, not the best at teaching.

she is a good lecturer but her lectures are really useless because the textbook covers everything that she says. also her QOF assignments are marked very hard and you have to put lots of effort to get a decent grade. quizzes are easy

good lectures

I have huge respect for Dr. Kelly. Her passion for teaching is admirable. She has a great sense of humor and with the ability to engage students to be interested in the content. Appreciative of her dedication to be bold and implement new things into courses.

Students evaluate Bio professors, overlooking the fact that intro bio courses require us of reviewing textbook and pre-class materials thoroughly. No professor cannot cover the materials enough to make us ready for exam. Dr. Kelly has been exceptionally accessible out of class and ready to help. You think not? Maybe, you just crammed this course.

Once you get used to her teaching style, you will enjoy the course! It was helpful to do practice questions during class and you will be prepared for exams if you do the learning outcomes. Alot of textbook reading which took a lot of time and some of the QOF's were marked harder than necessary. Prof got overwhelmed sometimes but overall good course

I can't believe there are so many bad reviews about Dr.Kelly. She is very helpful and knowledgable if you have any questions want to discuss with her. She actually is very generous to mark, at least for 2024 winter section, the exam is not hard as long as you understand.

Attend Class, pratice the question from slides and go over all of them a few time and truly understand them before exams, Easy A+. I studies hard for Bio1000 but still got B with another prof. This one is the easiest out of all the classes I have taken. Lecture very well constructed, giving time for thinking, practising and understanding.

Professor Kelly is engaging and passionate. The course content is dense, so staying on top of the material and using study tools like unstuckstudy ai is key to success. Overall, a challenging but rewarding class.

When you come to class she expects you to already have some background knowledge on a topic from textbook readings, class time is more her making a topic clearer to students rather then her teaching it for the very first time. However if you do all the readings (they are not torturous) you will be fine! She's a great entertaining prof!

The course format is different and she does it well, the examples she went thru in lecture really help solidify concepts from pre-class prep and she is very clear. There are also many opportunities to do well in the course which build up over time; do the work and you'll be fine. Love how she tells people to shut up in class, shut up and listen fr

Sweetest prof I had so far, caring and engaging, but DISORGANIZED. Idk I need a clear structured page to see where to start, but course page was such a mess I couldn't focus. Lots of opportunities to get activity marks though.

Dr. Kelly's lectures are extremely fun and engaging. You can really tell she relates and cares for her students. Saying this, sometimes she focused too much time on easy, unimportant topics that take little to no time to learn, and kind of rushes more complex ones that are going to be on the exam. Overall, I would recommend her.

Kelly is a sweet and passionate professor. However, she teaches through a straining system. This consists of us reading large textbook passages independently, of which the concepts are then reviewed, not taught, in class. Many do not have the time for this. Moreover, I do appreciate how Kelly spreads the weight of the course with many assignments.

Learning outcomes is very important. If you want to get good grade try to answer all of them. Professor is very nice and kind person, she understand that all we are students, and shows that she also was one of us. If you gonna have any chance to take class with her do it. She teaches how to study all course material. Group mid-t boosts your grade.

Prof was kind but the class had a lot of pre-readings that needed to be done beforehand which would take 1-3 hrs. She would barely go over these topics and in-class lectures would only be 1-2 practice problems. There were a lot of opportunities to boost marks other than tests.