The best English Prof. ever.

Wisdom is the best!!

Super nice guys with a heart of gold, the kindest person i have ever met. The course it self was not the most exciting although it is the material and not the person that i think people seem to find a problem with.

Honestly the nicest prof I've ever met, and very knowledgeable and interested in his subject. Being in his class and not getting to know him is honestly a wasted opportunity. Students who think he marks too hard are honestly still in a highschool pampered state of mind and need to realize that they are in University, and the bar is much higher now

Listen, he comes across as a pompus ass, but he knows his stuff. He's got a doctorate in film studies, and knows a ton about aboriginal people. Take his Aboriginal writing class if you want a good laugh and to have fun in the class. His jokes are inappropriate but if you keep in mind he's foreign and trying to be funny, he's actually all right.

I LOVED HIM! The people on this site who do not like him either didn't listen to his instructions or they like the Old Testament profs who have a giant stick up their butt and don't care about their students. This guy is funny, approachable and he cares about his students. Don't pass him up. He is the best prof I have had yet :)

Great class. Assignment was interesting and fun. Essay was easy to complete with his process. Mandatory attendance and participation. Great variety of media used. Fun stories.

Wisdom is awesome. He loves to laugh, he is all about global perspective. His feedback is a bit vague sometimes. He LOVES a heated class discussion, show some passion and he will be impressed!

If you thought he was rude, you obviously don't have a sense of humor. Class was very entertaining, discussions were always interesting, assignments were EXTREMELY easy. He loves people who get involved and have an opinion. So if you say something twice a class and actually attend you will get a good mark based on that alone.

The novels which he assigned were fairly easy to read, which helped save time for learning how to write our first university level essays. He was very understanding. He knew when our class was feeing stressed and pushed the deadlines for us. Would highly recommend his class for students who do not need much out of class help.

Excellent! And yes, I agree with the other reviews below. If you were insulted, you have NO sense of humour. Not a hard class.

Wisdom, is he is really nice guy. I loved going to his class. And in top of all that, he was a easy marker and try his best to learn something useful from his class. If you were unclear of anything, he would be glad to help you out. If you had a good excuses for passing the deadline, he was understandable Highly recommend him in either Gmac or UofA

He is a very entertaining prof. His dressing sense is very... interesting. He knows how to match. LOL

WISDOM IS AWESOME! How many other English classes are you able to do creative projects instead of an essay. He taught it very well, and the materials were generally pretty interesting. If you get offended by his jokes you are way too sensitive! He has the best outfits too

I like this prof, he's a lot less vague about what he wants than other English profs. My only complaint is that on essays he's seems to want you to interpret texts the way he does. His humour can be mistaken for rudeness but sometimes it actually is.. you can tell when he is in a bad mood.

Wisdom is an awesome prof! He is super funny, I always spent the whole class laughing. He likes to make class fun and interesting. His class was the only class I would look forward to as it was a nice change of pace from boring, monotone lectures. Highly recommend him!

Wisdom was an awesome prof. He's entertaining and will actually teach you something about life if you go to class, attendance is the participation mark anyways. The assignments were high school level and extremely easy to do. He's not very good with feedback or super clear on what he wants but he marks fairly and will talk to you about your grade.

By far easier than what my Advanced Placement High School English teachers had me expecting. It's more about analysing sociology than writing style. Just be prepared for class discussion and don't be scared to state your ideas. He's really open to new ideas and will respect you even more if you have them. Just keep up with the readings!

Doesn't offer a lot of mark feedback unless you visit his office hours. But good prof with genuine enthusiasm for the topic. Just be ready for class discussions everyday.

Really interesting topics and discussions had, great man. His final exam and essays were fair and interesting. He marks pretty hard though and doesn't give much feedback on essays.

I really enjoyed Professor Agorde's class. Great class discussions on thought provoking subjects! I never thought I would see the day I enjoyed an English class especially at 8 am! But I truly did! I definitely recommend taking one of his classes if you can! :)

Wisdom is an interesting prof! He keeps class entertaining and keeps the atmosphere light. He loves class discussions so be prepared to talk in class! He marks relatively easy. However, he rarely gives feedback on the paper. If you want feedback you need to go to his office hours.

Wisdom is one of the best professors I've had, and I'm on my second degree. He is great at leading class discussions and provoking ideas. I loved this course, by the end I was a little sad it was over. A LOT of time and effort is required. If you want your grade to improve, go to his office to discuss your essay and you will see it improve.

I liked him a lot! Really cares about teaching and wants to see people do well- he'll say right out where people fail and what you need to do to succeed. In Analysis and Argument, the course I took, there is a lot of technical work that needs to be mastered. My impression is that if he can see you care, he'll do his best to help you. Funny too!

Great guy and good class. Easy marker and is clear on what he expects. Lots of class discussion and he clearly likes people who are vocal. The textsmovies studied ranged from boring to interesting but overall the course material was solid. Overall a super nice, helpful guy.

He has a couple "peer-review workshops", but they end up being helpful and boost your grade if you participate. He always stresses formatting, so beware of it. If you go to class, he will tell you what you should do for your papers, so people have no reason to complain. Participation marks are a portion of your grade; do the Eclass forums.

Standard English professor, doesn't really care about getting to know you but not too tough with marks. Isn't sadistic like the rest of the department and is happy when you collectively improve. I'll never have trouble with citations of critical analyses again that's for sure

I hate english but Wisdom made it a lot less painful. His teaching style is very inclusive and is more fun than the average english class. The essays he assigns are not long and his marking isn't hard. I didn't get much feedback on most of my work and sometimes his answers to questions just leave you with more questions. Good overall!

Fantastic prof! Hilarious and keeps things interesting. He appreciates people who come to him for feedback and help. He helped me love English class for the first time.

I honestly don't know why people are rating him so badly. He is one of the best profs i have ever had. So awesome that I took him again for a new class the next semester. he's extremely funny as well.

I don't know why everyone had a bad experience with Wisdom. Honestly his evaluation and his expectations are clear. He's helpful when you ask him questions and classes are discussions rather than lectures. As long as you have a good sense of humor you'll enjoy his class. He turned English into my favorite class (and i hate English).

I hated english courses in high school, but Wizdom made english my favourite class in my semester. He's a very easy marker I wrote essays the night before and got them edited at the writing centre before class and still did great. He made class enjoyable and fun. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS CLASS AND THIS PROFESSOR, I WISH ALL MY CLASSES WERE THIS GREAT

He's a homie. reasonable amount of assignments and marks fairly. He understands the stress of our first year and spends lots of time talking to us about university expectations.

Wisdom is a great English prof, especially if you're a first year student. Classes are discussions rather than lectures, so he encourages participation. He explains exactly what is expected and prepares students for further academic writing. Assignments are manageable and he marks fairly. He's also hilarious!

Wisdom is a really good English prof. He makes English very interesting, and a really funny guy as well. He is the only prof that extends some assignments especially early in the semester. He is very easy to ask questions to, and a professor that is easy to get along with.

Wisdom is an amazing proffesor. He is is very chill will never get angry, very funny as a well. Class is very easy. No studying is needed for his classes. His exams are too easy.

Great guy! English has always been difficult for me but Wisdom is very helpful and I improved during his class. He is very kind and supportive and he makes his lectures funny and interesting (although sometimes his little anecdotes get a little off track, they were nice and didn't get in the way).

Clear deadlines, fair marker, and students always have room for improvement. Make sure you always show up for class, as attendance is important. Also, have to answer some simple questions on E-Class for participation marks. An overall amazing person, and an amazing professor.

His classes are very discussion based. Involvement in class discussion is important. I found the class discussions to be helpful and interesting. He is a hard marker, but he is willing to give feedback in his office hours. Meetings with him helped me get better throughout the course. Overall, he is a good prof and I would be willing to take again.

Good Prof, Very Funny, Fair Grader and gives constructive feedback. Must check Eclass often as he posts questions and does not tell you about when they are posted and when they close. Come to class as the material read is discussed in detail. This will help with your papers.

Took his class in spring and he made the 3 hours pass quickly. He tells little anecdotes and is very good at giving feedback. He prepares his students well for their midterm and final.

3 essays, 1 creative assignment and 1 group presentation. Easy marker but doesn't give thorough feedback. Final was considerably easy - one essay portion and another portion dedicated to quotation analysis from texts studied throughout the course.

Wisdom was a great prof and just a great guy. Class discussions are done more so by the students, so participation matters a lot. He left brief comments on essays, but when he has to go through a whole class of essays, it's understandable. If you visit him in his office hours, he lets you know exactly how you can improve. He's also very funny.

When I first read the reviews before the semester started, I was really worried. But now, I honestly felt like he was opposite from what people said he was bad for. I got a lot of feedback on my essays, he was nice outside of class, and I genuinely feel like he was helpful. I'm bad at English but I felt like I improved. I wouldn't drop this class.

Don't believe everything you read about him. I saw myself as someone who lacked writing skills going into his class and finished with an A-. A lot of the class was discussion about assigned readings. As long as you show up to class and put in the effort, you'll do fine.

Excellent professor for ENGL 199, made the lectures interesting and kept it relaxed. He loves making jokes and having fun with his classes. He marks fairly, not too much feedback but accessible outside class. Pop quizzes every once and a while, but were generally simple if you pay attention in class. Would recommend for a relaxed, low stress class.

Wisdom is the perfect professor for ENGL 199. He kept the content restricted to only formats which will be useful in a technical career, and made sure to emphasize the importance of communication. His marking was more than generous, and overall class was a light easygoing feeling that was very positive, even though it was 8AM. Highly recommended.

Class attendance is mandatory, but he explains exactly what he wants on every assignment. I was a person who was never strong at English in high school, but I did very well in his class. Wisdom does have the odd grammar quiz but it is very easy. He gives you alot of time to complete assignments and is always able to answer questions about your work

Professor Agorde is a good professor. His classes are very lively and entertaining, and, although sometimes a little off-topic, are generally very informative and enjoyable. Be wary of doing the readings, as there are many quizzes on them, and they count for a large part of the mark. Feedback can be patchy in a few areas, but, overall, pretty good.

I highly recommend taking a class with Wisdom. Although my class was at 8am, it was never dull. He is a funny guy and always has class discussion to keep students involved and uses comedy while lecturing which made it easier to remember or pay attention to what he was teaching. Class participation is mandatory as he does attendance everyday.

A lot of people will complain about him, but I think that's because they're not ready for University-level work. Dude it chill, you just have to work hard; like you should be doing anyway.

Wisdom is the best professor I have had. He is funny, enthusiastic, and he always makes himself available to students. His class is a lot of work, but it is worth doing to not only better yourself as a student, but also as a human. I am not very good at English, and I got an A in this class just by trying and asking for help when I needed it.

If you're willing to put in the work, do yourself a favour and take a class with Wisdom. There were never dull moments in this class. The discussions were interesting and nothing was off limits. Be warned though, he will make you work for a decent grade, but his class is definitely worth the effort.

He's really funny! I think he's a good professor. If you are a first year who isn't good at English you might get a bit of a whiplash from his class and the level of quality he expects. However by all means he gives good feedback and I genuinely found his advice and teaching helping me so much years later.

Wisdom's class is easy if you pay attention and work ahead on the essays and projects. Overall, the class work is not too difficult and you do not receive too much homework. The grading criteria is very fair and he will mark you down/up on concrete examples and criteria. He is amazing at engaging the class and you will learn if you participate!

Wisdom was very engaging despite the fact his lecture time was three hours in a row. He often let us go early, though. He is enthused about the subject, very willing to work on your stories outside of class, and highly values participation. If you're willing to put in the effort for the course, high quality writing isn't necessary for a good mark.

Wisdom did a great job teaching the course online and his lectures were always interesting and informative. Although he doesn't give out many "A's" on assignments, his feedback is always very specific and helpful. Wisdom is a great guy and I would highly recommend him.

Wisdom, Wisdom... He is honestly the nicest prof! Cons are he did not have a clear grading criteria and his marking was kind of vague and not enough feedback. But overall this was my FAVOURITE course by far in all my five years of Uni. Wisdom really made the course engaging. Vodka was a long running joke in this course

Wisdom was probably the best professor I've had in my first term of online school. Then again that isn't saying much as most the profs I had were quite bad. Either way Wisdom's class was interesting and straight to the point. The assignments weren't too difficult and as long as you handed something in you would get an easy B-.

Ultimately I found my experience in Wisdom's class to be quite enjoyable. He's an excellent prof, and does give great constructive criticism on papers, presentations, etc. However, attendance is very important, and participating in forum posts or in-class discussion is crucial. He is quite funny, and you can tell he is passionate about writing.

He is a really awesome teacher. He really tries to get to know his students. You probably wouldn't want to skip class as he always takes attendance. Funny guy

Great prof

As long as you keep up with the timeline and do things when there are supposed to be done, this is a very easy course. Our topic was men and masculinity so we already knew everything, it was as simple as translating it onto paper. He is a humorous teacher and enjoys class participation. Try and be active in the class to be in good standings.

Wisdom is really funny, and he finds a way to connect to his students that I've never seen from a prof before. His marking is a little wonky sometimes, but I don't even mind because of how kind and constructive he is. His feedback is genuinely helpful, even if it doesn't reflect your intentions on the assignment. Would recommend!

Love him, our class focuses on masculinity which was interesting. Essays require lots of effort lol, as long as you put in the effort and go to his office hour frequently, you will survive. I am an international student and English is hard for me, believe me, as long as you put in the effort required, you will do well! No final/mid-term

I had Wisdom for my first and last English class in university, and he made it a great experience. He was funny and light hearted, and brought a great energy to the class. He passed around an attendance sheet for each class, but I didn't feel pressed to attend class. I attended because it was fun. Overall, Wisdom was a great professor.

Very engaging and fantastic person he is, I learned a lot. The class itself - if you dislike writing and it really stresses you, avoid this class there are first draft submissions, 3 major assignments and weekly (often times more than one) video/article discussion forums due all over the place, it got really tedious and overwhelming

Although this class was def a challenge, I learned ALOT and gained some really valuable insights-- I highly recommend, but be prepared to work. Wisdom's humour made the class really enjoyable, but what I really appreciated about him was his ability to connect with the class, and really just talk to us. Overall, it was a very engaging class

He wants his students to succeed. He is there to help you. If you are willing to work, he's willing to work for you. He is very responsive when It comes to trying to reach him off or on campus.

If you're coming to class with enthusiasm, he'll match it right back. He loves to laugh and crack jokes. Just don't go to his class with only your grade in mind. His average grade turnaround was about a week which isn't bad for an English class. Just be there for attendance and pay attention and your mark will be fine.

Attendance and in-class engagement is mandatory if you want a good grade. Marks very hard, docks marks for very small things such as not capitalizing your name. To do well, make sure to use office hours and develop a good relationship with him. Has pop quizzes so stay caught up.He's a funny guy who means well and has a great classroom environment.

Wisdom as a person is kind and caring. He wants the best for his students. On top of that, this is the first English class I've enjoyed writing essays. He gave so much time, first drafts, and peer reviews which made it hard to get a poor grade (As long as you're putting in the work also). I learnt A LOT from this class and grateful I took it.

Wisdom's class is overall pretty fair game. If you come to class, keep up with the reading (like 30minutes once to twice a week) you'll be fine. He can be a hard marker for the essays but if you work with him, his feedback are really useful. Best part about Wisdom is that he's hilarious and you will rarely have boring a class.

Dr. Agorde is a lovely person and teaches in a very engaging way. His class is structured well and is geared towards discussion, but this means that there is a lot of prep work required for each class. There are also 4 large assignments that are brutal.

Wisdom is a caring professor who makes the writing-heavy class engaging. While it requires consistent effort, tools like Unstuckstudy and the free textbook can help manage the workload. Overall, a rewarding experience.

Wisdom is a great professor and he is hilarious. He is helpful when you ask him questions. However, in the essays we write, he marks them pretty hard, so try your best to survive in his class. There are a lot of forms to do and 4 essays.

He was a really good prof, but marks really hard, however if you ask for help he is ready to help you. He was a nice person to talk to, and assignments were not that hard.

I LOVE WISDOM SO MUCH!! However his grading was quite harsh and even when you took into account his marking for the next paper you still got the same grade, almost a B- no matter what. His class discussion was AMAZING and i learnt so much from this class!! I love him as a professor but he is a harsh marker so be aware!

Love this guy, he grades a little hard but he clearly really cares about his students.