Extremely unclear grading criteria. He refuses to use canvas so you are forced to keep referencing one email he sent at the beginning of the year. Completely random grading as well. Take someone else if you can.

Professor refuses to use Canvas or any sort of grading platform that allows you to see your grade. He also rarely responds to email and makes you print all assignments. Class was "Writing for Public Discourse" and public discourse was very briefly touched upon. Made up a bunch of inane grammar rules that you have to memorize for the final.

I think Robert is a great professor. I can't really speak about his other classes but this seminar was good. He does go on a lot of tangents, and doesn't really stay on track, but I enjoyed going to class. He's funny.

He talks alot. This guy knows how to yap, but if you pay attention you find that his tangents often have some meaning. He seems very intimidating at first, but he's actually pretty relaxed if you communicate with him properly. He simply wants you to learn to write better, and thats exactly what the class is

If you like evolutionary psych and/or AI, this is your guy. LONG tangents, often on things that seem over the line to tell students. As an English major, everything introduced in this class had already been taught to me. However, this is a decently easy class (participation, a few short assignments and papers + revisions). Go to class. No canvas.

He is my favorite professor that I have had at UCSB! I believe that everyone should take his courses! After just a few weeks in his course, I feel that my writing has improved tremendously; additionally, I have had the opportunity to re-learn how to write grammatically correctly and use semi-colons properly.