He loves his students and super dedicated. He is very helpful and understanding

The format of this course is a little weird (feels like you are doing busywork for Weeks 1-8, then things get really intense at the end), but it ends up being pretty balanced and informative. Lane manages the group project really well and make sure to hold group members accountable. Expect weekly homework assignments + four question quizzes.

Professor Lane's class was extremely interesting and he cares a lot about his students! This is a group project class though so be prepared for that, but he gives you ample of class time to work on everything. Would highly recommend.

Greatest Comm professor I've had so far. TAs were great and easily accessible. Reverse classroom structure, attendance mandatory but allowed to miss a lot with no penalty. Easy quizzes and accessible for help with final paper. Would take again!

Amazing professor!! Great and engaging lectures, posts all important lectures in online videos, and has extreme passion for students. Best COMM 89 prof!!

prof lane is one of the best at ucsb. you can tell he's genuinely passionate about the concepts he teaches and he makes a genuine effort to connect with and cater to his students. his lectures are hilarious and interactive, and he makes what would otherwise be rather heavy and difficult concepts digestable. beware of pop quizzes in-lecture though!

Seriously loved this class because of Prof. Lane. His lectures are really clear and interesting, he uses a lot of pop-culture references and makes it really engaging. Besides one big final paper, this class was not a lot of work and as long as you keep up with lectures and at least try you'll most likely do well.

Dr. Lane is one of the best profs I've had so far at UCSB. Super kind person, interesting & engaging lectures, and makes the material fun to learn. He relates the material to our generation which I liked. Manageable weekly assignments & readings and only have in-person lecture 1x/wk (he posts other lectures as well). Plan on taking him again! 10/10

Really good guy. The lectures were informative and learned a lot about COMM theories. I enjoyed his style and thought his voice was quite soothing. Not a huge fan of TAs but had a good one which is crucial when taking a class like this. Take Lane for COMM89!

I took it Winter 2022 - there was a group paper, but for the most part, the course was pretty relaxed. Professor Lane's lectures are engaging and interesting. The course content can create for some tough conversations, but Professor Lane handles it really well! The lectures also go by fast because there's always a fun activity to do.

Honestly one of the best professors I've encountered in UCSB. You can tell he genuinely wants his students to understand the material.

i love this man. and his class is an easy dub.

Professor Lane is one of the few professors I've had that actually makes his lectures interesting and thought-provoking. Highly recommend taking a class with him if you have the opportunity.

I really liked prof Lane, he was engaging in lecture and posted videos every week where you could find most of the information. The big assignment is a research paper that you build up to the entire quarter. Also you only have to go to lecture once a week

Responds to emails within a few hours! Thank you

very passionate professor; ta has been very helpful

Took him on last summer. The lectures and assignments are inspirational. He is also very generous and caring to students!

His lectures are done in a unique and easy-to-understand style. He cares a lot about what he teaches and makes sure that every student understands what he says. The group project is a bit annoying, especially if you have a bad group but you get started on it at the beginning of the quarter so there's time to make sure everyone does their work

Best professor ever!! I am not a big fan of politics but the way Lane taught the class was so engaging and it made me actually interested in what he had to say. We had weekly quizzes and assignments which were a little tough but doable. The only other assignment was the group project, so if you have a bad group this could make it difficult.

I love this man. Very caring and creates amazing, John Green type lecture videos. The weekly online quizzes were a little difficult and the group project can be either really difficult or really easy depending who is in your group. But overall, I enjoyed coming to class and the content was super interesting.

I like Professor Lane. I appreciated that there were short lectures posted online for us to follow. I felt like there was a lot of small homework assignment that would have been helpful if we got feedback on it but so many things were just "participation" points so it felt pointless.

Prof Lane is super cool and makes class fun by trying to relate it to our generation with memes in his slides. Attendance isn't mandatory for lecture, but is for discussion. Final is a research paper 5-8 pages - not bad!

IF YOU EVER HAVE CHANCE TO TAKE HIS CLASS, TAKE IT! I took his class in Winter 2021, I took Prof Afifi's class before, I will say comparatively Dan's class is one of the best class I've ever taken. His lecture is literally Youtube videos, funny, entertaining. Very nice professor, and very easy to get a good grade. I eventually got a 98%. TAKE HIM!

Prof. Lane was assisted by Prof. Merolla W21. Grading included Intro Video (5%), Weekly Assignments (40%), Paper Outline (10%), Research Paper (40%) and Research Participation (5%). Lectures + reading material was interesting and easy to understand. I recommend Li Qi as a TA.