Douglass is passionate about what he teaches, so much so that he tends to ramble. The lectures were pretty boring, but the novels you'll read are somewhat enticing. Three assignments that get progressively more time-consuming/difficult. There's a MPC Final with a notecard as a cheat sheet. You can get by in this class with low effort tbh.

Went to lecture and took notes but didn't read any of the course material except when necessary for assignments and was able to get by fine. If you pay attention and put solid effort into the assignments (3 major assignments), you can do well but it can get stressful in the moment. Final also isn't difficult.

I took this class as a mandatory course as a second year. The material felt quite confusing and as an English major, unnecessarily dense. But, I passed the course with a B, the projects/essays were simple. Prof Douglass cares deeply about what he teaches.

Class is relatively simple, graded on 2 straightforward assignments, a final essay + final multi-choice exam that's very easy with flashcard of notes. Tends to go on tangents and many are very bored during lecture, but attendance is mandatory through simple check-in quizzes. He's nice and passionate about subject, but very exhausting in lecture.

Second class I took with him. Took advantage of his office hours, yet he fell through in crucial ways. Easy A if you're willing to put in the work and be interested in the subject matter.

interesting topics covered...accessible when convenient to him, tends to go off on tangents during lecture...

tends to go on tangents...accessible only when convenient to him...interesting topics covered

(146PB) Does not post the course/syllabus on Canvas until the first day of lecture. Disorganized lectures and class, but very passionate about the material and cares a lot about students. Gives in-depth feedback. This class was a hot mess but prof was clearly trying his best and open to any student feedback/questions. Easy A if you put in effort.

one of the most fun courses I've taken at UCSB was Audiobooks/Podcasts with Prof. Douglass. he gives really detailed feedback and wants to help you explore topics and themes that are actually interesting to you. it's definitely worth it to go chat with him during office hours while you're working on the different projects throughout the quarter!

Audiobooks and Podcasts class. He is so caring. Let me catch up on so much work and asked me a few times throughout the quarter how he can best support me. Got to build and record on a record cutter as my final. Super organized. We wrote radio scripts and study literary audio. responded to my emails super fast! Helped create a plan for me to pass.

He is a true expert on games and other interactive works. However, he is not very organized, and it sometimes creates problems. For instance, his lectures and assignments can be unclear. I'd still recommend, because the man is a genius.

Not a great lecturer. It's hard to tell if he has a goal or lesson plan in mind for the day because he just stands and talks while occasionally pointing at the projected screen. However, his class activities are great and kept me engaged with assigned readings. More of a hands-on kind of person. Reading material is interesting too.

This was a fun class!! Class materials were actually super interesting, and it felt great to get such extensive feedback on assignments. He very obviously cares about his students and if they have a handle on the material. Sometimes he can drone on about games you don't know, but it's enjoyable to watch. Grading is well-balanced and fair.

If you get stuck with this guy for ENGL 10 I'm sorry. If you have the chance to wait another quarter to get another professor do it. The lectures will put you to sleep and the books are terrible. Only good things are TAs do the grading and there's minimal assignments.

Professor Douglass really tries to make this class as interesting as possible for lower div English and mixed majors. He chooses non canonical texts and digital literature to engage students. Really does the very best he can for a class of 500 and makes undergrads feel like they matter

His lectures are not organized or planned. He stands on stage and seems to make up whatever he is going to say right then and there. There is no point or purpose to gather. This course is the worst I have ever had yet.

Professor Douglass is overly confusing and his class expectations are unclear. I didn't gain anything by going to lecture. I still have no idea what I was supposed to have learned from his class and it's now finals week. Grades consist of three homework assignments, section participation/lecture attendance, a final paper, and a final exam.

Professor Douglass's lectures are quite possibly the longest and most pointless lectures I've ever encountered at UCSB. I mean, he's a great guy but he seems like he just talks endlessly to fill up the class time, constantly repeating things or talking forever about insignificant things. There's 3 main novels you read, along with many assignments.

I took ENGL10 with Jeremy in Winter of 16. Jeremy's lectures go off on SO many tangents that I never know what the actual lecture is about. He doesn't seem prepared. I once went to his office hours and talked with him about a grade that I wasn't sure about from a TA, & he changed it and gave me an A. There are better classes to get an A in though

He's a horrible lecturer--soooo boring. He just goes on and on and clearly doesn't have a plan and says things he knows are over our heads. I got a B+ in the class which was fine but then I heard from other students who were getting the same grade as me that they jsut went to his office hours and complained and he gave them an A. Unfair!!

Funny guy, really passionate about literary theory.

jeremy seems like a really nice guy, he's funny and I'm sure he's cool to talk to but as a professor, he could be better. lectures are SO boring, and hard to pay attention to. majority of people are reading/on the internet. he doesn't seem to have any specific points he's trying to make, he just drags on and on. also changes the slides too quickly.

The T.A.'s grade pretty much everything. None of the assignments were difficult, but the final was very specific. Offered an extra credit assignment that definitely boosted my grade considerably. Just make sure to try your hardest on the assignments, do the extra credit, show up for section every week and you should get an A.

Professor Douglass is a nice guy, but his class was horrible. The lectures were extremely broad and abstract, and he would often go off on tangents. The assignments were tedious and seemed quite pointless. The final exam was bizarrely specific and difficult. I attended every lecture, but still found the class to be confusing. I could go on...