Very good communicator. 30% attendance, so do yourself a favor and show up. 35/35 midterm final. Passable with minimal reading but the assignments are pretty light and I shouldve been more on top of them. Interesting, passionate, brilliant guy. He changed my view on some things for sure. Enjoyed his lectures. Some say monotone but I didnt notice.

If taking English 22 with Hiltner sit in the front of the lecture hall as Hiltner, while a very nice and respectable teacher, has a very monotone voice that can be boring to listen to for an hour. Do all of the readings as the tests have some questions on very specific aspects of the readings, and study his prezi's! If so, you'll do great!

Honestly one of the best professors here. I was so inspired from ENGL122EA and it changed my perspective on a lot. Class entirely based off of students presenting in class on a topic followed by a group discussion, so you had 2 group presentations a quarter that were not that difficult plus a final project. Great class even if not engl major

Passionate lecturer, very positive and inspirational. Content is interesting and he posts the lecture slides online which are rich in depth. Downsides are that you are only being graded off attendance (mandatory), midterm, and final. Some questions were very specific. Uses alot of "All of the above, A & B, etc" options on majority of questions.

Really great lecturer. All lectures/slides are clear, concise, and relevant to the topic. It is very obvious that Prof. Hiltner has a genuine passion for what he teaches, which is refreshing. You will have to read (or thoroughly skim) a LOT though, but it's honestly worth it just for the great content of the class.

Fun lectures! Material makes you rethink a lot of values you might hold about the environment. Always looking for student feedback and engaging the class. Graded by a midterm, final, and attendance, the first two being easy if you regularly show up and read. It makes me upset that people leave class early... please be kind to this wonderful human!

Great lecturer although he does have a monotone voice. English 22 is a great mesh between environmental science and literature.

Easy pass, not an easy A. Lecture has iClicker and his monotone voice and content makes the lecture hard to pay attention to. Oddly specific on exams, but did curve both exams. Movies played on Fridays. Wouldn't really suggest taking it for a letter grade or if you don't have to take it for a GE.

one midterm one final. BORING lecture, very hard to stay awake because of his voice but the material itself it wasnt too bad, but make sure to do the reading and use quizlet.

If you do the reading and pay attentions to lectures, You will get an A. Attendance is 20% of your grade, and the rest of the grade is 1 midterm and 1 final. Documentaries every friday. Boring lectures, but sometimes interesting material. I barely read, but I knew the lectures very well. Do the reading and you will get a great grade. Easy P/NP.

Ken is very nice but speaks in an extremely monotone voice which makes lectures even more boring than the content already is. The tests are rather specific but he does curve!!

Professor Hiltner is such a kind person and you can tell he truly cares about the course material which is always a bonus. The class was graded 20% on attendance, 40% midterm, and 40% final. For both the midterm and the final the only studying I did was about 4 hours the day before, rereading the prezi. Make sure to pay attention and youll pass.

This class is an easy pass but I wouldn't say an easy A. His tests were surprisingly specific, with questions I wouldn't have even thought to study. Exams are only 50 questions each, so there wasn't a lot of room for error, causing me a very borderline B+. He is a nice guy, has a voice of a yoga instructor.

Personally, that class was really boring and he always talked in a monotoned voice which made it worst. I tried really hard to study for that class and I did all the readings, attended the lectures and I still ended up with a C. It's only an easy class if you understand what he's talking about. I would definitely just do a pass or no pass .

Very interesting topic, sometimes interesting lecture. Reading is a must and attending movie days is a must (dont say you will watch it on your own bc you know you wont). Loads of the questions off the midterm and final are based on the reading and movies, not everything is covered in lecture. Attended the honors section which was just a discussion

Ken is an AMAZING professor. His lectures are very organized and clear. He is always open to answer questions that students have. The class is not hard to get an A as long as you look over the slides and the readings. Watching the movie also helps. He is an awesome professor and I definitely recommend him.

Professor Hiltner's class is very easy and organized. As long as you do the readings and watch the documentaries, the class should be an extremely easy A. Both the midterm and the final are multiple choice, so as long as you have a basic idea of the answer, most likely you'll get it right. The readings and documentaries were pretty interesting.

Professor Hiltner has been the most influential and inspiring professor I've had at UCSB. He cares a lot for his students, answers all questions, and is one of the most positive/non-biased professors I've had. Definitely would take again!

Really interewsting class. If you do the readings, pay attention in lecture and study the slides you will be fine.

Ken's very passionate about the Environment, sometimes lectures get a little boring if you're not as enthusiastic as he is. I took this class because I heard it was an easy GE, but I'm not interested in ENG/ES so the information didn't really stick. However it was a good and informative class overall

easy teacher. Take it for an easy GE class. Just read the reader (not that long to be honest.) And before the midterm or final, just study the prezi online and you'll do fine. Movies are interesting too and no section. One of the best classes offered here at UCSB for GEs

He's an excellent lecturer, although you may lose focus at times. His slides are rich with information and the Prezi form is incredible. Show up to lectures for iclicker credit. Tests are extremely fair and there are no surprises if you study a good amount. you dont have to take notes, just listen. when reviewing, look at the slides online.

This course was INCREDIBLE. Ken Hiltner is awesome. He posts all of the official student evaluations, which are similar to these comments, to his personal website: kenhiltner (dot) com under "Student Feedback." There are hundreds of comments there. (Why don't more professors do this???) He is clearly one of the most popular professors at UCSB.

Great course. Amazing professor. It is up to you how involved you become, as the readings can be a bit hard and the lectures long. However, in terms of environmental issues and thinking, the course can be eye-opening, even life-changing, if you give it a chance. Really great lectures if you care enough to actually show up for them.