The final and m.t were insanely hard. The grades received were unexpected for amount of studying for these tests. No study guides at all "canvas is your study guide". Was accessible up until one week before the final and the essay, understandable but not responding when students need last min help isn't chill. Start studying WEEKS prior to tests.

Lane is probably the best prof I've had at UCSB! Though, his tests are very hard and require lots of preparation. He is a great lecturer and is super accessible. Really wish he would provide a study guide or sample questions to guide studying. I was very unprepared for midterm.

He seemed like a nice guy overall but he really tried to trick us on exams. He used confusing wording and trick questions. This overall made it very hard to learn and grasp the concepts. He did not provide study guides for the exams making it very hard to study. Overall, if you don't have to take 89 with him, please don't for your own sake.

prof lane has great lecture videos online that provide tons of example to help understand the material. but his midterm and final were so tricky and so hard. the wording was just weird and a LOT of us had a very hard time understanding. just get ready to read a lot and to watch a lot of lectures over and over again to fully understand the material

His wordings are so tricky on both midterm and final. I would say the tests were extremely difficult. The average was really low but he curved it.

I love Professor Lane, as he has helped me so much throughout this course as my TA sucked. He is very helpful and is very flexible with office hours. I learned a lot from this class and, although not the easiest, made me feel more confident in my studies here.

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!

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

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.

Completely async class but still had amazing lectures by Prof. Lane and Prof. Merolla. Homework assignments were not hard and the final paper was not too difficult either, especially considering there was no midterm/final exam. Overall a great class with great professors

Lane makes 89 feel more like a Youtube tutorial than a Comm class. His lectures are engaging, relatable, to the point, and track extremely well with his assignments. The class is involved and discusses research in a way that doesn't feel overly academic while still putting students behind-the-wheel to gain experience thinking like a researcher.