Ken's lectures and tests are irrelevant to learning, but the readings are very good. He spends lecture making us silently read Youtube comments that students made on his video, and his test is memorizing details that don't add to your knowledge of climate change. One question of his midterm was: "What painting was on top of Leo DiCaprio's crib"?

Ken is great but needs to work on structure. If he only focused on readings and films and made optional discussion forums on something like reddit, I think it would increase genuine engagement and help people focus on the actual material for exams, not just enough to have enough comments. Lectures should not be him reading comments. Come on, Ken :(

his structure of the course falls very flat to me. He makes everyone do comments but they have to be rather long. there's no section so he does this to add engagement but it makes it very forced and mind numbing. You end up getting behind so that you just have something to comment.

Don't get me wrong, I think that Eng23 is a really important class that teaches important concepts surrounding the climate crisis. That being said, dear god, never did I expect to have to mandatorily sit through about 2 dozen lectures JUST looking at Youtube comments on HIS videos. Clearly likes to hear himself speak, maybe bit too much.

Content is interesting, but doesn't actually lecture in class. He posts his lectures on YouTube; you watch 3 lecture videos (1 is accompanied by an article, 1 is accompanied by a documentary), and leave 3 comments a week. The actual lecture block is spent reading YT comments, and no attendance credit if you leave early. Feels like a waste of time

Ken's a good guy who rly cares about the environment but WOW eng 22 is boring. Lectures are both mandatory and truly mind numbing. Tests contain questions such as "What is the best description for the color of Plato's left sock?" Movies will preach eating manure veggies and owning 1000 acres of land instead of feasible solutions.

If u study 5h for your midterm, you are 100% fine

One of the best professors I've had here at UCSB. He is well-organized and knows his lectures off the top of his head-not constantly looking up what he is going to say. I appreciate the fact that he does not make us pay for online access to his lectures and videos!! The readings are relevant and very well taught.

Professor Hiltner was one of the more interesting professors I have had at UCSB. He clearly cares about the climate crisis and has made me care about it too. I would definitely recommend taking his class!

Tests easy, kind of trivia-like. Lectures useless; majority of people just go for iClicker. If you just watch the films, skim the course readings, use Quizlet, & go through the Prezi well, you'll get an A/A-. Learned a lot through the Prezi and films; I have a new perspective on many things now. Ken is knowledgeable & wants to make a difference!

English 22 was a very easy and decently interesting class. There was a fair amount of reading homework, but I hardly did any of it and I still ended with 98% in the class. You have to show up to the lectures and pay attention to do well if you dont do the reading though. Overall Ken is a g and a super smart and thorough professor.

The lecture is a little boring but it helps. He gives many extra credits so you can easily get an A if you study. Very excellent professor in his own field.

Some of the readings can be lengthy, however he breaks down the book's ideas and gist of what you need to know for the exams during lecture. 30% of your grade is just showing up to class. The exams are pretty easy if you just do the readings and watch the films, almost a guaranteed A/A-. He also gave the class extra credit on BOTH exams.

His lectures were hard to listen to because the classes are so large and he speaks monotone. No one pays attention and you can understand more from reading the prezis yourself as oppose to listening to him read them off exactly in lecture. Attendance is mandatory (the only reason why people go). Grades are attendance, film responses, and exams.

Attendance for lectures is mandatory, taken via iclicker. Lectures are hard to follow/ pay attention to due the number of students in the course, and there are no sections to reiterate or analyze what was taught in class. He posts his prezis though so you are able to go back or try to teach yourself.

Easily the WORST prof I've ever had. He's so boring and reads directly off the powerpoint which is ENTIRELY huge paragraphs. You gain absolutely nothing from attending lecture, but you have to because iClicker is worth 30% so every time you miss, it takes 1% off your grade. idk what class these other reviewers went to, but it sure wasn't mine.

One of the best professors I've had. Discussion based lectures so you need to do the readings to fully understand what's going on but man oh man did this class change me. I have never been more excited to leave class knowing what I learned will actually help me in life. Summer session so it grades were on 2 tests, 1 paper, and attendance.

Environmental lit. was amazing! He had all of his slides neatly organized on Prezi and had some short/difficult readings (that he clears up in his lectures). He also had polls in order to take attendance which he immediately adds into the grades. The class was mainly based on attendance, the midterm, and final (some Q's are based on the reading!)

Hiltner is an interesting guy. He is clearly very smart and interested in environmental issues but his enthusiasm doesn't come across in his lectures. His voice is extremely monotone and lectures are repetitive and dull at times. Class was super easy and undemanding but you must show up. Readings were interesting but long

Probably my favorite professor at UCSB. Because of him, I have chosen to do the literature and environment emphasis on my English major. I enjoyed all the readings we had to do as they varied from old (first story - epic of Gilgamesh) to modern (e.g. silent spring), and he went in depth and always left us in awe. Caring and extremely knowledgeable.

This was the first time he taught this course. It was interesting, an easy A, but some of the students presentations were so boring. He only grades on the presentation, which is a group presentation, and the final 8 page essay. No tests or quizzes. Participation matters. Theres a class discussion after every presentation, but readings optional.

Attendance was mandatory. Lectures were interesting, but the Prezi is word-heavy. They're posted though. Interesting topics. Reader wasn't bad or that expensive. Required novels to read, but I only read half of both and got a good score. iClicker attendance. Hiltner's voice is slightly boring, but he's not bad at explaining concepts.

Hilter is inspiring and brilliant!! If you arent interested in environmental issues, i dont recommend taking this course. BUT... if you are, DO IT! Hiltner gave me a new perspective on the environment, and Im vegan as a result.

Hiltner is an AMAZING professor. Truly cares about what he teaches and the students. ENG22 is one of the easiest GEs you can take, entire grade based on iclicker, midterm, and final. If you show up to lectures, take good notes, and study a decent amount you will easily get an A. Material is interesting and he is engaging. Reading-heavy, but doable.