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.

Lectures are 2 hours long. Don't waste your time going to them. You can get the information online. Do the readings. The tests are at least 3/4 based on the readings. Easiest Area G GE class you can take. Boring, but easy.

The lectures are online in case you miss them but his lectures were really long and cover a lot of time periods. His lectures seem to repeat the information over and over again. The tests were easy if you know the basis of the assigned readings. Overall, the class was graded fairly with chances to improve.

In the beginning I would go to lecture, but it was too long to sit through (1 hour & 50 mins). I ended up only going to the lecture before the midterm, the day of the midterm, the lecture before the final & the day before the final. As long as you read the reader, watch the films, & study his Prezi, you will pass no problem.

Should read to pass. Not a bad class to learn the environmental aspect of literature, but the class was just really late in the evening and they were also long lectures.

Ken is a very smart man. His voice will inspire you to talk like him for the rest of the quarter. The overall purpose of this class is to read stories and understand the environmental implications from them. Not a hard class. *Side Note* He is against deforestation yet uses a 550 PAGE READER with most pages only using 1/4 THE PAGE.. haha oh man

Hiltner is a great lecturer. It is clear that he cares deeply about the environment which makes the class even better. It is a lot of reading but if you go to lecture and take good notes theres no need to sweat if you miss some of it. I would highly recommend.

Professor Hiltner is the best. He really cares about his students and takes the time to listen to every response. He always ask for students opinion. Some professors like to hear the sound of their own voice but not Hiltner. Every comment is important. His tests are based on lectures. He is super personable and is big on Environmental literature.

probably the coolest person at ucsb. he has the voice of a white morgan freeman. and he deeply cares about his students. def recommend

Professor Hiltner is old and is very passionate about what he's teaching, but talks very slowly. I didn't attend some lectures because the Prezi's were online. MT and Final are easy as long as you read the given PDF [he doesn't make you buy any books].

Pretty boring class. All his lectures are online and he doesn't take attendance so its easy to skip class and still get a good grade in the class. Sections were online, which was easy but don't think it helped me learn the material very well. lots of reading , most readings are old and boring. Easy A as long as you do the reading.

Really nice guy, makes lecture pretty interesting even though the material is so boring. Really welcomes creativity in topics for papers. I'd take a class with him again.

Really nice guy, had a lot of interesting content in his lecture. Somehow made medieval lit actually kind of interesting. Ken's awesome, and is a very approachable and helpful guy.

I came in with no interest in Milton and left loving the material. Pretty easy, lots of group work, and he gets to know his students! Grading: participation, project (instead of midterm), 6 pg. paper, and final. You can do a project instead of a paper and the final was easy. Only take if you want to read "Paradise Lost" for 8 weeks, though.

Excellent professor, exams are straightforward if you do the reading and go to class. However, WATCH OUT for TA's! My TA was so pretentious I wanted to die just listening to him talk, plus his grading rubric for the paper was 3 pages long. Get a good TA!

Hiltner was crystal clear in what he wanted from his students. In order to get an A, you probably do have to read seeing as there were some specifics on the exams which were not covered in lecture. Papers were a little tough and grading depends purely on your TA. Overall, good class for area G and ES elective.

Great professor! You really could tell he loves literature =) Always prepared for lecure. Engages his students in discussion about the readings. He is helpful inside and outside of class. Uses technology as a means for everyone to participate in discussion.

Really makes an effort to engage with his students and tries to meet with all of them outside of class by scheduling appointments with them. Very personable. He has a lot of good comments reguarding the material in class, really makes you reconsider humanity's relationship to the environment. Only complaint is he read too much of the slides

A decent amount of reading but he is not out to get you. Midterm and final aren't too tough, papers are a bit tough though