This course is interesting as it lets you analyze environmental issues from a literature perspective, the materials and readings are very well-selected and you could leave the course with much more new knowledge. However, the lectures could be tedious at times, and midterm and final each is 35% of grade, which could be stressful to prepare for.

Weekly comments on a documentary, a midterm, and a final. The lectures are long and boring. The professor is very passionate with the subjects but he talk in a very illogical and disorganized way. We used iclicker since the start of the quarter yet they decide to cancel it out at the end, which is pretty unfair for those who made all the attendance

Ken was a great professor to have for my first quarter. His lectures show that hes very passionate and knowledgeable about his studies, and you really feel like you learn a lot from him. The video lectures sometimes felt rushed and/or boring, but the actual content was super interesting. Take ENGL 22!

The films we watch are actually super interesting and thought-provoking and throughout the course you realize Ken is actually passionate ab what he teaches, not just a pretentious faux. My only true gripe is i-clicker attendance and the test questions which are semi-vague and subjective (as well as not being able to review them). Taking Eng23 next!

Annoying iClicker that sometimes doesn't work, minimal and EASY homework, difficult exams, boring content. Textbook can be found online, DO NOT PAY! but I never read it and passed. Professor doesn't seem to care very much about the students, but the material is good. You learn more about the environment than English, which I appreciated. Good TAs.

Feeling like an idiot reading things about biology... Ancient English is really hard to understand and I would definitely forget about all the stuff after the exam...

You can tell he really cares about this class. He makes all of the information from the class available on the internet for everyone, and I love the content he teaches. I didnt do any reading or work and I still did fine, easy class with interesting content. Only annoying part was iclicker

This course is too demanding...I spend huge amount of time to get an order. I have to doubt if it worths it. Mostly graded by quiz and exams, up to 80%. But Hiltner is a guy really cares the environment.

The worst course ever

This is an environment-related course. However, there are so much more to that(You'll see.) I enjoyed this course thoroughly from films to readings. They are very well-selected and every single one has an influence on me in how i think of my life choices. Yes, there are readings and lectures, so be prepared to learn and get inspired. Hope it helps!

he makes you watch a lot of lectures and documentaries, however, they are really inspiring and not boring. He truly cares about the environment as well as his students. as long as you watch the docs and lectures you'll do just fine on the quiz and midterm/final. Overall loved the class

The class is based on watching lectures, a film, and commenting on the videos every week. The quizzes are timed and can not go back to change questions which is the hardest part within the course, the same format for the exams.

He's passionate about the subject and I respect that! I think this was a good class, but lecture heavy though so it was tough to pay attention through the entire lecture. He gives many resources like access to the Prezi's and slides so that is VERY helpful. You def will learn a lot in this class and it'll open up your eyes to environmental issues

Really passionate about the material and inspirational content. The weekly quizzes are worth 50% of your grade so lectures are crucial to do well. The class was really lecture heavy and it was necessary to take notes on little details, but if you're genuinely interested in the course subject its a great class! Learned a lot and was very impactful.

Very interesting class that makes you reevaluate your life and your choices that affect your carbon footprint. It is very heavy in lectures with about 3 hours of lecture plus a documentary and readings every week. If you get in the flow of planning it out over a week and reading the transcripts for the lectures its manageable for sure and fun too!

A must-take class at UCSB. Definitely applied what I learned from Engl 23 to other classes. Love that this class covered social injustices. Skilled and warm-hearted prof. I'm looking forward to taking another class with Ken.

This is such an amazing and very important class that I believe everyone should take! Quizzes and Exams are oddly specific, so I recommend reading through the transcripts of all the lectures and note all the statistics he says. That is what makes up the most of the questions, so if you have those, you'll for sure succeed.

This is a super interesting class. It makes you reflect about your own personal impacts. It's very lecture heavy, but to be honest you can skip some of the lectures and still do well. Ken is a very caring person, and he puts a lot of effort into the class.

absolutely loved this class and I think everyone should take it!

His deep dive lectures really tried to emulate a discussion format, but it made them a bit difficult to watch. His quizzes were honestly not that difficult. The people complaining about the specificity of the tests are focused on their grade rather than the content of the class. I really enjoyed his class, it was really thought provoking.

Lectures were very interesting and was one of my favorite classes so far loved the book selection for detective fiction!!

This class really isn't as difficult online as some people are claiming. As a third-year, this was probably one of the easiest GE's I've taken. The quizzes aren't that specific; if you take good notes you should do fine. Also, people complain about the "no-curve", but most students in this class are getting A's. It's an objectively easy class.

English 23 online is a fair class with a lot of easy work. The professor's voice makes lectures incredibly difficult to sit through, but the work isn't difficult. It only takes a couple hours of effort per week. Grading is fair. Don't take this class if you don't care about the subject matter.

Unfortunately I took this course online but nonetheless Professor Hiltner was a great professor and I 100% recommend. Like every other class you still put in a good amount of work, but it is definitely worth it. That being said, this is one of my favorite courses I have taken at UCSB, it truly changes your perspective about the climate crisis.