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Jennifer Vanderpool

29 reviews
Lecture heavy Graded by few things Skip class? You won't pass. Group projects Clear grading criteria Accessible outside class
Past quarters
ART 130
25 / 25 Full
Visual Arts as Culture
Jennifer Vanderpool 2.7
M W
14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
62.7% A
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ART 126 Vanderpool J Winter 2024 Total: 25
ART 1C Vanderpool J Fall 2023 Total: 122
ART 261 Vanderpool J Fall 2023 Total: 5
ART 126 Vanderpool J Summer 2023 Total: 11
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ART1C . Vanderpool J 5 Months Ago

iClicker was required for lectures and material from lectures was on the 2 multiple choice exams. You could get by with just searching up the answers, though. Guest lecturers every week, so the professor wasn't actually teaching the course. TA was difficult about grading when I accidentally attached the wrong thing. Easy class overall, though.

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ART1C . Vanderpool J 10 Months Ago

The lectures and long and boring, but easy to digest. You can show up just long enough to take attendance and get away with simply looking up the websites of feature artists for the info on the two tests that make up the majority of your grade. Not challenging, and the professor herself doesn't teach. Guest artist presentations make up the course.

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ART1C . Vanderpool J 2 Years Ago

Art 1C you show up and get an A. Each week there is a guest speaker and that's the whole course.

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ART1C . Vanderpool J 2 Years Ago

This class was a joke. You either get an A or P for showing up to four presentations. I only ever went to one because I realized you could just submit your attendance online without having to be there. Take this for an effortless gpa boost.

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ART101 . Vanderpool J 9 Years Ago

Jennifer has an excuse almost every day for being in a bad mood. Her lectures are boring, and her class seems like a last minute put together thing. She has a weird way of grading group quizzes, although it is not hard to get an A in her class. She cuts students off when they try to ask a question and is brutal towards them sometimes. Not pleasant

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ARTST1A . Vanderpool J 10 Years Ago

Terrible. There is no sense of direction in the class, nor any of her lectures. She had multiple breakdowns in class and your grade is 100% decided by the TA. Only good part is the class is a joke and very easy to get an A. The final had nothing to do with any of the lectures but class was mandatory.

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ARTST1A . Vanderpool J 12 Years Ago

Kind and understanding. Very accommodating of students' needs in her schedule. Receptive of many differing and challenging opinions. Encourages multiple interpretations and leaves questions open-ended for class discussion.

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ART125 . Vanderpool J 13 Years Ago

Jen is intelligent, well-spoken, knowledgeable and an excellent teacher. HOWEVER.... She didnt show up to class numerous times... was ALWAYS at least 20 min LATE! asked the class to reschedule a section for her. and its just not worth it. She expects last minute drives to la gallerys. and a 130$ book is cheap to her. What world does she live in?

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ARTST1A . Vanderpool J 14 Years Ago

Not good, full of personal excuses for not being able to attend class, late almost everyday. Condescending and seemed irritated that she even had to teach the class. Students would ask questions and she'd cut them off or tell them the question was irrelevant. Not encouraging, NOT INSPIRING. Avoid.

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ART130 . Vanderpool J 16 Years Ago

Jen is an amazing teacher. She is clear and open for opinions. She encourages questions and never puts her students down. She is excited about art and her own work is exciting. This is the second class I have taken from her and hopefully not the last.

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ART1B . Vanderpool J 16 Years Ago

Attendance is a big part of the grade. dont miss too many of the lectures. there are two 10 page papers and thats it. when u get the essay questions, read the articles that u plan to use in your papers that will be enough.

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ART1B . Vanderpool J 16 Years Ago

NOT your typical art/art history course. 25% of your grade is based entirely on attendance, and the remaining 75% comes from a 10-page midterm paper and a 10-page final paper. No tests, quizzes or h/w. If you can write & research a topic well, you should be fine!

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