Grace Dillon - Portland State University, Portland, OR

Professor: Grace Dillon

Department: English

College: Portland State University, Portland, OR

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: UNST117B
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Chose this class as the class desc. made it sound like this class would analyze human nature and our relationship with the world. Class ended up being centered around sci fi media and indigenous studies, due to this being what dillon specializes in. confusing tangents, incomprehensible notes, laughs loudly a lot, confusing requirements & prompts

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: UNST254
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Nice class, Highly recommended. An easy A class. You have a 250 words discussion every week based on a book and need to reply to some of your peers and their is a final paper, that's it! Organized online class, but you wont hear from her replying on emails as often.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: NAS335U
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I love this woman with my entire heart. She is the most caring and loving professor, as well as incredibly understanding. Her syllabus is a little wordy, but if you go and talk to her she explains it in a relatively easy to understand way. She is so incredibly passionate about what she does, I have come out of this class with so way more knowledge.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: UNST103
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Dillon is a wonderful person. She's really caring, and passionate about her subject. The only problem is she is the most unorganized person ever. All her directions are very abstract, thrown-together sentences that hardly make sense. Her syllabus is painful to read, and essay prompts are a headache. She also is not very open minded.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: NAS201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I took NAS201 to fulfill my last requirements in uni, and I don't regret it one bit. It is a larger reading load than most 200-levels, but the reading is remarkably interesting, albeit sometimes dense. With the exception of two novels, all materials are provided. Professor Dillon is funny, flexible, and extremely knowledgable, 10/10 would recommend

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: UNST254
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

A really good professor, not funny though, she laughs about anything. The worst professor in teaching, she jumps from a point to another. I won't take any class with her in the future

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: UNST254
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Grace is an excellent teacher. I took her online Pop Culture class for my SINQ requirement and really enjoyed it. The class was not what I thought it would be - I was pleasantly surprised by the depth of the material discussed. Participation matters - make sure to comment on your classmates' posts. Lots of discussion posts. Interesting reading!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FRINQRSJ
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The first quarter is difficult cos you have to get accustomed to her teaching style. She isn't looking for your work to fit into specific guidelines, just write anything basically has yo do with the topic she assigns. If you turn in work and participate you will get an A. Great class great professor. I'd love to take classes from her in the future.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG307U
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She has amazing stories! It's a joy just to listen to her. I was worried for the first half of the class because she talks SO MUCH about absolutely everything, but we weren't quizzed on it, so I learned to relax and just enjoy the class. I definitely learned and was inspired a lot here.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: UNST254
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This was the most confusing class I have ever taken! There was no syllabus and I was literally dumbfounded by us having to respond to ten posts!! I didn't really know what was going on half the time because of how the class was structured. VERY CONFUSING!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 399NAS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Prof. Dillion is not for lazy, but if you want to hear a great story as opposed to reading a text all day I recommend her. Class moves fast, and is sometimes all over the place but will keep you alert with her infectious laugh and excitement for a subject. Great hands on experience.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: FRINQC
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She was all over the place in her lectures. I could not understand or follow what we were talking about. Assignments were hard and often vague. I ended up dropping the class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG410
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Yes, her lectures can be a bit scattered, but mostly because she gets sidetracked while actively responding and reacting to her students. Frequent references to non-course materials and individuals, so be ready to do your own research to keep up. A truly inspirational educator.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: UNST254N
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I took her online Popping Culture Class. She is a good teacher; very helpful. As someone said below, she does take the time to e-mail students individually and gives each student her time and attention. You won't feel "just like another number" in her class. Highly recommended.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: UNST254
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I took an online sinq class with her. The class wasn't of my interest (popular culture) but she was so encouraging and helpful through the whole thing. She emails each student individually and really pays attention to each student and what they like, don't like, are good at, etc. It really helped me get through the class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: UNST103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Freshmans, be aware. Her class is more designed for grad students. Her lecture are very particular and can be so so so hard to follow. I had her for my freshman Inquiry and I did not learn anything from this class. We talked about so much subject, none of them had to do with the class subject. EXTREMLY nice woman though. Tries her best to help.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: UNST1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

A bit scattered and kooky, but hands down, her Cyborg Millenium class was the most interesting I've ever taken. Super fun and difficult!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG365U
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

First Nations Cinema: thank god I landed in this class. Grace made me aware that some teachers of PSU are brilliant and infectiously enthusiastic. She knows SO many people in this tiny field of film, I was amazed. Go-at-your-own-pace but learn tons! I want to be best friends with Grace and would take anything she teaches!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG305U
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Grace is an incredible person with a great sense of humor. She really knows what she's talking about and she knows how to stimulate class discussion and interest in the subject matter. You will not regret signing up for one of her classes, she is just too much fun!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG308U
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

First Nations Cinema- we covered a lot of pretty dense theory, but we weren't expected to master all of it- we were encouraged to explore what interested us which was great! Grace creates a supportive learning environment which is so refreshing! I highly recommend taking a class from Grace!