Wendy Hesford - The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Professor: Wendy Hesford

Department: English

College: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG5193
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This course was a 6-day trip to New York to attend the HRW Film Festival, Fordham Human Rights Conference, and Columbia Archives. Most of the trip was paid for and the professors were friendly, knowledgeable, and made everyone comfortable. We had planned activities but also time to choose what we wanted to do--one of my best college memories!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG4592
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

One of my favorite instructors at OSU! This class was extremely interesting and exposed students to a subject that we do not usually here about. She was very passionate about this subject and made her students feel the same. Highest Recommendation!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH4592
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Hesford encourages students to look very critically at course texts, and does not encourage any particular line of thinking. Assignment descriptions were often unclear, but she was a surprisingly generous grader, despite being very critical when giving feedback on assignment drafts.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG110H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Hesford's class was by no means easy, but not a brain-buster either. She really cared about what she was teaching and strove to assist her students in any way possible. Great class!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG593
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Hesford is a great teacher. She makes the subject matter interesting and creates a learning environment that is comfortable. She challenges her students to think critically without making the assignments impossible. I highly recommend taking any of her classes

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG367
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Amazing

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG593
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I would definitely recommend taking a class with Professor Hesford. Her subject matter is intellectually stimulating and engaging. She is very helpful if you are struggling with an assignment but she will still challenge you as a writer. Very fair grader and the assignments keep you interested in the class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG591
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I would strongly recommend taking a course with Professor Hesford. She is a very talented instructor and always accessible. The work load for the course was very reasonable and the assignments were creative and enjoyable. Lectures were informative and class discussions were very rich. Grading was fair and assignments returned in a timely manner.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENGL780
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Absolute class act. Does not push an intellectual agenda on her classes like many professors do. It's so refreshing to have a rhet/comp professor that does not suffer from the siege mentality that plagues so many scholars of the field, and instead situates herself as an interdisciplinarian.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hesford didn't recognize that she was teaching a freshman writing class. She expected more than we were able to give her.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENGLIH591
• 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:

Wendy's a great professor. She's accommodating, engaging and genuinely interested in what she's teaching. The subject matter was difficult and sometimes a little abstract, but at the same time she's very willing to give out A's.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENGH591
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Hesford really broadened my horizons on the topic of visual rhetoric. This is really one of those classes that has carried over into my life-- I'm constantly finding myself analyzing billboards and commercials. And she was so available and helpful when it came to projects and papers. Overall, a wonderful experience.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENGH591
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Sometimes she gets caught up in her own jargon, but she really does want her students to succeed (as evidenced by all the As she gives).

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENGH591
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I don't know why Wendy would ever get any negative reviews - she's friendly, engaging, and always available for help or advice (which she is excellent at giving). On top of all this, she's a pretty generous grader. Definitely take one of her classes if you get the chance.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGLIH591
• 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:

Prof. Hesford was an excellent teacher. She genuinely cared about her students and always wanted to help us better understand. She also understood when something was difficult and took more time to explain it. She wanted us all to succeed, and helped in the areas where individual students needed more practice, while not slowing down the whole class

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGLH110
• 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:

I found this course to be absolutely fascinating. This instructor was very helpful, and her lectures were challenging and stimulating. Great Professor!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 781
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I failed to see any practical value in having us "simulate" the activities we could use with our students, most of which revolved around the Consumer Gaze, which I do not use because I find it to be very high school and not exactly intellectual. Also felt Wendy had pre-packaged responses to any comment, so challenging her is out of the question.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 781
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Mostly the purpose of this class was to promote the instructor's own curriculum. Sometimes it seems like this is the whole point of the whole First Year Writing Program. I think that is a sad, sad thing. Student writing is served by the dedication and one-on-one help of the GTA's and Lecturers who teach 110, but this course doesn't help them do it.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: 781
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

helpful, accessible, and friendly

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG781
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The entire 781 experience was an enormous disappointment. I found the training to be a lot of talk and theory with no practical foundation. Further, Wendy is unfriendly (unless you're one of the whippersnappers ready to sacrifice precious time to her committees and workshops) and narrow-minded. Take questions to Eddie instead.