AI Rate Professor

Design Technology

William Lancaster

GD20 · GRA38 · GD64 · GRDESFALL · GRDES44 · GDESN2248 · GR64 · GD51 · GD50 · GRAPHICDESIGN · GRDES64 · GRAPHICDES20 · GRDES18 · GD18 · GRDESIGN33 · GR2190 · GR18 · GD35 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Take him for GD and Adobe skills if you want a .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyPhotoshop ExpertPatient Step-by-StepLaid-Back HelpfulClear LecturesBeginner Friendly
  • Widely praised as a top graphic design instructor who teaches Photoshop and related tools clearly.
  • Generally easy to moderate difficulty with , and high A rates.
  • Some find lectures long or boring and critiques soft, especially advanced students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many report , and strong grades if you complete work, with only mild grade toughness notes.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Intro Adobe and design classes are described as straightforward with ; advanced students may find them slow.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but tone is laid-back and class is where the hands-on help happens.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most , and real design skill building despite a few boring critiques.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Usually works with students and gives slack; a if work looks last-minute.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Light

68/100

Projects and but difficulty stays low; .

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Excellent

85/100

and design instruction with humor and real help in class.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Mostly projects, critiques, and creative assignments; a couple of tests and a .

Format shift

In-person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person studio and , and skill-building, with mostly easy-to-moderate projects and strong support.

Main concern

Lectures can feel long or boring; critiques sometimes too soft for advanced students.

What students said

“So . .”
GD35
“Hands down the .”
GD51
“ make you feel stupid.”
GRDES18

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on projects with occasional easy-to-moderate tests; .

Project FocusedFew TestsNot Too Hard FinalWritten Midterm Sometimes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and occasional midterms or finals that most call manageable.

Creative ProjectsCouple of TestsNot Too Hard FinalWritten Midterm
“A couple of .”
GDESN2248
“The one . Everyone does bad at it and there's no review, but it doesn't count that much.”
GRDESFALL

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Hands down the . He treats you like an and helpful.”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching quality, ease, and minor critique softness. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

85/100

“He really KNOWS how to teach. Although not all materials were covered, but we can .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

78/100

“Take as many Lancaster classes as you can.”

🧰 Skill Building

88/100

“As an advanced student in Photoshop (8 years) I still learned a lot form Lancaster!”

😴 Occasional Boredom

40/100

“lectures were extremely boring because he read directly from the slides.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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  • He is a Photoshop's god
  • .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Overall an easy class
  • but if
  • he's tight when it comes to giving out grades.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Very nice and gentle.
  • He has restored my faith in teachers that care.
  • he's also the Chairman.

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

31 detailed in-person reviews over many years consistently praise teaching and low difficulty with only minor dissent.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 57
3 out of 55
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1