AI Rate Professor

Photography

Matt Jordan

PHOTO8839 · PHOTO122A · PHOTO130 · PHOTO21 · PHOTO30 · PHOTOSECT · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
70/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
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Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you want a serious photo instructor who pushes craft, but expect tough critiques and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear Visual TeachingHarsh CritiquesHelpful One-on-OneAttendance MattersHit-or-Miss Fairness
  • , and helpful one-on-one support.
  • A vocal minority say critiques feel demeaning or unfair and that he is better as a photographer than a teacher.
  • Classes move fast with labs and critiques, so showing up and taking notes matters.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Students say you cannot skate by; work quality is judged closely and he expects maturity.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

some call it do-able, others rate it hard with a fast pace and dense lab work.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

38/100

Labs matter and because the class moves fast.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and help, tempered by a few strongly negative fairness complaints.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Many call critiques detailed and honest, while .

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Workload

Moderate

50/100

Labs, printing, and of overload.

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Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Majority praise clarity, visuals, and individual help; .

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and project work more than formal exams.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and hands-on, with , but some students feel critiques put down their work.

Main concern

Harsh or inconsistent critiques and students.

What students said

“He is EXCELLENT professor. He is verrry clear when he is teaching, he uses visual aids”
PHOTO21
“ , but he puts down your work.”
PHOTO21
“beware attendence is important because the class moves very fast and is a hard to catch up”
PHOTO30

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews emphasize studio labs, critiques, and .

Lab CritiquesPrint AssignmentsProject-Based Work

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and critique-driven project work with .

Lab CritiquesPrint AssignmentsProject-Based Work
“When printing, he gives very detailed critiques, always including both positive and negative comments.”
PHOTO21
“ .”
PHOTO30

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I would 100% recommend both him as a teacher and his class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“He is verrry clear when he is teaching, he uses visual aids”

👍 Recommendation Split

72/100

“I would 100% recommend both him as a teacher and his class.”

💬 Critique Style Risk

45/100

“ , but he puts down your work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very intelligent, articulate and friendly
  • always go over everything from lecture with visuals
  • Always stayed to help too

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It's not easy to skate by in this class
  • class is definitely do-able
  • class moves very fast and is a hard to catch up

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Jordan is awesome. Great guy
  • he completely puts down students
  • He doesn't baby the class

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen in-person reviews spanning several years show recurring themes of .

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PHOTO215 reviews
PHOTO304 reviews
PHOTO122A1 review
PHOTO1301 review
PHOTO88391 review
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PHOTOSECT1 review

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