Jean Keller

HIST101 · HIST110 · HISTORY110 · HISTORY109 · HIST150 · HIST109 · 66 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 74/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 60%
Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

if you will actually do the reading and papers; you will learn a lot and can earn a strong grade with steady work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra Credit MachineHeavy Reading LoadEssay-Heavy ExamsPassionate StorytellerDo The Work Get The A

She rewards consistent effort with abundant and .
Expect , and essay-heavy exams every couple of weeks.
Passionate lectures on overlooked history, but workload can overwhelm STEM-heavy schedules.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Most students who complete papers, exams, and report A or A-minus, but it is not a free ride.

Online and ; online adds multi-day essay tests and research papers.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is approachable with critical-thinking focus, but and .

Online accelerated and 8-week sections feel faster; in-person adds presentations and group work.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

as not mandatory, especially online, though skipping in-person can hurt if .

Online is largely asynchronous; and you will not pass.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Students who want engaging history and will put in ; .

and ; in-person praise centers on passion, with more drop-from-workload comments.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

Papers and discussions are often graded ; exams are tougher and more detail-focused.

Format shift

Online students note ; in-person often call her an .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Frequent discussions, biweekly papers, research or oral projects, and .

Format shift

Online 8-week and accelerated sections feel especially packed; and presentations.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students highlight inspirational, caring lectures on untold history, clear criteria, and slow to grade.

Format shift

Online and in-person both praise passion; negative spikes appear more with HIST150 and .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Grade blends discussion posts, short papers, research or oral projects, and .

Format shift

; and oral history projects.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students praise her passion and non-textbook lectures, with biweekly 2-page papers, online-style exams, and group or oral projects.

Main concern

Weekly papers and oral history projects can feel overwhelming and .

What students said

“Take this professor! She actually has a passion for what she does and teaches you things your textbook wont.”
HIST110

“She's the best. First time I've never fallen asleep in a History class. She knows her stuff!! .”
HIST109

“Shes sweet and very nurturing but the workload in her class is too much to the .”
HIST110

Remote format

Online

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections mix , and a research or oral-history project; many call it manageable with if you stay ahead.

Main concern

and Canvas materials may disappear once the test opens.

What students said

“Amazing professor + course! I took the 8wk course and learned so much. The course consists of 2 disc posts per week, 1 test every 2 weeks, and a research paper.”
HIST109

“All exams have so . The as you move on.”
HIST110

“Do the work she tells you to do you will get an easy A.”
HIST110

Exam style

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Exams emphasize open-ended essays and detail recall, often with multi-day windows online and .

Essay-heavy examsMulti-day test windowsOpen-ended short essaysMaterials removed from CanvasDetail from many sources

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

tied to lecture plus short answers, with heavy paper prep between exams.

Online or take-home testsMC and short answerLecture-based contentOral history project

“ and short answer but she gives a full day to complete”
HIST101

“You're given a day to do the and its about what she talks about in class.”
HIST110

“The but not easy too.”
HIST110

Online

Online tests are essay-heavy with re-entry allowed over days, but answers are not easily Googled and source .

Essay prompts every 2 weeksEnter and exit test multiple timesResearch paper plus oral projectCanvas materials removed

“The exams every 2 weeks were hectic with .”
HIST110

“ and very little multiple choice.”
HIST109

“She removes all movies and documents off of so if you don't save them you are screwed.”
HIST110

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you put in the effort towards the great in her class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and , and exam themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Passion

78/100

“She is not like your history teachers from high school. Keller takes an unorthodox approach to history that focuses on things your textbook doesnt tell you.”

📝 Workload Reality

32/100

“for an 8week course boy is there a lot of work and exams. Each exams has like 3 or 4 essay prompts”

⭐ Path

76/100

“ if you're willing to do the homework and you'll get an A.”

👍 Recommendation Split

68/100

“I wouldnt pick any other history teacher but her.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

inspirational and I enjoyed learning from her
teaches things that are not usually taught in history class
Made history fun to learn, and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

it's not a free A. You need to do the work
got 100 on the paper so
The . They include minute details from multiple sources

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

Get ready to read
So many papers
2 pages essay every week

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across many years and both formats show consistent themes on workload, , and essay exams.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 543

4 out of 57

3 out of 58

2 out of 55

1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 11 · A 22 · A- 2

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

C+ 1

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1

Jean Keller

x x if you will actually do the reading and papers; you will learn a lot and can earn a strong grade with steady work.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Optional

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Passion

📝 Workload Reality

⭐ x x Path

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📚 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

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D range

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if you will actually do the reading and papers; you will learn a lot and can earn a strong grade with steady work.

⭐ Path