AI Rate Professor

American Sign Language

John OLoughlin

ASL206 · ASL100 · ASL205 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
88.89%
Difficulty
1.9

The decision

if you will put in weekly practice time; , and fair, but online sections can eat many hours.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and hilariousAmazing ASL lecturesEffort-based gradingHeavy online workloadLate work and extra credit
  • Students praise him as caring, funny, and deeply invested in ASL learning success.
  • Online ASL can mean a , though tasks themselves are often easy.
  • Grades reward participation and effort; midterms and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Students say good grades follow , and participation, with late work and helping.

Most Easy A evidence is from online ASL; the .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

ASL content still challenges many learners, but lectures, stories, and .

Online and in-person both describe manageable concepts with language-learning practice required.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Reviews split between non-mandatory and and term.

while others say no; the in-person review says no.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

Nearly every student enthusiastically recommends him and many want every future ASL course with him.

Strong recommendation holds across online majority and the one in-person review.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

84/100

Effort, participation, late acceptance, and make grading student-friendly without pure free A claims.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize late work and EC; in-person stresses participation.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Assignments may be easy, but , and discussions can consume many hours.

Format shift

Heavy-load complaints are mostly online; in-person describes simpler participation work.

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students highlight clear , and genuine care for success.

Format shift

Teaching praise is consistent online and in the single in-person review.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Grades mix homework, dialogues, discussions, quizzes, projects, plus easy midterms and finals.

Format shift

Online comments detail tests and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

The , and community-rooted, with simple participation-focused work and online assignments.

Main concern

.

What students said

“John is the sweetest man on the planet, you can tell he truly cares for everyone.”
ASL100

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students , and caring tone, but several report dense weekly assignments, dialogues, and projects that demand serious time.

Main concern

Workload can spike to many hours per week even when individual tasks feel easy.

What students said

“This class had an extremely heavy workload, sometimes involving 20+ assignments per week.”
ASL100
“As long as you're trying and he knows you're putting in the effort with all of !”
ASL100
“ , and he'll extend due dates if you ask.”
ASL206

Exam style

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Exams are described as fairly easy with limited high-stakes pressure relative to weekly practice work.

Easy midterm and finalOnline workbook testsBroken multi-part finalsSight-reading component

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

The and focuses on participation and online assignments.

Participation focused
“The work is simple, he just looks for participation in class and .”
ASL100

Online

Online students report easy midterms and finals, workbook-based tests, and multi-part finals including sight reading.

Easy midterm and finalOnline ASL workbookMulti-part final1-on-1 sight reading
“ and .”
ASL100
“ . Final and midterm are broken into 3 parts.”
ASL205

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If I would!”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews spanning 2020-2025, emphasizing care, ASL teaching, and online workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🌟 Teaching Quality

96/100

“Professor Oloughlin is the .”

❤️ Caring Personality

95/100

“John is the sweetest man on the planet, you can tell he truly cares for everyone.”

📚 Workload Reality

38/100

“This class had an extremely heavy workload, sometimes involving 20+ assignments per week.”

🎯 Effort Pays Off

82/100

“As long as you're trying and he knows you're putting in the effort with all of !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's really personable and I love watching his lecture videos!
  • !!! He keeps class fun and tells great stories!
  • and concise, and the .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The , but the workload took a lot of hours out of my week
  • and .
  • He accepts late work and offers .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He cares more about your well .
  • Incredibly sweet. He just wants to see his students succeed
  • learning from someone apart of the deaf community strenghthened my love for asl.

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Nine recent detailed reviews are highly consistent on care and teaching quality, but the sample is small and almost entirely online.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

ASL1005 reviews
ASL2053 reviews
ASL2061 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 3 · A- 1

B range

3

B 3

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