AI Rate Professor

American Sign Language

John O'Loughlin

ASL206 · ASL102 · AMD100 · ASL205 · ASL100 · ASL75927 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
95.24%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

If you need ASL or a language requirement, take him without hesitation for the most supportive and fun experience.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyBest ASL professorHilarious and caringChill flexible graderParticipation mattersMakes learning fun
  • Near-universal praise as a student to succeed
  • Homework and unit assessments exist, but and if you communicate
  • Attendance and participation ; many report A or A+ with steady engagement

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Students widely report As with , and practice; he is a and second chances.

Both online and and flexible grading with similar effort expectations.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

ASL still requires practice, but and fun even for first-timers.

Online and required.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and stress that skipping class hurts your chance to pass.

Both formats emphasize showing up and participating; and you will not pass.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Almost every review calls him a .

Enthusiasm is equally strong online and in person.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

84/100

Described as a , and deadline flexibility.

Format shift

Consistent across online and in-person comments.

Workload

Light

70/100

Homework and unit assessments exist but are repeatedly called manageable if you stay current.

Format shift

Online students also call homework manageable with .

Teaching experience

Excellent

97/100

Outstanding clarity, humor, cultural insight, and genuine care; one of the strongest teaching profiles in the set.

Format shift

Excellence holds in both Zoom and classroom settings.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of , and end-of-unit assessments; .

Format shift

In-person notes unit assessments and ; online stresses participation and assignments.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person classes are described as immersive, joke-filled, and and .

Main concern

Show up and ; a few students found the pacing jumpy.

What students said

“ . !”
ASL100
“he's a and end of unit assessments. ”
ASL100
“his teaching style was not for me. It was a bit all over the place.”
ASL102

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and high care despite remote delivery.

Main concern

You must participate and practice; skipping live sessions hurts.

What students said

“he made learning remote extremely easy. All he wants is for his students to succeed”
ASL206
“Hes Deaf and there is absolutely no communication barrier.”
ASL100
“John is FANTASTIC. I took is summer class and due to COVID it was online. .”
ASL100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment leans student-friendly with , and flexible due dates rather than harsh high-stakes finals.

Unit assessmentsNo finals in some sectionsHomework-basedParticipation basedDeadline flexibility

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections highlight end-of-unit assessments, lots of , and .

End of unit assessmentsNo finalsHomework heavy but chill grading
“there is a lot of homework and end of unit assessments. !”
ASL100
“He grades very fairly and allows a lot of room for mistakes to be made without judgment.”
ASL100

Online

Online ASL uses live Zoom class, practice, homework, and feedback; reviews do not clearly describe webcam lockdown exams.

Zoom classesHomeworkParticipationDeadline extensions
“The , and he'll extend due dates if you ask.”
ASL206
“ and you'll be just fine.”
ASL100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . ! I only need one semester of another language but I stayed with him through ASL 3.”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 highly consistent online and , and ASL success. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Quality

97/100

“By far the .”

❤️ Student Care

96/100

“He genuinely wants you to grow and succeed in learning ASL and about the importance of deaf culture.”

😄 Fun Learning

95/100

“he makes learning ASL very fun.”

👍

96/100

“ can take with him!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's fantastic at lecturing, he tells lots of jokes and stories
  • he is the clearest and easiest to understand teacher you will ever have
  • He made learning so much fun that I would be sad when class was over.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • he's a
  • If you pay attention to lectures well, studying can be light
  • Show up to class, do the hw before the due date, and really pat attention and you'll be fine.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is so caring and will answer all your questions.
  • prof. john cares a lot about his students.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

21 detailed recent reviews, extreme consistency, and balanced online versus in-person coverage make the signal very reliable.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 5 · A 13

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

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