AI Rate Professor

American Indian Studies

Patricia Dixon

AIS100ONLINE · AIS101AND102 · AIS100 · AIS101102 · HISTLAW · HIST102 · AIS102 · AIS101AIS102 · AIS101 · 57 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Take her in person if you want deep AIS learning and ; online may feel like a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots of readingSo many papersTough grader (online)Passionate lecturesExtra credit available
  • In-person students often praise passion, stories, and life-changing AIS content
  • Online and recent and heavy paper load
  • A is available if you read everything, write carefully, and use

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is realistic if you read, write carefully, and use , but and heavy papers block free As.

; online reviews more often report harsh grading.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

, and frequent papers make content demand real intellectual and time investment.

; in-person stress long chapters and quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections list mandatory attendance or warn absences hurt grades; .

In-person more often stresses show up; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

About 60% would take again; passionate fans love her while if you want light workload.

; online recent tone is more split and critical.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

Supportive and extra-credit-friendly for engaged students, but many call her a .

Format shift

Online reviews skew stricter; if you try.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of reading, weekly papers, quizzes, and long chapters are recurring complaints across formats.

Format shift

Online comments especially emphasize so many papers and multiple weekly deadlines.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Strong passion, knowledge, and student support when you communicate, offset by disorganization and uneven lecture focus.

Format shift

In-person lectures get more love; online organization and .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of papers, quizzes, tests, group work, and .

Format shift

Online leans paper-heavy; and test heavy with study guides.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

many love her passion, lectures, and support; others cite heavy reading, tough quizzes, disorganization, or story-heavy lectures.

Main concern

and ; attendance and organization vary by semester.

What students said

“This was not an easy class. But, Professor Dixon will do anything to help you succeed, except do you work for you.”
AIS101102
“Her tests were more than fair, most of the .”
AIS101
“This was the . .”
AIS100

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online AIS is writing- and : some get easy As with effort, many call her a and uneven organization.

Main concern

issues, and hard-to-reach communication.

What students said

“ . It was very hard to get 100% on any assignment.”
AIS101
“She is super sweet and you can get an easy A if you try at all. TONS of paperwork each week.”
AIS102
“Professor Dixon makes you write a lot! And by a lot I mean more than graduate level courses I have taken.”
AIS101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

closed-style quizzes and Blackboard exams.

Open book or take-home (some in-person)Study guidesBlackboard examsTest heavyExtra credit

Assessment risk

Varies

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Several in-person reviews mention open-book, take-home, or study-guide-based tests; others call quizzes and .

Open book testsTake-home examsStudy guidesBlackboard examsOptional final sometimes
“Her tests were more than fair, most of the .”
AIS101
“ and required several hours to complete.”
AIS101

Online

Online reviews emphasize quizzes, tests, and heavy papers more than open-book friendliness; .

QuizzesTest heavyLots of papersSome two-attempt quizzes
“There are no shortcuts in Prof Dixon's class. If you think you can not read ALL assigned material and still get a good grade....prepare for a reality check.”
AIS101
“She's a and really hard to pass.”
AIS102

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This was not an easy class. But, Professor Dixon will do anything to help you succeed, except do you work for you. If and way more than fair.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (8 online, 42 in-person), highlighting passion versus heavy workload and . Credibility rating: High.

📚

28/100

“Prof. Dixon requires lots of writing and lots of reading.”

❤️ Passionate Teaching

80/100

“Pat Dixon was an amazing Professor with a passion for her subject!”

⚖️

48/100

“She is a nice professor but she is a . .”

🎯 If You Engage

62/100

“If and way more than fair. Highly respected and loved by her students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • amazing lectures
  • fascinating lectures
  • sweet lady

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • lots of reading
  • so many papers
  • easy A if you try at all

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • super sweet
  • will do anything to help you succeed
  • very understanding

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

57

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning 2004-2025 with rich detail and consistent themes on reading load, passion, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524
4 out of 516
3 out of 55
2 out of 510
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 2 · A 5 · A- 3

B range

4

B+ 2 · B- 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values