Thomas Eiland

ENG100103 · ENG213H · ENG293H · ENGL103 · ENG213 · ENG293 · ENG291 · ENG101 · DEENG103 · ENG103 · 152 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 60/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 53.33%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you want serious writing growth, but unless you can handle ambiguity and repeated revisions.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExcellent feedbackTough writing graderConfusing online setupHigh-effort papersEngaging in person

Students often praise his feedback, knowledge, responsiveness, and .
The main risk is unclear expectations, a , and .
Online reviews are much more negative than in-person reviews, with many withdrawals tied to confusion and workload.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

45/100

An A , and persistence, but students repeatedly say his writing standards are strict and not an easy grade.

Online reviews make the A feel harder because of confusing structure, while and office help.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The course is intellectually demanding because students must analyze texts deeply, revise repeatedly, and meet specific writing expectations.

Online students struggle more with navigating instructions, while analysis and writing expectations.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

58/100

and writing growth, but not for students seeking clear, easy, low-stress structure.

, while online reviews are sharply split and often caution against taking him online.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Students repeatedly call him a tough or picky grader, though rewrites and .

Format shift

, but online students more often describe it as .

Workload

Heavy

34/100

The workload centers on papers, reading, revisions, and .

Format shift

Online workload feels heavier because students must also navigate a confusing website, while .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

He is often described as knowledgeable, engaging, funny, and helpful, but and online design weaken the experience.

Format shift

In-person teaching is consistently stronger, while online teaching is highly polarizing because the structure is .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

Grades , and a small number of major writing assignments rather than exams.

Format shift

Both formats are assignment-heavy, with online reviews especially focused on papers and website-based submissions.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are generally stronger, with , and help, while still calling the writing standards demanding.

Main concern

The main concern is strict, specific writing expectations that .

What students said

“ .”
ENG293H

“He is a , but allows for rewrites on all of your work and .”
ENGL103

“A difficult class, but not impossible.”
ENG103

Remote format

Online

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are polarized but often warn that , and workload are confusing and stressful.

Main concern

The main concern is unclear online structure that .

What students said

“His website is all over the place and everything.”
ENG103

“Professor is pretty tough, but if you really make an effort to actually doing your work you will be fine.”
ENG103

“He let's you revise and resubmit your work for a better grade.”
ENG103

Exam style

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Reviews suggest assessment is mostly paper-based with few tests, but as proctoring, open-book status, webcam rules, or Lockdown Browser are not clearly proven.

Few TestsResearch Paper FinalWriting-Based AssessmentRevision Opportunities

Assessment risk

Varies

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and writing-heavy grading, but they do not clearly prove closed-book exams or strict proctoring rules.

Research Paper FinalFew AssignmentsWriting Heavy

“research paper.”
ENG101

“There was 4 assignments each worth 25% of your grade.”
ENGL103

“He is a , but allows for rewrites on all of your work and .”
ENG103

Online

Online reviews mention papers, a test in one course, and revision opportunities, but they do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or .

Few TestsPapersRevision Opportunities

“5 assignments (1 a wk), 2 papers and 1 test.”
ENG103

“He let's you revise and resubmit your work for a better grade.”
ENG103

“Always get great feed back from the prof.”
ENG103

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“He is a , but allows for rewrites on all of your work and .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Super insightful, he genuinely changed the way I view books, and art in general.”

✍️

30/100

“He is a , but allows for rewrites on all of your work and .”

💻 Online Format Risk

58/100

“His website is all over the place and everything.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Every class is open discussion and I found every single class captivating and .
He's great! You get to learn literature in a fun way by exploring movies and books you love
and always answers questions.

Theme 2

📝

He gives you multiple chances to turn in assignments.
He allows you to resubmit your work after his review, I actually re-summited 90% of my work.
Always get great feed back from the prof.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Online Confusion

ONLINE was a nightmare.
trying to figure out what he wants is difficult
and he has various links in his websites and and all over the place.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

152

Lifetime ratings

95/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 50 reviews evenly split across online and in-person formats, with detailed and , and format differences.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 579

4 out of 529

3 out of 512

2 out of 518

1 out of 515

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 5 · A 15 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

C+ 1

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 10 · Not sure yet 3

Thomas Eiland

x x x x if you want serious writing growth, but x x unless you can handle ambiguity and repeated revisions.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

✍️ x x

💻 Online Format Risk

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📝 x x x x

⚠️ About Online Confusion

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want serious writing growth, but unless you can handle ambiguity and repeated revisions.

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