Pamela Blackwell

HIST101 · ART101 · ARTHISTORY · ART102 · ARTH3032 · ART101AND102 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 46/100
RMP rating: 3.1/5
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Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

Take her only if you can memorize dozens of and ; otherwise expect a boring, uneven experience.

Best fit · Effort For RewardFast LecturerSlide ID HeavyEssay HeavyEnds Class EarlyKnowledgeable but Moody

Lectures are extremely fast and note-heavy; memorizing artwork IDs is the core skill.
, and multi-page museum/term papers.
knowledgeable but often boring, late, or impatient.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Some students get easy As by studying IDs only, but many , and .

Online has one A+ success story; most .

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Content is standard art-history memorization plus essays, not conceptually advanced but time-consuming.

and study; .

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

42/100

Fans praise knowledge and engagement; critics call her boring, unprepared for finals, and unhelpful.

Online split one good one bad; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

As on papers; others call her a and stickler for dates.

Format shift

Mixed .

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Few weekly homeworks, but , and 60-plus artwork IDs add real load.

Format shift

Workload comments are almost all in-person.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Knowledgeable expert with some engaging lectures, undercut by speed, moodiness, lateness, and .

Format shift

Online tech-help complaints lower online .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of midterm and museum or term paper.

Format shift

Same assessment pattern described mainly for in-person sections.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

memorization, essays and a museum paper, with mixed grades of boredom versus expertise.

Main concern

Pace is too fast for many; missed class or weak memory makes the exams brutal.

What students said

“she lectures way too fast and !! 3 assignments, midterm, final, and term paper.”
ART102

“Only 2 exams/1 term paper, no HW, class always ended about 1.5 hours early, fair grader”
ART102

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

One strong review praises engagement and an A+; the other reports unhelpful tech support and low quality.

Main concern

Technical issues may go unresolved and help is inconsistent online.

What students said

“Great teacher- very helpful and she makes art history interesting! You definitely have to read the material & study in order to pass the tests.”
ARTHISTORY

“ . Had technical problems with the online class. She dismissed it at a personal computer problem”
ART102

Exam style

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Exams usually mix picture IDs and timed essays; papers and .

Slide IDsTimed EssaysTerm PaperMuseum Visit EssaySome Take-Home Essays

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and multi-essay blue books, plus a multi-page paper.

Slide IDsBlue Book EssaysMuseum PaperTake-Home Test Essays

“FYI she expects 3 essays in 30 minutes for and final! We had to memorize 60+ works of art.”
ART102

“Only 3 assignmnts (midterm/paper/ ”
ART102

Online

Online reviews mention tests that require reading and study but .

Study-heavy tests

“You definitely have to read the material & study in order to pass the tests.”
ARTHISTORY

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Wow, I'd never imagine working my Butt off for an art class. It's gets particularly difficult because she lectures way too fast and !!”
Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews (2 online, 14 in-person), highlighting pace, exams, and mixed quality. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Shes a nice person but as a professor I .”

📚 Workload Reality

42/100

“She assigns you a 5 page term paper and 2 2-3 page essays on top of that for the final.”

🧠 Memorization Focus

44/100

“For the and write 2 or 3 essays.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

she lectures way too fast
Pretty boring class
extremely knowledgeable
class always ended about 1.5 hours early

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

easy grade I think
Not Easy A
We had to memorize 60+ works of art
As on the paper)

Theme 3

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The final is a 5 page essay including a visit to a museum
3 essays in 30 minutes for and final

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews span 2006-2014 with consistent themes on pace and exams, but many are old and sparse on grades.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

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3 out of 55

2 out of 55

1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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Pamela Blackwell

Take her only if you can memorize dozens of x x and x x x; otherwise expect a boring, uneven experience.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

Depends

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In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Workload Reality

🧠 Memorization Focus

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 x x x x

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Quality ratings

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Take her only if you can memorize dozens of and ; otherwise expect a boring, uneven experience.

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