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History

Lesley Doig

HIST110111 · HIST110 · HIST115HONORS · HIST115 · HIS111 · HIST115H · HIST111 · ABC101 · 112 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
76.81%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Take her for inspiring history teaching if , and waiting weeks for grades.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesSlow gradingCaring and funnyReading heavyPassionate historian
  • Students repeatedly call her lectures engaging, funny, and transformative for history haters.
  • Major recurring complaint is extremely late grading that leaves students unsure of standing until finals.
  • , and essay-style exams, but show-up-and-try students often do well.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many A grades and help, but essays are graded tough and free.

In-person often feels easier if you attend; , and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is interesting and often not , and big projects keep the course solid.

Online 8-week formats feel heavier; in-person students more often call the class manageable.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

Policies vary, but lectures carry the material and participation or .

; in-person more often rewards presence.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Would-take-again is about 77 percent, with many calling her a .

; online love of lectures is tempered by workload and lag.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

She wants students to succeed and offers , yet tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

; quizzes are often easier.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Expect lots of reading, long lecture videos or sessions, papers, projects, and .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize insane weekly volume; in-person still has books and big writing tasks.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Across decades of reviews, students rave about passion, humor, clarity, and life-changing women's history courses.

Format shift

Teaching praise is strong in both formats; online negatives cluster on logistics more than lecture skill.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and finals rather than pure exams or .

Format shift

Online often stresses projects and ; and participation.

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

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students overwhelmingly love her passion, humor, and lecture quality, with and tough-essay notes.

Main concern

Essay and when quizzes are easy.

What students said

“She's an extremely kind, supportive professor. She genuinely cares about student success”
HIST110
“Pretty much impossible to fail”
HIST115
“she doesn't grade anything on time ever”
HIST115

Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections praise engaging lectures and caring support but , and long videos.

Main concern

Major projects and for aid and final planning.

What students said

“Took . Sept and Oct projects were graded in .”
HIST115
“Professor Doig is engaging and makes history interesting, even for non-majors.”
HIS111
“So much work its insanity”
HIST111

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Many students report and short answers, plus retakeable or easy quizzes.

Take-home examsEssay and short answerMulti-day completion windowRetakeable quizzesStudy topics given ahead

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals, pop quizzes that are often easy, and essay writing that can be graded strictly.

Take-home midterm and finalPop quizzesEssay writingExtra credit
“You have a midterm and .”
HIS111
“ and you have 3 days to complete. Pretty much impossible to fail”
HIST115

Online

ahead; quizzes may be retaken, but major items grade slowly.

Essay elementsRetakeable quizzesTopics ahead of timeSlow grade return
“Her 2 big tests are usually an essay and short answers. and gives you the .”
HIST111
“ . The and short answers.”
HIST110

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Take her class. You'll come out better for it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 history reviews with substantial online and in-person samples. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Lecture Magic

90/100

“Her lectures are amazing and made me want more information.”

⏳

28/100

“Took . Sept and Oct projects were graded in .”

❤️ Student Care

88/100

“She genuinely cares about student success inside and out of the class, and she's always there.”

👍 Recommendation Strength

78/100

“I recommend her 100000%”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • super great lecturer
  • passionate, funny, and
  • makes history interesting, even for non-majors
  • Most AMAZING PROFESSOR!!!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • basically gives away solid grades to people who show up and try
  • she's a though, will not give 100s
  • Pretty much impossible to fail
  • So much work its insanity

Theme 3

⏱️

  • doesn't grade anything on time ever
  • I did not receive my midterm grade until the last day of class
  • she takes forever to grade
  • This leads to you not knowing what your grade is

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

112

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both formats show highly consistent praise for teaching and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 576
4 out of 517
3 out of 54
2 out of 56
1 out of 59

Course coverage

HIST11015 reviews
HIS11111 reviews
HIST11510 reviews
HIST1119 reviews
HIST115H2 reviews
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ABC1011 review
HIST1101111 review
HIST115HONORS1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

28

A+ 7 · A 17 · A- 4

B range

10

B+ 2 · B 8

C range

3

C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Audit/No Grade 1 · Not sure yet 3