Here's what students who have taken
ANT 250 on-line have to say about it:

The following scores are based out of a possible 5.0

1. Course Organization 4.82
2. Clarity of course presentation 4.55
3. Degree to which this course increased my understanding of the topic 4.64
4. Instructor's effectiveness in creating a climate open to student questions 4.91
5. Clarity of course requirements 4.82
6. Instructor's efforts to challenge me to think critically about the subject matter 4.73
7. Fairness of course grading system 4.82
8. Relevance of assigned readings to course 4.45
9. Instructor's availability to help during designated office hours or by appointment 4.82
10. Instructor's effectiveness in the use of examples and illustrations 4.91

The following are general comments:

The course was excellent! I really fell like I can take the subject away from this class and use it in future classes.

Course content is well presented and provides a progressive learning experience on the subject, I find it relevant to my course of study and my career as an interpretive park ranger. The material presented in class is already paying off on the job.

This course has nothing to do with my area of study, I'm a business major. The subject matter is extremely interesting.

The instructor was awesome!

I love learning from instructors who are passionate about their field of study and are passionate educators. Dr. Smiley is available to the student and is responsive to questions. The course provided a virtual experience where the student is immersed into the world of archaeology and the realities of field research. KUDOS for all the hard work.

Dr. Smiley's availability to his students is the best I have seen for not only an online class but in any class I have taken. I fully enjoyed his class and would recommend his course to everyone. He is an exceptional educator.

He kept my interest and taught me a lot.

He is very funny and a wonderfully entertaining teacher.

The web site and course content were so cool. I can't imagine the amount of time and effort that went into preparing this class. It was excellent and fun.

I especially enjoyed how interactive most of the course was.

The assignments were very straight forward and nothing too tedious!

Loved the online book.

For being an online class, it was very interactive which helped me to learn more about the subject than I expected.

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