Reviews of professor Laina Isler

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I was really upset when I found out that Laina isn't teaching at concordia anymore. She goes above and beyond. A lot of my peers found it hard that Laina discusses the course content in so much detail, but I loved it. My opinion may be a bit biased because I am a mature student - but honestly, why come to uni if you don't want to be challenged?

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took her in the summer online, she is a very kind teacher! But I'm sorry, it was so hard getting through her lectures. She will babble for 20 minutes straight about something unrelated to the class, then say omg I went off topic again. She takes 15 minutes answering 1 question. Class always went overtime! Lectures were very hard to get through

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Never had a prof that heard a student and literally said "I might wait to make sure I respond correctly" .... and then presented SO MUCH research and prep work to clarify her statements and give support to the student at the same time.... and she did it alot! Culture class is amazing, but SHE is amazing. She treats the students not as an audience

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had Laina for cultural class. Some students didn't like that she spoke about a lot more than just lecture stuff. But honestly I found that way more valuable. She started lecture 1 that she didn't think her role is "reading us the textbook". At first I thought that this was rude. then in class it was really clear, she is way more into application

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I cannot say enough about Laina. Unconventional, and some students find that hard. But I finally started my honours project, and her class prepped me more than any other. Tips: tests - mostly textbook, any long answer is about complex class-discussion understanding. (if she says important.... it is on test): Proposal: it is no joke. Start day1. srs

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She made a whole class to give us help and answer questions about the course assignment, and she meets 1 on 1 to help with the assignment. A real gem. 'nuff said.