Reviews of professor Carrie Vodehnal

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Carrie seems like a very nice woman but I found it REALLY hard to focus with all of the filler words she uses, once I noticed I could never focus on the actual content with the amount of "kind of"s and "um"s she used. The tests were okay but overall fine if you payed attention. Needs to figure out how to run a class and teach in a better way tho.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Shes honestly super chill. My friends and I skip class all the time. Sure, we have drafts due all the time. But shes not a hard grader. She wants you to learn the information and if you struggle she will help you. Its in advance writing class. You will write but its not hard. A little bit of actual effort goes a long way.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
To all of those saying that ENVS 3020 is a waste of time I wonder how you are doing in the real world now. I learned applicable and real-world skills from this class that I am now using in my graduate degree. You WILL be using these writing styles in and out of the classroom. Carrie cares and is teaching this stuff for a reason. Super understanding

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lots of articles were assigned to read, but not necessary for lectures. There was one group project that was fairly easy, a midterm and a final 5-7 page essay. She was also very lenient on deadlines, we had all semester to turn assignments in if needed.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Carrie is a vey nice and friendly person, but when it comes to running her class properly, she struggles a bit. She likes to talk A LOT. Most of my time spent in class was listening to her ramble for 80% of the class period. The best thing about her is the flexible deadlines - if you ask for an extension, chances are you'll get it. ENVS 4800&3020

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class had a veeerrrry lenient late policy that was so nice to have. The lectures can get a little boring and are pretty dry,  but Carrie is a very intelligent professor who is more than willing to help you if you ask. She truly cares about her student if you reach out and ask for help!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She is very sweet and caring, but I also agree that teaching is not right for her. She uses a lot of filler words when lecturing such as "kind of" and "um" to the point that it's hard to pay attention to the actual content she is teaching. I did the math and she averages about 396 "kind ofs" in a 75-minute lecture, the highest ever being 590.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Try to avoid taking a class with her if you can. Carrie says "kind of" or "um" every other word, anyone who's in the class will agree. It makes it extremely difficult to understand concepts and follow along in class. I counted how many times she said it in one class and it was over 260 times. The subject is fine but she makes lecture unbearable.