Reviews of professor John Ridings

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
The worst professor I have ever taken. Super monotone. The class is easy but just being in that class is torture. He does not teach anything. Nothing is ever clear with him when you ask for additional feedback. He inputted the wrong grade for my midterm and if I never went to him, he would have never fixed it. Waste of time and my money.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor ridings are seriously the worst teacher you could ever take at Loyola University Chicago. To whoever stated that John is a "great and enthusiastic online lecturer," you must have had horrible professors all of college. Please, for your own sanity, do not take professor ridings for SOWk 390. Listen to me rn; I am telling you, don't do it.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Highly knowledgable on lecture content. If you ask a question regarding lecture material, he does a thorough job of giving an explanation. Impressed by relative level of enthusiasm he brings to online lectures. Makes a not so exciting topic (research method) very digestible. Has a knack for breaking down tough concepts into easier to learn pieces.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
His class was easy to do well in but he's probably one of the worst professors I have ever had. His lectures are long and boring and he talks about himself a lot in class. When answering questions he is very condescending and he literally never answers his email. I wouldn't take him again.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Fairly easy class but he makes it worse. He is a decent professor but he is so boring. He speaks in a very monotone voice and just reads off of his powerpoints and even skips over info without explaining it ever. Graded by 4 article reviews, 1 survey analysis project/paper, attendance, midterm, final, and CITI certification.