Reviews of professor Keith Sawyer

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Although his class was fairly easy, there were many times when I was confused by his instructions and when I would ask him for clarification he just made the situation more confusing. Also near the end of the class, his personality really started to aggravate me.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
"Special Topics: The Maker Movement in Ed." - Class is interesting, chill, and fun. Most days involve experimenting with educational technologies and tools. Super open-ended. There's a group project at the end but is not bad at all. Turn things in and communicate with him and you will do fine. Super accessible and empathetic to students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Sawyer is a great teacher and a great person. The past reviews do speak truly, as this class is super easy to get an A in (basically if you just do and turn in the work). This course is focused on creativity and has a lot of fun and interesting projects. The class is focused on hands-on work outside of class so be prepared for that!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This is one of the best classes I've taken at UNC. The class is designed to where students receive an A if the appropriate effort is put in to assignments. Dr. Sawyer is kind, knowledgable, and very passionate about the subject matter of the class. He is one of the nicest professors I've had hands down, I would recommend his class 100%!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Terrible teacher!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Sawyer is passionate about his work which shows through in his lectures. But he barely made an effort to get to know the students, nor care about class engagement. He's makes project instructions really confusing. Lots of hands-on homework, but most of it is pretty interesting. It's largely effort based, so easy to get an A.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I rarely rate professors before finishing a course but I think almost everyone gets an A in this class. However, this class is beyond boring and pointless in my opinion-- such a letdown especially because I was genuinely curious about the topic. His instructions are often unclear and attendance is mandatory (but you get 3 free-pass absences).