Reviews of professor Michael Rolland

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Before Covid 19 started in person class meetings were always on time and he would come in and talk about things that sort of did not relate to the first exam. He really didn't review and his group activities did not always go to plan. Since the transition to online classes he has been more open and flexible with assignments, exams and project.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
very passionate professor. homework can be an huge work load. the test are easy. He really wants his students to learn and understand spanish.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Surprised by the more negative ratings. He was extremely caring and understanding during COVID 19, and I felt as though the conversations he would engage with us spontaneously helped reinforce phrases and words and manners of speech. My one critique would be the games that we would play, wasn't a fan and didn't help. HW overall given was fine.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Mediocre at best is a good way to describe him. He seems like he cares and knows what he's doing, but deep down one can clearly see that he doesn't. He's ALWAYS late to start class (even online), grades extremely slow and harsh, and group class time is a joke and a waste of time. If you need these classes, good luck cause no one else teaches it.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Though caring and knowledgeable, I felt he could've instructed the class differently. Some of the readings were overwhelming and unengaging, though the rest of the content was good. Truly helped that his assignment instructions were clear. I do think he can do better when providing feedback, grading, and starting/ending class on time.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Assigns an absurd amount of homework. Anywhere from 2-3 hours on the online portion of class twice a week. Hes a nice dude but there is a serious disconnect between the online portion and the actual class

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He assigns 2 hours of homework in between every class on portales and does not let you make it up. If a lot of people cut class he will assign a pop quiz. overall not a fan. he's a white dude too teaching Spanish

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I had Prof. Rolland for half in person and half online. In person, we spent a lot of time on group work which didnt really help. I wish we spent more time going over practice and grammar. Online, he was amazing and very understanding of our situation during covid-19. He did as much as he could to help us and was lenient.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's very passionate about Spanish, but he is not the best at teaching it. A lot of class time was partner work which honestly doesn't teach me anything, especially if your not understanding the material from the homework. It was definitely a teach yourself kinda class.