Liza Potvin - Vancouver Island University

Professor: Liza Potvin
Department: English
College: Vancouver Island University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ENG125
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Although she seemed like a nice person, Liza is not a good professor. Maybe she's better suited to do high level Eng classes, but certainly not first year courses. She would not help you no matter what. Over countless emails for clarification, the only response i'd ever get is "it's in your outline"... definitely my LEAST favourite teacher!!!
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: ENG240
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I found her lectures to be very interesting, and she loved it when students added in some feedback and talked about their own opinions on the material at hand. I don't really understand all the negative feedback she has received :S I found her to be very helpful and was always friendly to the class. I would recommend her to anyone.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL450
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She has some really brilliant things to say when she lectures, but 80% of the classes were turned into small group discussion with minimal input from her - unfair when no one read the texts but you! I found her reasonable but many classmates did not. I exerted average effort and got an excellent grade somehow, so.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL9
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Liza had good intentions but this course was ill-planned. She was unclear as to the daily schedule and was angry when people didn't have the materials they needed. Her marking was quite varied and the same paper could get you a C or an A+, depending on what mood she was in when she marked it. A nice person, but not a good professor.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Terrible, useless teacher! i do not recommend her at all. when i asked her for help she said "its in your outline"...
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL125
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This instructor is one I do not recommend for anyone entering into university. She is knowledgeable,however her facade of being nice and fair was soon displaced. Her grading was extremely inconsistent and she comes across as somewhat affected. I have no respect for her framework of how she "grades" students, pick another prof please!
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ENG115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Liza was, and is, a great resource. Her classes were well prepared. Class discussions were very involving. She teaches a lot about grammar, and prepares you extremely well for university writing. Although it seems like she has high standards, if you apply her advice you will improve and do well in the class. Lots of short writing assignments.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: ENG115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She was so hard, coming from a good mark in english 12 to her class i almost didnt pass at all.. she made my first semester unpleasant to say the least.. waste of money and time.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Awful professor. Very unfair. I received a zero on my final research paper and when I asked her why I didn't get a single mark, she told me that a fail translates to a zero. Later on in the year, I discovered that she had given other students marks below 50.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: ENG115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I really enjoyed Liza's class. Her lectures were informative and engaging. She makes very good use of textbooks. Her teaching style is effective. She has very clear expectations of her students. I would take more classes taught by Liza in the future.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL125
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This course was an absolute joke. She seemed all nice and friendly and I actually found her slightly helpful at first, but she definitely raises the stakes for first years too high. I think she has biases, my final grade didn't reflect the quality of my effort. The kind of teacher you just want to flip the bird to, when you initially liked writing.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If your a floater student then don't take her class. She is serious about making her students better and doesn't believe in rewarding poorly researched, poorly prepared work. If you seriously want to improve then this is the Prof to take.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ENG116
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
LOATHED THE CLASS AND LOATHED THE MARKING, LOATHED ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ABOUT HOW SHE CONDUCTED THE CLASS.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: ENG206
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
really passionate about literature, brilliant, good eye contact...HOT!
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: ENG206
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Ok so its hard to ask her for help. Needs work on having guidelines for assignments. Something about her voice is calming a reassuring and easy to listen to for an hour and a half. She has a lot of karisma.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Such an inconsistant marker. I got an A on my first paper and a D on my second!! She is interesting to listen to, but expects way too much out of first years. I would NOT take her class again.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL000
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
meh... she's smart...
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: ENG112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
For an hour and a half long class, Liza's seemed to take a lifetime. She was dull, and her lectures were basically her just talking at us, and not helpfully. I found that I learnt more in a highschool english course than I did with her as a professor. Very hard marker, would not take course again.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: ENG115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: ENG115
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
worst teacher ever
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