You’ve waiting long enough. Here finally is is feedback I received in my PSYCH 367: Perception course in Winter term. Responses have been not been edited for clarity, spelling, or grammar at all.
⚠️ Warning! As noted in my previous post, content warning applies.
Course Design
The minor detail and the ambigious information required to know for the exams is quite frustrating, as the small innocuous details can be tested for and are not specified for the learning outcomes.
(Remember, I said perception can be confusing and complex. I’ve tried my best to highlight things that are confusing so that you can focus on them. Yes, there are detail-based questions, but also many general questions, too.)
It is clear that Dr. L put a lot of time and thought into designing this course to meet the needs of his students.
Although this may not have been noticeable to some, but I really appreciated having the calendar with all of the exams and assignments listed! I can see the deadlines in the "upcoming events" section of my eclass and it has helped me stay on top of things.
The layout with fill in the blank slides makes it a lot easier for me to keep up with and follow the notes!
labs are fun and helps me understand the content
I really liked that the labs were helpful in applying course content and that they were free!!
definitely not easy exams, but i like how you challenge your students.
(Thanks for your feedback!)
Course Resources
A note about the textbook: I found the textbook to be quite material dense. I know it is a good idea to be able to spend time reading it and absorbing all the knowledge, but most university students I know (including myself) don't usually have the time to spend hours reading multiple chapters to get a few important facts. The textbook is also quite expensive, when bought directly from the publisher (or other bookstores).Instead of assigning most of the textbook, perhaps key points and experiments could be illustrated with small assigned readings, such as the papers/studies themselves! This would vastly reduce the economic barrier for students, and provide experience with reading comprehension for academic publications, which is probably more valuable than textbook reading anyway.
I hate classes that require textbook readings to supplement learning. sometimes i don’t have time to read a 45 page chapter. textbook is good, but should be a resource not a requirement
(Thanks for your considered feedback. I did try assigning a few primary research papers in this course, and it did NOT go over well. If you think the textbook is difficult to read, articles are orders of magnitude more complex. I believe there is value in developing the skill to maintain your attention in reading long-form, complex material. I know it’s not what many students are used to--that’s why I do it.)
The textbook is okay to read through, but I just wish there was more accessibility such as more rentals at the library to borrow out at any given time since it's still expensive and I couldn't find many cheap alternatives online or anything.
(I’m sorry if you missed this, but I put three copies of the print textbook on reserve in Course Materials.)
Never uploading a complete version of the notes makes it difficult for those who do not wish to interact with other students in the course or simply are unable to.
(There is a social aspect to learning that is often overlooked. When I was an undergrad, I made a point of getting to know at least one other person in each of my classes--and I am painfully shy and extremely introverted. Plus, there was the Discord server that was used by your classmates to share notes with each other. Anyway, you could stop by my office and I could help you with whatever you missed.)
Sometimes unclear what all is going to be on exams, Stating " exams are 60-40 lecture to textbook" is a little vague
(Thanks for this feedback. I now break down for you how many questions come from each chapter and related lectures.
The resources used in this class were very useful in aiding my learning and understanding of concepts in this class. The textbook was the number one resource that helped in aiding in my learning of hte concepts that I was unable to understand in the notes.
(I'm glad to hear it helped!)
Course Delivery
I would have preferred more smaller assignments spread throughout the course, or maybe more interactive labs that have more ways to show learning.
(I can’t really make the labs any smaller than they are. And I don’t want to assign more labs, as they would then have to be assigned during weeks when you have an exam.)
Dr. L's organization of this course it outstanding. I was never overwhelmed by organizing the content, and could instead focus my time on learning the material presented.
Maybe weekly quizzes(or for every chapter) so we can test our knowledge a bit better in preparation for the exams,
practice assignment would be helpful
(I’m hesitant to create more assessments, as this requires time to prepare for. And I think that would lead to more complaints than complements--even if it would facilitate learning. Anyway, there still are the practice chapter questions on Canvas.)
It would be helpful if you could add the illustrations from the lectures into the lecture notes. There were a few there but a lot were missing, it would just make it easier to follow along.
(Sorry if you missed it, but they are all posted on Canvas. I’ve been doing that for 15 years.)
I laugh at all your jokes, they make the class even better, please keep them coming!!
(You must’ve been laughing really quietly, because all I ever heard was crickets!)
Class Climate
good jokes and quips
Lectures were engaging and useful. I genuinely wanted to come to class and learn our next topics. As a small request, having more opportunities to ask questions (and have them answered) during the flow of class would be really awesome. Questions from students were periodically ignored, and I guess this is likely because of the amount of content we needed to get through each class. I do feel, however, that being heard and answered can be really important for learning, and general morale.
(I never ignore someone who has their hand up. However, I may have a hard time noticing you. Either wave your hand around (motion attracts attention dontcha know) or say “I have a question!” (my hearing is okay).)
Dr. L is one of the strongest professors I've had in my five years at the U of A.
(Bro, I can’t even bench 100. But, looking at me, I can see how you’d make that mistake.)
Overall, super enjoyable content and course. I would definitely recommend this to other students, despite not having a psychology background, I was able to follow along everything fairly easily!
Professor Loepelmann is an incredible teacher and was able to teach this course in a way that was engaging, interesting, informative, but also felt very easygoing and comfortable. It was a wonderful course because of Professor Loepelmann.
Dr loepelmann is super entertaining and present the content in an engaging way. He is truly a performer and incorporates comedy into his lectures which really helps make the content stick and makes lectures feel less like a chore.
he is funny, kind, and always willing to help his students
(Thanks for the kind words.)
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