A Website Dedicated to Rating Professors: RateMyProfessor.com
Alejandra Galván
Issue date: 11/23/09 Section: News
Ten years ago mtvU, a 24-hour college media network, created the website www.ratemyprofessor.com. Their goal was to setup a site created by college students, dedicated to college students needs. With this in mind, ratemyprofessor.com is a site where students are able to get advice into which professors and courses are best suited for them.
Over the years this website has grown to include over 6,000 institutions ranging from the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, and Wales. It now lists over a million professors and over three million rates and comments from students. The site has 288 professors listed for College Of The Desert.
The purpose of the site is to aid students in their college lives, by rating their institution's professors. On ratemyprofessor.com former or current students are able to comment and rate their professors. They do so by rating the professor in different categories, such as helpfulness, on scale from 1 to 5, five being the best. Students are also able to include any thoughts about the professor or course, these are viewed as comments.
As a result students get a helping hand in deciding their next schedule. The website does not require one to register in order to view or give ratings, but to take full advantage of the site it is requested that you do.
Some COD students, like Jose Arciga, have been taking advantage of this helpful tool. He was introduced to this site by a friend and has since used it to look up professors. "It gives students a window from other students past experiences…" he stated, "…but you can't take it as an absolute." Although everyone has different views about professors or courses, Arciga thinks it is a good source to look into.
For other COD students like freshman Michael Sanchez, this is the first time they've heard about this website. Although it is new to him, Michael says it is something he would like to look into for future references. This is something new students, like Michael, can benefit from. Transfer students can also see this website as a benefit, prior to starting at a new institution.
Professors have their say in it too, "I think it's important for teachers to see what students think of their classes. The site provides a great, candid opportunity to get feedback," said COD professor Mikael Jacobson. The site not only provides for students but also helps professors to better their teaching skills.
Professor Jacobson's ratings are all positive in this site, and students encourage others to take his course in Music: History of Rock and Roll . "…if they want to take the History or Rock and Roll they're stuck with me regardless of the ratings," he joked. Jacobson says he has a great deal of passion for what he teaches and that is reflected on the ratings students have given him.
With the end of another semester near, this site could be a helpful tool to use prior to registering for spring classes. Students may find it to be good source to make their next schedule a better one.
Over the years this website has grown to include over 6,000 institutions ranging from the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, and Wales. It now lists over a million professors and over three million rates and comments from students. The site has 288 professors listed for College Of The Desert.
The purpose of the site is to aid students in their college lives, by rating their institution's professors. On ratemyprofessor.com former or current students are able to comment and rate their professors. They do so by rating the professor in different categories, such as helpfulness, on scale from 1 to 5, five being the best. Students are also able to include any thoughts about the professor or course, these are viewed as comments.
As a result students get a helping hand in deciding their next schedule. The website does not require one to register in order to view or give ratings, but to take full advantage of the site it is requested that you do.
Some COD students, like Jose Arciga, have been taking advantage of this helpful tool. He was introduced to this site by a friend and has since used it to look up professors. "It gives students a window from other students past experiences…" he stated, "…but you can't take it as an absolute." Although everyone has different views about professors or courses, Arciga thinks it is a good source to look into.
For other COD students like freshman Michael Sanchez, this is the first time they've heard about this website. Although it is new to him, Michael says it is something he would like to look into for future references. This is something new students, like Michael, can benefit from. Transfer students can also see this website as a benefit, prior to starting at a new institution.
Professors have their say in it too, "I think it's important for teachers to see what students think of their classes. The site provides a great, candid opportunity to get feedback," said COD professor Mikael Jacobson. The site not only provides for students but also helps professors to better their teaching skills.
Professor Jacobson's ratings are all positive in this site, and students encourage others to take his course in Music: History of Rock and Roll . "…if they want to take the History or Rock and Roll they're stuck with me regardless of the ratings," he joked. Jacobson says he has a great deal of passion for what he teaches and that is reflected on the ratings students have given him.
With the end of another semester near, this site could be a helpful tool to use prior to registering for spring classes. Students may find it to be good source to make their next schedule a better one.
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posted 1/11/10 @ 2:35 PM PST
I think that it would be normal to rate proffessors.
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