Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Super knowledgeable on class material and has a great passion for the subjects she is teaching.Rate My Professors ↗
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Jennifer Otting
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
This class was required for my education policy major, but I would have taken it either way. It was a really interesting class and Professor Otting is incredibly kind and funny in this class. Really interesting information and a great class!Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Great Professor, her slides were extremely helpful and informative. She brought live speakers who helped get the story from someone who does studies there or is from the area. There are a couple reading and videos to watch for leacture that are important to do, but overall she is a good proffesor just hope you have a good TA.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
I've taken a couple classes with Professor Otting. Overall, she's passionate and clearly cares about the stuff she's teaching. I would say that my TA made the class more challenging than Professor Otting did. Regardless, not a difficult class and content is easy to grasp.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Currently working on her final paper, and it does not make sense. The final essay questions ask about policy, when this whole class was based in issues, not policy. Then she asks for multiple sources to be used per answer, when each reading does not relate to the others. It is impossible to give a good response with the given materials. so stupidRate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
I really liked this professor. She seems very nice and I liked her lectures. Assigned many videos as well which was nice.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Jennifer Otting
EDPOL 240
Comparative Education
3 creditsEDPOL 240 Comparative Education examines global socio-cultural, political, and economic forces shaping education, including inequality, reform, and pedagogy.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Jennifer Otting is praised for her passion, knowledge, and engaging lectures that encourage student discussion and use helpful slides or guest speakers. Reviewers note the content is interesting and easy to grasp, with manageable reading loads and ample time for assignments.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026EDPOL 300
School and Society
3 creditsExamines the interplay between schools and society, including cultural influences on pedagogy and policy.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Jennifer Otting is kind and engaging, though some find lectures occasionally boring. She is supportive and willing to help students correct mistakes.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026Recorded teaching history
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