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 creditsThis course examines the socio-cultural, political, and economic forces shaping education worldwide, including in the U.S., focusing on purposes of schooling, inequality, and global reform.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Jennifer Otting
Jennifer Otting's lectures were engaging, featuring group discussions and live speakers. Students found the readings and videos interesting but manageable, while assessments included three essays and a project with sufficient time for completion.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026An introductory course examining theories, institutions, and current issues in international educational development.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.81 GPA, 94.4% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.75 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.70 GPA, 87.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleEDPOL 399
Independent Reading
1–3 creditsIndependent Reading is a student-designed opportunity to explore a subject in depth.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
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