# KAI PYLE — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/KAI_PYLE--instructor_862998ea54d210f2b25af3e6) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_862998ea54d210f2b25af3e6 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 4784408 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name KAI PYLE ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 6 #### quality 3 #### difficulty 1.17 #### quality count 6 #### difficulty count 6 #### profile id rmp:3063678 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:27:48.839563+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.5074506027281505 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.729 #### graded 578 #### counts * 431 * 79 * 27 * 18 * 13 * 3 * 7 #### sections 13 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/KAI\_PYLE--instructor\_862998ea54d210f2b25af3e6 ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1264 | course\_1ea9e0287a7866dc7604d6af | AMERIND 302 | BEGINNER LEVEL OJIBWE LANGUAGE II | | 1264 | course\_79723fc24621cd3f00465e71 | GEN\&WS 340 | TOPICS IN LGBTQ SEXUALITY | | 1262 | course\_3a3d8e42b2a164b9516b05f6 | AMERIND 301 | BEGINNER LEVEL OJIBWE LANGUAGE | | 1262 | course\_dde3e80278558732049a45d6 | GEN\&WS 342 | TRANSGENDER STUDIES | | 1254 | course\_79c8d4425de4344dc0731304 | GEN\&WS 692 | SENIOR THESIS II | | 1252 | course\_23c3e9fe9488ad515e33bd50 | AMERIND 401 | INTERMEDIATE LEVEL OJIBWE LANGUAGE | | 1252 | course\_d5a647f056b2f5b302cee032 | GEN\&WS 691 | SENIOR THESIS I | | 1252 | course\_1b3f70e36fb2df91efed05ec | GEN\&WS/SOC 200 | INTRODUCTION TO LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER+ STUDIES | | 1252 | course\_76a9e4752ab20f74afc42284 | LEGALST 681 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1244 | course\_f4231025a0ef0f96b76a3184 | AMERIND 100 | INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES | | 1244 | course\_79723fc24621cd3f00465e71 | GEN\&WS 340 | TOPICS IN LGBTQ SEXUALITY | | 1242 | course\_6568633c6aeae4fc00402ad1 | AMERIND/ANTHRO/FOLKLORE/GEN\&WS 437 | AMERICAN INDIAN WOMEN | | 1242 | course\_79723fc24621cd3f00465e71 | GEN\&WS 340 | TOPICS IN LGBTQ SEXUALITY | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1242 | 2 | | 1244 | 2 | | 1252 | 4 | | 1254 | 1 | | 1262 | 2 | | 1264 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:48.839563+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwOTE4NjU2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3063678", "instructor_name": "Kai Pyle", "course_label": "GWS-200", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-04-11 05:03:58 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures were very disorganized, and it's clear that Dr. Pyle's hasn't been teaching the course for a while (I'm sure they'll improve over time). Learned more about certain issues and got a broader understanding of issues regarding each topic/module. Heavy reading sometimes, but all quizzes and tests were online.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3063678", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:48.839563+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNDIxNDUw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3063678", "instructor_name": "Kai Pyle", "course_label": "GWS-200", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-12-23 06:25:33 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Pretty disorganized and not a clear structure to the class, but the class was easy and I had fun in it. Lectures were completely optional, discussion required but very light. As someone else said, it was kind of clear it was Pyle's first time teaching this class, and I'm sure it will be more organized in the future. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3063678", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:48.839563+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNDE1MjU0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3063678", "instructor_name": "Kai Pyle", "course_label": "GWS-200", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-12-22 13:15:17 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Discussions mandatory, lectures were absolute free for all. Async exams was absolutely heavenly for someone who struggles with distraction during tests. You could very well survive by just going to discussions and making sure to care about the very few assignments that were given. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3063678", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:48.839563+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNDA1MzE3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3063678", "instructor_name": "Kai Pyle", "course_label": "GWS-200", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-12-21 04:37:28 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Class was an easy A but Pyle is the MOST disorganized professor. Unclear + delayed grading and constantly canceled office hours. I'm very liberal but there was clearly only one correct (very liberal) opinion in this class. Do not pay for the books the library has them. Only take this class for soc + ethnic studies credits because it's boring. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3063678", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:48.839563+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNDAwNzk3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3063678", "instructor_name": "Kai Pyle", "course_label": "GWS-200", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-12-20 21:45:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Class was overall very easy, but prof was not very organized and did not give clear instructions for some assignments - which was frustrating. Two required books that are interesting and then other online readings provided. Lecture is very participatory, almost more like a discussion. Grading is easy. 2 papers, a midterm and a final.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3063678", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:48.839563+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMzYxMzM1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3063678", "instructor_name": "Kai Pyle", "course_label": "GWS-200", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-12-18 08:16:24 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Nice enough for the class, but this was their first time teaching the class and I could tell. The class will be better in future semesters, I'd say, when they get more time to organize/structure it. Otherwise interesting readings, not too difficult of topics if you've been in queer spaces before. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3063678", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 1 } ] ``` ### total 6 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false