Current instructor

Ran Liu

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/5RMP difficulty
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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 1 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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EDPOL-245 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Had Prof. Liu this year, and I knew pretty much nothing about the class topic, but the way she taught the class made everything seem really interesting, and the final project was actually something I was excited to do. Plus she brought in snacks for our final presentation days! She was always willing to help and answer any questions as well.
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Classes with Ran Liu

EDPOL 123

Education, Technology, and Society: Ai, Big Data, and the Digital Divide

3 credits

EDPOL 123 introduces the relationship between education, technology, and society, examining issues in domestic and global contexts.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Ran LiuEllen Hsieh

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2024–Fall 2025 · limited sample
EDPOL 699

Independent Reading

1–3 credits

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Nancy KendallStacey Lee+1 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
EDPOL 999

Independent Reading

1–3 credits

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Walter SternAdam Nelson+10 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026EDPOL 123Education, Technology, and Society: Ai, Big Data, and the Digital Divide
Fall 2026EDPOL 688Introduction to Survey Methods for Education Research
Fall 2026EDPOL 699Independent Reading
Fall 2026EDPOL 990Research or Thesis
Fall 2026EDPOL 999Independent Reading

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