# WILLIAM BLAND — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/WILLIAM_BLAND--instructor_da243f0ee9b4d37f7d7afc1e) ## 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 | | 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madgrades ### source instructor id 208572 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name WILLIAM BLAND ### 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 32 #### quality 3.72 #### difficulty 2.16 #### quality count 32 #### difficulty count 32 #### profile id rmp:597084 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 15:59:19.903102+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.6968022244409986 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.299 #### graded 1545 #### counts * 684 * 309 * 237 * 142 * 104 * 6 * 63 #### sections 57 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/WILLIAM\_BLAND--instructor\_da243f0ee9b4d37f7d7afc1e ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | 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course\_4035a992649a22432e1b4fe1 | ATMOCN/BSE/SOILSCI 132 | WATER AND PEOPLE | | 1094 | course\_47e272971fe85c6121bf6112 | AGROECOL 990 | RESEARCH | | 1094 | course\_4035a992649a22432e1b4fe1 | ATMOCN/BSE/SOILSCI 132 | WATER AND PEOPLE | | 1094 | course\_7f3df39e615c8ef1541cba08 | ENVIRST 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1094 | course\_60b16cd3510a89a9e4c7e1f5 | ENVIRST 990 | RESEARCH | | 1092 | course\_a2aa7cf08e854e5adab5c0af | AGROECOL 699 | SPECIAL PROBLEMS | | 1092 | course\_db825e6d640bcdade9302ffd | AGROECOL 701 | THE FARM AS SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL ENDEAVOR | | 1092 | course\_4f1141a9e548697542b02afd | AGROECOL 720 | AGROECOLOGY FIELD STUDY | | 1092 | course\_47e272971fe85c6121bf6112 | AGROECOL 990 | RESEARCH | | 1092 | course\_150032ff7233e2e9147c7b5e | ENVIRST 600 | ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES CAPSTONE | | 1084 | course\_db825e6d640bcdade9302ffd | AGROECOL 701 | THE FARM AS SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL ENDEAVOR | | 1084 | course\_47e272971fe85c6121bf6112 | AGROECOL 990 | RESEARCH | | 1084 | 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1154 | 3 | | 1162 | 3 | | 1164 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:59:19.903102+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIwMzcwNDk2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:597084", "instructor_name": "William Bland", "course_label": "ATM132", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2012-06-01 11:52:10 +0000 UTC", "comment": "funny proffessor, class was interesting some of the times a lot of video clips. dont know how its possible to not get an A in the class, you would have to try to fail. The tests are hard but all the matters is doing the learning activities and discussions. If you cant get an A you probably should be kicked out of madison.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/597084", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:59:19.903102+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIwMzMwMjc0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:597084", "instructor_name": "William Bland", "course_label": "ATM132", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2012-05-22 17:14:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "well if you keep the reader, and go over it along with the slides(that he posts online) before the exam, you'll find that its basically impossible to get less than an AB. just make sure you do the learning activities, blog posts, and clicker-questions.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/597084", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:59:19.903102+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIwMzA1NzYz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:597084", "instructor_name": "William Bland", "course_label": "AOS132", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2012-05-17 21:15:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Adorable man, horrible teacher. Easy to get an A with all of the opportunities but stressful to get them done. DO NOT BUY THE READER. Completely useless!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/597084", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:59:19.903102+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIwMjg4NTcx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:597084", "instructor_name": "William Bland", "course_label": "SS132", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2012-05-15 19:19:00 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Although Bland is a funny guy this was probably the worst class I have ever taken. Material is boring. Test are incomprehensible. His mult. choice questions are A-F and sound all the same. The only good thing is that points are all equal so do the Learning Activities, go to lecture; even if you fail every test (which I did) you can still get a B.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/597084", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:59:19.903102+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIwMjQ3MTE4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:597084", "instructor_name": "William Bland", "course_label": "ATM132", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2012-05-10 01:45:57 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Bill Bland is a funny guy and he keeps you entertained w/ boring material. But he explains things weirdly which makes for really confusing slides and test questions. I found his MC and clickr questions killer. But he makes it easy to get an A in the class. No need to buy the Reader that goes along w/ the textbook. Must show up for Clickr Q points.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/597084", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:59:19.903102+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIwMTY5ODk2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:597084", "instructor_name": "William Bland", "course_label": "ATMOC132", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2012-05-01 22:04:43 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Bland makes it pretty hard to fail this class. He's goofy, makes obscure references which I enjoyed (\"Let's grok this out...\") and he knows the subject matter. I didn't like that the homework required a lot of time in front of the computer, which is the only reason I won't be getting an A. Clicker questions=attendance points", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/597084", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 } ] ``` ### total 32 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false