Awful
Professor Anderson is completely scatterbrained. She may say something random in class once and it will be on the test, and won't be in the book or slides. She did not help you with reviewing for the tests at all. I felt sometimes that she pretends that this is a anatomy and physiology class. I would recommend avoiding her class if possible.
Average
Professor Anderson is super nice if you contact her for issues and she's technologically savvy. She does not give extra credit and grades. The deadlines for discussion posts are strict. The class is not good for working students. I recommend not rely on her exams review because exams will be differ. The exams and quiz have double answers but are difficult to tell since all answers are hidden.
Average
I think Professor Anderson is good. However, the review was about things that aren't very well addressed in the book. You definitely need to take notes and know your lessons for the test. She uses a lot of short answers and some multiple choice questions on exams. Also, she's very demanding when it comes to discussion boards. I took the Maymester class. It's very fast paced so you need to be prepared.
Average
Prof. A. is a stickler for how she wants assignments done, but she genuinely cares about her students' performance and will work with them if they need assistance! She's actually very friendly! Don't be intimidated by her syllabus; as long as you show up to class and are respectful, everything will be OK. I felt there was unnecessary busywork, so it wasn't my first choice, but it wasn't as horrible as the others claimed!
Awful
I wouldn't recommend this class at all! Anything she "lectures," as others have stated, is not even close to what is on the exam. The tests are so confusing because she doesn't just ask you what she wants to know... YOU have to figure out what she's asking for, and if you don't respond correctly, you'll be marked incorrect! I really believe she means well, she's just really an awful instructor!
Northwest Vista College - Biology
Full-time Biology Faculty and Biology Coordinator at Northwest Vista College
Education Management
Andrea
Anderson
San Antonio, Texas Area
I have been a full time biology faculty member at Northwest Vista since 2006. During that time, I have served on numerous committees (e.g., Pathways, Conservation Committee, Cooperative Learning Committee). From 2015 to 2018, I have served as the Coordinator for Biology Discipline. I am also Program Coordinator for the Associate of Science Degree/Program (2017 to present) and Biology Dual Credit Coordinator (2015 to present). I train other faculty at NVC and our sister colleges in the pedagogy of Cooperative Learning.
Associate professor of biology
Andrea worked at Northwest Vista College as a Associate professor of biology
Biology Coordinator
Responsible for organizing and running monthly biology meeting: organize mentor/mentee relationships; coordinate Student Learning Outcome quizzes; analyze Student Learning Outcome quizz results for department and write the accompanying report; form textbook and hiring committees; input instructor courses and classrooms in Banner and Astra, respectively, each semester; assist in establishing Sequenced Course Advising Guidelines for Alamo Institutes; observe Dual Credit teachers at high schools; serve on the Cooperative Learning and Teamwork Committees; train faculty in Cooperative Learning pedagogy.
Masters of Science Biology
Plant Biology and General Biology
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