Awesome
Prof. Daniel is awesome. His jokes make the class fun to go to even though attendance is not mandatory. His tests are HARD. Be sure to WORK hard and prepare for them in advance. If you listen during the lectures and take good notes. you will be fine.
Average
Prof. Daniel gives so much reading. 85% of your grade will come from exams. Once you mess up on one, you're totally screwed.
Awesome
I love Professor Daniel! He is hilarious and his lectures were very interesting. He would make fun of everyone, especially the frat boys, so that was a plus. You will do fine in class as long as you go to the lecture and read the chapters in the book, which aren't too dry. Put in a little work and you will get an easy A.
Awesome
Prof. Daniel handled the pandemic really well! He always sent us emails with status updates to reassure us that all was fine. The lectures were both amusing and informative. He uses excellent examples so we can remember the content better. The tests were a little difficult, and there is a project to help you improve your score. He always brought Pickles, his dog, to class! So adorable!
Awesome
This course was fantastic! I was never bored in class because he is a fantastic professor who is also really entertaining. The material was fascinating, and he did an excellent job of presenting it! He genuinely cares about his students and wants them to succeed. Throughout the COVID crisis, he was also amazing online. He's really got your back! If you have the opportunity, take him!!
Awesome
Dr. Daniel is awesome! If you can, take him! He is truly outstanding at what he teaches, and he genuinely cares about each and every one of his students! His lectures are engaging, and he's really funny, so I was never bored in class. I'd absolutely take him again!!
Awesome
Professor Daniel is the best that I've had at James Madison University. He hates being called nice. So instead I say he's fair, supportive, and fun. He handled the pandemic situation very well. There are quizzes and four tests every week, which are quite average. I took the E-book and used the practice quizzes to study. I wish I had more space to say how incredible he is.
Awesome
Doctor Daniel is the best professor I've ever had at James Madison University. He's a great teacher. If you respect him, you'll get the grade you deserve. I ended up with 99 in his class, but I often went to him for extra help.
Awesome
Professor Daniel takes care of his students. He really wants them all to be good in the classroom. He's always ready to help and answers emails quickly. There's one quiz per week online, about the chapter you have to read for the week. His class consists of four exams for the semester. It's not that bad, just make sure you know the material well. Also, he's hilarious.
Awesome
Professor Daniel is really sarcastic, hilarious one, who gives really gripping lectures. He's a very good teacher and he's always there to lend help. Overall, he's truly the best professor I've ever had at James Madison University.
Awesome
Professor Daniel is a relaxed and outstanding instructor. He wants you to be knowledgeable about the material, so you have to work for your grade. However, there's no reason why you shouldn't pass the class. The four exams and weekly reading quizzes weren't bad. Skipping the class will not do you any good since the exams are heavy and it randomly gives extra credit. Overall, it is an easy general education course.
Awesome
Professor Daniel is an excellent teacher of general education. He handles large groups of 300 people during lectures. However, he's hilarious and really wants you to understand the material. You have to go to class if you want to do well and go to the teacher assistant hours, even if you think you are fine, they helped a lot. The class consists of four exams, but not bad. It's not a simple A, but an easy pass class. He hates cheating, so don't even try it.
Awesome
Truthfully, this class wasn't tough at all. It's important to take notes though, because the tests are directly from the lectures, so he doesn't try to trick you or anything. There are some online quizzes about the readings, but they don't count for much of your overall grade. If you're good at remembering things, you'll do great in this class.
Awesome
I love his class. Even though it's a big class with 300 students, he does his best to help everyone who asks. He's a hilarious which makes his lessons way more fun. If you want to get an A, you have to read the textbook, but it's not too boring if you like Psychology.
Awesome
He's by far the funniest and most down-to-earth teacher I've ever had. You do have to read the textbook for each chapter, which can take a while since they're about 35 pages long. The exams cover both the lectures and the book, but they're not too tough if you take the time to study. The class is super engaging and his lectures never put me to sleep. Plus, he has a lot of time for office hours. Don't even think about attempting to cheat on his exams.
James Madison University - Psychology
Professor and Consultant
Higher Education
David
Daniel
Harrisonburg, Virginia
David B. Daniel is an award-winning teacher with over 25 years of classroom experience. He is a highly sought international speaker and scholar focused on developing evidence demonstrated useable knowledge for education as well as a leader in translating psychological science for employee education, training, and system wide problem-solving efforts.
David has been honored numerous times for his teaching and translational efforts, including the Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s Teaching Excellence Award, the Transforming Education through Neuroscience Award and was recognized as one of the top 1% of educational researchers influencing public debate. His dedication to facilitating student learning extends from higher education contexts to the K-12 classroom, to organizational contexts, and include consulting with publishers, education-oriented companies, corporations and non-profit foundations on the development of high-impact learning strategies.
David's efforts extend to working with businesses, including software and healthcare organizations, to develop, implement and evaluate effective training, employee education, and motivational interventions. In addition to the integration of learning science to educational efforts, David's work has been leveraged to increase productivity, effective team-building, and mentoring systems across all levels of management. He also enjoys writing in the third-person and run-on sentences.
Hobbies: Surfing, Bodyboarding, Body Surfing, Womping, etc. Basically, riding waves by any means necessary.
Science of Learning/Educational Consultant
Work with schools, students and teachers translating cognitive-developmetal science into evidence-based strategies for practice, and evaluation. Includes workshops, whitepapers, in-services, as well as systemic and one-on-one consultation.
Executive Director
David worked at International Mind, Brain and Education Society as a Executive Director
Managing Editor
David worked at Mind, Brain and Education (academic journal) as a Managing Editor
Learning/Pedagogical Consultant
Consult on the development of face-to-face, electronic and print-based teaching learning strategies/tools for corporate, higher education and K-12 contexts. Clients include(d): most major US publishers and a variety of educational technology start-ups and corporations.
Professor
David worked at JMU as a Professor
Bachelor's degree
Psychology (cognitive development)
Ph.D.
Life-Span Developmental Psychology
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