Last month I received an email from a potential student who would be taking my spring semester class in the Journalism School at the University of South Carolina.  It went something like this, “Dear Professor Butt, I am blah, blah, blah and I will possibly be enrolling in your J545 Creative Advertising Strategy class.  Since I couldn’t find you listed at RateMyProfessor.com I was wondering if you could answer a few questions for me.”  He then went on to ask my thoughts (and enforcement) of class attendance, timeliness of turning in work and my ability to be flexible with his demanding work schedule.

Needless to say, I laughed and sent his email to the listserv at the school for all faculty and staff to enjoy.  I then immediate went to ratemyprofessor.com and found myself, indeed absent.  But I did discover something interesting (besides the ratings of some of my peers).  I found a good many websites and information available that make the college experience a lot more transparent. (more…)