Student Testimonials
Email Sent to Dr. Bruce A. Johnson and Dr. Scott Bailey, Assistant Provost, Education Professions, November 1, 2022:
Tuesday 11/1/2002 4:52 PM
Subject: A belated “thank you”
Dr. J,
I simply want to thank you for your example, your genuine help, and the expertise shared in the LEAD6001 class I took from you last term. You helped prepare me for the courses I am currently taking. My self-efficacy as an aspiring scholar is growing upon the strong foundation you gave me. I recognize that you have not asked for this, but instead of just a general “thank you,” I want to be specific to indicate the depth of my gratitude.
* You are passionate about who you are and what you do. This is also evident in the way you work with and how you feel about your students.
* You are an expert who exercises humility, creating a strong sense among students that you are approachable and genuinely willing to help. I believe true humility flows with confidence. It is a powerful attribute, not timid or weak. It acknowledges and invites power beyond ourselves.
* You are firm with standards and kind with correction. In the simplest terms, you exercise “high love” and “high expectations,” which combination enables powerful leadership. Some people attempt to lead with “low love” and “high expectations,” or “high love” and “low expectations,” neither bearing “delicious” fruit.
* You care enough to invest in students to really help them improve. This is a higher level of love, mentorship, and leadership.
I also enjoyed interacting with you on some motivational tips you provided.
I hope to work with you in the future and continue to be benefited from who you are and what you do.
Sincerely,
David S
Conference Feedback via Award Nomination, November 2, 2022:
Congratulations! You’ve been nominated for an ACE Award. You embody the spirit of ACE’s values and show deep commitment to our mission.
- You inspire excellence and lead us all to achieve more together. Your presentation today was the best! I do hope that you are disseminating that widely. Critical Intellectual Discourse: Engaging Students with Critical Thinking.
Congratulations! You’ve been nominated for an ACE Award. You embody the spirit of ACE’s values and show deep commitment to our mission.
- Your presentation skills are outstanding! Thank you for a great presentation during our Quarter of Learning! It’s presenters like you that help make this a success and I agree with several of our participants, that the presentation was brilliant! I learned something new that I plan to immediately implement in my own classroom!
[American College of Education]
Email Sent to American College of Education Administration, November 9, 2022
Hello All,
I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate Dr Bruce Johnson. A week ago, I had the opportunity to attend Dr Johnson’s excellent Quarter of Learning presentation: Critical Intellectual Discourse, and was astounded at the potential impact that this could have for our nursing students. You see for decades we have been trying to teach “ critical thinking” skills as part of nursing curriculum. Sadly, faculty can’t define it, so teaching it posed a challenge.
I just wanted to say thank you to Dr. Jonson and to ACE for setting up such a quality conference series. This was hands down the best presentation I have been to in years, and I have been to many conferences across the US.
Student Email November 2, 2022 [American College of Education]
I really wanted to take the time to express my gratitude to you. This was an incredibly stressful transition for me (especially entering the program late) and I sincerely appreciate all of your assistance. Your encouraging words, accessibility, and receptiveness to my 1000 questions throughout these five weeks made this feel possible. Just wanted to say that I appreciate you!
Student Emails November 2022 [American College of Education]
Dr. J,
I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for your guidance in this first class of my doctoral journey. Your announcements and included videos helped to create a plan for assignment completion each week. Even more so, your included sample papers simplified the process by providing scaffolding within each assignment. While I did not feel the need to reach out often, I did find peace of mind in knowing it was an option. Thank you again all that you do and for structuring your class in a manner that made it easy to be successful. I hope that we cross paths again further along this journey.
Respectfully, Kyle H
Dr. J,
I just wanted to take a moment and thank you for all of your time, feedback, and responses to my emails! I appreciate all the time you put in during the past five weeks to help me to become a better scholar. You have made me think further into my why and I sincerely appreciate you for this! I look forward to seeing where ACE takes me in my studies and hope to see you on my dissertation committee!!
Thank you, Adrian
Hi Dr. J!
I just wanted to thank you for a great first class at ACE. I was extremely nervous during the first week, but you eased my mind when we spoke that first week. Your videos were very helpful, and I really liked your motivational posts. You reminded me often that I’m not alone on this journey and surrounded by a faculty that wants me to be successful. So, thank you!
Stephanie
Dr. J,
Your final video had my tearing up. I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience in your class! It will forever be extra special to me because it was my very first doctoral level class. I could not have asked for a more encouraging, supportive, thoughtful professor. I hope you are on my dissertation committee one day, like you said! How awesome would that be?? I will keep in touch as I continue through the program. I wish you and your husband the very best!
Holly
November 2022 Student Satisfaction Survey [American College of Education]
- Had a wonderful learning time in this class. My instructor is awesome in teaching. I am grateful for depositing much knowledge in me.
- Dr. J is the absolute BEST
- Dr. J is an excellent professor and I would look forward to learning from him again, hopefully with the expectation of having to wait until Sunday evening for assignment instructions removed.
- Dr. J was amazing! He was prompt in responding to emails and his feedback was very informative and made me think about how I could apply the material to my career.
- Dr. J was so helpful and engaging with preparing me for this doctoral journey.
- Dr. J was incredibly responsive and helpful. He did a wonderful job explaining the expectations of the assignments and posts. I hope to have him in future courses as well.
- The instructor’s sample papers in each module were beneficial. The detailed directions with student sample work for each assignment were clarified well in the weekly instructor videos.
- I sincerely enjoyed the supportive and encouraging demeanor of my instructor. I felt that my contributions to class were valued and the feedback provided to me was direct as well as centered on my improvement and development for success in my overall program of study.
- I was thankful for Dr. J’s videos to explain the course expectations. He as clear and concise and he provided visuals, samples, and templates that were very helpful.
- Dr. J. was great. He was available for office hours on a regular basis. He was supportive. He had suggestions and challenges to push you. He gave meaningful feedback in a prompt manner. I hope to take a course with him again in the future.
October 2022 Student Satisfaction Survey [American College of Education]
Congratulations, you’ve been singled out by a student on the 2022 ACE Student Satisfaction Survey for being an excellent professor. Thanks for all you do for our students! [American College of Education]
End-of-Course Feedback from Students September 2022, American College of Education:
- Dr. Johnson has shown passion and dedication to meet our expectations as he has frequently communicated with us. He has been proactive enough to move us away from our comfort zone to decide on our field of interest for our dissertation topic. He answered our emails almost immediately and organized synchronous hours every week in case we had questions.
- Dr. Johnson is the best instructor I have had thus far at ACE. I completed my Master’s Degree with ACE, and was blown away at what a motivational and knowledgeable instructor Dr. J is.
- Dr. J is an encouraging and insightful professor. He provided very helpful feedback and continually guided and supported us throughout the course.
- Dr. J was very accessible and gave feedback that helped me grow personally, professionally, and educationally. He was a great professor to have for my first doctoral experience.
- Dr. J is a phenomenal instructor. He is genuine in his approach and desire to help students really learn and succeed. I hope to have him as an instructor in the future.
- My professor is very knowledgeable and critiques us according to our skill and gives lots of feedback for improvement.
- Dr. J is a really good instructor. He thoroughly explained all of the assignments.
- Dr. J was always available to provide guidance anytime any student needed his assistance.
- I struggled the first week. But with Dr. J’s guidance I was able to redeem myself.
- Dr. J provided feedback in a manner that was direct but also supportive. He would also provide thought provoking questions within his discussion responses which forced us to dig deeper into the content.
- Dr. J was knowledgeable and available to assist.
- Dr. Johnson videos were clear with instructions that helped me throughout the course,
- Dr. J. was very responsive to my questions and made himself available for office hours each week. This proved very helpful throughout the course.
- I thought this was the perfect introductory course to begin my doctoral journey. Dr J was excellent in giving clear instruction on what the expectations were for each assignment. This helped to save time so I could get more out of the actual assignment then trying to figure out what I was supposed to be doing.
- Dr. J. provided clarifying videos each week concerning all topics and assignments. These helped me stay on track and understand what I needed to do each week. He also communicated with us throughout the week and provided clarity and inspiration. He was also available for office hours each week.
- Dr. Johnson has gone to great lengths to provide resource materials, timely individualized feedback, and tremendous support. I finished my master’s degree a decade ago. He was the perfect instructor to get me back in the swing of rigorous study. He maintained very high standards, yet he remained consistently supportive. I learned a lot of what not to do, but the bottom line is that I learned.
- Dr. J is one of the most helpful and organized professors that I have ever had. I hope that he teaches other courses because I feel very supported in his class. He helps to break down the assignments because throughout my Master’s coursework it was difficult to figure out what some assignments were asking.
- Dr. J was an excellent understanding teacher.
- I felt that Dr. Johnson provided many opportunities for academic success.
- Dr. J’s instructor notes were the most helpful tool for me during this course. He would explain the directions in a way that made complete sense to me.
- I enjoyed that Dr. J facilitated the discussions. I didn’t know what to expect at first, and having him intersperse his thoughts throughout the discussions helped me stay on task and focused.
- Receiving helpful feedback that is both complimentary and constructive.
- The most positive experience was the feedback on discussions and assignments I received.
- The constructive feedback of Dr. J really helped me become a scholar-practitioner. He is very accommodating, motivational and is always willing to help. I’ve grown so much especially the APA style of writing.
- Being able to interact freely with Dr. J. Although I did not take part in any of his asynchronous office hours I knew that he was always available.
Dr. Johnson has shown passion and dedication to meet our expectations as he has frequently communicated with us. He has been proactive enough to move us away from our comfort zone to decide on our field of interest for our dissertation topic. He answered our emails almost immediately and organized synchronous hours every week in case we had questions.
Dr. Johnson is the best instructor I have had thus far at ACE. I completed my Master’s Degree with ACE, and was blown away at what a motivational and knowledgeable instructor Dr. J is.
Dr. J is an encouraging and insightful professor. He provided very helpful feedback and continually guided and supported us throughout the course.
Dr. J was very accessible and gave feedback that helped me grow personally, professionally, and educationally. He was a great professor to have for my first doctoral experience.
Dr. J is a phenomenal instructor. He is genuine in his approach and desire to help students really learn and succeed. I hope to have him as an instructor in the future.
My professor is very knowledgeable and critiques us according to our skill and gives lots of feedback for improvement.
Dr. J is a really good instructor. He thoroughly explained all of the assignments.
Dr. J was always available to provide guidance anytime any student needed his assistance.
I struggled the first week. But with Dr. J’s guidance I was able to redeem myself.
Dr. J provided feedback in a manner that was direct but also supportive. He would also provide thought provoking questions within his discussion responses which forced us to dig deeper into the content.
Dr. J was knowledgeable and available to assist.
Dr. Johnson videos were clear with instructions that helped me throughout the course,
Dr. J. was very responsive to my questions and made himself available for office hours each week. This proved very helpful throughout the course.
Email Received November 17, 2022:
