Wei-Ping Li

This professor has taught: JOUR150, JOUR175, JOUR282

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Wei-Ping Li JOUR282 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/18/2025	This is the best general education course at UMD. Ok, this course is quite difficult to get into, for good reason. Fantastic reason, even. All of the class is online and asynchronous, and every week, there's a module to read and a quiz/discussion post. The quizzes are extremely easy to find answers to on the websites, and she even lets you know which source a question is based on. The discussion is around a question... and honestly? Some of the questions are fascinating. Dr. Li puts significant effort into this class as a whole, and it all shows in everything she does. Every topic covered in this class is fascinating. It is extremely easy to skip everything when you read a module, but I recommend you actually read the Sways, cause honestly, everything feels like stuff that most classes at UMD wouldn't teach. It's kind of similar to stuff I would personally look up on my own, just cause social media is such an interesting topic to look at. Nothing is boring, and it's all extremely relevant to the modern era. The two "midterms" are very interesting: one is a more traditional position paper about social media, while the second was a pretty interesting assignment about fact-checking pieces of misinformation. The fact-checking quiz is pretty unique and super open-ended, and actually gets us to use what we learned from the Sways in practice, which is something I usually can't say for most classes. She said it was a fun midterm at the start of the semester... and honestly, I kind of agree! The position paper and midterms were graded fairly leniently overall, and unlike some other classes, I felt like she really read and thought about what we wrote. The final is an open-ended podcast, website, or video on some topic of social media. Professor Li was extremely helpful in advising on our topic and genuinely considered the issues and ramifications of it all. She was also extremely helpful when emailing her for feedback on changes, and overall, she's very easy to get in touch with to ask anything about. I need to circle back on just the effort she puts into this class. She comments on the points we make in discussion, even when it's easy just to check people off for doing it. She takes feedback from us and writes long and detailed weekly announcements talking about the work due, the comments we talked about in discussions, and some questions we had ourselves. The modules are overall written well, and despite relying on external sources, they work well enough to make their presence feel justified and normal. Despite this class being limited in size to only 30-35 people, she uses that small size to give everyone genuine time and deeply considers her students. This class would normally have issues being online with the professor feeling like words on a screen, but she injects enough personality into her messages that it somehow mitigates some of this issue. If you can get into JOUR282 with Professor Li, please take it. It is honestly one of the best general education courses you can take. And if you do, put in some effort; this class is not very time-intensive, and I believe you will have fun if you do decide to put the time in.
Wei-Ping Li JOUR282 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 04/08/2025	This is the easiest class I have ever taken. I took the section that was fully online, which was so convenient. There were not many assignments just a discussion post and quiz each week. The quiz answers came straight from the notes. The midterm was an easy essay, and the final was making a podcast, website, or video. Dr. Li is a very easy grader and is very passionate about the topics we discuss during this class. The topics we covered were interesting, and you did not have to read much to complete the assignments and get a good grade. I would recommend this class to anyone who needs an easy gen ed!!
Wei-Ping Li JOUR282 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/10/2024	Great class that is easy but also interesting. Each week you have a quiz (open note - just find answers in the texts) and discussion prompt. Took probably an hour max per week. Two midterms, but again not very difficult and didn't take long. There was also a final, basically creating a presentation, which took a bit longer but was not bad at all. She also makes it due before reading day so you don't have to do work when you are studying for finals. Dr. Li is also the sweetest teacher and you can tell she really cares about your learning. This a great class to take to fill requirements because it is also actually interesting and doesn't just feel like a boring filler class about a topic you don't care about. Highly recommend (for any major) that you should 100% take this class for gen eds if you can.
Wei-Ping Li JOUR150 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/02/2023	This class is so chill. There are weekly quizzes but she gives you the prompt questions beforehand and you can find most of the answers online too. Besides the quizzes, there's no work except for a reflection at the end of each week. You just write down 3 things you learned and it's due Sunday so plenty of time. There are 4 responses across the semester which are like mini-essays and then there's a final project. You can choose to work in a group or on your own. Great class if you're loaded with others and need a class to do work during lol. Overall really easy and if you're into journalism this is great. Definitely recommend!!
Wei-Ping Li JOUR150 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 02/27/2023	SWEETEST PERSON EVER!! This class is so fun and is my favorite class this semester!! Dr.Li is so kind and sweet, and the class is so interesting and chill!
Wei-Ping Li JOUR150 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/18/2022	Professor Li, was the best teacher. She is very understanding and cares for her students. You can tell she is very knowledgable about the topic. The class was not hard as long as you show up and read the textbook. Each week there would be a 5 question quiz and then she would lecture. I would highly recommend this class even if you are not a journalism major.
Wei-Ping Li JOUR150 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/23/2021	I cannot describe how amazing professor Li and the class is. She is very knowledgeable in her topic, plus there is no midterm/final and no tests at all. Her assignments for points that she does give are all straightforward and easy to get full credit on if you put in the work. She gives weekly open note/open-book reading quizzes based on the textbook readings, however, she gives you the prompts beforehand so you know exactly what kinds of questions to expect. She also has weekly 5 point reflections due every Wednesday. However, these aren't busywork, and they take a combined 15 minutes to complete, so you can be getting 10 easy points every week. She is also extremally nice, and understanding. I had to miss class three times this semester on excused absences and she took time out of her day (3 times) to meet with me on zoom to go over everything we did in class. If I was going to be late on some work, she would grant reasonable extensions upon request. I am not a journalism major, so I can personally tell you that this is perfect for anyone interested in some aspect of journalism, history, social media, or anyone who just wants to get a gen ed credit out of the way. Just make sure that you participate a little in class, and you will be fine. I highly recommend this class!
Wei-Ping Li JOUR150 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/14/2021	Amazing professor! She cares about her students very much and is extremely knowledgeable in the field of journalism. I would highly recommend taking this class with Wei-Ping. Even if you are not a journalism major, this is a great course to take because you will gain lots of interesting real-world knowledge.
Wei-Ping Li JOUR175 Expecting an A Anonymous 08/22/2020	Knowledgeable teacher and she a passion for journalism. She doesn't grade harshly, and the content in the class is fairly easy. Midterms however have a lot of writing.
Wei-Ping Li JOUR175 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/20/2020	really great professor with a lot of background and experience with journalism. she was caring and flexible with students. her class is super chill, with many small assignments that add up. she explores relevant topics such as social media. I highly recommend this for an easy gen-ed.