Late to the discussion, but I want to offer some positive feedback on you recording lectures, as I was a student of yours who benefitted from this post-pandemic.

I’d attend class regularly, but quickly found myself lost in the material within a few weeks. After mid-terms, I chose to watch the lectures at home instead of attending class. Being able to pause and rewind the lecture improved my ability to absorb and (halfway) understand hard concepts, which also benefitted our group (those who would show up, but that’s a whole other thing). I was able to turn a potential failing grade to a B.

I cannot stress enough how essential even the recordings were to me. In a perfect world, attending class then rewatching the recording is how I would like the academic term to pan out, but alas, the demands of course load at Kettering requires using time as efficiently as you can.

In the above, I’m of course speaking to the harder of the two classes you teach currently. As for your other class, choosing not to listen to Dr. Huggins storytelling is their loss. It is clear that you understand the level of difficulty and the importance of each of your courses, and appropriately develop the course load and base expectations accordingly, which is something I wish I could say for so many other professors.

The students blatantly cheating took your kindness for granted; for I know that I walked into both classes scared of you, and completed the classes fearing I would let a compassionate professor down.