JT
May 4, 2024
An engaging and interesting walk through the theropod family tree. It takes in the major non-avian species whilst looking at the traits that took them down the path to modern birds. Very much enjoyed.
MC
Mar 14, 2018
This course was great! It explains everything clearly, and it keeps you involved by asking questions about the material, and keeps you amused with some interesting anecdotes. Highly suggested by me!
By Lily A N
•Aug 2, 2017
This was a very well put together and thought-out course. Overall, the information presented was well ordered and the learning aids (lecture notes, tree of life, & glossary) matched/expanded the video content. Tho only issues would be that: the quizzes were a little too easy and, when book-marked, the pdf file links provided would no longer work.
By DC
•Jul 11, 2018
The cladistic and taxonomic terminology is overwhelming, interspersed with absurdly easy quizzes, but all in all a good course and all materials are available for free. As usual, Dr. Persons can get a bit out of control with the theatrical gestures and facial expressions but I would recommend this course.
By Dr. J S
•Mar 25, 2016
Perfect course. I learned lot of stuff and really enjoyed it. I am only giving 4 stars because as a non-paying student I could not benefit from the graded assignments. As person who would never use the knowledge professionally (working in IT), I did not want to pay for the certificate.
By Stephanie V
•Aug 17, 2017
Interesting and very informative. Well-presented and engaging videos. These were often quite long though (25 - 30 mins) and could perhaps have been broken down into two smaller chunks which would have made the information (of which there was lots) more digestible.
By David D
•Jan 25, 2019
Great course. My first thoughts were learning about bird evolution might need seem all that interesting but because it all starts with the dinosaurs we are somewhat familiar with, this approach makes it highly stimulating.
Well spoken and well presented.
By Skylore M
•Jul 2, 2017
The course is exceptional, but loses track near the end. In the beginning it has detailed taxonomical images of relevant bone-structure which is entirely missing by the final chapter.
By Joe H
•Mar 11, 2021
Excellent course! Very thorough. Very knowledgable presenters. Loved how well the course was laid out. I with there could be more interactive activities like the dinosaur foot!
By Melinda T
•Oct 26, 2022
This course was packed full of interesting information. The only thing i would change is the length of individual classes. This could easily have been a 10 week course.
By Angel A M
•Apr 11, 2017
Es un curso muy útil ya que nos enseña como fue el proceso de evolución de los dinosaurios para finalmente convertirse en voladores..
By Cindy L
•Mar 17, 2020
Fantastic course on theropods, I just wish they went a bit more into detail with some of the anatomy
By kim p
•Sep 14, 2017
I really liked the subject of this course. I love to see more bird related courses
By Maria W O
•Mar 30, 2016
Overall good course, although at times narrow understanding of right answers.
By Rebecca E
•Feb 22, 2016
Very interesting course, kept me involved and was very interactive.
By Joy S
•Mar 9, 2016
Tough to pass. Great scientific info. Instructor born to teach.
By Clotilde D
•Feb 2, 2019
Great course, interesting topics and explanations, thanks !
By Erick J A
•Mar 20, 2016
I'd like to be able to take a free version of the quizzes.
By omkar s
•Aug 27, 2019
Enjoyed knowing how these dinosaurs evolved over time
By Tom H
•Mar 3, 2016
Really interesting, nicely presented.
By Javier
•Jun 16, 2017
PodrÃan poner traducción al español
By John K
•Jun 29, 2023
good info
By Richard K
•May 26, 2017
well done
By leslie l
•Mar 9, 2016
These courses on Ancient Life Evolution are best when they discuss how species developed, how they adapted and how they were discovered. The laundry listing of species in some of the lectures was a snooze fest however. It also repeated what was in other lectures for the week. I would have preferred more information on the ecosystem in which the critters dwelled. The Ancient Marine Reptile class did a much better job of presenting this info although it did some laundry listing.
By jill a l
•Mar 10, 2016
The course has incredible content, but you are required to read quite a bit of information via lengthy pdfs prior to the videos. This is not my learning style so I found it challenging.
As a Naturalist and bird lover, I was eager to take the course and glad that I did.
By steve p
•Dec 22, 2018
Very general content material. I enjoyed Dr. Currie, but found the presenter to be smug and pedantic
By Tracy A
•Nov 21, 2019
Bit too easy, bit too short, but interesting and nice videos and course notes