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Skillsoft Data Literacy for All, May 2024:
	•	Joy was an awesome facilitator and very knowledgeable

	•	The instructor, Joy, was highly praised for her engaging teaching style and ability to explain complex concepts in an understandable way. Participants also appreciated her use of examples to help them understand the material better.

	•	Overall, the participants were very satisfied with the course and felt that they gained a better understanding of data analytics. They found Joy to be an effective instructor who provided valuable insights and examples to enhance their learning experience.

	•	Joy Hopkins was highly praised for her outstanding performance as an instructor. Attendees found her to be very engaging, knowledgeable, and precise with examples. They appreciated the interactive session, the use of questions and examples, and the opportunity to ask questions and provide comments.

	•	 Attendees found the training to be informative, interesting, and interactive. They appreciated the use of videos and the material provided. However, some attendees felt that the topics covered in the session were very dense and could possibly be shortened in future sessions.

	•	Attendees found the course material to be great and the instructor's knowledge of the subject matter was highly appreciated.

	•	Overall, Joy Hopkins was commended for her excellent performance and the attendees found the training to be a great learning experience.

	•	Respondents praised the instructor (Joylyn Hopkins) for being knowledgeable, engaging, patient, and able to explain concepts very well.

OMB: Data Viz and Storytelling, June 2024:

	•	Joy was an awesome facilitator and very knowledgeable.

	•	Generally, the instructor was knowledgeable and encouraged participation.


Skillsoft: Intermediate Python and Data Wrangling, July 2024
(I taught Functions on Day 2)

	•	Great course with great content. Both teachers are very good; helpful; responsive.
Joy and Elliot were receptive to all participants' questions and comments. Kudos!

	•	Insightful session, Elliot and Joy are supporting each other, great team!

	•	Elliot Stern and Joy Hopkins were great and helped me increase and inspire my further learning

	•	fantastic session with Elliot and Joy! They are both thorough and receptive!

	•	great content - instructors very helpful

	•	great instructors and content, well organized! great course!


Skillsoft: Data Science for Managers, August 2024

	•	Joy was fantastic, looking forward to day 2

	•	The first day went well. The trainer has good teaching skills and knows how to guide the class effectively. 

	•	Instructor is knowledgeable. Great Pace.

	•	Joy does an excellent job making the information easy to understand for individuals with no data experience and background

	•	It was a wow factor for me in understanding Data Science more clearly.

	•	Excellent materials and delivery. Lots of interaction and learning opportunities. 

	•	The instructor was very knowledgeable and engaging. 

	•	Very intuitive. Instructor, Joy, did a wonderful job with encouraging participants to think about data science in reference to where one is in their perspective company. 

	•	Joy is very knowledgeable of all the information given.  She gives detailed descriptions of all topics covered.  Thank you.

	•	Instructor Joy Hopkins is very knowledgeable, engaging and helpful.

	•	Each class is better than the last!  Really enjoyed today.  Thank you Joy!

	•	Love, love this class. Joy Hopkins is an EXCELLENT teacher. So knowledgeable, professional, intelligent, humble... in the way she presents the class material. A great human to likely work with as a peer colleague, manager. (My assumption)

	•	Data Science boot camp, and it was an incredibly rewarding experience. The course was well-structured, covering a broad range of essential topics from Python programming to machine learning and data visualization. The instructors were knowledgeable and supportive, ensuring that even complex concepts were explained in a clear and approachable manner. The hands-on projects allowed me to apply what I learned in real-world scenarios, which significantly boosted my confidence in my data science skills. Overall, the boot camp provided a solid foundation for anyone looking to enter the field of data science or enhance their existing knowledge.

	•	Joy, this has truly been a treat in every way. Thanks again so much for all the time, energy and effort.

	•	Thank you Joy for these sessions..very valuable information shared over 4 days.

	•	Thank so much Joy. it was an awesome and worthwhile time out of my workday to learn more about data science.

	•	wonderful training course, thank you joy

	•	I thought the Trainer was exceptional, knew her stuff and made the sessions very interactive...thank you Joy!

	•	Instructor was knowledgeable and presented the material at comfortable pace. Was easy to grasp the concepts.

	•	Extremely rewarding training. You have a knowledgeable instructor, Joy Hopkins, who has a good grasp of the concepts and able to articulate well to the students.  Course work is well structured and pace and syllabus over 4 days were excellent. I say this because I took a data analytics class for beginners just last week from a different vendor, and that was pale in comparison to this bootcamp! I learned alot in this bootcamp.

	•	This was a great class, and the instructor was very experienced and knowledgeable.

	•	Excellent course and top notch instructor!

	•	Joy by name, joy by nature. This has been a great bootcamp, and I learned a lot, forgot a lot, and having the reminders at the start has started to solidify the content. 

	•	Instructor Joy was very engaging and knowledgeable about Data Science.

	•	Joy provided great additional insights and was able to answer all of the questions that came up. Really appreciated her real-world experience.

	•	The boot camp provided a solid foundation for anyone looking to enter the field of data science or enhance their existing knowledge.  Amazing presentation done by Joy Hopkins!

	•	I wish there was a qualifier before the class due to the remedial nature of the class. This was a waste of my time but can see how it would be beneficial to other, especially Joy Hopkins the instructor she is really good! 

Skillsoft: Data Visualization and Storytelling, September 2024
	•	Trainer Joy explained the concepts very well and mentored everyone with in-depth analysis of the problem statement and solutions.

	•	Thank you Joy for the great work, learnt immensily!

	•	Excellent and very didactic course

	•	Good presenter, very knowledgeable and easy to follow.

	•	Very enjoying and informative. In detail explanation helping a lot

	•	It was very good! The speaker shares all her knowledge about the theme and explained it in the best way possible.

	•	Interesting and easy to follow. Good review of the basics. I spend so much time buried in the data. It is helpful to step back and review.

	•	its was great and informative looking forward to rest of the lessons

	•	It was wonderful with lots of interactions

	•	great leadership for this session. Loved Joy Hopkins voice and control of the session.

	•	The bootcamp was very good! There were so much knowledge that was shared. 

	•	Joy is great, but I think that this topic might be a little to "beginner" for me. I'm still going to finish - I think it's a good refresher course, and I'm excited to learn more about being more "cynical" when it comes to consuming data.

	•	It was very clear , and very interesting

	•	great: technical part (video, sound, connection); learning part (documents, listening combined with active shots, sequence and continuity of the chapters); human part - Joy is great!

	•	Joy has a really great depth of knowledge and passion about data vis

	•	Engaging presenter! 

	•	Instructor (Joy) is good but this is definitely too rudimentary compared to what I was looking for

	•	Instructor is very knowledgeable

	•	I really enjoyed the class and Joy's teaching style. I thought the information was very clearly presented, and questions were answered thoughtfully.

	•	Thank you Joy! It's been a very informative four days. I took away a lot of learnings from the sessions!

	•	Fantastic lessons from Joy! Thank you so much for the insights and supplementary resources! much appreciated!

	•	Wonderful job with the presentation of the curriculum over the 4 days Joy! i look forward to future classes from you.
	•	Thank you very much

	•	Thank you very much. This was helpful.  I feel like I spend all my time in the weeds of the data and reports. This helped me step back and think about insights.

	•	Thank you, Joy, for this course and class. Very educational. Looking forward to applying it.

	•	It was highly interactive and served as a great refresher for my data visualization skills. I gained useful tips and advice for the next steps in my journey. Thanks Joy,

	•	Thank you, Joy, for being such an amazing instructor during this week! I love your energy and the way you explain things so clearly and efficiently. Your interactions during the training make learning so enjoyable. I truly appreciate everything you do!

	•	Joy is awesome, I love her enthusiasm and knowledge!

	•	I like the way Joy demonstrates and explains.

	•	great instructor - patient and knowledgeable -

	•	The facilitator is doing a fantastic job answering questions based on the number of students so no complaints at all.

	•	Joy Hopkins is doing a wonderful job as an instructor. They are very good at handling questions in real time while still teaching everyone. I'm jealous of their ability to multitask :)

	•	Joy is a pleasure and a very good teacher. 

	•	I love the overview given for everything. Joy is awesome!

	•	Instructor is fielding a LOT of different questions from a very wide array of learners. She was juggling a lot but did a good job of keeping an even temper through it all. Thanks, Joy! Keep up the great work.

	•	Joy -- I'm hearing impaired and I have to say you articulate beautifully.

	•	Joy is great!

	•	Very well instructed

	•	I have been incredibly impressed by Joy. She responded so quickly to the feedback about the chat on the first day and pivoted amazingly well. I really appreciate the balance that she struck between staying on topic and making sure that questions get answered. She was also incredibly patient with several questions that were completely off topic and/or demonstrated a fundamental lack of focus and understanding by the asker. Hats off to Joy for her grace and focus. I found today's session incredibly helpful.

	•	She was very informative and knowledgeable in using charts.

	•	i love how prepared and knowledgeable you are

	•	Great job Joy. Thank you.

	•	Joy was great in presenting course and answering questions considering the huge audience

	•	Thanks to Joy for the class!

	•	This was helpful. Good job managing an extremely large group!

	•	Joy was a fantastic instructor. She took some tough initial feedback really well and pivoted day 2. The rest of the week was fantastic and I will absolutely recommend this to others.

	•	Great presenter, very knowledgeable, kind, entertaining! Love that there are activities so you can try to see if you understand the information that was given to you.

	•	a well presented class, Joy did a great job presenting and Eian was fast and concise with support

	•	The sessions were very interactive and provided a good refresher for my data visualization skills. I received many useful tips and advice for the next steps in my journey. Joy, the trainer, is very open and willing to support the audience's questions and doubts

	•	Joy was such a pleasure to listen to! Great speaker and she informed us of very much data. Most I already knew about but it never hurts to receive a reminder of all our capabilities.

	•	I really liked the personal touch in this class - opinions and facts separated, but discussed
	•	Very good examples, good team involvement, well in hand of the presenter

	•	I think overall, this was a really good course. I already knew a lot of it but I can see that if you didn't already know the concepts, this was really great. Instructor today was really focused and did not worry too much about what was going on in the Chat, on previous days she seemed too scattered and kept jumping back to it (which in a class with 700 learners, was a lot). She was great to keep reminding the group of the intention of the class and not to stray outside of the scope of the 'syllabus'. Today had lots of great examples and useful exercises. Plus lots and lots of resources to look at outside of class.

	•	100% respect the redirection to stay on topic and within the scope of this course.

	•	The instructor was really knowledgeable and conveyed the information extremely well. She was very engaging.

	•	Joy is a great instructor

	•	Joy Hopkins great teacher and very helpful!

	•	Joy is a great trainer! Thank you!

	•	Very well presented. I am not a data person and the concepts were easily digestible.

	•	Presenter was good explaining all the concepts. Good resources and activities.
	•	It will be good to add an additional activity at the end to practice the concepts learned in all sessions.

	•	Joy Hopkins is such a great trainer. I enjoyed her style of giving the information

	•	fantastic sessions! Joy was receptive and has provided a wealth of relevant references. Eian was supportive as well above and beyond!

	•	She's fantastic!

	•	This bootcamp was amazing! Despite the time difference I was looking forward to each session. Joy Hopkins has done an amazing job with providing the information in comprehensive way and I love that she was always answering all the questions in the chat and Q&A

	•	I really want to compliment Joy on the RADICAL pivot from Day 1 to today's class. I know that it is not easy to receive strong feedback about your performance, but today was a PHENOMENAL improvement. Joy was able to stay focused and moved through the material with clarity and focus, while still responding to questions in an organized manner. I would absolutely recommend this course and her as an instructor after today. For reference, I gave a 1 on the scale yesterday regarding whether I would recommend this course to others. I also found the section on reducing chart clutter and best practices fantastic. I am looking forward to days 3 and 4.

Co-worker Shout-Out 9/18
Joylyn Hopkins has been able to take student feedback from day one of class and incorporate solutions and address that feedback in the very next class. Not only is she taking criticism and changing it into action, but also able to do that on a very short time table. This is super tough and she should totally get a shout out! -Red

Skillsoft: Data Literacy for All, September 2024
	•	Joy is an outstanding instructor and very relatable

	•	Very informative. The instructor answered questions well and elaborated for those of us that are not as well versed in Data Analytics and I genuinely feel that I learned more about Data.

	•	nice flow to breaking down complex subject matter

	•	Joy is a wonderful teacher. Her enthusiasm for data science is wonderful.

	•	I am enjoying this class. The instructor is very knowledgeable.

	•	Joy is excellent; organized, experienced, professional and aids in the learning process. Elan answering the Q/A is doing a great job!

	•	Learnt lots about data and the instructor is very good in explaining the subject.

	•	Joy is an outstanding teacher and very engaging

	•	As always, Joy was outstanding. The speed of the course and the rate at which she speaks is spot on/just right. 

	•	great info, Joy is diligent about keeping an eye on questions and answering them, provides numerous links to additional resources, all of which i really appreciate.

	•	Joy Hopkins is a great presenter.

	•	Joy has explained everything very well and have answered all the questions patiently.

	•	I like how Joy is so enthusiastic about sharing not just her knowledge but also relevant resources online. she is also patient and made sure that she responded to each question.

	•	Joy and Eian did an outstanding job! Joy made the class easy to learn and appreciate the subject.

	•	Well structured, good content, excellent facilitator. I'm walking out of the class feeling that I have a broad view of what data science is about, which is what I expected from this course. Now I feel well oriented, and ready to drill down on some topics.


Skillsoft: Visualization in Python, September 2024

	•	Terrific job Joy!!

	•	Joy is an outstanding instructor and her classes are always very interactive and engaging.

	•	Joy Hopkins was great!

	•	Great instructor, and resources

  Intro to R Demo Module, October 2024
	•	I think Joy exudes a calm, confident, and focused energy while teaching. Joy did a great job in conversation with students, asked great follow-ups for clarification to individual participants, and normalized incorrect responses in the chat, which I thought was great.

	•	I really liked Joy's attitude and presence when teaching. The "let's try it" demeanor made the material feel approachable. 

	•	Great work on modulating tone, and keeping it upbeat and vocally interesting. Really felt like you were reassuring and approachable to asking quesitions.

	•	Joy did a great job teaching and skillfully managing multiple questions from the learners. Providing examples or use cases for different topics really resonates with any audience and enhances understanding. Also, I really appreciated how she spontaneously tried a few commands on the spot in response to our questions.

Skillsoft: Data Literacy for All, November 2024
	•	Your confidence in explaining the subject with total conviction, thank you very much for the doubts clarified!!!

	•	Thanks Joy Hopkins for the lively presentation on such a technical topic! You make the topic so interesting and easy to understand. I really enjoyed the session 1 today and looking forward to the rest of the sessions.

	•	This bootcamp has been very informative. As someone relatively new to Data Literacy, I was initially apprehensive about the course. Joy Hopkins quickly dispelled that with her engaging approach and energy. The resources are fantastic and I have even got a template to do a Data Governance Assessment at my work.

	•	Joy is super knowledgeable!

	•	Joy is a fantastic presenter, very knowledgeable, explained complex topics in an easy way to understand

	•	Joy Hopkins is a great instructor and gave a good overview of data literacy and data management

	•	The presenter, Joy was great and I really enjoyed her and thought she did well to manage the course and the time!

	•	very engaging, personable, and definitely knows what she's talking about!

	•	Very experienced and articulate Teacher.

	•	I enjoyed having Joy Hopkins as a facilitator

	•	Great experience, excellent instructor and team to run these smoothly

	•	Joy is a great instructor. Great at explaining concepts clearly for a large group.

	•	I really enjoy the extra material that Joy shares!

	•	instructor explains things well | pace was just right

	•	Instructor is very good. Day 2- To better understand Classification vs Regression and foundation methods - use examples using the same data to better understand the differences. lost by the different examples

	•	Joy Hopkins is great at explaining complex topics that are easily understood by anyone at any level.

	•	Truly impressed with the speaker given the huge audience

	•	I like how Joy is attentive to the chat and answering questions as she go.

	•	Great information and presenter does a great job in keeping us from derailing.

	•	I like how she answers the questions where we are in the lesson and use examples to demonstrate or give deeper guidance into understanding the topic. She did it several times in the session which i appreciate.

	•	Joy is great! Love the videos too!

	•	I love Joy and how she cares for every question and genuinely cares for us to follow and understand, even though she loses some of us at some topics.. :) Thank you Joy!

	•	Joy Hopkins did an excellent job!

	•	Instructor is knowledgeable; a good speaker and I liked the recaps she did in each session

	•	It was great! The speaker is knowledgeable about many topics and is able to explain the content well.

	•	Very well presented. Thank you for your expertise.

	•	Ms. Joy Hopkins and her team is so great! Thank You!

	•	Very enthusiastic trainer, loads of information, most part are very relevant to my daily work.

	•	I really liked how interactive Joy was, she is a great instructor. Also, I liked the fact that Joy would provide links for information on data and links related to questions asked in the course.

	•	This was a very good course and I learned alot. The instructor was very educated on the topic she was teaching. Overall outstanding course.

	•	Joy is a great instructor!!

	•	Tackled all questions with great attention and detail that was quite helpful! Thank you

	•	Thanks Joy for answering the questions and keeping up w/the chart.

Co-worker Shoutout 11/14/24
We operate with careful urgency
From Payton: A huge shoutout to Joy for taking her idea and quickly turning it into action by organizing a self-care cohort on Slack.  Your weekly quotes and reminders to take care of ourselves in this busy season are appreciated more than you know (and are a reflection of your genuine care for your peers and students alike)!

Intermediate Python Demo Module, November 2024
	•	Your energy and passion for teaching come through very clearly. I also appreciate how you asked many questions and encouraged the class to participate.

	•	I really appreciated the amount of "sign-posting" that happened early on in the lesson - frequent references to the agenda and the additional context added made me feel like I had solid footing in terms of an overall learning journey both within the class and a part of a larger pathway context.

IQVIA: Visualization in Python with Matplotlib March 2025
	•	Learners rated the instructor experience a 4.6 on a 5 point scale. They felt you were pleasant, knowledgeable, and tried to encourage participation

Skillsoft: Visualization in Python, March 2025
	•	Nice Pace, Coordination and effective communication.
	•	Great job to Joy and Eian
	•	great class and great teaching skills.
	•	Great experience, very clear
	•	Appreciate the class and instruction.  Thank you!
	•	It is a good experience with a lot information.
	•	Great instructor. But I would like to see an additional session before the class starts, to make sure you have your environment setup correctly.
	•	Great session

NN Data Literacy for Managers, March 2025

	•	Big compliments to you Joy, well done on the chat moderation and keeping up with details, much appreciated!:clap:
Co-worker Shoutout 4/10/25
From Red: Joy took on both the skillsoft class and TA'ing for the NN class (which was at 4am ET) in the same week and excelled at both!!  Both clients are quite happy with their performance, NN even requested them for other engagements.  Joy is simultaneous knocking out certifications and participating in the 30 Day Chart Challenge!

Skillsoft: Data Visualization and Storytelling, April 2025
	•	Mad respect for your time management skills as well as your teaching style. This is well worth the time. Thank you!
	•	Very strong performance on the part of the presenter. She understood both high level and specific information about the course/information and demonstrated mastery in her skillset.
	•	Trainer is super good .She is having a lot of information.
	•	Instructor provides great examples
	•	Really Enjoy Joy's energy and passion for data! Great instructor - keeps me attentive.
	•	Joi is an outstanding instructor. Extremely knowledgeable and relatable. I would definitely recommend any course she teaches if youa€™re truly seeking to enhance your body of knowledge and actually learn something.
	•	The trainer is imparting knowledge at ground level and that makes the training very simple to understand and grab the information.
	•	I am starting from zero, and after just 1 day I can give an overview of data visualization to my audience. I am excited for days 2-4!
	•	Joy was excellent, I appreciate her spending time with explanations. The information was well laid out, and built upon information from the previous slides.
	•	Joy is the BEST! :-)
	•	Presenter was fantastic - very engaging
	•	The instructor is excellent, material is very clear, pace is just fine
	•	I certainly appreciate the time the instructor took to explain things further and give examples to get a fuller understanding.
	•	I think this bootcamp was very well organized. I liked the slides and activities! I thought they were engaging, and the instructor did a really good job at keeping the content interesting!
	•	Joy Hopkins is an outstanding instructor!
	•	I love the way you explained everything, very simple and easy to apply
	•	I think Joy is incredible
	•	I've taken 2 bootcamps so far and this one felt more engaging
	•	Joy, the facilitator, was great.
	•	Joy Hopkins was an amazing presenter. She explains the information in an easy to understand manner, does not drag topics on longer than necessary to be able to understand the information, she is engaged with the audience and frequently asks for responses and if there are any questions. While this is a foundational course, I am excited to learn more in the following days and hope that we get a little more in depth, I am interested in growing my skills even further!
	•	Our instructor is very patient and thorough with questions and concerns, thank you for taking the time to ensure no one feels left behind or confused before moving on!
	•	The instructor was clear and concise. Explained things very well and recapped in case we missed something.
	•	Once again, Joy has done a wonderful job of explaining today's content in a way I (as a newbie to data) can understand!
	•	It's great that the instructor goes through and explains things further and give examples to get a fuller understanding.
	•	Very informative. The instructor was clear and concise.
	•	Trainer is concise and clear
	•	you were on point today
	•	I appreciate that the instructor takes time to answer all questions. She articulates concepts well and make them understandable.
	•	Joy does a great job with such a large audience, I have done training online and offline its very hard to judge mood when cant see faces and chat is 100 miles per hour!
	•	Joy Hopkins is a good instructor and clearly has expertise in the subject, I don't know that I have many thoughtful recommendations for improvement at this time, but I do appreciate Joy's clear instruction and attempt to diplomatically answer many questions on the spot. 
	•	Hi joy, I just wanted to say a big thank you for the wonderful bootcamp on Data Visualization and Storytelling. Your way of teaching made even complex topics feel so easy and engaging. I truly enjoyed every session and learned a lot. Your passion for the subject really inspired me. Looking forward to learning more from you in the future!♥️
	•	thank you for a great session .. looking forward to more sessions from you .  Thank you so much :-)
	•	Thank you for the valuable insights during my Data Visual Design and Storytelling course this week. You really expanded my understanding of data and storytelling. 
	•	Hi Joy - I really enjoyed your Data Visualization course and look forward to future content that you might share. All the best
	•	Joy Hopkins was very thorough and experienced in the subject.
	•	Joy and Eian both have been outstanding in keeping the class flowing and providing relevant information. Joy is an outstanding instructor who is extremely knowledgeable and relatable.
	•	The instructor was fantastic! I appreciate how she answered questions, articulated concepts well, used a clear and concise powerpoint, and kept a pace that matched the attendees' understanding.
	•	Really engaging instructor and great slides that set a high standard for how we would want to design our own slides
	•	Joy is an incredible instructor and her whole team simplified the learning process during the Data Visualization class.
	•	It was an excellent course. The instructor was thorough, and she took the time to answers everyone's questions. She elaborated when she needed to so that everyone had a full understanding. I would highly recommend this course.
	•	I loved learning about this. Joy did really well on presenting the information and answering questions. She would even answer questions that expanded further than the syllabus. 
	•	Joy is true to her name and a joy as an instructor! She is knowledgeable, patient, and thorough.
	•	Joy is an engaging instructor and the activities in the Participant Guide were helpful for learning.