Thomas Paul Raggio

Lead Instructor of Art Appreciation, Arts Online

Verified on an official Rutgers pageMason Gross faculty bio Art Appreciation Online course Personal artist website

Thomas Paul Raggio is the Lead Instructor of Art Appreciation in Rutgers Arts Online. The course introduces visual art vocabulary and observation through works from many cultures, with discussions, quizzes, exams, blog entries, and a museum review.

Teaching snapshot

4.30of 5

Teaching effectiveness

44 course evaluations

▼ 0.22 vs department (4.52)

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Courses taught
1
080:131
Teaching Fall 2026
1 course
Art Appreciation Online
Course evaluations
44
Course quality 4.27 / 5
Research
1 area
Teaching here since Fall 2025

What their class is like

From Rutgers course evaluations (SIRS). The marker on each bar shows the department average.

Teaching effectiveness4.30

44 evaluations

Overall course quality4.27

44 evaluations

Courses they teach

1 course in the Rutgers schedule, first seen Fall 2025.

080:131Fall 2026
Art Appreciation Online
Art
Assessments
The official course page lists unit discussions, blog entries, quizzes, a midterm, a museum review, and a final. A July 2026 student report describes recurring discussion and blog assignments, readings, and major exam and essay assessments.
Workload
One July 2026 student report describes frequent reading and recurring assignments, and advises keeping up with them.
What students say
A July 2026 reviewer describes a steady cycle of discussions, blog posts, readings, and major assessments, with workload manageable when assignments are kept current.
Based on Summer 2026

Research

What they work on, and where undergraduates can get involved.

Officially listed areas of expertise include painting, drawing, visual thinking, color theory, and art appreciation.

Background

Education and career, from official sources.

Raggio holds an MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers and a four-year certificate from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; he also completed a fine art studio residency at Queensland College of Art, Griffith University.
He has taught Rutgers courses in art appreciation, visual thinking, and color theory, and previously taught extension courses in portfolio development and drawing for children.

What students say

Public student discussion, summarized. Read it alongside the evaluations above.

RateMyProfessors · 4.4 / 5 from 5 ratings (matched by name only)

Difficulty 1.4 / 5 · 100% would take again. This match uses the name alone, so it may describe someone else with the same name.

Sources

(9)· checked 2026-10-18

ScheduleScarlet Sync schedule data
StudentsRutgers SIRS
StudentsRateMyProfessors (name match)
OfficialMason Gross official bio for Thomas Paul Raggio
OfficialMason Gross Art Appreciation Online course page
StudentsRateMyProfessors student reports for Tom Raggio, Rutgers Art Design
StudentsRutgers Reddit discussion of Art Appreciation Online with Tom Raggio
StudentsRutgers Reddit discussion mentioning Tom Raggio's Art Appreciation exams
ResearchThomas Paul Raggio CV and teaching record

Summaries are written by Scarlet Sync from the sources above and checked by an independent review before they appear here.

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Thomas Paul Raggio

Lead Instructor of Art Appreciation, Arts Online

Verified on an official Rutgers pageMason Gross faculty bio Art Appreciation Online course Personal artist website

Teaching snapshot

4.30of 5

Teaching effectiveness

44 course evaluations

▼ 0.22 vs department (4.52)

View SIRS history

Ask

Courses taught
1
080:131
Teaching Fall 2026
1 course
Art Appreciation Online
Course evaluations
44
Course quality 4.27 / 5
Research
1 area
Teaching here since Fall 2025

What their class is like

From Rutgers course evaluations (SIRS). The marker on each bar shows the department average.

Teaching effectiveness4.30

44 evaluations

Overall course quality4.27

44 evaluations

Courses they teach

1 course in the Rutgers schedule, first seen Fall 2025.

080:131Fall 2026
Art Appreciation Online
Art
Assessments
The official course page lists unit discussions, blog entries, quizzes, a midterm, a museum review, and a final. A July 2026 student report describes recurring discussion and blog assignments, readings, and major exam and essay assessments.
Workload
One July 2026 student report describes frequent reading and recurring assignments, and advises keeping up with them.
What students say
A July 2026 reviewer describes a steady cycle of discussions, blog posts, readings, and major assessments, with workload manageable when assignments are kept current.
Based on Summer 2026

Research

What they work on, and where undergraduates can get involved.

Officially listed areas of expertise include painting, drawing, visual thinking, color theory, and art appreciation.

Background

Education and career, from official sources.

Raggio holds an MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers and a four-year certificate from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; he also completed a fine art studio residency at Queensland College of Art, Griffith University.
He has taught Rutgers courses in art appreciation, visual thinking, and color theory, and previously taught extension courses in portfolio development and drawing for children.

What students say

Public student discussion, summarized. Read it alongside the evaluations above.

RateMyProfessors · 4.4 / 5 from 5 ratings (matched by name only)

Difficulty 1.4 / 5 · 100% would take again. This match uses the name alone, so it may describe someone else with the same name.

Sources

(9)· checked 2026-10-18

ScheduleScarlet Sync schedule data
StudentsRutgers SIRS
StudentsRateMyProfessors (name match)
OfficialMason Gross official bio for Thomas Paul Raggio
OfficialMason Gross Art Appreciation Online course page
StudentsRateMyProfessors student reports for Tom Raggio, Rutgers Art Design
StudentsRutgers Reddit discussion of Art Appreciation Online with Tom Raggio
StudentsRutgers Reddit discussion mentioning Tom Raggio's Art Appreciation exams
ResearchThomas Paul Raggio CV and teaching record

Summaries are written by Scarlet Sync from the sources above and checked by an independent review before they appear here.