Daniel Paul O'Donnell, PhD: Teaching

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My Teaching

As a teacher in the department, I am responsible for most of our courses on Old and Middle English, the History of the Book, and the grammar and history of the English language. I also share responsibility for our first year introductory course, English 1900, and a second year poetry class, English 2100.

I often direct senior undergraduate essays or M.A. or M.Sc. courses and theses in my areas of research interest. I am always willing to consider taking on good new students. If you are interested in pursuing a senior level or graduate programme with me, please arrange an appointment to discuss your plans.

These pages describe the courses I teach. On this page you can find syllabi for courses I have taught since Fall 2006. You also can find information on courses I taught from 1992-2004 and from 2004-2006 by following the appropriate link.

Students should also be aware of my Academic Policies. They also may find some of my tutorials useful.

If you are in any doubt about anything discussed in these pages, please get in touch with me.

How to "clone" a test in Moodle 2.0

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Last modified: Sunday March 27, 2011. 21:40 (MDT)

Organising Quizzes in Moodle 2.0

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Differences between Moodle and Blackboard/WebCT short answer questions

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Multiple Choice Questions in Moodle

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How to build a randomised essay/translation question in Moodle 2.0

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How to setup a signup sheet in Moodle

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English 3450a: Old English (Spring 2011)

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English 3901a: History of English (Spring 2011)

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English 3601a: Chaucer (Fall 2010)

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English 1900C: Introduction to English Language and Literature (Fall 2010)

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English 2810a: Second Essay

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English 3401: Second Essay

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How to signup for Turnitin

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How to signup for Moodle

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English 2810a: Descriptive and Prescriptive Language

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English 3401: What I did/did not know about Middle English life, art, and culture

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English 2810a: English Grammar (Spring 2010)

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English 3401a: Medieval Literature (Spring 2010)

This is the syllabus for the Fall 2010 section of English 3401a Medieval literature. This syllabus is updated throughout the semester: the online version should be considered the canonical reference for readings and due dates.

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English 2400: Essay 3

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English 2400: Essay 2

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English 2400: Essay 1

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English 2400a: British Survey I (Fall 2009)

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Blog Assignment

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English 3450a: Old English (Fall 2009)

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English 3601a: Chaucer (Essay 2 Topics)

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English 3601a: Chaucer (Essay Topics)

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English 4400b: Cyberscholarship and Culture

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English 3601a (Spring 2009): Blogs

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English 3601a: Chaucer (Spring 2009)

This document is the syllabus for the Spring 2009 section of my Chaucer (English 3601a) course.

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Last modified: Friday May 8, 2009. 11:21 (MDT)

Essay Style

This document outlines minimum expectations for style and documentation for essays submitted in my classes. Exceptions occasionally do apply for special types of work such as creative projects and research projects on certain advanced topics. Be sure to ask if you think such exceptions may apply in your case.

I issue very heavy penalties to essays that fail to follow these guidelines when they should, particularly with regard to proof-reading, accuracy of fact, and bibliography and documentation. Writing humanities papers requires precision: your quotations must be accurate, your bibliography traceable, and your intellectual debts acknowledged. Submitting work that does not meet these standards is like doing microbiology with dirty equipment. The results are worthless.

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Last modified: Tuesday June 2, 2009. 08:39 (MDT)