1 10 38 https://doe-omeka.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/32a34b106be4a10459765762025fe860.jpg d3a4ce17c64be61c465289b2143c6053 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Xin Xiang, Systems Analyst Subject The topic of the resource Xin Xiang; people Description An account of the resource Xin Xiang, Systems Analyst at the Dictionary of Old English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Photo: Alexandra Bolintineanu Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8-May-14 https://doe-omeka.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/c879453bf49a83bbf0865cfc31e40454.gif e1673faf332ad09371246a15e1e8c783 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wyrm Subject The topic of the resource wyrm Description An account of the resource The DOE's emblem is a wyrm. How did the DOE choose its emblem animal? Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DOE https://doe-omeka.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/488d93d73856af09dd2dd188f3e46533.docx b17068e15b950bb6071cf33765f0aaa5 https://doe-omeka.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/45251f2038b2e4d436c46187bca209b6.pdf ac03a2c2ecfec99bfc7428efa4cf8bc9 https://doe-omeka.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/3631d63916f5b90dba4895d409fdc439.JPG e9df4c95e317386a3ef535c275d81da3 Lesson Plan A resource that gives a detailed description of a course of instruction. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 20-25 hours Standards Introduction to Old English (undergraduate/graduate) Objectives After completing this assignment, students will <ul><li>Become familiar with basic Dictionary of Old English and Dictionary of Old English Corpus searches, and understand their importance as scholarly tools in rigorous readings of Old English texts</li> <li>Be aware of the diversity of texts in the Dictionary of Old English Corpus, beyond the canonical literary texts in undergraduate anthologies</li> <li>Practice close reading, using the meanings and usage of one Old English word as a window both into a specific text and into the wider Old English literary tradition</li> <li>Gain basic working knowledge of the content management software Omeka</li> <li>Gain basic understanding of metadata, specifically the Dublin Core metadata standard</li> <li>Cultivate visual and historical literacy by working with archival material</li> <li>Gain an interdisciplinary perspective by bringing material culture to bear on a literary passage and a word’s semantic field</li> </ul> Materials <div class="element-text"><ol><li><a title="Dictionary of Old English" href="http://tapor.library.utoronto.ca/doe/" target="_blank">Dictionary of Old English </a></li> <li><a title="Dictionary of Old English Corpus" href="http://tapor.library.utoronto.ca/doecorpus/" target="_blank">Dictionary of Old English Corpus</a></li> <li><a href="https://media.library.utoronto.ca/play.php?X4yFNlb8y0pd&id=19085&access=public">Video Tutorial: Basic DOE Searches</a></li> <li><a title="Basic DOE Corpus Searches" href="https://media.library.utoronto.ca/play.php?7VGBKY2lO0AQ&id=19087&access=public" target="_blank">Video Tutorial: Basic DOE Corpus Searches</a></li> <li>Miriam Posner, <a href="http://miriamposner.com/blog/up-and-running-with-omeka-net/">Up and Running with Omeka.net</a> and <a href="http://miriamposner.com/blog/creating-an-omeka-exhibit/">Creating an Omeka Exhibit</a></li> <li>Omeka.net: <a href="http://info.omeka.net/build-a-website/">How to configure your site, add items, and create exhibits</a></li> </ol></div> Lesson Plan Text Assignment 2: Word in Context & Omeka Exhibit Overview This assignment will require you to do four things: <ol><li>explore a word within an Old English passage</li> <li>explore the meanings of that word through the Dictionary of Old English and DOE Corpus</li> <li>explore visual representations of that word in the material culture of Anglo-Saxon England</li> <li>create a digital exhibit that showcases your discoveries, using Omeka.net</li> </ol>Details Select an Old English word from A to H (noun, verb, or adjective) occurring in an Old English passage you have studied. Look up the word in the Dictionary of Old English and in the DOE Corpus. Then write a brief essay (750-1000 words) answering the following questions: What are the word’s meanings and usage patterns? Is your Old English passage typical or atypical of these usage patterns? How do the word’s senses and usage fit within the themes and rhetorical strategies of your selected passage and within the selected Old English text as a whole? After writing your brief essay, read or watch the following resources: <ul><li>Miriam Posner, <a href="http://miriamposner.com/blog/up-and-running-with-omeka-net/">Up and Running with Omeka.net</a> and <a href="http://miriamposner.com/blog/creating-an-omeka-exhibit/">Creating an Omeka Exhibit</a></li> <li>Omeka.net: <a href="http://info.omeka.net/build-a-website/">How to configure your site, add items, and create exhibits</a></li> </ul>Once you understand how Omeka works, sign up for a free account at omeka.net and use the free software to create an Omeka exhibit that illustrates how your word is represented in the material culture of Anglo-Saxon England. Your exhibit should have: <ul><li>A narrative (your essay above) explaining the word’s meanings, usage patterns, and significance within your chosen passage.</li> <li>At least four images of Old English artifacts. You may find some good examples via the British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts, British Museum artifacts. Before using artifact images from a collection, check if you are allowed to use them.</li> <li>A one- or two-sentence explanation, for each artifact, of its relevance to your chosen word.</li> <li>Dublin Core metadata for at least the following Dublin Core fields:</li> </ul><ol><li>Title</li> <li>Subject</li> <li>Description (one sentence)</li> <li>Source</li> <li>Publisher</li> <li>Date</li> </ol> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Word in Context: Omeka Exhibit Subject The topic of the resource DOE Description An account of the resource This assignment will require you to explore a word within an Old English literary passage, using the Dictionary of Old English and DOE Corpus, and then create an Omeka exhibit to showcase its depiction in material culture (750-1000 words; 4+-item Omeka exhibit; undergraduate/graduate). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alexandra Bolintineanu Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1-Apr-14 teaching https://doe-omeka.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/85f7cb626e3884fb4d5b600256c630eb.JPG 34f43f4bb8e92ba6f1ec69d5a85885f5 https://doe-omeka.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/2329d0cdd51e4244e4596e4e0b279d20.pdf 6cf9cf181e8f0c1b5b85b46b685ec663 Lesson Plan A resource that gives a detailed description of a course of instruction. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 15 hours Standards Introduction to Old English Objectives After completing this assignment, students will <ul><li>Become familiar with basic Dictionary of Old English and Dictionary of Old English Corpus searches, and understand their importance as scholarly tools in rigorous readings of Old English texts</li> <li>Be aware of the diversity of texts in the Dictionary of Old English Corpus, beyond the canonical literary texts in undergraduate anthologies</li> <li>Practice close reading, using the meanings and usage of one Old English word as a window both into a specific text and into the wider Old English literary tradition</li> </ul> Materials <ol><li><a title="Dictionary of Old English" href="http://tapor.library.utoronto.ca/doe/" target="_blank">Dictionary of Old English </a></li> <li><a title="Dictionary of Old English Corpus" href="http://tapor.library.utoronto.ca/doecorpus/" target="_blank">Dictionary of Old English Corpus</a></li> <li><a href="https://media.library.utoronto.ca/play.php?X4yFNlb8y0pd&id=19085&access=public">Video Tutorial: Basic DOE Searches</a></li> <li><a title="Basic DOE Corpus Searches" href="https://media.library.utoronto.ca/play.php?7VGBKY2lO0AQ&id=19087&access=public" target="_blank">Video Tutorial: Basic DOE Corpus Searches</a></li> </ol> Lesson Plan Text Overview This assignment will require you to explore a word within an Old English literary passage, using the Dictionary of Old English and DOE Corpus (750-1000 words). Details Select an Old English word from A to H (noun, verb, or adjective) occurring in an Old English passage you have studied. Look up the word in the Dictionary of Old English and in the DOE Corpus. Then write a brief essay (750-1000 words) answering the following questions: What are the word’s meanings and usage patterns? Is your Old English passage typical or atypical of these usage patterns? How do the word’s senses and usage fit within the themes and rhetorical strategies of your selected passage and within the selected Old English text as a whole? Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Word in Context Subject The topic of the resource Old English language; Old English literature Description An account of the resource This assignment will require you to explore a word within an Old English literary passage, using the Dictionary of Old English and DOE Corpus (750-1000 words; undergraduate). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alexandra Bolintineanu Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived DOE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1 April 2014 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC-BY https://doe-omeka.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/2aaa18f0e1846483e1452a3d0dc04ba9.JPG 082111ef495c12177b4b8b73095b25b0 https://doe-omeka.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/7eb0b3f064e6bb471e40806f82ad66d6.JPG 082111ef495c12177b4b8b73095b25b0 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Word Definition File Description An account of the resource Each word's file contains the word's definition illustrated by slips with citations from the DOE Corpus. The paper file is an essential component of the DOE's workflow. https://doe-omeka.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/5aeeb151ccdee17a0b09354c58ce1ca2.jpg de0244ea19d9bf1afc0416626f721bbc Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource UNIVAC 1110 Subject The topic of the resource computer Description An account of the resource UNIVAC 1100 (James D. Spain, "Origins of the Computer Simulation Program in Biology at Michigan Tech," Spring 2012, http://blogs.mtu.edu/biological/2012/03/origins-of-the-computer-simulation-program-in-biology-at-michigan-tech/) While digitizing the DOE Corpus, dictionary researchers used an interactive editing system on a Univac 1110 mainframe at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. "In the early days we took turns flying to Madison for a couple of weeks at a time, but by the end of the correction we could sign on to the Madison system over one of the first generally available networks by telephone from Toronto." (Amos, "Computers and Lexicography: The Dictionary of Old English." Editing, Publishing, and Computer Technology: AMS Press, Inc, 1998.) https://doe-omeka.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/75c577422b1e466ca6d5f3a2ab93e66a.jpg cb2fbdf7528b256863d2bd0d6fc75631 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Toni Healey and Alex Fleck Subject The topic of the resource people Description An account of the resource Antonette diPaolo Healey and Alex Fleck Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1-Aug-13 https://doe-omeka.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/27abbb6ccc115b9c86a610500a032b51.JPG a62caf692ae23394115b5abbfe8099e0 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Research Collection Subject The topic of the resource research collection Description An account of the resource The DOE's research collection includes a reference library of dictionaries; at least one copy of each known Old English text; semantic and etymological studies of Old English words; facsimiles of Old English and Latin manuscripts from Anglo-Saxon England; and a selection of scholarly journals and monographs about the language, literature, and culture of Anglo-Saxon England. The DOE's research collection is continuously evolving. DOE researchers, colleagues, and collaborators keep track of current scholarship and update both the research collection and the Old English Corpus. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Photographer: A. Bolintineanu Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 24-Feb-14 https://doe-omeka.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/23adf069909de54af9b5d086fe482740.JPG 374ec33138f341179afae2d681cc8b88 Lesson Plan A resource that gives a detailed description of a course of instruction. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 3 hours Standards Undergraduate introduction to Old English Objectives Students will explore the oral/aural dimension of Old English texts by repeated recitation and/or memorization of Old English poetic passages. Students will learn the basics of Omeka and become familiar with the Dublin Core metadata standard by building an Omeka archive. Materials omeka.net Dictionary of Old English and Dictionary of Old English Corpus Lesson Plan Text Group project: As a class, students explore the oral and performative aspects of old English poetry and prose by creating an Omeka archive of audio recordings of Old English poetry. Where necessary, students consult the Dictionary of Old English and Dictionary of Old English Corpus to explore interesting or unusual word choices in their chosen passage. Once the collection has been assembled, students create an exhibit to discuss common themes that bind together their chosen passages. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poetry Archive Subject The topic of the resource teaching; poetry; prose; old english; dictionary of old english Description An account of the resource In this group project, students explore the oral and performative aspects of old English poetry by creating an Omeka archive of audio recordings of significant passages. Where necessary, students consult the Dictionary of Old English and Dictionary of Old English Corpus to explore interesting or unusual word choices in their chosen passage. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Daniel Brielmaier Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available DOE Omeka Workshop Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8-May-14 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource A. Bolintineanu Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC-BY Language A language of the resource English; Old English https://doe-omeka.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/f05507df8d0bf9f3650b9f99963b0ead.jpg 9270560e7be4a841cd262ba4eb56a294 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pachomius receives Easter tables from an angel, in BL MS. Arundel 155 Subject The topic of the resource angel Description An account of the resource British Library MS. Arundel 155: Psalter and prayers ('The Eadui Psalter', 'The Arundel Psalter') On f. 9v, an angel hands St. Pachomius a scroll containing the Easter tables (for the calculation of the date of Easter). The words on the scroll are the same as those written immediately below, on the manuscript page. (Description and image from British Library Illustrated Manuscripts Catalogue) Language A language of the resource Latin angel BL British Library manuscripts word