creates a relaxed atmosphere and guides you through the work with nothing but helpful positive comments.

Overall a great teacher, very clear and inspiring. Hard marker, but if you try in class you will get a good mark. Very organized and knowlegable.

He is one of the best English professor, and very helpful. He is polite and kind outside and inside. He makes up time for you outside his office hours. He is very fair, and knowledgeable, and goes out of his way to help the students. If you want to learn english, then he should be your first choice.

A very inspirational teacher. Definitely knows and loves what he teaches. Well organized is an understatement. He may come across as being sarcastic however, everything he does is for a reason. If he seems sarcastic, reevaluate what has been mentioned prior and you may find the reason. You'll learn from it. I have! Definitely one of the best!

Very good professor. Kind of hard but very helpful and always there for students!

Hard, but fair. Doesn't tolerate whiners or lazy students. If you go to class and do your work, you will do well. Kind of hot for an older guy.

he is kind of drones on a bit, but he knows his stuff and i think that if you get on his good side with the comibinatino of being a decent to good writer you can acheive a decent mark

I came in to his class with low expectations cause of these ratings...I am not the BEST student but he is a cool teacher!! Funny, nice and not a hard marker. I'm a slacker so how did other people fail when I got a good mark?

Best english teacher KUC has.

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Attend class, contribute to the discussions and you'll do fine. Tends to favor those who speak in class, which works for me. Detests whiny 1st years, but who doesnt?

Paul is great. I really enjoyed his lectures. He has a straightforward lecture style and gives a lot of excellent notes. People who dislike Paul's teaching style just dont have the discipline to cope with the materials and feel that it is all Paul's fualt for them not making the grade. He is more than fair. DO THE WORK! You will not be disappointed

Paul was really good! I didn't think that his expectations were too harsh! I did bad on one essay and took his critiques seriously and I aced the next 2 essays!If you contribute to class discussions and put an effort it you should do fine! Although you do need to make sure your punctuation is good!

He is a hard marker, if you refuse his urgings at one-on-one help. He goes above and beyond in his attempts to help his students understand anything that they are having difficulties with. Talk in class, this is something he really likes in students (as all prof's do). Ask questions, he will answer, even if it's for another class.

Hard marker, but take his criticisms into consideration, and you'll do better. Very opinionated. But he is a good teacher. Funny too!

This is by far a first class, first rate teacher. Very intelligent, articulate man. This has been the most exciting course I have taken this term in terms of content and quality of delivery.

Dr. Ohler, is so far the best arts teacher I have had. He is really progressive and you really learn a lot in the class. I began the class with a fail on the first essay and a c- on the second, but i came out with a B. Take his criticism, it can be hard but its true and it is really helpful in the end.

Paul is not an easy marker by any stretch of the imagination, but he is very willing to help you. Take him up on his offer to go through your essay. He also makes sure you understand the material thoroughly, so ask questions and don't be afraid to talk during class!

It's a good thing that he obviously enjoyed the subject matter otherwise I would have dropped it right away. For such a dry subject (in my opinion) he kept us all interested. Hard marker, but he is willing to help you if you ask for it.

Best English teacher at Kwantlen!Every lecture of his is like watching a dramatic speech cause he loves what he teaches.Ask RELEVANT questions!Share RELEVANT comments!He will help u if you ask for it;and u WILL learn.This class isn't for those who don't like English, and/or are immature & hav bad attitudes towards education.U have to love learning.

Honestly, i thought he was going to be horrible, but as an online english teacher HE ROCKED!! I admit, im decent at english, but he marks well and makes you LEARN. I def. dont regret taking him, just do ALLL the weekly assignments and work on your essays.

Currently taking his online course. All assignments take weeks to receive marks. After mid term and only 5% of grade is marked. I find him arrogant and rude. No personal encounters with him yet but I watched how he belittled other students during the mid term. If you are an opinionated person, DO NOT TAKE A COURSE WITH THIS TEACHER.

He`s a very fair marker, as all university english professors should be! His lectures are a little dry, and his notes all mainly come from the textbook (I`m serious, word for word, even the examples are the same). You MUST attend class, or he gets upset. And his dorky humour is sometimes funny. He`s alright, but there are better.

he was alright, easy as hell though. essays were easy. he doesnt really care if ur there or not, just do the essays he wants. theres only 5 marked assignments in the entire class anyways. and their all essays. worth like 20 percent each

He's a really funny and interesting guy to listen to. You'll want to bring a laptop to class b/c he has tons of notes. He's a very hard marker and he never really makes it clear what he expects in the essays. It takes him a long time to get marks back. All of his quizzes are just summaries of what you read. Good prof but don't expect a high grade.

Paul is a great prof, if you are a dedicated student. His classes are not for slackers or free riders. I found his lectures very insightful, and would recommend his class to anyone who would like a fresh and keen take on the world.

I can't say enough good things about Paul Ohler..he is the best/funniest prof I have ever had. His sense of humour keeps me coming to each class and his vocabulary is something I strive to one day achieve. If you are serious about english and want to learn from a funny, intelligent man (who's VERY easy on the eyes) you won't regret taking his class

not bad prof

Very funny and quite knowledgeable; a very hard marker, but I must say I appreciated how difficult he was because he was the first teacher I've ever had who actually made me a better writer. I feel I learned more in his class than in four years of English with other teachers. Extremely helpful and his lectures are always entertaining.

Dr O. has a great sense of humor and is passionate about creativity

A Good teacher but not an easy marker. He will definitely provide help if required

I have never had a teacher so concerned with individual understanding of the literature we read. First rate teacher, definitely reccommended.

You have to work hard in his class but he is a very good and helpful prof. Take advantage of his office hours, he is always willing to help. Hard marker, you have to do the readings, and you have to show up for class. At least 5 pop quizzes.

hard marker and picks on students. Also will constantly pick on the same students. Not too hard of a class, but i personally did not like the way he marked, very picky. Lectures are filled with a ton of info that you will need to know. As long as you put in the effort you should do fine.

His classes were very boring and consisted of only discussing stories read prior for most of the classes. Lots of reading of confusing short stories. Not mean like others say but not super friendly either. Luckily he no longer has a final exam. I did find his advice helpful. Overall I'd skip over him next term but not awful.

I had a 3 hour lecture with him and it went by really fast almost every week. He was actually quite kind to us, maybe because students showed that they were willing to learn. No surprises on the midterm and last in-class essay. There is one term paper you'll have to work really hard on but he will help you.

Tough marker, but he basically tells you what's going to be on the exams, and gives you plenty of time to complete assignments, so theres no excuse. Don't listen to most of these comments unless you have bad grammar and make spelling mistakes often. It's University English, you have to work hard. Take him if you want to become a better writer.

Read the home work material and review your writing before handing it in, tough marker but fair, he like working with material from the end of the 20th century, like James Joyce, Hemingway and others. Not too difficult if you put some effort into the class.

Paul is an excellent instructor. He is very knowledgable, and is willing to help students to succeed. He made American Literature enjoyable. One thing that I really like about him is that he accepts students different interpretations of the texts. Take him for an english!!

The guy is EXTREMELY knowledgeable, and clearly passionate: does not want to advance the lecture without feeling confident that the class understands the material. Uses plenty of pop culture reference to explain key ideas from the course material. Very witty. Great at explaining an incredibly confusing textbook. Literally came for the lectures.

I enjoyed Ohler's class. He is very knowledgable about the material he teaches. Just like other English courses, you have to put effort and keep up with the readings if you want to get a good mark. But the good thing about Ohler is that he is well organized and even tells what the exam will be about beforehand.

I took his English 1100 online. I enjoyed his class. He gives solid constructive feedback that helps to improve your writing skills. I also liked that we knew what was going to be on the exam before.

Paul is an amazing professor - that is, if youre the type of student that is willing to put in the work needed to get a high grade. If youre looking for a class that will enhance your writing and research skills, choose one with Paul. If youre looking for an easy A and hate doing assigned readings, youre better off choosing someone else.

I have taken three of Pauls classes now and he has really helped me improve as a writer. His classes are not an easy A, you will have to read a lot and put time into essays, but you will learn a lot.

Hands down a very nice, chill and relatable professor who wants everyone to do well in his course. He is a hard marker, but the feedback he gives are very helpful and will help you to improve your writing. Participation is voluntary, but he encourages everyone to speak out.

I genuinely enjoyed his class when I took him for Fall 2019. His tests are very easy, he gave practice tests that were exactly the same as the actual test. He even gave the answers beforehand. He is essay heavy though, tough marker but gave very good feedbacks that really help.

I have taken multiple courses taught by Paul, and I would highly recommend everyone take him at least once. He is content-heavy, but he is extremely patient and considerate to those who do not understand the material. He has improved the way I read and the way I write and edit my essays.

I don't know why so many people thought he was hard. This may have been a required course, but I ended up doing better in this class than my elective one. There are a lot of readings and the lectures can be a bit tiresome at times, but he's generally enjoyable and an easy marker.

If you communicate with him and show that you are having difficulty and working to get a better grade, he will give you some really helpful feedback and give you one on one assistance. I feel the way I got an A was by showing I was trying.

Mr Paul is a great professor who is flexible with assignments. I take his online English course and He always gives clear instructions for the assignment. As long as u follow instructions for assignments u are doing citations properly you will get great grades in his course. He is also very fast in responding emails and extends deadlines.

I cannot say enough about Paul. His lectures are well done and incredibly interesting. (Not to mention a great sense of humor) But he also went above and beyond to help students both in his class and with other classes we were taking. All-in-all, a great guy that genuinely cares about his students. Strongly recommend.

A good teacher overall.. but the topics he teaches are often very difficult to understand so that makes the class less appealing. In this class, you have midterm, final, and two essays. No weekly assignments. He's very helpful and willing to explain things as much as needed- both in class and during his office hours.