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	Session on Primary Text/Great Books Seminars with Undergrads?	0		S. Skelton	Hello, I recently taught a 2 week intensive session on Theatre of the Middle Ages for a Humanities/Liberal Arts course entitled "The Great Conversation." The students read a variety of writings from the Greeks to the present. It's a primary text course (sometimes called 'Great Books') in which a small group of students engage in seminars. We explored Everyman and works by Hrosvitha as well as some writings from the Middle Ages describing theatrical practices. I am interested in creating a panel of other faculty/grad students/students who (1) work with primary texts in a seminar setting and (2) perhaps use Theatre as an intervention of sorts in courses that draw heavily on the literary, philosophical and religious traditions. Indeed, many of these types of courses rarely explore Theatre beyond the play as a literary form. Please email me at sbskelton@ksu.edu by Friday, October 19th at 10pm Central if this interests you. Shannon Blake Skelton, Kansas State University by S. Skelton Wednesday, October 10, 2018
	CFPanelist for proposed session - Retooling Faculty / Facing Trends	1		J. Pohl, Elmhurst University	I just spent (and am finishing) two years on our institution's Provost's Commission on the Undergraduate Experience, looking at curricular trends and serving as the...if you'll allow me..."token" representative from the arts on the commission. I'd be interested in sharing my experience and what we've learned about the changing trends and how theater can fit into that.If there's any interest in my participation. by J. Scott, Case Western Reserve University Tuesday, October 10, 2017
	Seeking co-panelists for session on First Year Seminars	1		J. Pohl, Elmhurst University	I would also be interested in this! I was the head of first-year curriculum at a small liberal arts college in Oklahoma--- I'll try to get in touch with her soon!Best,Ashley by A. Bellet, Purdue University Theatre Tuesday, October 10, 2017
	Seeking co-panelists for session on curriculum mapping	0		J. Pohl, Elmhurst University	Julia Matthews reached out to say she'd be interested in contributing to a panel on curriculum mapping. Julia can be reached at jmatthews@albright.edu . by J. Pohl, Elmhurst University Tuesday, October 11, 2016
	Seeking co-panelists for session on Honors sections of courses	0		J. Pohl, Elmhurst University	Julia Matthews reached out to say she'd be interested in contributing to a panel on Honors sections. Julia can be reached at jmatthews@albright.edu . by J. Pohl, Elmhurst University Tuesday, October 11, 2016
	Seeking panelist on Gamification	0		J. Pohl, Elmhurst University	POSTED BY STEVE SCHRUM in the 2016 Topics: Seeking panelists on Gamification Are you using Gaming Ideas (aka Gamification) in any of your theatre classes? Looking for a panel in which to present your ideas and findings? Join me as I wish to continue the dialogue begun at ATHE 2016 in the session, “All Work and No Play?” Incorporating Gaming into Theatre Classes. I’ll be glad to put a panel together; just let me know if you are interested. sas114@pitt.edu by J. Pohl, Elmhurst University Tuesday, October 11, 2016
	Brainstorming for TLA sessions - ATHE 2017	0		J. Pohl, Elmhurst University	Cross-posted from Focus Group blog and email, in case that's a handy thing: Happy September! Course proposal mechanisms for ATHE 2017 will be in place shortly. Watch for emails from ATHE. It should be live soon. In the TLA meetings in Chicago this August, the following ideas were collected. Some speak to ongoing projects and creative endeavors. Some speak to questions some of us are encountering - and questions for which some of us may have been developing useful strategies. As you consider sessions you'd like to form or join, these notes might suggest some pathways. Questions: How to survive teaching that new or unfamiliar course? How do I teach an integrated Theatre Arts course?( Hist/theory/acting/etc.) What topics are being explored in First Year Seminars with Theatre Arts Programs? How do we, "theatre arts," move from the margins to the mainstream? Current Plans / Needs: (I want to / I plan to...) Talk about Capstone Experiences Honors sections of courses (General Education) (note said Gen EA) Advocacy without siloed thinking Theatre and Dance Programs - dealing with deivide between students, promoting integration Curriculum Roundtable -- Make it Spectacular but NOT a performance Aestethics of "Less is More" - perhaps joint session with Design Creative Solutions to "less is More" Marketing ourselves with integrity Issues currently facing / tackling: Declining enrollment - facing challenges/ strategies for increase Season planning Student centric season planning Advocating for arts / Marketing to parents Advocating employment v. employability for students other side - advocating to administration 2 part panel? Mapping outcomes The Specialist, the Generalist, The Creative Catalyst - note written in the room says "what does that mean?" (Re)branding courses - a responsibility or necessity? Show and Substance This phrase popped up again: in time of declining enrollment, moving from margins to mainstream - with an eye to the campus as a whole. These were the notes from the second meeting. Will attempt to use multiple modes of communication - blog, forum, email - hoping to generate both ideas and connections. Apologies for the repetition, if you are among those who see the information in all modes. Kindly, Janice Pohl TLA Conference planner by J. Pohl, Elmhurst University Thursday, September 15, 2016

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