OISTAT is pleased to present “OISTAT Education Week on Remote Teaching & Learning - Hosted by OISTAT Education Commission,” with 2-4 sessions per day on various aspects of theatre education in the last week of June.
COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live and affected educational systems worldwide. OISTAT Education week is a global platform for who are interested in the future of theatre education to discuss the strategies educators and learners should take. We would like to invite you joining us to form new ideas and thoughts on theatre education.
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| No | Date | Time | Session |
| 1 | June 28 | 12:00-13:50 | Introduction of OISTAT Education Week & Overall Online Teaching & Learning Challenges |
| 2 | June 28 | 14:00-15:50 | Student & Faculty Physical/Mental/Emotional Health |
| 3 | June 28 | 20:00-21:50 | Recruiting & Retaining Students during the Pandemic |
| 4 | June 28 | 22:00-23:50 | OISTAT Education Happy Hour |
| 5 | June 29 | 12:00-13:50 | Social Distancing & Other Health Concerns for Productions |
| 6 | June 29 | 14:00-15:50 | Developing International Collaborations for Teaching & Learning Online |
| 7 | June 29 | 20:00-21:50 | Student Networking Event |
| 8 | June 29 | 22:00-23:50 | Focus Session: Teaching & Learning Theatre Technology |
| 9 | June 30 | 12:00-13:50 | Focus Session: Teaching & Learning Theatre Architecture |
| 10 | June 30 | 14:00-15:50 | Focus Session: Teaching & Learning Stage Management |
| 11 | June 30 | 22:00-23:50 | Focus Session: Teaching & Learning Lighting Design |
| 12 | July 1 | 12:00-13:50 | Focus Session: Teaching & Learning Sound Design |
| 13 | July 1 | 14:00-15:50 | Focus Session: Teaching & Learning Costume Design |
| 14 | July 1 | 22:00-23:50 | Focus Session: Teaching & Learning Space & Scenic Design |
| 15 | July 2 | 12:00-13:50 | Focus Session: Teaching & Learning Theatre Research & Dramaturgy |
| 16 | July 2 | 14:00-15:50 | Closing Discussion & The Future of Theatre |
Session 1 - Introduction of “OISTAT Education Week on Remote Teaching & Learning－Hosted by OISTAT Education Commission” & Overall Online Teaching & Learning Challenges
Moderator:
－William Kenyon (USA) | Chair of OISTAT Education commission
－Ian Evans (UK) | Head of Stage Management at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Panelist:
－Chris van Goethem (Belgium) | Consultant and Educator in Technical Theatre
In Session 1, we will talk about the overall challenges of remote teaching and learning for educators and students worldwide. Please join us to share your own strategies for building productive and positive online teaching / learning environment.
Session 2 - Student & Faculty Physical/Mental/Emotional Health
Moderator:
－Ian Evans (UK) | Head of Stage Management at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
－Brian Weir (UK) | Director of Student Experience at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Safety and health matter! Join this session to know how other educators manage their physical & mental health during online teaching and how to keep students motivated.
Session 3 - Recruiting & Retaining Students during the Pandemic
Moderator:
－William Kenyon (USA) | Chair of OISTAT Education commission
－Ian Evans (UK) | Head of Stage Management at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Panelist:
－Marina Raytchinova (Bulgaria)| Associate Professor, Head of Department Scenography, National Academy of Art -Sofia, Bulgaria
Students recruitment in the COVID-19 pandemic is a common challenge for theatre programs all over the world. The session will focus on the ways of retaining current students and recruiting future students.
Session 4 - OISTAT Education Happy Hour
Moderator:
－William Kenyon (USA) | Chair of OISTAT Education commission
－Ian Evans (UK) | Head of Stage Management at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Although we live in uncertainty, OISTAT keeps providing platforms to connect worldwide theatre communities. Bring a cup of coffee/ tea/ beer or your favorite drink, have a causal chat with theatre-makers from other countries.
Moderators:
－William Kenyon (USA) | Chair of OISTAT Education commission
－Ian Evans (UK) | Head of Stage Management at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Panelists:
－Ben Sumner (UK)
－Kevin Held (USA) | Theater Technical Director/Theater Manager at Taipei American School
How does social distancing apply to theatre and live performances? How to produce socially distanced or online performances? The session will provide you some thoughts on how to keep theatre “alive” during the pandemic.
Session 6 - Developing International Collaborations for Teaching & Learning Online
Moderator:
－Chris van Goethem (Belgium) | Consultant and Educator in Technical Theatre
Panelist:
－Aby Cohen (Brazil) | Set and Exhibition Designer, Curator and Lecturer
－Marina Raytchinova (Bulgaria)| Associate Professor, Head of Department Scenography, National Academy of Art -Sofia, Bulgaria
The session will focus on international collaborations of developing theatre learning outcomes. We sincerely invite you to work together with us to maximize the impact of global theatre community on theatre education.
Session 7 - Student Networking Event
Moderator:
－Adam Mendelson (USA) | Senior Lecturer in Lighting and Sound Design at the University of Maryland Baltimore County
－Troy Hourie (Canada/USA) | Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph, College of Arts
Meet students and faculties from all corners of the world to discuss the successes and challenges of learning/teaching theatre online. Invite your students to join the sessions to reflect their experiences of remote learning and how they are doing in the quarantine period.
Session 8 to Session 15 - Focus Sessions
Theatre heavily relies on practical works. How do we embrace virtual learning environment in theatre education? How to teach hands-on craft through online platform? Join Session 8 -15 to have discussions on the ways of teaching and learning theatre architecture, theatre technology, stage management, theatre design and theatre research & dramaturgy.
Moderator:
－Chris van Goethem (Belgium) | Consultant and Educator in Technical Theatre
Session 9 - Focus Session: Teaching & Learning Theatre Architecture
Moderator:
－Jeong-Sik Yoo (South Korea) | Theatre Consultant and Architect at Ghost LX
Session 10 - Focus Session: Teaching & Learning Stage Management
Moderator:
－Ian Evans (UK) | Head of Stage Management at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Panelists:
－Dinesh Yadav (India) | Chair of OISTAT Lighting Design Sub-commission
－Peter Maccoy (UK) | Senior Lecturer, Theatre Production, Course Leader Stage Management at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London
Session 11 - Focus Session: Teaching & Learning Lighting Design
Moderator: Dinesh Yadav (India) | Chair of OISTAT Lighting Design Sub-commission
Panelists: William Kenyon (USA) | Chair of OISTAT Education commission
Moderator:
－Joe Pino (USA) | Chair of OISTAT Sound Design Sub-commission
－Sun Hee Kil (South Korea) | Assistant Professor of Sound Design in the Department of Theatre Arts,
State University of New York at New Paltz
－Josefina Cerda Puga (Chile) | Professor at the Theatre Department of the University of Chile
Session 13 - Focus Session: Teaching & Learning Costume Design
Moderator: Rosane Muniz (Brazil) | Vice-Chair of OISTAT Costume Design Sub-commission
Session 14 - Focus Session: Teaching & Learning Space & Scenic Design
Moderator: Fiona Watt (UK) | Co-Chair of OISTAT Space Design Sub-commission
Moderator:
－Kate Burnett (UK) | Chair of OISTAT Research commission
－Carl Walling (USA) | Vice-Chair of OISTAT Research commission
Panelist:
－Chris van Goethem (Belgium) | Consultant and Educator in Technical Theatre
Session 16 - Closing Discussion & The Future of Theatre
Moderator:
－William Kenyon (USA) | Chair of OISTAT Education commission
－Ian Evans (UK) | Head of Stage Management at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
It’s time to rethink the possibilities of theatre education. Let’s brainstorm together how theatre and theatre education might change in the future.
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