How To Get Back To School (online event)

ELIA is delighted to present a new series of online events encouraging practical and hands-on approaches, knowledge and experience sharing in an informative online environment.

This first ELIA ‘How to’ session will focus on how universities and academies in the arts are preparing to go back to school, after this long period of limitations and isolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

This transition demands careful consideration and this session will cover the several factors involved. A key fundamental element is online and hybrid teaching in the arts. E-learning and online teaching have evolved enormously in the last year. So much so, that some institutions have radically changed their strategy as a result. E-learning and online teaching will probably gain more importance in the sector, even when it comes to practise-based teaching.

Together with ELIA members Guildhall School and Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) we will explore how they are preparing for the next academic year and what is their experience with hybrid learning and teaching.

Contributors:

Andy Lavender is the Vice Principal and Director of Production Arts at Guildhall School of Music & Drama. 

Andy Taylor is the Head of Theatre Technology at Guildhall School of Music & Drama. 

Stacey Salazar is the Vice Provost for Graduate Studies at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). A college art educator for nearly 30 years, she has received professional recognition for her teaching and research, including the NAEA Manuel Barkan Memorial Award, the Maryland Higher Education Art Educator of the Year, a MICA Trustee Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching, and a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award for Visual Art: Works on Paper. Stacey’s forthcoming single-authored book, A Guide to Teaching Art at the College Level, will be published by Teachers College Press in September 2021. She serves as the chair of the College Teaching of Art Working Group of the NAEA Research Commission. Stacey holds a Doctorate of Education in Art and Art Education from Columbia University Teachers College, an M.A.T. from MICA, an M.F.A. in Painting from Towson University, and a B.A. from Randolph-Macon College.

Linnea Poole is an Art Practitioner, Womanist, and Community Educator. Linnea is an Adjunct Professor for the First Year Experience (FYE) and Community Arts (MFACA) departments at MICA. Linnea also teaches at a local middle school in Baltimore City where her students study how to create art activism and stand as ambassadors for their community. Linnea holds a Bachelor of Science in Urban Arts Theater from Coppin State University and a MFA in Community Art from the Maryland Institute College of Art. 

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