Friday
05Mar2010

State of Play on Amazon.com

DateFriday, March 5, 2010 at 10:55AM

The first Integrative Teaching ThinkTank publication State of Play (available as a free download here) is now in print on Amazon.com. We encourage readers, TT Alum, or anyone who has found this publication useful to be the first to write a review for us! 

Print versions of this document could be a wonderful handout to incoming graduate students who will be teaching Foundations for the first time next Fall, steadfast veterans looking to liven up their classroom, or Administrators surveying what is new in the field of Foundations teaching. 

Click here to view State of Play at Amazon.com

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Monday
22Feb2010

FATE: Call for Proposals

DateMonday, February 22, 2010 at 4:28PM
FATE and MACAA join together to bring an epic conference for 2011 "On Stream". 
Beginning today, February 16, 2010 the onlineCall for Session Proposalswill be active and awaiting your submissions for workshops, panel sessions, roundtable discussions, and more. March 12 is the deadline for submitting session proposals so move quickly!

To make a submission, click on the adjacent image or here to find the Session Proposal link. This will take you directly to the online form which will make your submission simple and fast (not to mention -paperless!).

The conference title "On Stream" could be construed as referencing the Mississippi River that runs through St. Louis and handily near the conference site. That alone could be reason enough since it represents a pioneering passageway to new frontiers. However, for the conference planners, "On Stream" was actually selected from an industrial phrase meaning "in production." The planners from both FATE and MACAA desire to build from the substantive qualities that were formed at the 2009 FATE Biennial in Portland "Confluence". Remarkable concepts and theories were espoused in Portland regarding art foundations! This gathering will focus on celebrating the creative practice and application of these formative ideas and more.

If you are a FATE or MACAA member, you will receiving more information soon in your mailbox. Be watching for that. In the meantime, be fresh and be first! Submit a creative concept for this one-of-a-kind art conference in the Mid-West. See you On-Stream in St. Louis!
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Friday
19Feb2010

Announcing ThinkTank6!

DateFriday, February 19, 2010 at 12:11PM
ThinkTank6
Leading Change, June 8-12, 2011

Announcing ThinkTank6Leading Change, June 8-12, 2011

Download the brochure (PDF) 

In Leading Change, Harvard Business School professor John Kotter describes factors that inhibit change and factors that advance change. Combining various readings in innovative leadership with our unique perspectives as artists and designers, we will develop strategies for developing new approaches to teaching and learning at the college level. ThinkTank6 will build on Four Minds for the Future, the topic of ThinkTank5 in 2010.

The Creative Mind embraces risk, synthesizes prior knowledge, and develops new concepts. The Constructive Mind transforms creative possibilities into tangible objects or actions. The Critical Mind discerns strengths and weaknesses among multiple options and determines priorities. The Connective Mind brings all of these possibilities together and provides outreach to the larger community of educators at all levels. 

Objectives for ThinkTank6 include 

To explore uses of divergent, convergent and collaborative thinking as aspects of leadership; 

To explore ways to set priorities and use quantitative and qualitative information to the best advantage;

To explore existing ‘best practices’ in curriculum design and rough draft curricula for a variety of institutional needs;

To strengthen understanding of connections between mission and outcome and between coursework and the larger community.

Anticipated cost of ThinkTank6 plus lodging is $850. Because there are pre-conference readings and post conference writings required, all participants must bring a high level of commitment to ThinkTank. The general application deadline is November 15, 2010. Three to Five $850 Emerging Educator fellowships will be offered; the deadline for the fellowships is December 30, 2010.

 

 

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Wednesday
10Feb2010

Winter 2010 Newsletter: ThinkWire

DateWednesday, February 10, 2010 at 4:36PM

ThinkWire is the official newsletter of the Integrative Teaching ThinkTank. Please download, read, and distribute this newsletter among your peers in education and the arts. 

Download ThinkWire (PDF)

This newsletter contains articles and information on: 

  • Message from Dr. Richard Siegusmund 
  • Developing a New ThinkTank Journal 
  • ThinkTank Break Out Groups 
  • The Artful Leader: Creativity & Innovation for Leading Change
  • 2010 ThinkTank5 Fellowship Awards

Please send news, article submissions, or other ideas for the Spring edition of ThinkWire to info@integrativeteaching.org . 

 

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Monday
02Nov2009

Fall 2009 Newsletter

DateMonday, November 2, 2009 at 1:22PM

Integrative Teaching ThinkTank
Fall 2009 Newsletter

Message from President:
It has been four months since ThinkTank4. In that time, Integrative Teaching ThinkTank (ITT) has made tangible progress towards its educational goals and planning.

Most significantly, Anthony Fontana (Vice President for Communications) and Stacy Isenbarger have co-edited a publication, State of Play, with contributions from ThinkTank4 participants including Melanie Lowrance, Anna Kell, Kip Bradley, Michelle Illuminato, Oliver Schemm, Matt King, Danica Oudeans, Anthony Fontana and Chris Kienke. Board Secretary and Treasurer Adam Kallish has done yeoman's work in the design of the publication. State of Play can be downloaded here and will be available via print on demand in the near future.

State of Play came about through the initiative of ThinkTank4 participants. It was not a planned objective of the conference. Instead, it came about through ThinkTank's synergy. It is a great example of how artists seize opportunities and create unexpected outcomes.

Within this newsletter is information on ThinkTank5, scheduled for June 2-6, 2010 at the University of Georgia, in Athens. As ITT and ThinkTank become better known, it becomes easier to get the word out to segments of our core constituency. For example, we have lists of individuals who expressed direct interest in ThinkTank at both the FATE and NAEA 2009 conferences. However, there are important divisions of our consistency that we still need reach. Read more...

Participants Sought For ThinkTank5:

Scheduled for University of Georgia, June 2-6, 2010

ThinkTank is a facilitated discussion and intensive workshop forum that is designed to improve Foundations teaching. We bring together emerging educators, master educators, and administrators from around the country to expand the theory and improve the practice of higher education in the 21st century. We anticipate 90 participants in 2010, and plan to follow up with a 48-page journal, providing sample assignments and describing our results. Read more...

Brochure
Agenda
Application

State of Play
State of Play presents practical, innovative assignments that prepare students to learn the technical skills that ground study in art and design by introducing habits of mind that are the foundation for creative inquiry. It is the first Integrative Teaching ThinkTank publication that developed from ITT’s ThinkTank4 held at the University of Georgia in June 2009.

Edited by Anthony Fontana and Stacy Isenbarger. Contributions from Melanie Lowrance, Anna Kell, Kip Bradley, Michelle Illuminato, Oliver Schemm, Matt King, Danica Oudeans, Anthony Fontana and Chris Kienke. Designed by Adam Kallish.

Download it here

News

  • Mary Stewart is chairing a SECAC panel titled Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century: Form, Content and Context. Scheduled for Saturday, October 24, presenters Brian Evans, Lucy Curzon, and Susan Krause will explore a variety of contemporary teaching strategies. Stewart will conclude the panel with a presentation on the mission, structure, and accomplishments of ThinkTank.
  • Anthony Fontana will present on the FATE panel at SECAC his presentation titled "State of Play: Encouraging a Divergent Approach in Foundations Art Making". The topic will explore the role of playful methodologies in Foundations and showcase the first Integrative Teaching ThinkTank publication "State of Play".
  • Congratulations to Stacy Isenbarger and Anna Kell TT4 Fellowship Winners for landing positions as Visiting Assistant Professors at Eastern Kentucky Universit!
  • Congratulations Charles Westfall, ThinkTank4 Emerging Educator, who recently exhibited a performance at Alfred University, after connecting with Michelle Illuminato, Assistant Professor, at ThinkTank4!


ThinkTank Meetup @SECAC
There will be a ThinkTank meetup at the Southeastern College Art Conference on Friday, October 23rd. If you will be in Mobile, Alabama for the conference and would like to join us for dessert after dinner, please contact or call or text Anthony Fontana at 567-343-1319 or email at anthonymfontana@gmail.com.

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