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January 2025 contains spotlight modules. These are upcoming modules which we advertise in advance on Blackberry, featuring one module from each of our sectors. If these modules are added to your wishlist, we will let you know when they are available for voting or enrollment.

Module	Preceptors	Days and Times	Status	Format	Sector	Portals
Creative Writing: Aristotle's Poetics for Story-Tellers	Dr. Julian Barr	TBD	Spotlight Launchpad Hybrid	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Creative Writing	Adaptation Theory Classical Literature Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Cultural Studies Philosophy Poetry The Greco-Roman World
Gothic Language 1 First in the Series	Dr. Paul Peterson	TBD	Spotlight Launchpad	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Language	Beginning Languages Germanic Studies Linguistics
Inventing Lancelot: From Comic to Tragic in Seven Centuries	Dr. Liam Daley	Meeting Mondays & Wednesdays at 6:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on January 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, and 29	Spotlight Launchpad Hybrid	Discussion-based • Low intensity	General Humanities	Arthurian Literature Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy History The Middle Ages
Japanese Through Culture 6 Continuing Series	Pilar Barrera	TBD	Candidate	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity	Language	Anime Conversational Languages East Asian Studies Japan Linguistics Literacy Video Games
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 3 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919) (1)	Dr. Sara Brown James Tauber (Guest) Dr. Corey Olsen (Guest)	Discussion Session Times (Not Recorded): To Be Determined.	Candidate Hybrid	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 3 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919) (2)	Dr. Sara Brown James Tauber (Guest) Dr. Corey Olsen (Guest)	Discussion Session Times (Not Recorded): To Be Determined.	Candidate Hybrid	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 3 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919) (3)	Dr. Sara Brown (Lecturer) Dr. Chris Vaccaro (Section 3) James Tauber (Guest) Dr. Corey Olsen (Guest)	Discussion Session Times (Not Recorded): To Be Determined.	Candidate Hybrid	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 3 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919) (4)	Dr. Sara Brown (Lecturer) Patrick Lyon (Section 4) James Tauber (Guest) Dr. Corey Olsen (Guest)	Discussion Sessions: Discussion group meetings with Patrick Lyon on Thursdays at 9:00 PM Eastern for four 1-hour discussion groups on January 9, 16, 23, and 30.	Candidate Hybrid	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings