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April 2025 contains candidate modules. These are modules that only run if there is enough interest. Token holders can vote on candidate modules to help them get confirmed.

Module	Preceptors	Days and Times	Status	Format	Sector	Portals
Advanced Old English Series: Readings in Poetry	Dr. Larry Swain	Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 7:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on April 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28	Candidate vote by March 1	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Language	Advanced Languages Germanic Studies
A History of the Vikings: The Viking Diaspora Cluster	Dr. Irina Manea	Pre-recorded lectures will be supplemented by live meetings Wednesdays at 2:00 PM Eastern for four 1-hour sessions on April 2, 9, 16, 23	Candidate Hybrid vote by March 1	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity	General Humanities	History The Middle Ages Viking Age
Are You Tolkien To Me?	Dr. Sara Brown	Meeting Mondays (Discussion) & Thursdays (Lecture) at 4:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on April 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28	Spotlight Confirmed Hybrid	Discussion-based • Low intensity	Fantasy Studies	JRR Tolkien Worldbuilding
Art History – A Thousand Stories: Dutch Golden Age	Pilar Barrera	Meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays at 3:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on April 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24,	Candidate vote by March 1	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity	General Humanities	Art Cultural Studies History Philosophy
Book Club: Hunters of Dune (Sequels of Dune: Part 1) Cluster	Dr. Julian Barr	Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 10:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on April 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28	Confirmed	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Fantasy Studies	Epic Fantasy Fantasy Science Fiction
Concerning Honey Bees	Starsha Kolodziej	Meeting Mondays & Wednesdays at 9:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on April 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28	Spotlight Candidate vote by March 1	Lecture-based • Low intensity	General Humanities	Agriculture / Farming Education Food History Nature
Constructed and Fictional Languages in Science Fiction	Shawn Gaffney	Meeting Fridays at 7:00 PM Eastern for four 2-hour sessions on April 4, 11, 18, 25	Candidate vote by March 1	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity	General Humanities	Invented Languages Linguistics Science Fiction
Creative Writing: A Flash of Brilliance Writing Flash Fiction	Christopher Bartlett	Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 8:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on April 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28	Spotlight Candidate vote by March 1	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Magic Metaphysics Monsters Science Fiction Time Travel Weird Fiction Workshops Worldbuilding
Creative Writing: Workshop	Dr. Carol Oliver	Meeting Tuesdays at 9:00 PM Eastern in the following pattern: April 1st, 30 minute introductions and community time April 8th, 90 minute Collaborative Feedback session April 15th, 2 hour Collaborative Feedback session April 22d, 2 hour Collaborative Feedback session April 29th, 2 hour Collaborative Feedback session.	Candidate vote by March 1	Discussion-based • High intensity	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Skills Workshops
Creative Writing Workshop for Small Groups (Mini-Module) (1)	Sparrow F. Alden	Meeting Wednesdays at 2:00 PM Eastern for four 1-hour session on April 9, 16, 23, 30	Candidate Mini Module vote by March 1	Discussion-based • High intensity	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fantasy Invented Languages Poetry Science Fiction Skills Workshops Worldbuilding
Creative Writing Workshop for Small Groups (Mini-Module) (2)	Dr. Julian Barr	Meeting Thursdays at 9:00 PM Eastern for four 1-hour sessions on April 3, 10, 17, 24	Candidate Mini Module vote by March 1	Discussion-based • High intensity	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fantasy Invented Languages Poetry Science Fiction Skills Workshops Worldbuilding
Creative Writing Workshop for Small Groups (Mini-Module) (3)	Dr. Julian Barr	Meeting Mondays at 9:00 PM Eastern for four 1-hour sessions on April 7, 14, 21, 28	Candidate Mini Module vote by March 1	Discussion-based • High intensity	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fantasy Invented Languages Poetry Science Fiction Skills Workshops Worldbuilding
Japanese for Advanced Beginners 2 (Genki II) Continuing Series	Dr. Robert Steed	Meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on April 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, and 24	Candidate vote by March 1	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Language	Beginning Languages East Asian Studies Japan Literacy
Japanese: From Zero - 21 Continuing Series	Sam Roche	Meeting Tuesdays & Fridays at 9:00 AM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on April 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29	Candidate vote by March 1	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies
Japanese Through Culture 9 Continuing Series	Pilar Barrera	Meeting Tuesdays at 5:00 PM Eastern for four 1-hour sessions on April 1, 8, 15, 22	Confirmed Mini Module	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity	Language	Anime Conversational Languages East Asian Studies Japan Linguistics Literacy Video Games
Latin for Beginners 1 First in the Series	Dr. Faith Acker	Meeting Wednesdays & Fridays at 2:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on April 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25	Candidate vote by March 1	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Language	Beginning Languages Language Modules - First in the Series The Greco-Roman World
Media as Medicine: Iyashikei (癒し系) in Anime and Manga	Nancy "Anni" Foasberg Aidan Aannestad	Meeting Mondays & Wednesdays at 7:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on April 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30	Candidate vote by March 1	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity	Fantasy Studies	Anime East Asian Studies Japan
Old Norse 1 First in the Series	Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson	Meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on April 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24	Spotlight Confirmed	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Language	Beginning Languages Germanic Studies Language Modules - First in the Series
Reading Middle English: An Introduction	Dr. Liam Daley	Meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on April 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24	Candidate vote by March 1	Discussion-based • Low intensity	Language	Beginning Languages British Literature Drama Fantasy History Literacy The Middle Ages
Readings in Middle High German: Prose Selections 2	Dr. Isaac Schendel	Meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on April 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24	Candidate vote by March 1	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Language	Beginning Languages Classical Literature Cultural Studies Germanic Studies Linguistics The Middle Ages
The Dark is Rising Sequence: Greenwitch	Dr. Sara Brown	Meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays at 11:00 AM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on April 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24	Confirmed	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic
The Music of Middle-earth: Howard Shore's The Two Towers Cluster	Jack Schabert	Meeting Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on April 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30	Candidate vote by March 1	Discussion-based • Low intensity	General Humanities	Adaptation Theory Composition Epic Fantasy Fantasy Film Studies JRR Tolkien Music
Tolkien and the Sea	Jennifer Rogers	TBD	Cancelled Hybrid	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Fantasy Studies	JRR Tolkien