Objective: This course will explore the function, philosophy and techniques of storytelling. Using the 29th Rocky Mountain Storytellers' Conference as a classroom, participants will observe and interact with a variety of storytellers.

Cost: Students must register and pay their own Conference fees. UCD tuition cost for the one hour of credit is $75.00. Cash or checks, made out to the Rocky Mountain Storytellers' Conference, will be accepted. Sorry, no credit cards. University of Colorado at Denver college course registration forms and evaluation sheets will be available at conference.

Note: For a full schedule of conference sessions, click here or on the Conference Schedule link at the start or end of this Web page.

10 hours - Students will experience seven (7) general sessions, where they will see and hear featured tellers Angela Lloyd and Susan Marie Frontczek, plus the Spinning and Weaving WEBsters (Lev Ropes, Mike Heroy, Brian Turner, and Ed Winograd). A panel, "Telling Stories From a Culture Other Than Your Own," will be led by Kathy Totten. Julie Davis will facilitate the closing session.

8 hours - Participants will have a choice of twenty-one (21) different topics for the Conference's seven (7) concurrent or break-out sessions. At these sessions will be tellers from many cultures and backgrounds, emphasizing the Conference theme, "2004: Spinning Tales...Weaving Stories."

2 hours - The Friday night Storytelling Showcase will include both featured storytellers, Angela Lloyd and Susan Marie Frontczek

There is no required reading for this course, but attendance is mandatory to ensure twenty (20) contact hours. A written critique or a personal reaction (not a summary) to all general sessions and concurrent sessions attended, and a personal implementation plan (one page) on how storytelling will influence each student's job, life, or profession, will be due on or before May 12, 2004. Participants will be graded on the critiques and personal implementation plans. Also required will be the UCD course evaluation sheet and the Conference evaluation.

Written work should be mailed to:

Rocky Mountain Storytellers' Conference
c/o UCD Credit
PO Box 712
Broomfield, CO 80038-0712

If you have any questions, please contact Carl Ruby at 303-426-7592.