OLLI at SOU NEWSFLASH
September 7, 2020
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September 7: Labor Day Holiday
The OLLI office will be closed Monday, September 7, in celebration of the Labor Day holiday.
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Tuesday, September 8: Zoom Training for Students |
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The Zoom member instructional training for all OLLI members takes place this Tuesday, September 8, from 10:00–11:30 am. This is a basic instructional to help members be able to sign on to Zoom and participate in OLLI classes. No need to register in advance or to download Zoom prior to the training. On Tuesday morning, September 8, at a few minutes before 10:00 am, just click this link to join the training session: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84777720168?pwd=ZGVrcnJhRFpuOEI5WWZiRVVXT1Nzdz09
If you would like to sign in 15 minutes early, it will give you the opportunity to meet and greet other OLLI members. Otherwise, if there are any questions, please contact Member Services Committee Chair Andrea Gay at [email protected].
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Zoom Practice Partners Needed
Instructors are preparing to teach via Zoom this year, and would like to hone their skills with live participants, AKA Zoom Practice Partners or ZPPs. ZPPs will have the double benefit of improving your own comfort with taking classes on Zoom, while helping OLLI instructors practice. Do you have 30 to 45 minutes you can spare to help out?
There are three opportunities to be ZPPs this week:
If you are interested and available to be a Zoom Practice Partner for any of these sessions, click on the instructor’s email and let the instructor know you’d like to be a ZPP.
The Zoom invitation link for that session will be emailed to you directly by the OLLI instructor.
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Potential Instructors: Sample a Fall Course |
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While course proposals for winter term are due by September 27, the Curriculum Committee encourages instructors to submit proposals as early as possible. The deadline extension leaves only a short turnaround time to meet the catalog publication deadline.
If reservations about teaching via Zoom are making you hesitate, take advantage of this extension to participate in a fall class as a student. See for yourself how successful and enjoyable online courses can be, and get tech support with any technical challenges you face. In the meantime, you may want to consider signing up to be a ZPP (see above) for another instructor's practice session. It's an informal opportunity to see how they plan on using Zoom to teach and learn from their practice class.
And please keep in mind that online teaching is not a leap without a parachute: there’s plenty of assistance available to help instructors adapt to new methods. Click here to submit a winter course proposal by September 27.
OLLI students are the most motivated to learn.
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Add A Class / Invite a Friend / Drop A Class |
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This is a great week to take another look at your schedule for fall term. If you're wondering which courses still have room for more students, you can download the Course Registration Report (PDF). You'll find it on the Catalog page just above the Course Categories list. There are so many classes still available, thanks to Zoom and the willingness of OLLI's fabulous volunteer instructors. Invite a friend or family member to sign up to take a class with you. Learning together is a great way to connect, and it's fun. If you need to drop a class, please email the OLLI office ( [email protected]) with DROP and the course name in the subject line. |
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Member-to-Member Remote Tech Support |
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Member-to-member tech support is again available thanks to OLLI volunteers. We know many members are learning to connect remotely to take OLLI courses or to meet up with friends and family online while we stay safe and save lives at home. Some of OLLI’s tech savvy members have volunteered to provide some tech support to help members get connected. If you would like help with getting up to speed online, click here to submit a request for tech support. and we will connect you with a Tech Support volunteer.
Please note: While volunteers will offer support to the best of their ability remotely, we cannot guarantee that every issue will be solved successfully. Please keep in mind that this process can require time and patience, too.
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Lifelong Learning Resources |
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OLLI at Penn State invites you to Zoom in for a free presentation by one of their most popular instructors, Dr. Greg Ferro, "U.S. Constitutional Amendments and Civil Rights," on September 9, at 7:00-8:00 PM EDT/4:00-5:00 PM PDT.
Click here to register (advance registration is required).
The Atlantic Festival gathers the world's most consequential writers and thinkers to explore the most urgent and important issues of our time. This year the Atlantic Festival is coming to you, wherever you are. Entirely virtual and free, this year's festival will explore this critical moment for America and the world, and how to chart a path forward. From September 21 through September 24, you'll hear from leading thinkers across politics, activism, business, and the arts. Click here to learn more or register for the festival.
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OCA Invites OLLI Artists of all Media to Join the Fun |
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The Oregon Center for the Arts is putting out a call for videos of SOU Students/Alumni/Faculty/Staff and SOU Partners (OLLI, CMC, JPR, SORS, RVSO, Jefferson State Choral Coalition, etc) performing, showing their art in a museum or gallery, participating in a poetry slam or other creative writing event, or other creative things caught on video -- must be arts related.
Specifications:
- Video must be high quality (HD, 4K)
- Video must be under one hour
- Video must have SOU students/Alumni/faculty or staff performing or showing/demonstrating art. Video can be instructional ie- "how to design a pattern for print making"
- Video must not contain copyright protected materials unless you own the copyright
- Video must be appropriate for public viewing without having to issue trigger warnings for content
- Video does not need to be recent. Submit any high quality video of you and your art from the past or the present
Submit videos via Google Drive or Box to [email protected] and include a short bio with links to your website and social handles; and a description of your video that you'd like to appear in the description on YouTube. Deadline to submit videos is November 1, 2020
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