OLLI at Duke Instructor Website 

This is the central location for OLLI instructor information on the web

Latest News Updated 12-15-20

• Winter Term Registration - Jan. 26 & 27 
• Virtual Instructors’ Celebration 3:00-4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 3: This structured event will highlight our successes involving instructors and everyone else directly linked to presenting classes.  It will feature the announcement of the Bill Wright Awards or outstanding volunteers for 2019 and 2020. 
•  Virtual Volunteers’ Celebration from 3 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, February 4.   This companion event is designed for persons involved with Community Engagement; Social Activities; Member Engagement; Space Committee; Legacy;   Special Interest Group (SIG) Leaders; Information Technology.
• Winter Term Classes Begin Feb. 15
  
• ​Instructors' Coffee and Conversation  9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Friday, March 5. (This substitutes for C&C in February.)

Teaching Best Practices

The Instructor Relations Committee is documenting Teaching Best Practices used in OLLI courses. "Tip Sheets” for specific teaching areas capture the practices of OLLI’s best instructors, ranging from pre-course topics (e.g., Using a Course Outline or Syllabus) to helpful practices used during OLLI courses (e.g., Inviting Student Participation). Links to examples are posted below:

• Good Practices Using Zoom Updated 11-9-20

• Course Outlines & Syllabi 

• Creating Effective Slide Presentations 

• Using a Course Website 

• Pre-Course Communications 

More to come over the next few months!

Online Resources & Events

• An Orientation for instructors who are considering teaching in the 2021 Winter Term was held on Jan. 6, 2021. Click  here for the PowerPoint presentation... 
• Recordings of Instructor Zoom training sessions prior to the Fall 2020 Term are available here.  
• The OLLI Online Learning website is available here.   
• "Coffee & Conversation" events for instructors were recently held. 
• The video for the  Nov. 13, 2020 C&C is here: 
• Click here to access a recording of the October 2 event.  
• Click here to see links related to the June 26 event.
• An online Instructor Town Hall was held on May 27 on Zoom. Click here to see links related to this meeting.  
• Video recordings of OLLI's free Online Learning Sessions offered in April and May, 2020 are available here. 

Key Dates, Contacts & Maps

• Key Dates for Instructors Updated 12-14-20
  
• Key Contacts Updated 10-5-20 
• Maps: Duke East Campus 

Resources  

• Classroom Management
• Effective Strategies for Engaging OLLI Students 
• How to Lead a Discussion
• Managing Classroom Conflict 
• Difficult Classroom Situations   
• Course Feedback 
• Real Time Feedback (after 2 - 3 Classes)
• End of Course Feedback
• Course Websites Updated 8-24-20
• Copyrighted Materials
• "Know Your Copy Rights" 
• Duke Guidelines  
• Instructor Portal on OLLI On-Line Registration System
• How to Access Class Lists and Send E-mails to Your Class 
• Link to On-Line Registration System 
• Instructor Quick Reference Guide Updated 8-5-20 

Policies

• OLLI Code of Conduct 
• Incidental Expense Reimbursement
• Severe Weather Policy
• Waitlists 

Video - "Teaching & Learning at OLLI"

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• Instructor FAQs 

OLLI at Duke Course Catalogs  

• Winter 2020 / Spring 2020 / Summer 2020 / Fall 2020
• Winter 2019 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2019
• Winter 2018 / Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 

Duke Websites

• OLLI at Duke Member Website 
• Instructor Portal

Other Useful Websites   

• OLLI National Resource Center
• NCLive.org (Library Information on the Internet)
• Weebly.com (Creating Simple Websites) -- Welcome to Weebly Video 

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