Information for all OLLI Instructors
Winter 2024
Proposal deadline had passed
Dates:
January 9 – February 15, Tuesday –Thursday
Workshops: Fridays, January 19, 26 & February 2
Make-up: February 20 – 22
Classes will be offered ONLY remotely for the winter term.
Spring 2024
Proposal deadline had passed
Dates:
March 11 – May 3, Monday – Friday
Workshops: Saturdays, April 6 & 13 & 20
Make-up: May 6 -10
SAGE: March 12 – April 30, Tuesdays
Classes will be offered both remotely and in-person
OLLI course proposal deadlines are approximate and are as follows:
- Summer proposals due in February
- Fall proposals in May
- Winter proposals in September
- Spring proposals in November
OLLI staff will send specific deadlines for course proposals in a timely email blast to all current and prospective OLLI faculty approximately six weeks before the deadline.
Please see the Course Proposal Forms listed below. Select the appropriate form for your teaching preference: in-person or remotely via Zoom.
Course Proposal: IN-PERSON Classes/Workshops
Course Proposal: REMOTE Classes/Workshops
OLLI staff will send specific deadlines for course proposals in a timely email blast to all current and prospective OLLI faculty approximately six weeks before the deadline.
OLLI Classes can be taught:
- In-person on the USM Portland, usually in the Wishcamper center.
- Remotely, using the online Zoom program.
- We are also developing hybrid classes that allow online participants to join an in-person class.
- REMOTE OLLI Faculty Handbook
- IN-PERSON OLLI Faculty Handbook
Thank you for your interest in teaching at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI).
OLLI’s mission is to provide an intellectually stimulating and varied curriculum and special activities for persons 50 years of age or older.
Our Guide for Potential OLLI Instructors (see below) is designed to provide helpful suggestions while also informing you on what to expect when you teach at OLLI.
If you have any questions after reading our guide, please contact the OLLI office by phone at 780-4406, or by e-mail at olliatusm@maine.edu.
Guide for potential OLLI instructors.
- You could start by chatting to an instructor you know.
- Then, talk to Donna Anderson, OLLI Director or Rob Hyssong, OLLI Program Coordinator.
- Contact the OLLI office by phone at 780-4406, or by e-mail at olliatusm@maine.edu.
- OLLI offers eight-week terms in the fall and spring and six-week terms in the winter and summer.
- Classes are two hours long and are held once a week, Monday through Friday.
- Workshops are also offered on Saturdays in the fall and spring and on Fridays in the winter and summer.
- Workshops can be two-hour sessions, all-day sessions, or a three-session, two-hour mini course.
OLLI Classes can be taught:
- In-person on the USM Portland, usually in the Wishcamper center:
USM supports OLLI by providing classroom space, audio/visual equipment, and technology support. - Remotely, using the online Zoom program:
OLLI offers Zoom training for OLLI faculty as well as Zoom refresher sessions to blow away the Zoom cobwebs! - We are also offer hybrid classes that allow online participants to join an in-person class.
OLLI has access to well equipped Zoom rooms as well as Meeting Owl Pro enabled smaller spaces for more intimate meetings.
Pick your preference or try something new!
Course proposal deadlines are approximate and are as follows:
- Summer proposals due in February
- Fall proposals in May
- Winter proposals in September
- Spring proposals in November
OLLI staff will send specific deadlines for course proposals in a timely email blast to all current and prospective OLLI faculty approximately six weeks before the deadline.
Course Proposal: IN-PERSON Classes/Workshops
Course Proposal: REMOTE Classes/Workshops
Next steps for OLLI faculty
Orientation for In-Person Class Instructors:
- Instructor Access To Class Rosters
- Understanding when to use a Media request form
- OLLI’s use of listening technology for classroom spaces
- Photocopying requests
Orientation for Remote Class Instructors
- Instructor Access To Class Rosters
- Sending out Zoom invitations and links to your class participants
- Tips for managing your Zoom session
- Identifying instructors who require tech supports
- An invitation to participate in our Teachers Forum – Let’s Talk Teaching
- Free membership in OLLI for the year
- Two free class certificates for each course taught; one certificate for each workshop.
- An invitation to a special, annual luncheon to honor OLLI instructors
- A gift of appreciation for course faculty.