of the
Third Age
Courses Available at U3A Kingborough TERM - 3
A cooperative learning community run by and for retired and semi-retired people on a non-profit basis.Courses are held at the Adult Education Centre, Kingston (K) other venues around Kingston and at Westwinds, Woodbridge (W). Most courses last for 1 hour each week.
Course enrolment forms are available from the Course Enrolment Page.
| MONDAY | 9.30-12.30 | Art - Progress in Painting for Pleasure | KA2 | Helen Quilty |
| WEDNESDAY | 10.30-10.50 | Beginners Keyboard | KA1 | Jan Mills |
| TUESDAY | 11.30 | Crooked Road – 500BC to now | KA3 | Ian Duffy |
| THURSDAY | 10.00 | Everyday Statistics! | KA3 | Noela Foxcroft |
| TUESDAY | 10.00 | Extended Vision – History of Australian Art | KA3 | Tony Bellette |
| THURSDAY | 11.30 | French Conversation | KA1 | Edith Adler |
| MONDAY | 11.30 | Going Going Gone! (starts 27th Sept!) | KA3 | Glenn Pullen |
| MONDAY | 1.30 | Have You Time? | KA3 | David Leaman |
| MONDAY | 11.30 | Have Your Say | KA1 | Jennie Clarke |
| TUESDAY | 10.00 | Improving Life Skills with Meditation | KA1 | Gordon Dobbs |
| TUESDAY | 11.30 | Indonesian (at Hobart U3A) | Hobart | Greg Thé |
| MONDAY | 9.00-11.00 | Internet Skills (2 weeks booking reqd) | KA4 | Conv. Venie Phillips |
| TUESDAY | 10.00-12.00 | Internet Skills (2 weeks, booking reqd) | KA4 | Conv. Venie Phillips |
| TUESDAY | 10.30 - 11.30 | Kaleidoscope of Talks | W | Conv. Deidre Jarvis |
| WEDNESDAY | 11.00-12.00 | Level 2 Keyboard | KA1 | Jan Mills |
| MONDAY | 1.30-3.30 | Mae’r Gymraeg yn Ddifyr – Welsh is Fun! | KA1 | Peter Ball |
| MONDAY | 10.00 | Magic Lantern Show | KA3 | Graeme Thompson |
| FRIDAY | 9.00-11.00 | Mobile Phone Skills (2wks Booking reqd.) | KLINC | Venie Phillips |
| MONDAY | 9.00-11.00 | Mobile Phone Skills (2wks Booking reqd.) | W | Venie Phillips |
| THURSDAY | 10.00 | Musical Morning | KA1 | John Culliton |
| THURSDAY | 1.30 | Poetry for Pleasure | KA1 | Self Managed |
| TUESDAY | 1.30 | Russian Revolution and the Spanish Civil War | KA3 | Greg Thé |
| MONDAY | 11.30 | Small Engines – Know How | KA4/home | Roger Hall |
| THURSDAY | 12.15-1.15 | Spanish (at Glenorchy U3A, from 15th June) | Glenorchy | Maria Vito |
| TUESDAY | 10.00-12.00 | Strollers and Ramblers | Field | Judy Sprent |
| THURSDAY | 1.30 | Ten Terrific Talks | KA3 | Conv. Bronwen Parr |
| TUESDAY | 1.30 | U3A Book Club | KA1 | self managed |
| TUESDAY | 9.00- | U3A Bushwalkers | Field | Ted Boskell |
| MONDAY | 1.30 - 3.30 | Woodbridge Writers’ and Readers’ Group | W | Sue Moss |
| THURSDAY | 11.30 | World Beneath – A Natural History of Caves | KA3 | Albert Goede |
| MONDAY | 1.30-3.30 | Writers Group | KA2 | self managed |
| KINGSTON COURSES | ||||
| MONDAY | 9.00-11.00 | Mobile Phone Skills (2 weeks booking reqd) | KA4 | Conv. Venie Phillips |
| 9.30-12.30 | Art - Progress in Painting for Pleasure | KA2 | Helen Quilty | |
| 10.00 | The Magic Lantern Show | KA3 | Graeme Thompson | |
| 11.30 | Have Your Say | KA1 | Jennie Clarke | |
| 11.30 | Small Engines – Know How | KA4/home | Roger Hall | |
| 11.30 | Going Going Gone! (starts 27th Sept!) | KA3 | Glenn Pullen | |
| 1.30 | Have You Time? | KA3 | David Leaman | |
| 1.30-3.30 | Mae’r Gymraeg yn Ddifyr – Welsh is Fun! | KA1 | Peter Ball | |
| 1.30-3.30 | Writers Group | KA2 | self managed | |
| TUESDAY | 9.00- | U3A Bushwalkers | Field | Ted Boskell |
| 10.00-12.00 | Strollers and Ramblers | Field | Judy Sprent | |
| 10.00 | The Extended Vision – History of Australian Art | KA3 | Tony Bellette | |
| 10.00 | Improving Life Skills with Meditation | KA1 | Gordon Dobbs | |
| 10.00-12.00 | Internet Skills (2 weeks, booking reqd) | KA4 | Conv. Venie Phillips | |
| 11.30 | The Crooked Road – 500BC to now | KA3 | Ian Duffy | |
| 11.30 | Indonesian (at Hobart U3A) | Hobart | Greg Thé | |
| 1.30 | U3A Book Club | KA1 | self managed | |
| 1.30 | Russian Revolution and the Spanish Civil War | KA3 | Greg Thé | |
| WEDNESDAY | 10.30-10.50 | Beginners Keyboard | KA1 | Jan Mills |
| 11.00-12.00 | Level 2 Keyboard | KA1 | Jan Mills | |
| THURSDAY | 10.00 | Everyday Statistics! | KA3 | Noela Foxcroft |
| 10.00 | A Musical Morning | KA1 | John Culliton | |
| 11.30 | French Conversation | KA1 | Edith Adler | |
| 11.30 | A World Beneath – A Natural History of Caves | KA3 | Albert Goede | |
| 12.15-1.15 | Spanish (at Glenorchy U3A, from 15th June) | Glenorchy | Maria Vito | |
| 1.30 | Poetry for Pleasure | KA1 | Self Managed | |
| 1.30 | Ten Terrific Talks | KA3 | Conv. Bronwen Parr | |
| FRIDAY | 9.30-11.30 | Mobile Phone Skills (2wks Booking reqd.) | KLINC | Venie Phillips |
| WOODBRIDGE COURSES | ||||
| MONDAY | 9.00 - 11.00 | Mobile Phone Skills (2wks Booking reqd.) | W | Conv. Venie Phillips |
| 1.30 - 3.30 | Woodbridge Writers’ and Readers’ Group | W | Sue Moss | |
| TUESDAY | 10.30 - 11.30 | Kaleidoscope of Talks | W | Conv. Deidre Jarvis |
| Monday 9:00-11.00 | KA4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mobile Phone Skills : | Coordinator - Venie Phillips | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class Limit per course (2 courses 20 & 27 Sept; 4 & 11 Oct. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Do you feel that your mobile phone is a
mystery package? Are you intimidated by what it can do and would you like to learn more and be in
control? Each course consists of two 2-hour sessions run over two consecutive weeks. To enrol you will need to come to our enrolment day on 27th August. Subsequently, to facilitate later enrolments, the schedule of available dates will be posted on the Notice Board. These courses are funded through our Telstra Connecting Seniors grant. N.B. As each course is for 2 weeks only, feel free to enrol in other courses held at this time. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monday 9.30 - 12.30 | KA2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Art – Pleasure with Pencils & Paint | Helen Quilty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class Limit: 24 Come along with paint and pencils to our vibrant art studio and library. Immerse yourself in group creativity with one to one tutoring and demonstration. We will accommodate the many different types of media favoured in the class. Helen has established an art studio which is still popular after 10 years of tutoring in both painting and drawing techniques. She is a versatile artist / illustrator and skilled water colourist. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monday 9.30 - 12.30 | KA3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Magic Lantern Show | Graeme Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This is the second series of documentary 16mm
films, videos and DVDs on countries around the world. Graeme has been enjoying showing these films at U3A Hobart for several years and would like to share them also with Kingborough U3A members.
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| Monday 11:30 | KA1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Have Your Say | Jennie Clarke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class limit 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This popular class is for those of us who
enjoy a robust discussion about current events and subjects of interest. Its often light-hearted
discussion and we have a lot of fun. Everyone has their say and participants own their own views
and respect those of others. Jennie was by profession a Nursing Sister and Communication Counsellor / Leader. Her hobbies include writing and portrait painting. She is an experienced communicator who oddly sees herself as a social (and occasional) hermit. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monday 11.30 | KA4/5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Small Engines – Know How & Maintenance | Roger Hall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class Limit: 5 We all have motor mowers (and maybe brush-cutters or chainsaws) and occasionally pay to have them serviced. This course is suitable for both men and women and will teach you about 2 and 4 cycle engines and their essential maintenance. A detailed set of notes will be provided. The course will include the opportunity for practical hands on maintenance training (at Roger’s home workshop) with students’ own machines. The first session will be held in KA4. Rogeris an ex TAFE lecturer and examiner and ran his own business. His wide experience makes him an excellent teacher. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monday 11:30 (9 weeks beginning 27th September) | KA3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Going … Going … Gone! | Glenn Pullen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Words and expressions vanishing or vanished
from our language: a framework for further explorations of aspects of English grammar, words and
usages. This will no doubt stimulate discussion of author, content, words and style, with incidental linguistic diversions. Glenn has delighted Kingborough U3A in many past courses with his expert knowledge of English language, poetry and books. Note: As Glenn will be returning from overseas, this course will begin on 27th September and run for 9 weeks. |
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| Monday 1.30 | KA3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Have You Time? | Colin Chamberlain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What is time? This series begins in a cloud of
philosophy and then traces human thinking about time, compares cultural approaches to time and the
means to measure it. Can you afford the time to come along? You’ll not be disappointed!
Davidis well known and a popular tutor at U3A. He is an eminent geologist, geophysicist and ground water specialist. His many other interests include railways, history and music. He has written several books. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monday 1.30 - 3:30 | KA1 |
| Mae’r Gymraeg yn Ddifyr – Welsh is Fun! | Peter Ball |
| We continue with a third term of Welsh
language and culture for beginners, building on ground already covered with materials from Teach
Yourself Welsh and other sources. Although complete beginners will not be able to make up for lost
ground, anyone who already speaks a little Welsh is very welcome to join this class, and indeed may
find himself/herself able to contribute to the teaching. Peter comes from Bristol and taught at UTas in social psychology, psycholinguistics and related fields. His father was a Welshman and, like most Welshmen of his generation, couldn't speak Welsh, so Peter is not a native speaker, more an advanced learner, hoping to reverse the family lack of interest in Britain's 'Senior Language'. His recreational interests include choral music, art and languages. | |
| Monday 1:30 - 3.30 | KA2 |
| Writers Group | David Leaman |
| Class limit 15 It is perhaps a measure of the success of the Writing Group that, since starting 8 years ago, 6 writers have independently published books and 2 years ago the Group as a whole combined to produce a collection of their work. However, this is a group where there is no pressure to actively participate at all. Members are welcome to sit and listen until they feel confident to take part. The class usually starts with an exercise to get the writing started then the results are shared – sometimes thought provoking and often hilarious! After a break for a cuppa there is a chance for those who wish to share a little of their current personal writing – true stories, fiction, and the occasional prose or verse. By joining this course you will be encouraged to develop your own writing skills and will gain knowledge and inspiration from the work of others. Old and new writers very welcome. | |
| Tuesday 9:00 -onwards | Field |
| U3A Bushwalkers | Tas Boslell |
| Class limit 20. The walks will be on established tracks and trails about the uplands and coasts around Hobart and occasionally further afield. Duration will be 3 to 5 hours. Participants must have a reasonable fitness level. Please bring lunch along with water and a first aid kit. Wear sturdy walking boots and bring a walking pole if you wish. On 21st September, the first outing will start with a meeting at the Denison Street car park at 9:00am. New members to this group please phone TAS on 6229 2506 prior to the start of term. | |
| Tuesday 10:00 -12:00 | Field |
| Strollers and Ramblers | Judy Sprent |
| Class limit 15 . | |
Class limit 15 for each group Join us for easy walks enjoying nature and fresh air on local and rural tracks and trails for an invigorating, healthy, social activity, ending in a welcome cuppa nearby. We will walk for about 1 to 1½ hours along beaches, river banks, back roads, paths and reserves. Wear sturdy footwear and bring a raincoat, a drink bottle, sunscreen, a hat and basic first aid items. Walking poles/ sticks are often useful. Carpooling is encouraged. Participants will get information showing the routes, detailing start and end points and contact numbers on the first Tuesday of the term at 10am in the Adult Education meeting room KA2. To make sure you are on the list you do need to enroll, not just turn up and hope. We complete or update indemnity forms at this meeting before we take our first short local walk. As some of the group like a little more vigorous activity we arrange ourselves into two groups; the “Ramblers” who walk a little further and the “Strollers” who are more leisurely. Judy is a keen walker and naturalist who delights in finding hidden little local byways and low-ways to wander along. | |
| Tuesday 10:00 | KA3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Extended Vision – History of Australian Art | Tony Bellette | ||||||||||||||||||||||
This is a fascinating study of Landscape in Australian Art. It will include Colonial, the Heidelberg School, postwar Modernism and contemporary Aboriginal art. Tony after graduating BA from Tas Uni, spent 16 years in Canada teaching in Vancouver and Calgary, then 20 years in New Zealand establishing the Department of Art History at Victoria Uni in Wellington. He retired in 1995 and returned to Tasmania and began teaching U3A here in 2000. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuesday 10.00 | KA1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Improving Life Skills with Meditation | Gordon Dobbs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course shows you how to improve the
quality of your life by using simple relaxation techniques. This form of relaxation is very
adaptable to many possible situations. These simple techniques can be applied to resolve any area
of personal need leading to a richer, fuller life of greater meaning and happiness. Because of its
benefits this course continues through the holidays. Gordonhas over 40 years experience of personal and group facilitation and training, and self development techniques. |
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| Tuesday 10:00 – 12:00 (2 weeks / personal booking reqd.) | KA4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Internet Skills | Coordinator - Venie Phillips | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class Limit 3 per 2 session course: This course is funded through a Telstra grant for which Kingborough U3A successfully applied. The course is offered each fortnight throughout the Term. The four-hour course consists of two 2-hour sessions over two weeks. You will learn how to access and use internet sites focusing initially on our own site. You will also learn about basic internet banking options, including how to pay your membership online. A form will be available on Enrolment Day. Please complete this tso that we know your preferred dates and your current level of computer and internet skills. We will let you know on which dates your course will be. To facilitate any later enrolments, a schedule of available dates will be posted on the Notice Board. N.B. As each course is for two weeks only, feel free to enrol in any other course held at this time. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuesday 11:30 | KA3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Crooked Road – 500BC to Now | Ian Duffy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
On our journey from 500 BC to the present, we observe the milestones along the road of science. How did the twists and turns affect our lives? There’s science, technology, history, philosophy, poetry and art. Watch out for those potholes near the end! This will be a fabulous course. Ian is a regular U3A tutor with a science and engineering background. The history of science is one of his many passions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tuesday 11:30 – 12:30 | Upstairs Conference Room Hobart U3A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indonesian | Greg Thé | ||||||||||||||||||||||
This class is designed for participants with some limited knowledge of the language, but fluency is not necessary. Indonesian is not difficult and the main aim is conversational skill. Greg is a retired Engineer who grew up in Indonesia before coming to Australia. He has taken many courses for U3As. Location is Philip Smith Centre, Hobart. To enrol: Write with your details, including member number, to U3A Hobart, Box71, Sandy Bay, 7006. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuesday 1:30 | KA1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Youth3A Bookclub | self-managed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Over the term opportunity will be provided for members to introduce their own selected book from the wide range of topics – e.g. historical; biography; crime; espionage; gardens; travel; local authors. We will read excerpts, and provide insight into the authors, characters and settings as a basis for instigating discussion of issues raised by the books. In the 4th and 5th weeks of this term we will study as a group the works of the celebrated author Kazuo Ishiguro. Members can choose one or more of his several novels from e.g“The Remains of the Day”, “The Artist of the Floating World”, “When we were Orphans” Happy reading! | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuesday 1:30 | KA3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Russian Revolution and the Spanish Civil War | Greg Thé | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The first seven sessions of this series will trace the origin and course of the Russian Revolution of 1917 leading into the creation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1922. The last 3 sessions will deal with the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). We will try to understand the beliefs, the passions and the hatred of the protagonists in this terrible tragedy. Gregorystudied Electrical Engineering at the University of Adelaide. He was a member of the teaching staff of the Electrical Engineering Department, University of Tasmania, for 35 years until his retirement in 1997. He has been a tutor at the Hobart, Clarence and Kingborough U3As on a number of occasions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wednesday 10:30-10:50 | KA1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginners’ Keyboard (fully booked) | Jan Mills | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learn the easy and fun way to make your own
music: Understand your keyboard better and meet new friends with the same desire. Bring your own 61 note keyboard, stand and adaptor to each lesson and purchase the book "Beginnings for Keyboard Book A" from Geoff Long Music, Burnett St. Nth. Hobart . – Contact Jan Mills 6229 3990 to enrol. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00 | KA1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 2 Keyboard (fully booked) | Jan Mills | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10:00 | KA3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Everyday Statistics! | Noela Foxcroft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Have you ever wondered about how
statistics like the consumer price index, the unemployment rate, crime rates, school student
performance and public opinion polls are calculated? What do they really mean? Do you ever question
the statistics quoted by our politicians? Well, this course will demystify statistics by showing
the ways everyday statistics are derived, and how to interpret them correctly. You don’t need
any prior understanding of statistics or any particular mathematical knowledge to join in this
course and along the way we all have a lot of fun. Noela has tutored in U3A for many years in a variety of subjects. She previously has great experience teaching Maths in schools in ways which encouraged and inspired all her students. Her enthusiasm, knowledge and experience will rub off on all of us doing this course. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday 10:00 | KA1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Musical Morning | John Culliton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This year we've looked at the
concerto, been French, done Baroque, gone to sea, and dabbled in jazz and world music, and lots
more. Our exploration of the endless world of music continues in Term 3 as we take a closer look at
some of the best names in music including the three Big Bs - Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. The
background information can stimulate discussion improving musical knowledge for all of us. John has a wide knowledge and experience with music both on a professional and personal level. He has worked the television industry in Sydney for many years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday 11:30 | KA1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Conversation | Edit Adler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course continues from Term 2
and new pupils are very welcome. As before the class will decide topics for discussion and various
literary works will be introduced as well as recordings and songs. Explanations are given in
English and the French content will increase with time. It is fun and Edith will add from her many
experiences. Please bring a notebook and bring other things to share e.g. recipes, travel tales
etc. Homework will be optional. Edithwas born in Paris and loved her first 18 years in France. She then migrated to Sydney and has spent her working life in Australia as a Psychiatrist. She enjoys reading, music, travel, art and in later years gardening. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday 11:30 | KA3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A World Beneath – A Natural History of Caves | Albert Goede | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History of exploration of caves
and the development of exploration techniques. Why do caves fascinate both sportspeople and
scientists? We look at cave decoration, the animal life of caves, bone deposits in caves, the use
and methodology of cave surveys and other aspects of world little known to most people. Suggested
reading: Finlayson, B and Hamilton-Smith, E (Eds) 2003: Beneath the Surface. University of NSW
Press, 182 pp. Albert lectured in various aspects of physical geography at the School of Geography and Environmental Studies from 1965 to 1998. After retirement he became interested in the Royal Society of Tasmania and has been its Treasurer since 2002. His hobbies are bushwalking, photography and gardening. He and his wife Judy usually spend the winter months roaming around the tropical north of Australia looking for rock art and wildflowers. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday (9 weeks, excludes Show day) | Cosgrove High School 'B Block' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spanish - Beginners 10:30 – 11:30
Spanish – Continuation 12:15 - 1:15pm | Maria Vito | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location is Cosgrove High School “B”
Block, Glenorchy. To enrol: Send your details, including member number, by email to
u3aglenorchy@gmail.com or Phone Janna Goodland on 6272 3034. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday 1.30 | KA1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poems for Pleasure | Self Managed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Do you enjoy reading and listening to poetry?
Each week the group read and discuss favourite poems and discover soon-to-be favourites. The course
takes a thematic approach which is arranged by the members. Recent examples have included Family
– for Better or Worse; Fantasy / Dreams; Weather / The Elements; Animals / Pets – Fish of
the Sea, Fowl of the Air. For the first week bring along a poem or two about Nature and we will
take it from there! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday 1.30 | KA3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ten Terrific Talks | Conv. Bronwen Parr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What do the following subjects have in common? Nothing but ten passionate presenters! Come and enjoy topics ranging from local to international. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Friday 9.30 - 11.30 | KLINC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Computers, Email and the Internet | Venie Phillips | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum number - 9 This is not a course for absolute beginners - you should have your own computer and be able to use it for at least a couple of purposes. (A course for complete beginners will be run in Term 1, 2011) The course will show you how to manage the documents (and other files) that you create; how to manage your emails and use the internet, and how to handle some of the unexpected things that happen when you use a computer. It will also try to answer your questions regarding computers. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WOODBRIDGE COURSES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monday 9.00 - 11.00 (18 & 25 Oct / personal booking reqd.) | W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mobile Phone Skills Class Linit 6 per course: | Conv. Venie Phillips | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Do you feel that your mobile phone is a mystery package? Are you intimidated by what it can do and would you like to learn more and be in control? Each course consists of two 2-hour sessions run over two consecutive weeks. To enrol you will need to come to our enrolment day on 27th August. These courses are funded through our Telstra Connecting Seniors grant. N.B. As this course is for 2 weeks only feel free to enrol in any other course held at this time. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monday 1:30 - 3:30 | W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Woodbridge Writers’ and Readers’ Group | Sue Moss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sue continues this popular class with
different writing styles including prose, poetry, memoir & journaling. Participants are
encouraged to share & reflect on each other's work. Sue works as a poet, performer & reviewer. Her work is published by Penguin Australia. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuesday 10:30 - 11:30 approx. | W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kaleidoscope of Talks. | Conv. Deidre Jarvis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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U3A On Line courses (U3AOL)
The following courses will be offered, with a Course Leader in the coming months.
At
any time you can check the information by going to www.u3aonline.org.auand clicking on "Courses" in the left hand panel and then on “Looking Ahead” from the drop down list.
All courses are
completed online -- but with a Course Leader you have the benefit of the help and support of the
Course Leader and are encouraged to make contact with others, doing the same course, via the
Discussion Forum. Courses are opened for enrolment 2 months before the starting date.
These and all other courses offered by U3A Online are available as Independent Study at any
time!
The courses are programmed in accordance with the availability of the Course
Leaders. The courses below are listed in date order:
Please direct any enquiries to
Di Delchau
Please note that the first week for all courses with a Course Leader is set aside
for “housekeeping” and getting everyone set and ready to start the course proper when the
first unit is released in the second week.
At the end of the final unit you continue to
have access to the course notes and the discussion forum for a further five weeks.
Of
course, the entire portfolio of courses is also available in the self-paced mode. You can enrol at
any time and have access to the course for twelve months so that you can proceed through the units
as your leisure.
To enrol in any of these courses:
- Go to www.u3aonline.org.au
- Click on the Login tab at the top of the screen
- Enter your Username and Password and click login
- Click on Enrol in the left hand panel
- Scroll down until you find the course you are interested in and click on Enrol to the right of the course name --- do not click on the course name.
- Follow the prompts through the payment options.
- Enrolment is effected when payment is processed
Please note:
- The number of enrolments accepted in our writing courses is limited due to the higher level of required activity between participants.
Course upgrade:
- All U3A Online courses are continually updated to ensure that they remain interesting and relevant.
- Peter Rose has undertaken a major re-write of “Religions of the World” and the upgraded course will be offered in March and again in July.
We are always looking for new courses for U3A Online, so if you have an interest please let
us know and, in particular, if you are interested in writing a course we would like to hear from
you.
We are also keen to find new course leaders so that we have backup for our current
course leaders. If you are interested please let us know. We encourage you to become involved.
U3A Newsletter Editors are encouraged to include the U3A Online Forward Program in
their newletters to inform their members of the courses offered.
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