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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. Meeting Schedule Three 10 week terms
beginning in March each year. 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.

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KINGSTON COURSES
WOODBRIDGE COURSES (includes 3 special
talks in the August - September break)
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| Monday 9:30-12:30 | K A2 |
| Art - After Turner ..... Your Turn
| Helen
Quilty |
| Class Limit 24 | |
Use the Principles of luminosity discovered by
William Turner introduced last term. Be inspired by his visions of mystical
translucency. Practise your skills, dowse with water, variegate and granulate
washes, illuminate with brilliant colour. New members are welcome.
Helenfacilitates and instructs both individuals and the group of
artists. She has taught Art for many years and hopes this term to take a new
look at enlivening the colour creating vibrant art a new adventure in
colour theory.
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| Monday 10:00 | K A1 |
| The Youth3A Bookclub
| Convenor
Bronwen Parr |
This term we are going to begin with Katherine
Mansfields short stories so that becomes prior reading in our break! We
aim to share in reading some of her stories and this will hopefully lead on to
reading other short story authors. As well as the initial focus on short
stories, the opportunity will be provided for members to introduce their
selected book, and provide insight into the author, characters and setting as a
basis for instigating discussion of issues raised by the book. It is hoped that
this may stimulate other members to read the authors.. One or more books may be
discussed each week.
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| Thursday 10:00 | K A1 |
| Spanish | Bob Magnus |
| Class Limit 15 | |
Latin America so impossibly complex - is a
fascinating and confronting travel destination. This course will give
participants basic Spanish language and Latin American cultural survival
skills. Robert and his wife have visited countries in Latin America
every year since 1996 following their interests in plants and textiles from El
Paso, New Mexico, to southern Chile. Each time it leaves them more astounded
and bewildered but always enriched and hoping this time isnt the last!
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| Monday 11:30 | K A1 |
| Have Your Say
| Joy
Tunney |
| Class Limit 15 | |
This course will be an opportunity to share your
views on local, national and international current events. The ground rules are
simple - own your own opinion and respect other peoples opinion. The aim
of the class is to stimulate, energize and raise awareness through discussion.
Joy was by profession a physiotherapist. Health and community
developments are her special interests..
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| Tuesday 1:30 | K
A1 |
| Debating. Meet your Match
| Jennie Clarke
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Is the world being drowned in Coca Cola? What do you
think? Come and share in debating, regardless of your experience. This informal
course will offer a range of topics. It will comprise teams and a panel with
subjects, which initially will have an easy theme. Participants can present a
light-hearted approach to the opposition. Notes will be provided and the format
will change with each session. So sharpen your wits, come and join in for a
rewarding hour. Jennie has a background as a communication adviser /
counsellor. Whilst never having co-ordinated a debating forum, her special
interests are challenging discussions, writing and art. She has written one
book and is currently publishing her first novel. |
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| Monday 11:30 | |
| 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
Rogers home workshop) with students own machines. Roger
is an ex TAFE lecturer and examiner and ran his own business. His wide
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| Monday 10:00 | K
A3 |
| Australian Science in the South
| Convener - Marcus
Higgs |
This course will present a varied and interesting
series of talks by scientists working at the CSIRO, UTAS, or the State
Government Departments. The range of topics this term include: benefits made
possible by ocean buoy measuring stations; roles of oceans, waves and currents;
climate futures in Australia; marine protected areas; stripey trumpeter; Aurora
Australia; Southern surveyor and Astrolabe based work; and pest eradication
work on Macquarie Island. The schedule is to be finalised, depending upon
availability.
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| Monday 1:30-3:30 | K A2 |
| The Writers Group | Marian Jellyman |
| Class limit 15 | |
Now in its 6th year this is a course where you can
meet an eclectic group of U3A members with a variety of lifestyles and
backgrounds. Each week, if they wish, members do writing homework and then
share it with the group.This is a course to blow the mind with a roomful of
laughter, wisdom, provoking thoughts, quirky humour and many memories.
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| Tuesday 10:00-12:00 | Field |
| U3A Strolling
Seniors | Judy
Sprent |
| Class limit 12 | |
On 23rd September, the first outing will start
with a meeting in the U3A Kitchen at 930am to discuss and decide the walks for
the term and complete indemnity forms. Join us for an invigorating,
healthy and social activity ending in a welcome cuppa. We will walk for about 1
to 1½ hours along beaches, river banks, back roads, paths and reserves.
Car pooling is facilitated. Just bring a raincoat, a drink bottle, walking
shoes or strong sneakers, sunscreen, a hat and basic first aid items.
Participants will get information showing the routes, detailing start and end
points and contact numbers. Judy is a friendly and keen walker and
very knowledgeable about some of our areas and has expertise in our natural
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| Tuesday 1:30 - 3:00 | KA 3 |
| My Music | Self managed |
Bring your favourite music (e.g.
choral, classical, country, folk, jazz, rock or soul) on tape or CD to share
with the group. The idea is for participants to introduce their particular
choice of music and inform the others about interesting aspects of the
composer, artists and history. This could stimulate questions and discussion.
On the first day, as well as listening to some music, a schedule will be
organised for the term.. |
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| Tuesday 10.00-onwards | Field |
| U3A Ramblers | Claire Morgan |
| Class limit 12 | |
On 23rd September, the first outing will
start with a meeting in the U3A Kitchen at 930am to discuss and decide the
walks for the term and complete indemnity forms. This walking group
will tackle walks which could take up to 3-4 hours duration and be of moderate
difficulty. Walkers are to bring lunch and be prepared on some trips to travel
outside Kingborough municipality. Car-pooling is facilitated. Participants will
get information showing the routes, detailing start and end points and contact
numbers. Claire loves the passion of the outdoors and sees walking
as a way to maintain fitness and enjoy the environment. She has organised
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| Tuesday 10.00 | K A1 |
| Self Fulfillment through Applied
Meditation | Gordon Dobbs |
Within each of us there is an ideal or perfect self,
wanting desperately to express itself. Through Applied Meditation, ancient
wisdom and modern science we open the doors for fuller self-expression,
creativity, health and happiness. In this course we are shown how to meditate
sitting in the comfort of a chair so that we can apply the techniques in
everyday situations. Gordon has taken meditation and self help
groups over many years, enabling each person to discover their real strengths
and individuality.
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| Monday 1.30 | K A3 |
| Great Discoveries
| David Leaman
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Come and consider 10 eclectic and off the wall great
discoveries. As always I examine the people involved, their attitudes and how
things have panned out for us today. How important were they are they? A
truly mixed bag. David is well known to U3A as a geologist,
geophysicist and ground water specialist. His many other interests include
railways, history and music. He has written several books.
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| Tuesday 11.30 | K A3 |
| All about Wellness
| Nadine Clarke
& Pip McKendrick |
This course is a ten week series outlining strategies
for physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Or expressed in another way
how to get the most out of our life in the golden years. This term
will cover sustainable eating, local and seasonal foods, GMO and
organic food sources, and the doctrine of signatures.
Nadine has been a registered nurse for 20 years specialising in
oncology. She is a practising naturopath. Pip is a naturopath and
massage therapist and works in aged and disability care.
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| Tuesday 11:30 | K A1 |
| Play Reading | Bernard Pettifer |
| Class limit 15 | |
To have fun!! This course mainly consists of
light and humorous play-reading by a happy and enthusiastic membership.
Bernard is in his words Getting older by the term; he is
a retired School Principal who has run this popular course for several years.
He enjoys play reading and is a great believer in having fun
through the play readings. Its a great opportunity to take on different
characters and share in the camaraderie of the group.
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| Monday 11:30 | K A3 |
| How to get the best from your digital
camera | Paul
Dalton |
This course will introduce digital photography and
the use of digital cameras to members assuming limited or minimal knowledge of
the subject. At the end of the course participants should have a full
understanding of their camera and how to get the best from it. The summary of
subjects to be covered is VERY flexible, depending on members existing
knowledge and class feedback. Paul, now retired, has spent most of
his working life in sales and marketing including three years doing market
research throughout Western Europe. He has as also been the state wholesale
manager for two major office equipment companies and spent the last 10 years of
his working life as a business analyst for a major telecommunications company.
He has been interested in photography since age 10 and was the president of his
schools photographic society; at the same age, he also won first prize in
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| Thursday
1:30 | K A1 |
| Potpourri 9 Fascinating
Stories | Convener -
Bronwen Parr |
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
| 25th September | Byjingos
yacht cruise: getting started, a pattern of islands and foggy Japan. | David and Maree Hoyle |
| 2nd October | Setting up
a Communal Garden | David Stephen |
| 9th October | The fun of
researching Family Histories | Thea Clayton |
| 16th October | Japans Creation Myth & the Emperors
Connection | Bob Gradwell |
| 23rd October | Show Day
No Class | |
| 30th October | Selling Real
Estate tips for the home-owner | Jack Sikkema |
| 6th November | Byjingo's cruise: Alaskan wilderness, wildlife and ice,
coming home. | David & Maree Hoyle |
| 13th November | Clinical
Nurse Educating at UTAS.. | John Cooper |
| 20th November | Being a Field Assistant on a remote seabird island (NZ) and
with marsupial lawns (TAS) | Roz Heinz |
| 27th November | OTravel Tales with Julie arts & crafts in China
| Julie Gardam |
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| Thursday 9 am - 12.45
pm | KA2 |
| Keyboard Classes -
(continuing) | Jan Mills |
5 continuing classes have been scheduled on Thursday
and the enrolments have been completed. There will be no new enrolments this
term.
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| Thursday 11:30
| K A1 |
| Exploring
Shakespeare | Roz Heinz / Helen Potgeiter |
This will be a class for those who wish
to discover or rediscover two of Shakespeares plays. We will watch a
video of each play, read and discuss them within the context of their
historical period, and contrast and compare them with other Shakespearean
plays. Measure for Measure and Hamlet will be our two plays so do
your reading homework over the holidays, decide which characters you may like
to read, and bring along any interesting information to add to the discussions.
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| Thursday 10:00
| K A3 |
| Brush up your Maths
| Noella Foxcroft |
Would you like to help your
grand-children with their maths homework? Do you think you might have forgotten
everything you learned in maths classes at school? This will be an informal and
fun approach to basic and high school maths. Please bring an exercise book, a
ruler, and a simple calculator. Noela has taught for many years and
is a popular tutor for U3A in a variety of subjects.
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| Thursday 11:30
| K A3 |
| Games of the Mind
| Convener: Noel Hore |
This course has proved popular and
an enjoyable way to spend an hour or two. It will an opportunity to participate
with friends in playing scrabble, chess, crosswords or whatever mind games you
choose; please bring your own sets to share. This will be a self-help group and
we encourage beginners and more advanced level players to join. This will be a
fun time. Neil has been active in the self management of the group
since its inception and believes there is plenty of room for new members and
challenges. |
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| Thursday 11:30
| K A2 |
| Vivid Verse - Pleasurable
Poetry | Glen Pullen |
| Class Limit 12 | |
A relaxed group sharing favourite short
poems arranged in themes. The first session will be Glenns choices and
from them on participants will share their knowledge and favourite examples of
verse. Glenn is a former high school teacher and literary
administrator. His passion for English and words is legendary.
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| Tuesday 10:00 | K A3 |
| The Russian Red Army
Soldier in WW2 | Fred Thornettl |
The Red Army did most of the fighting
against Nazi Germany in WW2. The USSR suffered most of the Allied casualties.
Hitlers surprise invasion almost succeeded, but the Soviet people united
to fight the Great Patriotic War. How the Russians with Allied help achieved
this is a great, but little known saga. Fred has traveled
extensively in Russia and worked there for 18 months. He is very interested in
and knowledgeable about Russian history.
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| Tuesday 10:30 | W |
| Special Talks:
| Greg Thé |
August 26th September 2nd September 9th
| Suharto, Saviour or Villain Nuclear Energy
Electronics in Medical Diagnosis |
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| Monday 1:30 -
3:30 | W |
| Writing at Woodbridge
| Peter Laud |
Write about anything prose,
poetry, fiction, non-fiction, autobiography, birthday wish-lists, letters to
MPs, - anything goes! Peter is a former newspaper journalist and a
happy small scale farmer turned licensee of a very small post office.
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| Monday 10:30-12:00
| W |
| Religions and their
History Judaism & Islam | Tony O'Brien |
This course will be an
historical study of the rise of Islam and Judaism. It will be a stimulating
course offering a great blend of ancient history, significant people and
places, language and culture. Tony has an Arts Degree from Melbourne
and has been a secondary and tertiary teacher of English and Russian Language
and Literature. He has, for the last 18 years, taught Religious Studies. His
lectures in U3A are very informative and popular.
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| Tuesday 1:00-3:00
| W |
| Art with Sue
| Sue Miller |
This class explores the works and
techniques of some of Sues favourite artists and then members just have
fun drawing. Equipment will be provided for the first session and participants
should not buy any materials until after they have started the course.
Sueis a practicing artist, has a variety of styles, and likes
experimenting with different media. She holds a Masters Degree of Fine Art, is
an experienced teacher and has exhibited in many joint and solo exhibitions.
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| Friday 9-11:00
| KOAC |
| Coping with Computers
| Venie Phillips |
| Class limit - 10
| Levy for cost to access KOAC computers: $20 |
This is not a course for absolute
beginners. (A beginners course will be run in Term 1, 2009). You should
have access to a computer and have the basic skills to use it for at least a
couple of purposes. It will also be an advantage if you have access to the
Internet. The course will show you how to manage the documents (and other
files) that you create, how to manage your emails and take advantage of what
the Internet offers, and how to handle some of the unexpected things that can
happen when you use a computer. Venie is an experienced teacher who
has given computer courses for U3A for several years..
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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.au and clicking on
"Courses" in the left hand panel and
then on Looking Aheadfrom 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
| Course | Start | Duration |
| Genealogy Online: | 8-Sep-2008 | (8 weeks) |
| Human Biology: | 29-Sep-2008 | (8 weeks) |
| The Northern Sky: | 6-Oct-2008 | (8 weeks) |
| Writing Family History: | 6-Oct-2008 | (6 weeks)
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| Autobiography and Journalling: | 13-Oct-2008 | (8
weeks) |
| Genealogy Online: | 1-Dec-2008 | (8 weeks) |
| Autobiography and Journalling: | 6-Jan-2009 | (8
weeks) |
| The Frozen Continent: Antarctica: | 6-Jan-2009 | (8
weeks) |
| Continents on the Move: | 6-Jan-2009 | (8 weeks)
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| Botany for Knowledge and Enjoyment: | 6-Jan-2009
| (8 weeks) |
| My Life Story: | 6-Jan-2009 | (8 weeks) |
| Writing for Pleasure: | 6-Jan-2009 ( | 8 weeks)
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| Renaissance Italy: | 20-Jan-2009 | (9 weeks) |
| The Shaping of the Modern Mind: | 2-Feb-2009 | (8
weeks) |
| Food for Thought: | 2-Feb-2009 | (5 weeks) |
| The Evolution of Life on Planet Earth: | 2-Feb-2009
| (9 weeks) |
| Writing Family History: | 16-Feb-2009 | (6 weeks)
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| Introduction to Western Philosophy: | 16-Feb-2009
| (8 weeks) |
| Design in your Life: | 16-Feb-2009 | (8 weeks)
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| Astronomy: | 16-Feb-2009 | (8 weeks) |
| Genealogy Online: | 2-Mar-2009 | (8 weeks) |
| The Northern Sky: | 9-Mar-2009 | (8 weeks) |
| Religions of the World: | 9-Mar-2009 | (8 weeks)
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| The Romans: | 30-Mar-2009 | (9 weeks) |
| The Night Sky: | 6-Apr-2009 | (8 weeks) |
| Genealogy Online: | 25-May-2009 | (8 weeks) |
| The Shaping of the Modern Mind: | 13-Jul-2009 | (8
weeks) |
| Introduction to Western Philosophy: | 3-Aug-2009
| (8 weeks) |
| Genealogy Online: | 17-Aug-2009 | (8 weeks) |
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:
- Popular course Introduction to Western Philosophy has
recently had a major upgrade.
- Recent data obtained from the Spitzer Space Telescope has changed some
of our understanding of the nature of our Milky Way Galaxy. As a result
Astronomy has been updated to reflect the new information.
- The Genealogy Online course re-write is now complete and
the new course is included in the program schedule.
- Religions of the World will be upgraded prior to it being
offered in 2009.
New courses currently under development include:
- New course, Human Biology is complete and included in the
course program.
- China in Transition: Mao to Now is 90% complete and should
be ready for inclusion in the program in early 2009.
- Left, Right or Centre? A very brief Introduction to Political
Ideologies course writing is 50% complete and should be ready for
offer early in 2009.
- Australian History (two parts pre-federation and
post-federation). Writing of the first three units are complete.
- Cate Russell has written a new course Unleashing your Creative
Spirit. Once the web process is complete, it will be ready for inclusion
in the program schedule.
- Betsy Jackes, the Course Leader for Botany for Knowledge and
Enjoyment is looking at writing a new course called Australian
Flora. This is still in the very early stages.
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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