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OLLI Course Proposal Form

OLLI Course Proposal Form

January 2022

  • Thank you for your interest in teaching at OLLI Mason. Please fill out the following course proposal form in its entirety, as we need all of this information for curriculum development. Your form will be reviewed by a program planning committee with the aim of providing a diverse and quality curriculum of interest to our membership. Expect a prompt response about your proposal from our program planners. Our staff and members are deeply grateful for your willingness to volunteer your time and knowledge! (note: OLLI Mason does not financially compensate instructors)

    We provide the following guidelines to help you with writing OLLI course descriptions. The description you provide will be used for our catalog. Accordingly, please use complete sentences when writing your description. Once you have submitted your description, if you would like to make changes, please email the program associates – program@gmu.edu ** Be aware ** OLLI catalog editors may modify course descriptions for length, consistency and style, and the edited copy will be returned to you only if it is substantially changed.

    For winter term, OLLI classes will be offered in online format only. For spring, summer, and fall terms, OLLI classes will be offered in three different formats: in-person, virtual, and hybrid classes.

    We ask that you fill out location preferences below and indicate whether or not you agree to have your class(es) recorded for the OLLI video archive. Due to catalog production deadlines, course proposals are due almost six months before the start of each term. Note: If you choose hybrid as an acceptable delivery method, your class will have both an in-person and virtual component.
  • Please enter a number from 1 to 8.
  • Please enter a number from 5 to 300.

  • Scheduling: Instructors of one-time classes: please note that one-time classes are traditionally scheduled for either Wednesday at 2:15 or Friday at 1:00 during the winter, spring and fall terms; however, we ask that you please select all days of the week & times that you are available. All instructors should note that the 2:15-3:40 time slot is not an option during the summer term.

    I am available to teach (check all that apply):


  • Unique Classroom Need?

  • All OLLI classrooms are equipped with state of the art audiovisual equipment to support all types of academic presentations. The administrator will email you at a later date regarding specific set-up needs. If you know now that you will need something extraordinary in the classroom that may impact your room assignment - like a piano, kitchen - please indicate that below.

  • Instructor 1 Information:


  • Instructor 2 Information (if applicable):


  • Other

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

 

 

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