OLLI at Duke Online Learning

Student Information

Here's key information you'll need to participate in online courses. Click on the links below to read more.

• Finding Links to Zoom Courses

• Class Check-in Protocol
• Change Your Name in Zoom Gallery
• Finding Links to Recorded Sessions
• Using Zoom Live Transcripts
  
  

Winter 2024 -  Key Dates

January 9 & 10
January 29
April 4
May 5

Winter 2024 registration opens
Winter 2024 begins
Last day for most winter courses
Last day to view winter course recordings

Fall 2023 Recorded Courses

Did you know you can register for classes just to watch the recording?
Here is a list of the recorded courses for Fall 2023. Once you have registered you have until December 20, 2023 to watch the recordings.
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3641 Diamonds, Arch Reid
3648 Jamestown, Virginia, Beverly Dowdy
3156 Jane Austen's World, Margaret Brill
3637 Conversations About Photography, Susan Simone
3655 Quack, Quack, Quack, Steven Mitchell Freedman
3635 Climate Change, Frank Princiotta
3665 The Other Immigration to Israel, Steven Klein
3638 Creating Colored Pencil Art, Cathy Boytos
3639 Creating Your Children's Book, Susie Wilde
3636 Comedic Genius, Martin J Marshall
3365 The '60s at Duke, Ted Segal
3642 Gentrification in Durham, Madeleine Straubel
3647 Intro to Drawing and Painting, Hugh Leeman
3628 Art From the Dutch Golden Age, Kristine Door (Sections 1 & 2 only)
3654 Postwar Soviet Communist Rule, William Davidshofer
3666 The Rise of China, Scott McKnight
2664 Sondheim 101, Alan Teasley
0420 T'ai Chi, Jay Dunbar
3657 Regards de Femmes, Claire Davidshofer
3181 Becoming Spacefarers, Brand Fortner

Check Zoom Version and Upgrade!

Zoom updates their software on a regular basis. We remind members to install the latest version prior to the start of  courses to ensure you have the best online learning experience. Instructions for finding your current version and installing updates are on this page: Zoom Update. 

Zoom Basics (Winter Zoom Basics - Jan 11 at 10 a.m. ET)

Are you new to OLLI? New to Zoom? Do you want to learn more about this communication tool? Or do you just need a refresher about how Zoom works?

Watch OLLI staff, Betina Huntwork, present a Zoom Basics & Refresher. This session is designed as a safe space for members, both new and returning who aren't yet comfortable with using Zoom. This is a perfect chance to push all the buttons and make mistakes. We will walk through the basics of Zoom and show how to access your course Zoom links in the student portal along with other helpful tips. 

​You can watch the recording here.

General Zoom Information

Information on using Zoom can be found on the Zoom Help page.

Need Assistance?

If you're having difficulties, or have a technical question, email olli@duke.edu