General Information for Instructors

Spring 2026 Instructor Training & Prep

Click here for Training Material and Dates  

If you have a Course Website to add to your course's portal, please submit your URL here.

Fall 2026 Course Proposal Schedule 

Fall 2026 term dates: September 14 - November 13 (10 weeks)
​Key Dates:
May 1 - Intent to Teach (i2T) for Fall 2026 opens
May 15 - i2T due by 5 p.m.
June 1 - Instructors notified of i2T acceptance
June 1 - Course Proposal Form (CPF) opens
June 15 - CPF due by 5 p.m.
July 6 - Instructors notified of CPF approval

Are you interested in teaching for OLLI at Duke?
Please contact your area chair or 
​OLLI Associate Director Jenny Levine, [email protected] 

Instructor Resources

Clink on the links below to read more.

• Instructions for New login to instructor portal  
• How to Find Your Instructor Course Link
• Instructor Zoom checklists: see Training page
• Guest Speaker Checklist
• Accessing your Class List on Instructor Portal  - coming soon
• Sending Emails to your Class  
• Install latest Zoom version: Zoom Update Guide ​
• New! Guidelines for End of Course Closing letters

 
Refer students to learnmore.duke.edu/olli/current-members for useful tips.

Academic Calendar

Fall 2025: September 8 - November 21
Spring 2026: January 26 - April 3
​Summer 2026: ​May 4 - June 15
Fall 2026: September 14 - November 13

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Request Instructor Tech Support 

If you have technical questions or problems with your device (especially audio or video), or about using Zoom or PowerPoint/Keynote, we're here to help! 
Contact OLLI Sr. Program Coordinator - Betina Huntwork at [email protected] or [email protected] 

Additional Instructor Resources

Learnmore.duke.edu
Curriculum Committee Contact List  
OLLI Instructor PBworks (archived)
​OLLI Code of Conduct - can be downloaded