General Information for Instructors

Fall 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.

Winter 2027 Course Proposal Schedule 

Winter 2027 term dates: January 19 - March 29 (10 weeks)
​Key Dates:
August 31 - Intent to Teach (i2T) for Winter 2027 opens
September 11 - i2T due by 5 p.m.
September 18 - Instructors notified of i2T acceptance
September 18 - Course Proposal Form (CPF) opens
October 2 - 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

Spring 2026: January 26 - April 3
​Summer 2026: ​May 4 - June 15
Fall 2026: September 14 - November 23
Winter 2027: January 19 - March 29

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Request Instructor Tech Support 

If you have technical questions 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