Osher Online

High-quality, shared, synchronous courses for members of participating Osher Institutes.

We are excited to offer members more online course options through the Osher Online program. Study with subject matter experts, learn with Osher members from across the country, and experience this exciting new opportunity.

Here’s what you need to know.

  • Osher Online courses are offered in the fall, winter, spring and summer terms with a selection of six-session courses that meet via Zoom. 
  • Each class session is 90 minutes long.
  • The sessions are live and are not recorded.
  • Each class is provided in the Zoom meeting format to enhance participation.
  • The National Resource Center for Lifelong Learning Institutes (Osher NRC) manages Osher Online courses and communications to registered students.
  • You must be an Osher member to attend. Not a member? Join now.
  • Space is limited so register early.
  • Each Osher Online course has a fee of $80.

Osher Online courses are not eligible for Edenwald or TURA discounts.

Space is limited. Register by September 21.

REGISTER HERE

 

Course Name Start date and time End date
The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla (PDF) Monday, October 6, 3 p.m. Monday, November 10
From Bauhas to Brutalism (PDF) Monday, October 6, 7 p.m. Monday, November 10
The African American Military Experience: From Revolution to Civil Rights (PDF) Tuesday, October 7, 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 11
Creative Conservation (PDF) Wednesday, October 8, 5 p.m. Wednesday, November 12
Impressionism: Color, Light, and Leisure (PDF) Thursday, October 9, 3 p.m. Thursday, November 13
Legendary Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes: Tales from the Inland Seas (PDF) Thursday, October 9, 7 p.m. Thursday, November 13
The Films of John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands: Innovation in Filmmaking and Performance (PDF) Friday, October 10, 11 a.m. Friday, November 14
American History in Six Songs (Approximately) (PDF) Tuesday, October 14, 5 p.m. Tuesday, November 18
Inequality and Economic Policy (PDF) Tuesday, October 14, 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 18
Peeking Inside the Black Box (PDF) Tuesday, October 14, 3 p.m. Tuesday, November 18
Alexander Graham Bell and the Telephone, 150 Years Later (PDF) Wednesday, October 15, 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 19
Public Health in Action: Addressing Stress, Equity, and Solutions (PDF) Wednesday, October 15, 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 19
In Darwin's Footsteps: A Journey to the Galapagos (PDF) Thursday, October 16, 11 a.m. Thursday, November 20
Languages of the World (PDF) Thursday, October 16, 1 p.m. Thursday, November 20
The Power of One in Steven Spielberg Films (PDF) Monday, October 20, 1 p.m. Monday, November 24
Graceful Exits: Exploring Economics, Ethics & Ethos of Death with Dignity (PDF) Monday, October 20, 5 p.m. Monday, November 24
The Magic of Motown (PDF) Tuesday, October 28, 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 2

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