Texas Tech OLLI classes enrolling
Texas Tech University (TTU) Hill Country was host Feb. 3 to a kick-off reception for spring classes of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), a program for continuing education for anyone over 50 years of age.
An overflow crowd gathered at the Marble Falls TTU site at 806 Steve Hawkins Parkway to meet instructors and hear higihlights of upcoming courses, which are already under way at TTU centers in Fredericksburg, Marble Falls and Junction.
Membership in OLLI Hill Country is $30 per person and is valid for 12 months of courses. Enrollment is open to anyone over 50. Individual class costs that vary according to the carriculium are always lower for OLLI members.
Some 38 classes are scheduled from February through July and they range from music, art, food and wine, science and technology to new skills and self improvement. Sign up for classes can be done online at www.olli.ttu.edu, by email at olli.hillcountry@ttu.edu or by phone, 830-990-2717.
Some of the first classes are:
Fredericksburg
Texas Tech University Higher Education Teaching Site at Fredericksburg
2818 East US 290, Fredericksburg
Birds of Central Texas—Behavior, Identification, & Observation–This program is designed for beginners who will learn how to identify common Central Texas birds by sight and sound with an emphasis on the principles of animal behavior that these birds exemplify. After an hour-and-a-half classroom presentation the group will visit the ducks on the pond at the campus where we will identify and interpret the behavior of the various species commonly present at the blinds.
Instructor: Kent Rylander, Ph.D., is a retired Texas Tech University professor who teaches ornithology during intercession at the TTU Center in Junction. He is author of The Behavior of Texas Birds (University Of Texas Press, 2002).
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2-3:30 p.m.
Fee: $15 for OLLI members; $30 for non-members
How Much Is It Worth? Understanding the Different Types of Valuations of a Fine Art Appraisal–A single work of art may have multiple values based on the intended use of an appraisal report. The class will go over the different appraisal types and different research approaches. Examples will be given of market trends and other conditions that effect fine art evaluation. You will learn how to determine a reproduction from an original and the difference between an evaluation and an appraisal.
Instructor: Lee Ann Whatley, B.A. degree in Art History specializing in the history of Photography, and Modern and Contemporary art. She is an Accredited Member of the International Society of Appraisers, the co-owner of Flying Frame Studio LLC and the Eleven Squared Venue in Fredericksburg.
Date: Saturday, Feb. 18, 4-6 p.m.
Fee: $15 for OLLI members; $30 for non-members
Marble Falls
Texas Tech University Higher Education Teaching Site at 806 Steve Hawkins Parkway, Marble Falls
Six Thinking Hats: A Tool to Sharpen Your Thinking–We use tools for our everyday activities such as a computer, a hammer, or a cookbook to help us accomplish our tasks quicker and easier. But do we use a tool for our thinking in order to make our decisions faster? Or, do you say to yourself if only I could figure this out, or I’m going in circles trying to decide just what to do. In this workshop, you will learn how to separate thinking into six valuable functions and roles. Each thinking role is identified with a colored symbolic "thinking hat." By mentally wearing and switching "hats," you can easily focus or redirect your thoughts, the conversation, or the meeting. Using the tool Six Thinking Hats®, participants will learn how to:
- think clearly and objectively
- view problems from new and unusual angles
- make thorough evaluations
- see all sides of a situation
- look at problems, decisions, and opportunities systematically
- stimulate innovation by generating more and better ideas quickly
- go beyond the obvious to discover effective alternate solutions
- spot opportunities where others see only problems
- achieve significant and meaningful results
Instructor: Lisa Bargsley, C.P.A., M.B.A., She holds an MBA degree from the University of Texas at Austin and has been licensed as a CPA in Texas since 1994. Lisa is frequently invited to speak at business seminars and other functions.
Date: Monday, Feb. 13, 2-3:30 p.m.
Fee: $15 for OLLI members; $30 for non-members
Texas Tech University Higher Education Teaching Site, Marble Falls
Birds of Central Texas—Behavior, Identification, & Observation–This program is designed for beginners who will learn how to identify common Central Texas birds by sight and sound with an emphasis on the principles of animal behavior that these birds exemplify.
Instructor: Kent Rylander, Ph.D., is a retired Texas Tech University professor who teaches ornithology during intercession at the TTU Center in Junction. He is author of The Behavior of Texas Birds (University Of Texas Press, 2002).
Date: Thursday, Feb. 16, 2-3:30 p.m.
Fee: $15 for OLLI members; $30 for non-members
More information on the OLLI program and current class listings can be found at www.olli.ttu.edu, via email at olli.hillcountry@ttu.edu, or by calling 830-990-2717.
