Membership enrollment and class and activity registration for the spring semester of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Florida State University begins Jan. 28. The new term features dozens of Zoom-based courses and activities tailored to those over 50 who love to learn in a stress-free environment where there are no tests, no homework […]
FSU’s lifelong learners thrive as distance education temporarily replaces in-person classes
It’s not just traditional students and their instructors who the COVID-19 pandemic has forced to transition to remote learning technology. It’s also non-traditional students — lifelong learners, most of them 50-plus — who are adjusting to distance learning technologies. The 1,200 members of Florida State University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute are prime examples of this phenomenon. When the pandemic forced the university to shift all in-person courses to […]