OLLI-UVa Online: Course and Discussion/Collaboration Websites
OLLI at UVa is very fortunate as a University-Related Foundation to be able to participate in UVaCollab, the new online collaboration and learning environment (CLE) at the University of Virginia.
A NEW ONLINE COURSE:
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
As a further trial of online courses OLLI at UVa is initiating a second course; this one on alternative energy sources. This will be an interactive process in which the moderator (Mitch Sams) poses questions to be answered by students. For example, the first question might be simply to list one or more energy sources other than hydrocarbon fuels. Follow-up questions would be to list the pros and cons of each source. This is similar to what Mitch has done in the Discussion Groups for OLLI at UVa.
To take this course you must be an active member of OLLI at UVa who has paid the fee to take OLLI-at-UVa courses in the current semester. Then all you need do is send your e-mail address to Mitch Sams at olliuva@comcast.net who will add it to the course so that you may then apply for a password to enter the Collab site where the course will be posted. Further instructions will be given to you at that time.
A great way to see how online courses work is to enroll in OLLI-BeSmart and try out the various tools. If you are interested in enrolling or have any questions, please let us know at olliuva@virginia.edu.
Our first online course, OLLI-BeSmart is a pilot online course which is designed to give OLLI-UVa members a chance to experience an asynchronous online course and to investigate all of the commonly used online course tools as they explore and discuss current research in the areas of nutrition and fitness.
You may start this course at any time. This is a course which comes to you when you want it and that you may pursue at your leisure! There is no fee for this course, nor does it count against your selected hours, but you MUST be a member of OLLI-UVa in order to take part.
Would you like to volunteer to teach an online course for OLLI-UVa? Please let us know and we can send you more information.
Perhaps you would like to lead a closed (only OLLI-UVa members can read the posts and participate) online discussion on a topic of interest. That is possible also - please let us know if you are interested!
OLLI-UVa members already enrolled in an OLLI-UVa course or collaboration site have been sent an automatic email from collab-support@virginia.edu with a temporary password. To log in to Collab, click "Other Login" and type your email address and password. If you have lost your password click on the "Lost Password" link on the UVaCollab login page and request a new password:
Note: Be sure to check all of your email folders, including your spam folder. You may need to put collab-support@virginia.edu in your email safe-senders list to ensure that it is not deleted as spam. The first time you login, visit your My Workspace and select the Account tool. Click on Modify Details to add your name and change your password (if you wish) to something more memorable. Update the change, then go to the OLLI-BeSmart Collab site by selecting it on the site navigation bar on the top. Contact olliuva@virginia.edu if you need assistance. |
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