Osher Online

Enjoy shared online learning for members of participating Osher Institutes. Experienced instructors lead unique and high-quality courses to complement our own curriculum.

We are excited to offer members more opportunities for learning 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 is offered quarterly in the fall, winter, spring and summer terms with a variety of six-week courses. 
  • Each class is 90 minutes long and meets via Zoom, in the meeting format to enhance participation.
  • Sessions are live and not recorded.
  • The National Resource Center for Lifelong Learning Institutes (Osher NRC) manages Osher Online courses and communications to registered students.
  • Osher membership is required. Not a member? Join now.
  • Each Osher Online course has a fee of $80.

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

Space is limited. Early registration is encouraged. Register by January 5.

Class Name Start date, time End Date
Famous Furniture Makers and Their Fabulous Creations (PDF) Tuesday, January 19, 3 p.m. February 23
Today's Technology: How Does it Work? (PDF) Wednesday, January 20, 11 a.m. February 24
Pulling Out All the Stops: The Organ, Its History and Its Music (PDF) Wednesday, January 20, 3 p.m. February 24
Paper Trails: The History of U.S. Mass Media Ownership (PDF) Wednesday, January 20, 7 p.m. February 24
Folk Singers, the FBI, and the Second Red Scare (PDF) Thursday, January 21, 11 a.m. February 25
Deaf History and Culture (PDF) Thursday, January 21, 5 p.m. February 25
50 Years of Star Wars (PDF) Thursday, January 21, 7 p.m. February 25
Functional Healthspan: Measuring What Matters (PDF) Monday, January 25, 11 a.m. March 1
Gilded Age New York (PDF) Monday, January 25, 11 a.m. March 1
Unknown Goodness and Events of the Holocaust (PDF) Monday, January 25, 3 p.m. March 1
Funny You Should Mention It: TV Sitcoms in the 21st Century (PDF) Monday, January 25, 3 p.m. March 1
Popular Cultures of the Middle East (PDF) Monday, January 25, 5 p.m. March 1
John Muir and the American Environmental Movement (PDF) Tuesday, January 26, 11 a.m. March 2
Women's Suffrage: About More Than the Vote! (PDF) Tuesday, January 26, 3 p.m. March 2
Hidden Influences: Lost Gems of the 20th Century (PDF) Tuesday, January 26, 5 p.m. March 2
The Last 100 Years of Russian Rulers: From Stalin to Putin (PDF) Wednesday, January 27, 1 p.m. March 3
From Gregorian Chant to Bohemian Rhapsody: The Evolution of Vocal Groups (PDF) Wednesday, January 27, 3 p.m. March 3
Living Off the Laughter: The History of Comedy in America, Part II (PDF) Wednesday, January 27, 5 p.m. March 3
If Einstein Climbed Everest: Alexander von Humboldt's Hero's Journey to South America (PDF) Thursday, January 28, 11 a.m. March 4
Uncertain by Nature: Quantum Mechanics and Nuclear Chemistry (PDF) Thursday, January 28, 3 p.m. March 4
The Power of Introverts (PDF) Monday, February 1, 7 p.m. March 8
Women, Sainthood, and Power (PDF) Tuesday, February 2, 5 p.m. March 9 
August Wilson's American Cycle-Building Fences and Homes: The Latter Plays (PDF) Wednesday, February 3, 5 p.m. March 10

 

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