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TED Talks #2 for Lifelong Learners
Mondays, July 20 - August 17
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Peoria NEXT Innovation Center
What is TED about?
TED is a global community, welcoming people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world. They believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives, and, ultimately, the world.
What do the TED letters stand for?
TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics-- from science to business to global issues-- in more than 100 languages.
How does TED share ideas?
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less).
What happens in a TED Study Group?
Our Study Group will be discussion based. A sequential list of 25 TED talks with links will be sent to participants. Each week everyone will be assigned the same 4 or 5 TED talks to watch at their leisure during the week. Please come to class prepared to share what you learned and how you felt about and how you felt about the ideas presented in each talk. Some ideas are controversial and through our discussion we can broaden our understanding and perhaps experience a positive change in attitudes and life.
Here is a link to some example TED talks. We will have a different list for the Study Group. By watching just the first one you will be able to get a sense of how they are presented. Both closed captioning and an interactive transcript are available for each talk.
$45 - facilitated by Greg Peine, OLLI member and popular iPad Study Group facilitator
Renewing Peoria from the Ground Level Up
Thursdays, July 21 - August 25
9:30 - 11:45 a.m.
United Presbyterian Church
Author and cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead once said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." And, so it goes with people in programs in the Peoria Area. In this Study Group, participants will learn through facilitated discussions about the demographics, delivery, and degree of effectiveness of a variety of grassroots level programs from individuals involved with the populations and/or services they were designed to serve. Presentations will be made by Ken and Judy Zika (Volunteers, The Society of St. Vincent de Paul-- Meeting the Needs of the Poor), Reverend Jim Carlson (First Baptist Church Spanish Language GED Preparation), Connie Voss (Executive Director, Common Place), Marty Yonker/Volunteer (United Way/Power of the Purse), Patti Gratton (Executive Director, Community Workshop and Training Center), Jamie Taylor (Jesse's House Founder), Crystal Kyle (Co-Executive Director and Business Manager, The Dream Center), and Robbie Criss (Youth Services Director, The Dream Center).
Participants will be expected to read brief profiles of each of the programs and handouts provided by the facilitator.
$45 - facilitated by Carol May, OLLI Cinema Committee Chair, former Study Group Chair, and frequent Study Group facilitator and class instructor
iPad for Lifelong Learning
Mondays, July 20 - August 17
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Peoria NEXT Innovation Center
This Study Group condenses and combines previous information from both the iPad Basics and iPad Intermediate Study Groups. We will focus on ways to enhance our lifelong learning experiences through our iPads. We will start by reviewing basic iPad skills and then move into more specific ways to find, capture, and organize lifelong learning resources with our iPads. These resources will include reading applications along with a variety of online learning opportunities. This Study Group is iPad specific; you will need iOS 8.0 or higher, an active email address, and Apple identification to participate. Video tutorials will be available to help participants review class activities.
$45 - facilitated by Greg Peine, OLLI member and popular iPad Study Group facilitator
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