The Center for LifeLong Learning at Lorain County Community College offers educational and enrichment programs for adults 50 and older. This fall, it’s going virtual with 20 dynamic course offerings. Instructors will be teaching on your computer screen. All courses are online so you can stay safe while having fun and learning.
“We understand that technology can be frightening, but we are here to help,” says Program Director Jennifer Krupa. “Technology instructions and assistance will take place before each course starts to help make sure your technology is working and that you are comfortable for your classes. We can even arrange a practice session if you have not tried WebEx before.”
If you have additional questions or concerns, please contact the Center for LifeLong Learning at 440-366-7536 or email [email protected].
Please visit the Center for LifeLong Learning’s Virtual Fall 2020 online schedule for more details and enrollment. Course selections include:
1. Chords are Key self-paced classes
Chords are Key offers crash courses in learning to play piano and guitar. Thousands of students have attended these classes at colleges from coast to coast. Now these quality classes are available online. Current Course Offerings:
- Chords are Key for Piano
- Chords are Key for Playing Piano by Ear
- Piano Discount Super Course
- Chords are Key for Guitar
Enroll at any time!
Start and End Dates Vary by Class
Instructor: Craig Coffman
$59 per course.
2. Women Innovators: Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori was more than Italy’s first woman doctor at the beginning of the 20th century; she was a revolutionary educator. Montessori developed an innovative system based on a child’s stage of development as well as their needs and interests. Her methodology inspires the child to learn at their pace, awakening what she termed “the Inner Teacher” and setting a foundation of life-long learning.
Tue. Sept. 8, 9:30- 10:30 am
Instructor: Ted Smith
Fee: $8
3. PICTURE THIS: The History of Photography
Is photography an art form? This lecture answers that question in the affirmative. Since its infancy, photographs have captured our world like no other artistic medium. It has been used to document historic events, to express humanitarian views, and to create new original art forms. From daguerreotypes to digital and from Mathew Brady to Ansel Adams, this lecture focuses on it all.
Thur. Sept. 10, 2-3:15 pm
Instructor: Sean Crum
Fee: $ 8
4. Music, Love, Hatred, & Lust: The Real Beethoven
Women enticed & inspired him to compose, create, revolt, take control. He was a “Babe Magnet” with an agenda. Who was Beethoven’s “Elise” and others? Hear segments of the music these women & others like Napoleon “inspired”. He was a lover of freedom, a hater of nobility, & a revolutionary in his own way. Happy 250th Birthday Beethoven. (Hear how Beethoven might have written “Happy Birthday”…back then.)
Tue. Sept. 22, 10am – 11:15 am
Instructor: Betty Zak
Fee: $ 8
5. THE ART OF LOVE: A History of Love in Art
“Love is a Many Splendored Thing” when “Love is all Around”, and “Love” is all around in art. It always has been. From the earliest Neolithic fertility images to Rodin’s “The Kiss”, love, in all forms, is a constant theme in the visual arts. Let us explore the sensual side of art together in this lecture of “love art” through the ages.
Thur. Sept. 24, 2-3:15 pm
Instructor: Sean Crum
Fee: $ 8
6. German Theologian and Resister – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A German Theologian who came of age between the two World Wars. His writings reflect the increasing alarm as he watched his fellow Germans believe the lies of theNational Socialists, turning to anger and madness. A lone voice that stood up to Hitler. What message do they hold for us today?
Tue. Sept. 29, 10-11:15am
Instructor: Ted Smith
Fee: $ 8
7. Retirement Planning Today® – Online for Your Convenience!
With the current market volatility, this online course will help you determine if you are still on track to accomplish your retirement goals. This class has been designed for those ages 50 to 70 who wish to educate themselves about planning for a successful retirement. Retirement planning has taken on a much greater importance as life expectancies have increased, people are retiring earlier, and many view retirement as a new and fulfilling chapter to their life. During this 2 session course, you will learn how to define retirement goals and leave the online class with practical information you can apply immediately in your personal lives. This educational course covers the complete planning process including retirement income planning to help you achieve your desired lifestyle, tax planning strategies to save money, strategies to manage investment risks, estate planning strategies to reduce or eliminate delays, stress and expenses, healthcare and long term care considerations, social security and pension claiming strategies, how to determine the savings you will need to retire today or in the future, and much more.
A spouse or guest may attend at no additional charge. The course includes a 235 page eBook.
Instructor: Tony D’Amico, CFP®, ENT
Wed., Sept. 30 and Oct. 7
6 pm to 8:30pm.
Or
Tue., Oct. 6 and 13
6 pm to 8:30pm.
Fee: $49
8. The Ghosts of the Napoleons Lurk Among Us
Look around you…their ghosts remain & impact us even today. Napoleon was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase. Napoleon’s Brother “Spawned” in the U.S. for 15 years & His Cousin Impacted Cleveland, Chicago & Even Washington D.C. Judge for yourself the impact of their actions then and now. Their ghosts lurk among us. Discover which one of Napoleon’s body parts still resides in the U.S. today.
Thur. Oct. 1, 10am – 11:15 am
Instructor: Betty Zak
Fee: $ 8
9. Balance, Flexibility and Mobility with Paul & Mary
While building strength and aerobic capacity are hugely important to all our fitness programs, we too often don’t spend enough of our training time with the types of exercises that help us to move comfortably and confidently through life. This course is designed specifically for older adults to improve their balance, flexibility, and mobility. For balance, your instructors, Paul and Mary, will guide you through a series easy exercises that will help you improve your balance. Following that, your instructors will guide you through the most important stretches that allow you to improve your mobility. These exercises will help you achieve your goals to be fit, vibrant, and independent now and well into your later years. Whether it is keeping up with the grandkids, improving your golf or tennis, building balance confidence. Or just moving and feeling better, this course if for you. Participants should have a sturdy chair available when they take our course
Instructors: Paul and Mary O’Donoghue
Friday Oct. 2-30 (5 sessions), 10-11:30 a.m.
Fee: $27
Did Norman Cousins really laugh himself back to health in the 1960’s? Was it all in his head? Is there any scientific research to explain the Placebo Effect? How do emotions impact our physical health? Western medicine is coming to grips with the facts that how a patient feels about their condition is a determining factor in recovery.
Tue. Oct. 13, 10-11 am
Instructor: Ted Smith
Fee: $8
11. THE ART OF MEXICO: Mexican Art from Pre-Columbian to Modern
The art of Mexico is as rich and varied as any culture in the history of art. Since the time of the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec, the artists and architects of Pre-Columbian Mexico have produced vast ancient cities with towering pyramids, grand plazas, and ball courts. During the colonial period, indigenous artists produced codices that detailed the barbarity of the Spanish conquerors. During the 20th century, Mexico produced some of the most impressive mural cycles in the history of world art.
Thur. Oct. 15, 2-3:15 pm
Instructor: Sean Crum
Fee: $ 8
What does it take for someone to change their beliefs? Perhaps a relevant question in today’s increasingly polarized society. Paul went from Christian persecutor to proselytizer in a very short time. A self-described zealot who inadvertently started two religions; first Christianity, then centuries later inspiring Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation. Amazingly, Paul’s writings still hold relevance to issues we face today. Let’s explore who the historical Paul was, what he wrote, and why it still matters.
Tue. Oct. 20, 27, Nov. 3. (3 sessions) 10-11:15 am
Instructor: Ted Smith
Fee: $18
13. CARAVAGGIO: The Outlaw Painter
Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio after his birthplace, was one of the most important artists in history. He led a revolution in painting that would influence artists all over Europe from the Netherlands to Spain. His dark manner paintings, known as “Tenebrism”, produced sharply spotlighted figures against deep, dark backgrounds. He became enormously successful, but he was also remarkably ill behaved. He was listed in police records 14 times in a six-year period and was forced to flee Rome due to a murder charge. He went to Naples, to Malta, to Sicily, back to Naples, and then at the very moment his benefactors worked a pardon for him, he died mysteriously at age 38.
Thur. Oct. 22, 2-3:15 pm
Instructor: Sean Crum
Fee: $ 8
Little has been recorded about the women civilians of Gettysburg & other women who came to help during & after the battle. Even less has been written about their contributions. Meet the women of Gettysburg & the life-altering impact the battle had on them.
Thur., Oct.22, 29, Nov. 5 (3 sessions) 10-11:15am
Instructor: Judi Slack
Fee: $18
15. Tea, Tearooms and Women’s Suffrage
There was more than a causal relationship between tea, tearooms & the suffragist movement. Tearooms were a safe haven & a base for mobilizing militants & co-opting sympathizers. Both were contributory in gaining the long-sought-after vote for women.
Wed. Nov. 4, 11, 18 (3 sessions) 2-3:15 PM
Instructor: Judi Slack
Fee: $18
16. Alzheimer’s Tips, Tricks and Talking
We will learn effective ways to help someone who has Alzheimer’s. You will understand better ways to communicate and assist in everyday living skills. Explore new and innovate techniques to make their day better and yours.
Tue. Nov. 10, 10-11:30am
Instructor: Jennifer Krupa
Fee: $6
17. THE PRINCE OF PAINTERS: The Art and Life of Raphael
Raphael, along with Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, form the holy trinity of High Renaissance artists. Primarily a painter, he was also an architect. He was barely 18 when he received his first major commission, which led to monumental masterpieces in Florence and Rome. His greatest work, “The School of Athens” is the go to masterpiece when any art historian wants to characterize the High Renaissance style. Known for his grace of style in both art and life, his early death at 37 was a tragedy that cut off the career of one of the greatest artists in history.
Thur. Nov. 12, 2-3:15 pm
Instructor: Sean Crum
Fee: $ 8
Continuing our exploration of Reality and the human perception and interpretation of it. Psychology, Biology, Religion and Physics all combine to give us a brief snapshot of reality. In the 20th century, psychologist Carl Jung concluded God directly communicated to humans through dreams. Are dream images universal or unique? What do those dreams mean to us? If Jung is correct, is this the only way we might perceive God? One need not attend Nature of Reality to understand this class.
Tue. Nov. 17, 24, Dec. 1, (3 sessions) 10-11:15 am
Instructor: Ted Smith
Fee: $18
19. THE LAND OF THE PHARAOHS: The Art of Ancient Egypt
A land of God-Kings, richly endowed tombs, and beautiful temples is the focus of this presentation. The stories of The Great Pyramids and the discovery of King Tut’s Tomb will thrill you. Through the sands of time of 3000 years, the Egyptian Empire lasted longer than any ancient society.
Thur. Dec. 3, 2-3:15 pm
Instructor: Sean Crum
Fee: $ 8
20. Nursing Home Family Finesse
This session will demonstrate how to include families in the provision of person-centered care in nursing homes and assisted livings. We will explore techniques to increase family involvement. You will learn how to find key assessment information that will aid in developing a life story, spiritual engagement, behavior patterns, customary routine, sociogram and a person-centered profile. Topics explored will include developing a therapeutic milieu, how to have a good visit by Improving communication and therapeutic activities that families can do with residents.
Tue. Dec. 8, 10-11:30 AM
Instructor: Jennifer Krupa
Fee: $6
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