U3A Banyule members are invited to join this distance class offered by U3A Darebin. You can join by clicking on the link below. There are 30 members from U3As throughout Victoria.
Sometimes Readers U3A
This group of readers decided to read “Crime and Punishment” as a Facebook group, we were to read slowly - a half an hour every day. It has been great fun and in 2023 it is being offered as a distance class to U3A members.
How it Works: The Convener will set up a schedule for the reading comprising about 15 pages a day. She will start each day with a few observations on the Facebook Page and others can add their thoughts and ideas. The suggestions for how this will work will be on the Facebook Page instructions. We will start 2023 with the classic “Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. This is available on line free or very cheaply, from libraries, bookshops and as an eBook and audio. https://www.facebook.com/groups/5559797564069433
U3A Online is an independent and autonomous U3A, delivering online learning. To undertake a course with U3A Online you need to become a member of U3A Online, the cost is $30 per year. You can then enrol in as many courses as you wish as independent study, without further cost, throughout your membership period which commences on the date you join.
All courses are run online only, to study you need a computer, tablet or other device with an Internet connection. Some courses run with a Course Leader (additional $5), others are self-paced for independent study. The courses are informal, there are no exams or assignments and no certificates issued. You can also participate in the social forums in the Members’ Lounge and other member based online activities.
See www.u3aonline.org.au for further information.
GEMs is a free monthly email newsletter sent by U3A Online to any interested person in any country. You don't need to join U3A Online to receive GEMs. Links to brief, readable research summaries, published in the last 30 days, that may help to improve your quality-of-life, such as Research GEMs, Information GEMs, Fun GEMs and Technical GEMs. https://www.u3aonline.org.au/content/gems
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