Are you interested in teaching for OLLI-UHM?

TEACH FOR OLLI
OLLI faculty and presenters are members of the community who are excited about teaching and involving an enthusiastic group of learners in a new way. Instructors represent a broad range of formal education and life experience. The faculty includes individuals with no college degree and those with a Ph.D. It includes active and retired educators, skilled artists, and sophisticated enthusiasts, as well as community members who are experts in a particular subject. Some members teach in areas entirely different than their professional expertise, as they expand their knowledge base with post-retirement passions. Members may be students in one class and the instructor or facilitator in another.
 
What’s to be gained by teaching at OLLI-UHM?
Just as our members attend classes for the pleasure of it, our faculty often teach for the sheer joy of sharing their expertise and enthusiasm for a topic. There are no tests to prepare or papers to grade, just teaching and holding discussions with interested and engaged students who bring a wealth of life experience and knowledge to class. Are YOU interested in sharing your interests and expertise with our members?

INFORMATION ABOUT TEACHING For OLLI in Fall 2025 

Use this form to propose course(s) for Fall 2025.

The Fall 2025 Term is 12 weeks long, starting Monday, September 22nd and ending Saturday December 13th. Because of holidays, there are 12 Mondays and Wednesdays, but only 11 Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

You can fill the form out more than once if needed, i.e if you are proposing more than one course. Please email (mandryk@hawaii.edu) or (olliuhm@hawaii.edu) if you have any questions. 

Preliminary inquiries should be made by July 2nd; and complete course proposal forms submitted by July 16th

     OLLI-UHM Course Proposal

Please familiarize yourself with all the questions before entering your answers. You will be asked to provide an official course description (150-word limit) and biography (50-word limit) and other information about your proposed course. To complete the form easily, please have your course title, description, and biography readily available before you access the link. Though OLLI-UHM courses typically run 4, 6, or 8 weeks, we are open to modifying course lengths to accommodate your needs. Courses start throughout the semester.
 

     Instructor Remuneration

OLL-UHM offers instructors a modest honorarium of $50 per week* (some areas may warrant a slightly higher rate) in acknowledgement of their contribution of knowledge, time, and talent to OLLI. Instructors are not employed by nor remunerated by the University of Hawaii. OLLI-UH Honoraria are processed through the UH Foundation. We also greatly appreciate those 40% of instructors who teach on a volunteer basis, contributing to the sustainability of OLLI-UHM. Reimbursement for pre-approved class material expenses may be possible upon consultation with the director. UH system employees are not eligible for direct monetary compensation.

Recent OLLI-UHM Course Catalogs

It may be helpful to review past catalogs.  Here are several recent ones:
Summer 2025
Spring 2025

Fall 2024
Summer 2024
Spring 2024
Fall 2023
Spring 2023
Summer 2023