Instructor Information

Seeking Volunteer Instructors 

Our Instructors are

  • Dedicated Volunteers
  • Current and Emeriti CSULB Professors
  • Professionals from the community
  • Representatives from Community Organizations
  • CSULB students under the suppesupervisionaculty
  • OLLI members sharing their profession and passion
  • Artists and Musicians

Subjects that interest our Members include

  • Computer Topics - Technology Devices
  • Geology  -  Geography
  • Anthropology
  • Dance - Physical Activity
  • Languages - German - Italian - Beginning Spanish - French
  • Science  -  Math
  • Literature  - Book Discussion Topics
  • History 
  • Music

An Instructor/Class Proposal Form (DOC) can be completed and sent or emailed to olli@csulb.edu.

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at California State University, Long Beach (OLLI) invites you to teach a class for our adult learners aged 50 or over. This is a chance to give back to your community by doing what you love: Teaching your passion and sharing your expertise with students who are interested and excited to learn, with none of the pressure!

  • No Tests, No Grades, No Paperwork, No Publishing
  • Curious Students who come to Listen, Question & Learn
  • State-of-the-art Classroom with Audio-visual capabilities: Computer, Internet, Multimedia Projector, Microphones, and DVD player.
  • Lecture, Activity & Technology topics – OLLI seeks all types of instructors
  • Select a class topic and submit a Class Description
  • Four 8 Week Sessions each Year: choose the session and number of weeks; you suggest the day & time 
  • Class length is usually 90 minutes
  • In-class assistants & administrative office support for teaching needs
  • Copy service available for handouts
  • Complimentary annual OLLI Membership for ALL instructors
  • Take classes yourself for the $15 tuition cost
  • No Text Books required; No Bookstore concerns
  • No Bureaucracy, promotion, or tenure issues
  • Convenient Locations; Free Parking on campus for Instructors and Coaches
  • Flexible, Informative and Fun:  The Way Teaching Should Be
  • Make a real difference in both your life and the lives of others