Our instructors find teaching at OLLI to be a rich and rewarding experience.
We welcome new and returning instructors and invite course proposals that range from academic subjects to skills and activities. We also encourage a variety of teaching formats, including facilitated discussions, informational lectures, hands-on instruction, and field trips.
OLLI members are in an instructor’s class by choice. There are no tests or papers to grade, and the classroom environment is casual and relaxed. OLLI students bring their own expertise and life experiences to the classroom, which makes for lively exchanges.
OLLI instructors are required to demonstrate knowledge of the subject matter, thorough preparation, sensitivity to different learning styles, adherence to OLLI policies and guidelines, and an ability to communicate concepts in a clear fashion.
OLLI at the University of Miami offers courses year-round. Courses are scheduled 3-4 months in advance.
Fall | August - December | Course proposals due: May |
Spring | January - April | Course proposals due: September |
Summer | May - August | Course proposals: February |
If you are a prospective instructor interested in teaching a course, please fill out our course proposal form. If you should have any questions, please contact us at osher@miami.edu or 305-284-6554.
If you are a current OLLI instructor, please click the button below to view the OLLI Instructor Handbook.
Dr. Sean Foreman earned a B.A. in Political Science from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. He received his M.A. in International Studies from Florida International University (FIU) with a graduate certificate from the Latin American and Caribbean Center. In 2003, Foreman earned his doctoral degree in Political Science from FIU. He is the Chair of the Department of History & Political Science which houses 4 majors: History, Political Science, Pre-Law and International Studies. Dr. Foreman is a regular panelist and occasional host on WPBT-TV's "Issues" and often on local news stations including WIOD News Radio 610, where he was the 2016 Presidential Election Analyst, and WFTL 850 AM as well as nationally through NBC News Radio (formerly 24/7 News service). His co-edited book Local Politics and Mayoral Elections in 21st Century America: The Keys to City Hall (Taylor & Francis 2014) is part of the Routledge Research in Urban Politics and Policy Series. His article "Top 10 Reasons Why Barack Obama Won the Presidency in 2008 and What it Means in the 2012 Election," was published in the Florida Political Chronicle, and his chapter "Florida: The Purple Swing State" is in the book Presidential Swing States: Why Only Ten Matter (Lexington Press, 2015).
is an associate professor of History at the University of Miami since 2015. He received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University.
For the past ten years, Dra. Montemar has attended numerous conferences, workshops and seminars on the Bible and has earned Certificates from Ignatian Spirituality Center. She has taught many classes related to Spirituality topics.
is a Grammy Award Winning, Internationally acclaimed pianist, composer and arranger who has recorded and performed extensively in Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Japan and the U.S.A. with many of the world’s most renowned Jazz artists. Brian has been associated as music director/accompanist with artists as diverse as Wynton Marsalis, Mark Murphy, Sheila Jordan, Diana Krall, Arturo Sandoval, Paquito D’Rivera, Tom Scott, Woody Shaw, Mark O’Connor, Albert Collins, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Donna “Blue MacDonald”, Jimmy Witherspoon, Kevin Mahogany, Vivian Reed, The Dance Theatre of Harlem, David Liebman, Bob Berg, Eddie Daniels, Plas Johnson, Wycliffe Gordon, Jackie Paris, Dame Shirley Bassey, Lucie Arnaz, Engelbert Humperdinck, Jack Jones, Bernadette Peters, Julie Budd, Nigel Kennedy, Caroline Rocher, The Diamonds, Hal Linden, Regis Philbin, Susan Lucci and many others. Brian has created/supervised/recorded many special arrangements for the King of Latin Music, TITO PUENTE, and was honorably noted, along with Tito, in the Salsa Guidebook by Rebeca Mauleon. Their arrangement of Straight No Chaser is cited as a reference for converting a non-clavé melody into clavé. Brian has performed all over the world with artists of note for many distinguished guests including Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, Prince Andrew and the Duchess of York, Faye Dunaway, Esteé Lauder, Sir Edmund Hillary, Oscar Peterson, Bono (U2), Shirley Horn, Israel “Cachao” Lopez, the Dalai Lama and others. For more information, please visit: https://www.brianmurphymusic.com/bio-osher-musical-theatre.html