Today's Technology: How Does It Work? (OOL)
Osher Online | Available (Membership Required)
Technology’s pace continues to accelerate. In this introductory course, we will build a general understanding of several important advances, including the internet and cloud computing, cellphones and social media, robotics and 3D printing, self-driving vehicles, blockchain and cryptocurrency, and AI. No prior technical knowledge is required. We will take a broad, overview of these complex subjects, with an emphasis on building understanding rather than exploring each subject in depth or debating ethical questions.
Class schedule: Live lectures will take place at 10:00 am, on Wednesdays, 1/20/2027 through 2/24/2027, via ZOOM.
Each live session is 90 minutes
Wednesday, January 20
Wednesday, January 27
Wednesday, February 3
Wednesday, February 10
Wednesday, February 17
Wednesday, February 24
As this class is delivered by the National Resource Center for OLLIs (NRC) at Northwestern University, you will receive a welcome email from osheronline@northwestern.edu. The email will include your credentials (username & password) as well as a hyperlink to the Osher Online Website through which you will access your course website.
Please save the link once you receive it. Multi-session courses will use this same link each week.
Elizabeth Burnette
Elizabeth Burnette attended Cornell University for a BS in engineering physics, then worked on Space Shuttle experiments at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She then obtained a master's degree in Astrophysics from the University of Pittsburgh. Burnette has been teaching astrophysics, physics, and science for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Pitt and is a returning Osher Online instructor.