• Online Courses (Ed2Go)
• American Sign Language
• Beading
• Foreign Languages
• Taking Informal Portraits
• Photoshop
• Oil Painting
• For Seniors
  • Lifelong Learning Institute
  • Spanish for Seniors
• Contact Information

Online Courses (Ed2Go)

Ed2Go offers 6-week online courses in the categories of Computer Literacy, Languages, Personal Finance and Wealth Building, Child Care and Parenting, Grant Writing, Personal Enrichment and more. Students enrolling in an Ed2Go class are allowed access to the online classroom 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with lessons released twice each week. There are brief quizzes at the end of each lesson, and a final exam at the end of the course. A completion certificate is available for printing once the final exam has been completed. New classes are frequently added. Visit the website at www.ed2go.com/uafortsmith for a complete course list.
For more information, click the above link.

American Sign Language

American Sign Language (ASL) ASL is the primary language of thousands of hearing-impaired Americans. Learning to communicate with the hearing-impaired is fun, and the skills you learn can also improve your communication skills in other aspects of your life at home or work.

For more information, click the above link.

Beading

Want to have fun while learning how to bead? This class offers basic beading to get anyone started using techniques such as beginning needlework and simple bead crochet.
Tuesdays, 3-5 p.m. Sep. 23-Sep. 30 CRN 5085 MS-UC 100
Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m. Sep. 23-Sep. 30 CRN 5086 Flanders 217
Tuesdays, 3-5 p.m. Oct. 21-Oct. 28 CRN 5087 MS-UC 100
Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 21-Oct. 28 CRN 5088 Flanders 217

Fee $59 (additional $20 fee for materials paid to instructor first day of class)
Sharon Tapp

Foreign Languages

Learning another language opens your mind and gives you an understanding of other cultures. Whether your goal is to travel to another country, increase your understanding of another culture, or just expand your language, we have a class for you!

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Taking Informal Portraits

Learn how to use basic composition skills to make your people pictures dynamic.
CRN 5081
Saturdays, Oct 18-Oct 25
Baldor Technology Center 201
1-3 p.m.
Fee $55
Lori Norin

Photoshop

Provides support and specialized editing tools for digital photographers and graphic artists. In this class, we'll focus on how to select and use the professional techniques that are most helpful to photographers. Geared toward intermediate to advanced.
CRN 5082
Saturday, Nov. 1
Baldor Technology Center 201
9 a.m.-12 noon
Fee $30
Tracie Opolka

Oil Painting

Oil painting from still life set up in controlled lighting. The goal is to train the eye to see color objectively, mix color accordingly, and transpose the image to the canvas. Canvas and paint are provided. Students bring their own palette knife, which is the only tool required.

CRN 5080 Mondays, 5-7 p.m.
Ballman-Speer 103 Sept 15-Oct 20
Fee $112 (includes canvas and paint)
Lin Chen

For Seniors

Lifelong Learning Institute

UA Fort Smith's Lifelong Learning Institute program offers learning opportunities for citizens to participate in classes and travel. Membership is open to those 40 and older for a fee of $50 per semester. (Spring - Fall). We are accepting registration for the Fall 2008 semester. All classes are held in the Echols Conference Center

For more information, click the above link.

Spanish for Seniors

For individuals at a basic level, this course will consist of conversational Spanish for daily life situations - for example, greetings such as good morning and hello; how to tell time, days of the week, and how to order in a restaurant. Discover how much fun it is to learn a foreign language.

CRN 5078
Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 7-Oct.23
7-8:15 p.m.
Fee $55
Madeline Martinez

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Contact Information

To enroll in a class or for more information about our Personal Enrichment Programs, contact the center at (479) 788-7220 or by email: Center for Lifelong Learning