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| Course Name | Instructor | Campus | Start | End | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Disasters: Railways & Ships In this history course we shall briefly visit some of Canada’s most notorious disasters along railways and our coasts, lakes and rive |
Bob Mitchell, Gary MacLeod & Lloyd Brown-John | 11-23-21 | 11-30-21 | View Course | ||
| Closing The Door: Comparing Two Historic Occasions When the Border Closed In this course we shall look backward and then forward as we review two occasions when the border between Windsor and Detroit closed. |
Herb Colling | 12-07-21 | 12-07-21 | View Course | ||
| Life in the 1850’s in Upper Canada: Walking Tour After the Rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada in 1837, an English chap–Lord Durham–arrived in Canada to investigate the causes of |
Chris Carter | 10-22-21 | 10-22-21 | View Course | ||
| Microsoft: The Home Office Many people are puzzled by what often appears to be the complexity of managing your computer. So, in an effort to help all of us unders |
John Oberheuser | 11-19-21 | 12-10-21 | View Course | ||
| Wandering a Bit of England, Chiltern Hills and More In this “somewhat” travel course we will wander some of England’s most enchanting countryside west of London. We shall visit Stra |
Lloyd & Marilyn Brown-John | 11-09-21 | 11-09-21 | View Course | ||
| WSO: The State of the Symphony Join Maestro Robert Franz as he shares “The State of the Symphony”. Maestro Franz is the Music Director for the Windsor Symphony Or |
Robert Franz | 10-26-21 | 10-26-21 | View Course | ||
| Art of the 12th Century Renaissance The 1100’s brought profound changes to European society; the tenets of the feudal system began to fade as a new class, the bourgeois |
Marylou Ouellette | 10-28-21 | 11-18-21 | View Course | ||
| Battle of Gettysburg: Turning Point of the American Civil War? This pivotal, three day, 1863 battle in southern Pennsylvania will be presented delineating its origin, execution and significance. Key |
Ernest Pecaski | 11-02-21 | 11-02-21 | View Course | ||
| Black Gold our Petroleum History Explore the rags to riches stories of the dreamers, scoundrels and innovators as they rushed to harvest and process Black Gold in the w |
Christina Sydorko | 11-16-21 | 11-16-21 | View Course | ||
| Chair Yoga: An Introduction Join us from the comfort of your own home for Chair Yoga. This type of yoga exercise involves breathing, stretching, and relaxation. |
Susan Wiens | 11-01-21 | 11-15-21 | View Course | ||
| Communication Skills for Dementia When a person develops dementia, their communication skills are affected in various ways. For care partners, including family and frie |
Rosemary Fiss | 11-24-21 | 11-24-21 | View Course | ||
| Disabilities on TV: Fact and Fiction This course will explore disability portrayals on television ranging from staples like Get Smart and Ironside to Legends and how Star T |
Cameron Wells | 12-02-21 | 12-09-21 | View Course | ||
| Fire, Ice, and Water and the formation of Essex County This course will begin long ago with the formation of the Canadian Shield and the long periods when this area was covered by the sea un |
Alan Trenhaile | 11-01-21 | 11-01-21 | View Course | ||
| Floral England: Flowers, Gardens and even a Castle Ruin In this course we shall enjoy a delightful visit to England’s world famous Chelsea Flower Show, the remarkable horticultural collecti |
Lloyd & Marilyn Brown-John | 12-01-21 | 12-01-21 | View Course | ||
| Growing Up On Pelee Join Southpoint Sun Editor Mark Ribble as he talks about growing up inside Point Pelee National Park. You will get to hear his recolle |
Mark Ribble | 10-21-21 | 10-21-21 | View Course | ||
| Healthy Brains: Reducing Your Risk for Alzheimer's Disease What’s good for your brain? Here is a course to help you to learn what steps you can take to improve your brain health and reduce you |
Rosemary Fiss | 11-10-21 | 11-17-21 | View Course | ||
| History of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) History of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). The history of Canada’s naval forces mirrors Canadian history in that it reflects the resul |
Captain Norman Jolin | 11-18-21 | 11-25-21 | View Course | ||
| Iran, History of Its Cultural Ascendency Iran is a Civilizational State like China. As China influenced East Asia, so did Iran to West Asia. It was the home of first multinatio |
Farhat Sheikh | 12-01-21 | 12-08-21 | View Course | ||
| Living on Earth as if We Want to Stay With the human family pressing against planetary limits, perpetual growth is no longer a viable goal. This changing relationships with |
Mike Nickerson | 11-17-21 | 11-17-21 | View Course | ||
| Memories of Merlin This class is a presentation on the history of the small village of Merlin in Chatham-Kent. It was once a thriving community comprising |
Julie Magerka | 10-27-21 | 10-27-21 | View Course | ||
| Neighbourhoods of Windsor, Exploring Hidden Gems Over the past century and a quarter several border cities united into one municipality that today we call Windsor Ontario. The remnants |
Frank Perissinotti | 11-09-21 | 11-30-21 | View Course | ||
| Rascals in the South Seas The ‘South Seas’ is an exotic location viewed as an earthly ‘Garden of Eden’ ever since the first Europeans ‘discovered,’ e |
Cris Kohl | 11-12-21 | 11-12-21 | View Course | ||
| Recycle: Why Should I? Garbage doesn’t just disappear. It has to go somewhere. What you throw away is likely going to have some impact on the planet. How lo |
Heather Taylor | 11-29-21 | 11-29-21 | View Course | ||
| Tales of Life & Living in Early Maidstone Township (1800-1920) Kirk’s family was among the early pioneers who homesteaded in 1835 in what was later to be known as Maidstone Township. Those who re |
Kirk Walstedt | 11-03-21 | 11-03-21 | View Course | ||
| The North Was Our Canaan: Film Analysis, Basics and Media Arts Basics The North Was Our Canaan (2020) is a University of Windsor SSHRC funded award-winning short documentary. In the course you will watch |
Anushray Singh | 11-04-21 | 11-04-21 | View Course | ||
| Why are Dolphins so Smart Through history people have been fascinated with dolphins because of their apparent intelligence, curiosity, and social lives. Only in |
Lori Marino | 11-12-21 | 11-12-21 | View Course | ||
| WW I: The World's Dark Age, 1914-1918 and Beyond The First World War cut like a jagged scar across history, influencing everyone and everything that came after it – with repercussion |
Charles Bain | 11-06-21 | 11-27-21 | View Course | ||
| WW 2: The Polish Fighters and People after the Conquest Most people know that Poland was invaded by Germany and then Russia at the start of WW2. The story after that is not often told but thi |
Gary Wells | 11-02-21 | 11-02-21 | View Course |
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