Edmonton Lifelong Learners Association

Edmonton Lifelong Learners Association (ELLA)
Message from your President

Dear ELLA members

Here is a brief update regarding all of the changes that have been happening for ELLA and the plans that the Board has been putting in place.

Of course we are all aware of the havoc wreaked by COVID-19 and its impact on our 2020 face to face session. Our conversations with the Faculty of Extension have offered no hope that a 2021 face to face session will be possible. For this reason and in an abundance of caution for everyone’s well being the Board of ELLA has determined that we shall not consider offering an ELLA face to face Spring Session for 2021.

Having made this decision we are so grateful to our Program Development Committee for their excellent work in creating the pilot online session which was offered this year. The Committee has worked very hard since then to develop a list of online courses in the categories with which you have become familiar: Humanities, Sciences, Wellness & Leisure, Fine Arts and Art Instruction. These online courses will begin in January – stay tuned for the details.

Our new Website will be live December 01, 2020! Thank you, thank you to the IT Committee who has worked nonstop to ensure that we can have this new Website available.

When you go to the new ELLA Website you will notice how easy it is to navigate and will be pleased to know that you will not have to enter through Eventbrite which caused difficulty for many of us. We will all have to purchase our ELLA MEMBERSHIP prior to registering for courses just as we have in the past. The Noon Hour Lectures will be offered at no extra charge and included with your Membership Fee. The new site also allows us to offer Gift Cards for purchase – a Christmas Gift of Learning.

The Board will strive, as they always have, to make certain fees remain reasonable but much depends on the costs ELLA must address to offer your favorite courses to you.

2021 will be the Twentieth (20) Anniversary of ELLA. Please stay tuned for updates regarding our Anniversary Celebrations. 

All the very best to all of you, 

Gertie Dean 

President

ELLA’s Code of Conduct

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Member CODE OF CONDUCT

ELLA is committed to providing an environment that is free of discrimination and harassment, and is supportive of the productivity, dignity, and self-esteem of every employee, volunteer, guest and participant in ELLA.

ELLA members, employees, volunteers and guests are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the Code of Conduct, which includes respectful behavior and the timely payment of any fees. Being in arrears to ELLA financially is grounds for removal from the membership and being barred from attending Spring Session.

If a member should conduct themselves in a manner not in accordance with the Code of Conduct they should be reported to a Board member who will take the matter to the Board of Directors for investigation.  Failure to abide by the Code of Conduct may result in disciplinary action which may range from a simple discussion, to a warning, to revocation of membership including suspension from attending Spring Session.

This information can also be found on the Membership Purchase/Renew Page

To Access Information for Members

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To access information for Members:

Click on the Logon prompt on the left-hand side of the page……. DO NOT USE Log In (on upper right corner of page.)

You will see the Account Information page. Click on “click here to go to the Eventbrite website”

In the email box enter the email that you use to access ELLA (the one in our database/the one you use to renew your membership.).

Click “get started” and enter your password and click login

This will take you to a page that require Eventbrite Authorization. Click Allow.

This will take you back to the main page and your name will be on the left side of the page.

You are now signed into our website as a member and can access class notes.

Under the Spring Session tab at the top click Virtual Learning Spring Session.

Class Handouts is highlighted in Red. Then click the link https://my-ella.com/spring-session-handouts/ Then click on the notes you are interested in.