Tutor: Deslyn Taylor
In Term 3 we will read 'Orbital' by Samantha Harvey. This novel won the Booker Prize in 2024. 'Six people make an ecstatic voyage around Earth in this finely crafted meditation on hope, beauty, the ordinary and the spectacular'. (The Guardian.) 'What emerges is a lyrical invitation to imagine yourself there, as one of them, in order to more fully inhabit the here and now of this one and only life on this one and only planet.' (The Marginalian)
Thursday 9.00am - 10.15am. Classes start 17 July, finish 18 September.
Cost: $25 (prepaid), 10 weeks
Current Enrolments: 16 (maximum 20)
We have one set book per term which we will discuss in depth in class. The discussion may include character development, context, writing style etc. Towards the end of Term class members will be given the opportunity to discuss other books they recommend or are currently reading and would like included in future classes.
About the Tutor:
Deslyn Taylor has had a long career in both primary and secondary education. She first started working with computers in 1983 while teaching Mathematics, English and Geography. In 1987 she was appointed Computer Co-ordinator at Stuartholme School and eventually became ICT Director, a position she held until her retirement in 2010.Deslyn holds an Arts Degree from UQ majoring in Mathematics and Geography, Grad. Dip Comp. Ed (QUT) and Masters in Education (QUT). She enjoys reading, golf, painting, walking and, of course, playing with computers, and has been teaching computer classes at U3A since 2012. Deslyn also plays bass guitar. She has 3 children and two grandchildren.
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