Brain Fitness Spring 2024

Brain Fitness:   Basics and Topics

What is it?

Train your brain using BrainHQ's brain fitness program and learn more about lifestyle choices that improve brain health via weekly lessons on course website. Class includes weekly emails, a web site, a detailed unique lesson each week, recordings of lessons, interaction on Canvas and more.   

Basics or Topics:

New students must take Basics before Topics. Sign up for one of the Brain Fitness basics classes.  For more information on Basics, contact instructor Yael Lorberfeld (ylorberfeld@sdccd.edu).  After completing the Basics class, all students move to Topics, which features unique lessons about brain fitness and health.  For more information on Topics, contact instructors  Mary Burns (mburns@sdccd.edu) or Mindy Sloan (msloan@sdccd.edu). 

Class numbers and Zoom sessions:
You can sign up for any ONE of these classes.  You do not need to sign up for the class based on the Zoom time, as all students can take any of the class sessions.  All materials are the same.  New students must sign up for Basics before taking Topics.  If the class you are selecting is full, choose another one.

Basics:  

• Basics 1 (54850):  Yael Lorberfeld - Zoom Tuesdays 9 – 10:30 

• Basics 2 (54851):  Yael Lorberfeld - Zoom Thursdays 10 – 11:30 (occasionally meets in person at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Dr., La Jolla 92037) 

Topics:   

• Topics 1 (54852): Minoo Pakgohar- Zoom Friday 10 - 11:30 

• Topics 2 (54853):  Sharon Gregory - Zoom Thursday 1 - 2:30 

• Topics 3 (54854): Mari Rios-O’Brien - In Person at Jackie Robinson YMCA Tuesday 10:30 - 12 

• Topics 4 (54855):  Anjali Patel - Zoom Thursday 10 - 11:30 

• Topics 5 (54860):   Mindy Sloan - Zoom Saturday 10 – 11:30 

• Topics 6 (54861):  Minoo Pakgohar – Zoom Wednesday 9:30 - 11:00 

• Topics 7 (54862):  Mary Burns - Zoom Wednesday 7:00 - 8:30 

• Topics 8 (54878): Staff - Zoom TBD

BrainHQ labs

In addition to the instructional sessions, there will be a lab held via Zoom on the BrainHQ program. It will be held on Tuesdays from 11 - 12:30 p.m

Course website:

The course website for both Basics and Topics is bfclass.com

Canvas:

The Canvas site will be used for informational purposes and for the discussion board.  Access this at https://sdccd.instructure.com/ .

Enrollment:

Existing students can enroll on the portal site (myportal.sdccd.edu) and enroll.  For a short tutorial, click here.   Brand new students (or those who have not taken a class with SDCCD since Fall 2022) must register with CCCApply.  Go to sdcce.edu and click on “Apply Online”. 

Questions or additional help:

·         Visit our student website (sdcestudent55.com) for information about the Emeritus program including a spring schedule of all classes, information about individual classes, tutorials and more. 

·         Visit SDCCE’s Virtual Welcome Center or a Welcome Center at a campus near you

·         Call (619) 388-SDCE (7323)

·         Make an appointment with a counselor at any campus or online to learn more about your selected program and SDCCE.