The Illinois Online Network (ION) will be hosting two full-day institutes for faculty and staff who are responsible for providing faculty training and support at higher education institutions.

The goal of the institutes is to provide trainers the opportunity to share best practices in faculty development on their campuses with trainers from other institutions. The topics for the institute are: Competencies: What Online Faculty Need to Know; Strategies for Encouraging Faculty Buy-In; and Creating the Ideal Faculty Training Program.

The Northern Region Faculty Training Institute will be held on February 25, 2005 in Oak Brook, IL. NOTE: Registration has closed. Full capacity has been reached.

The Southern Region Faculty Training Institute will be held on March 4, 2005 in Centralia, IL.

Both institutes will begin at 10:00 a.m. and finish at 2:00 p.m. There will be coffee and rolls available at 9:30 a.m. and lunch will be provided.