MVCR March 22 Term registration opens Monday

The registration period for the next MVCR term, scheduled to begin on March 22, opens at Midnight, February 8. You can expect all the regular classes, Overview; Assessment; Instructional Design; Encouraging Communication; Tech Tools; Practicum; and Blended Learning. In addition there will also be the newly developed Advanced Online Seminar "Social Networking Strategies for Online Learning" and another class TBA.
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Elgin CC Enriching Learning Environments with Technology conference

The Distance Learning and CETL Departments of Elgin Community College invites you to participate in the second annual “Enriching Learning Environments with Technology”, a one-day conference for instructors, by submitting a proposal to present a workshop, information session, or course design showcase.
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MVCR policy on access to courses in history

The MVCR program now has more classes (in history) than the budget can support. Effective February 15, courses in MVCR.org prior to June of 2008 will be fully backed up and removed from the MVCR server. Your enrollment and completion records are not in jeopardy.
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ION is to applying the GoogleWave to course development.

ION is using Google Wave in its efforts to gather ideas and information for course development of the new Social networking and Quality Assurance and accountability classes. More news to follow....
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Elgin CC Conference Call for proposals

Elgin Community College Presents
“Enriching Learning Environments with Technology”
Friday, March 5, 2010
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
*******CALL FOR PROPOSALS*******

The Distance Learning and CETL Departments of Elgin Community College invites you to participate in the second annual “Enriching Learning Environments with Technology”, a one-day conference for instructors, by submitting a proposal to present a workshop, information session, or course design showcase.

Each concurrent session should be 45 minutes in length, and proposals should be submitted electronically.

This conference will focus on peer-to-peer sharing between instructors specifically on the design, implementation and management of quality technology in online, blended learning, and face-to-face courses. We are especially seeking faculty to showcase their experience employing technology to enhance learning.

Who should attend?
The conference will focus on instructional issues - therefore faculty, along with anyone who is interested in the implementation of technology into learning environments is welcome to attend. Don’t forget to mark your calendars to save this date!

• Web 2.0
• Virtual Worlds
• Instructional Design
• Clickers in the Classroom
• Assessment Course Packs
• Retention
• How to Use the Internet in the Classroom
• Quality
• Wiki’s
• Hybrid
• Podcasting
• New Technologies
• Social Networking
• Online Student Support
• Panel

1. Name, affiliation and address of each presenter
2. Email, phone and fax number of each presenter
3. Presentation Title
4. Presentation Abstract

ION website address adjustment

Check your Internet browser bookmarks. If you have a bookmark pointing to www.ion.illinois.edu it may soon be broken. ION's website is www.ion.uillinois.edu (see the U in front of Illinois?)
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