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			<title>Webinar: Simplifying Really Simple Syndication (RSS)</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[This webinar will introduce participants to RSS, what it is, how to syndicate, and its purpose in online education.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Webinar: Marketing Your Online Courses and Programs</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Marketing is one way to help you achieve success in enrollment. This workshop will demonstrate some winning strategies]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>January 18, 2006: Spring 2006 MVCR Courses Begin</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[First term spring 2006 MVCR courses will start this week.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>December 12, 2005: Spring 2006 MVCR Courses Open for Enrollment</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The following MVCR courses will open for enrollment on December 12, 2005:
Practicum, Online Learning: An Overview, Technology Tools for Online Learning, Student Assessment in Online Courses, and Instructional Design for Online Course Development.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 8 Nov 2005 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Ocotber 27, 2005: Webinar: Integrating Assessment Practices in a Distance Education Program</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Best practices underscore the need for student and program assessment. Futhermore, as more community colleges seek North Central Accreditation to offer distance learning degrees, the emphasis upon assessment of student learning and program effectiveness becomes critical. This webcast will discuss some of the ways McHenry County College forged a culture of assessment in their distance education program.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 6 Oct 2005 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>October 25, 2005: Presentation: Blogs and RSS Feeds - Educational Applications</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In the presentation at Lake Land College, ION Director Michael Lindeman will discuss educational applications of Blogs and RSS Feeds.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>October 6, 2005: Storyboarding Presentations</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Virgil Varvel will present on Storyboarding during a University of Illinois Extension training session.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2005 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>September 29, 2005: Webinar: From Onground to Online: Making the Transition</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In this session, ION Instructional Designer Kevin Johnson will introduce future online instructors to designing and implementing online courses starting with strategies for transitioning from onground to online.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>September 23, 2005: Presentation: Encouraging Communication in Your Online Course </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In this workshop at Triton College, Illinois Online Network director Michael Lindeman and MVCR Instructor and Triton Faculty Member Terry Fencl will present very practical how-to's as well as theory and paradigms related to encouraging productive communication in online classes.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>August 25, 2005: Webinar: Power Searching: A Learning-by-Doing Experience </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Want to enhance your online search skills and help your students develop their skills too? Join Dan Balzer and Dennis O’Connor for a “hands-on-the-keyboard” experience with searching digital resources. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 1 Aug 2005 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>August 17, 2005: MVCR Early Fall courses begin</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Online Learning: An Overview; Student Assessment in Online Courses; Practicum; Encouraging Communication in Online Courses; Instructional Design for Online Course Development will start on 8/17/2005 ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 2 Aug 2005 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>July 28, 2005: Webinar - &quot;Implementing ePortfolios&quot; </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Michael Lindeman will discuss ION's implementation of ePortfolios. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>July 14-15, 2005: Professional Development workshops at College of Dupage </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Several presentations on online teaching and learning will be given by ION Staff ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>June 30, 2005: Webinar - &quot;Online Case Study Collection&quot; by Carol Scatena </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Webinar - "Online Case Study Collection" by Carol Scatena ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>June 6-9, 2005: IVCC Faculty Summer Institute</title>
			<link>http://www.ivcc.edu/cetla/FSI.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Virgil Varvel will be a guest speaker at the Illinois Valley Community College Faculty Summer Institute. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2005 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>May 26, 2005: Webinar - &quot;The Phenomenon of American Universities in the Arab World&quot; by Nidhal Guessoum </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Guessoum and participants will discuss issues related to Higher education in the Arab World. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>May 16-18, 2005: Faculty Summer Institute</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2005 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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			<title>Apr 28, 2005: Webinar - &quot;Breaking the Ice &quot; by Kevin Johnson. </title>
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