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September 30, 2008

Oakton Alliance Classes Provide Variety

Enroll in a variety of continuing education courses offered by the Alliance for Lifelong Learning at Oakton Community College. Classes are available evenings and weekends at various locations.

Dynamite Google Tools
(DAT E08-01) showcases the many free hidden gems in Google’s toolbox. Learn how to create blogs and podcasts, organize digital photos, and use online documents and spreadsheets. Session meets 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 16, at Oakton’s Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road. Course fee is $19.

Travel Tips (REC E40-01) provides domestic and international travel advice from an instructor with more than 20 years of travel agency experience. These tips will save you money and help you travel more safely. Two-week course meets 7 – 9 p.m., Thursday, starting Oct. 16, at Glenbrook South High School, 4000 W. Lake Ave., Glenview. Course fee is $25.

Savvy Home Buying in This Market (REL E19-01) offers tips for purchasing a new home. Financing and insurance also are covered. Two-week course meets 7 –10 p.m., Thursday, starting Oct. 16, at Niles West High School, 5701 Oakton St., Skokie. Course fee is $49.

CPR, First Aid, and Disease Prevention (HEA E01-01) provides instruction for medical emergencies, including heart attacks, fractures, and bleeding. Upon successful completion, students will receive a one-year CPR and a three-year standard first aid recognition through the American Red Cross. Two-week class meets 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Saturday, starting Oct. 18. Course fee is $75.

Other courses include: Knitting (HEC S20-04), Introduction to MS Excel (DPR A84-05), Nature Photography (ART E19-01), and American Gospel Music (MUS S96-01).

For a complete Alliance for Lifelong Learning class schedule, including registration and fee information, visit www.oakton.edu/all, or call 847-982-9888, press 3.

 

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