Registration is as easy

  1. Make sure you have an ION Self-Service account.
    • New to ION? Create a new ION Self-Service account.
    • Have you taken ION courses previously? Your information was ported to the new system. Please follow these instructions to set your new password. This process takes about 3 minutes. Go to Application Management, Click on Returning Users: Log in , Click on "Forgot your password?" and follow the prompts. Email ion@uis.edu if you have any issues.
    • Note: This account is separate from the account you use to log into the ION Moodle learning management system.
  2. Already have an ION Self-Service account? View the ION Course Schedule for the upcoming term and click on the course you wish to register for. If you haven’t already logged into your ION Self-Service account, you’ll be prompted to now.
  3. If your institution is an ION member, please select Yes and enter your institutional promo code to receive the discount. Then click Submit.
    • Pro tip: If you’re unsure of your institution’s promo code, please contact your ION institutional liaison or email ion@uis.edu

Paying for your course

  1. After you register, a confirmation screen with a link to pay for your course will appear. This information will also be emailed to you and displayed in the ION Self-Service Portal.
  2. To pay, click on the payment link and then click on Submit Payment, you can make a payment by credit or debit card. If you prefer to pay by check, this screen displays an invoice number. Please note the invoice number on your check before you mail it to ION.
  3. You will be enrolled in the course Moodle site about 48 hours before the course begins, or within 48 hours after you register. Login information for your course will be to the email address with which you registered.

Accessing your course

ION Professional Development courses are located on our learning management system, Moodle. Whether you are taking a course for CEUs or graduate credit from UIS, your course materials are located on the Moodle site. Participants are added to the Moodle courses about 48 hours prior to the course start date. You will receive a welcome email and login instructions when you have been enrolled in your course.

The CAPE Self-Service Portal (where you register) does not share login information with the Moodle site. Your username and password may be different for each system. Any changes you make at one site will not be reflected at the other (passwords, name changes, etc).

Logging into Moodle

  1. Go to the Moodle site.
  2. Click on the Moodle-Only Login button. 
  3. Your username is the email address that you provided in your profile on the ION website when you created your account.
  4. Your password:
    • If you are a new user, you will receive an email from Moodle Admin <atlasILMoodleAdmin@mx.uillinois.edu> that contains your automatically generated password. The email with your Moodle password will arrive within the next 24 hours. If you do not receive this email, you can request a password reset by entering your email address on the password reset page. 
    • Returning ION Participants: If you have logged into this Moodle server before, you have set your own password. If you have lost your password, please follow the password reset instructions on the Moodle site.
  5. After you successfully login, please go to your Moodle preferences page to set your password to something private and easier for your to remember.Your password depends on your status.

University of Illinois Employees

If you are an employee of the University of Illinois (Springfield, Chicago, Urbana-Champaign, of System Offices), and have a NetID, click on the NetID Login to authenticate.

Forgot your Moodle-Only Password?

You may easily reset your Moodle-Only password by entering your email address on the Password Reset page. You will receive an email containing a link to reset your password.

Suggested Browsers

Moodle suggests using Firefox or Chrome for best success.

Course Administration Notes

  • Due to the workload of ION courses, we advise you to limit yourself to two concurrent registrations.
  • The decision to allow a scheduled course to run is usually made by the end of the Wednesday preceding a course start. All courses must have at least 7 registrations to run.
  • Your registration is subject to verification by the institution/agency with which you are affiliated if an affiliation discount is involved.

CEU vs. Graduate Credit

Before registering through the ION Self-Service account, make sure that you wish to take it for continuing education units (non-academic credit professional development). If you wish to take the course for graduate academic credit through the University of Illinois Springfield, do not register through this site, and please follow the directions on our graduate credit options on the Course Schedule page.