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Arizona Educational Technology Plan
Online you may share your comments on the 2008 revision of the Arizona Long-range Strategic Educational Technology Plan through IDEAL. http://moourl.com/AZplan or https://sites.google.com/a/ideal.azed.gov/az-edtech-plan .
12-30-08 Minutes
MINUTES OF PLANNING MEETING
VIRTUAL AND LIVE CONFERENCES
12-30-08
Note action items appear at the end of this page!
The meeting took place at Manuel’s restaurant at 1123 W. Broadway, Tempe. Alex called the meeting to order at 12:50 PM. Those present were Tim Dosenmagen, Michele Smith, Cindy Saint, Brad Boute’, Paul and Alisa Phillips, Alex Devereux, Bob Rosenberg, Bill Perry,Ted Christensen, Kameron Hawkins and Bobbie Kraver.
Conferences & Summits Committee
Minuest for the Conferences & Summits Committee
CEO Planning Committee Minutes
AGENDA for 1-14-08, CEO Breakfast
AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB EVENT VISIT
For those of us who had never been to this training laboratory, the experience was fascinating. For those who had been there before, it was still very interesting. The only difficult part was finding the training lab.
We must thank Dee Andrews, PhD, who planned this event for GAZeL. Also thanks to Penny Bullington, Dee Andrews’s assistant for setting up the details and providing the Chinese lunch. The meeting opened with Alex Devereux, President of GAZeL, making announcements and welcoming everyone. While we were eating, Col. Dan Walker gave us an overview of the facility and the simulation training that takes place there for the Air Force pilots. We saw a video about the facility, the training and the Air Force in general. Then we were given a tour. I do not have pictures to go with this brief summary because we were not allowed cameras, cell phones or even purses on the tour.
Learning technologies in the spotlight!
The Association for Learning Technology's annual conference, ALT-C 2008, brought together over 700 delegates and more than 100 speakers from all over the world. Catherine Dhanjal reports on some highlights from the conference.
Here are some highlights from the ALT conference: a report on two presentations from the business sector, and a fascinating seminar on the divide between businesses who use internet and communications technology (ICT), and those who don't.
More at: http://www.trainingzone.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=191719&d=680&h=608&f=626&dateformat=%25e-%25h-%25y
Stephen Downes List of Free or Open Source Applications for eLearning
Jane Hart's articles and list of free applications for eLearning.
More information at: http://www.downes.ca/cgi-bin/page.cgi?author=Jane%20Hart
Tags: avatar, collaboration online, community development, content development, database, delivery & distribution, elearning, graphic design, implementation, industry highlights and trends, instructional design, learning management system, marketing, news, production, project management, reproduction & packaging, resources, simulation & game theory, software
Open Source or Free Applications
A wide variety of free tools are available for eLearning!
Good News for Moodle
The American Association of Community College’s Instructional Technology Council (ITC) has just published its 2007 Distance Education Survey Results, covering data from 154 U.S. community colleges. And there’s a lot of interesting stuff in it. Here are the headlines that I drew from it:
More at:
http://mfeldstein.com/bad-news-for-blackboard-good-news-for-moodle/
CEO Breakfast, January 14, 2009
WHAT:
GAZEL's CEO Breakfast - 14 January 2009 at 7:30 - 9:00
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WHERE:
Arizona Club (www.arizonaclub.org),201 N Central Ave # 3700, Phoenix, AZ 85004, (602) 253-1121
WHO:
CEO’s of eLearning Companies or their delegates .
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WHAT:
GAZeL will present an update of activities and there will be a Keynote Speaker. See a display of the lastest in small laptop computers, including the Asus' eeePC and the One Laptop Per Child laptop.
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Keynote Speaker
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Invitations will be sent out for this event, but if you are the CEO of an eLearning Company, please get in touch with Bobbie Kraver at "bkraver@qwest.net" so that you can receive your invitation. Directions appear at: http://www.arizonaclub.org/contact.htm
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Q&As - Ask Questions and Provide Answers
The GAZeL Membership is invited to post their Questions and invite others to provide answers.
GAZeL-A-Ganza Gala & Golf At The We-Ko-Pa Resort
Bringing Laptops to Children in Arizona
May 1st, Gala, Radisson Fort McDowell Resort
May 2nd, Golf, We-Ko-Pa Golf Club
Sponsor Opportunities Available
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Head Start Kids at the San Carlos Apache Reservation |
The Greater Arizona eLearning Association - with it's affiliation with the Global Literacy Foundation, a 501(c)(3), non-profit, charitable organization - is very proud to kick-off this year’s initiative to bring OLPC XO laptops to the schools in the greater Arizona marketplace. Our minimum purchase of these OLPC XO laptop computers has to be 100 laptops at $299 each, and we are going to do this with the proceeds from this event. |
Millennium Micro For Macro Summit
Eight Years in Towards the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
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Where Do We Stand?
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A focused strategic effort to fund programs currently making great strides towards the Millennium Development Goals.
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The Millennium Micro For Macro Summit will meet for the first time May 1 and 2, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Summit’s mission is to:
1) Showcase select Millennium Development Goal achievements to date (at the half-way mark) and honor the individuals behind these successes;
2) Boost momentum and provide crucial support and resources to exceptional change-oriented individuals (with proven successes) so the world can reach the 015 deadline;
3) Focus on how the eight broad-based MDG initiatives can advance beyond 2015, which is only seven years.
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For more information:
Highlighting Governor Napolitano's Support of Education
Monday, January 14, 2008
Gives Sixth Annual State of the State Address
PHOENIX – Governor Janet Napolitano today laid out her vision for Arizona’s future, issuing a
bold call for the state’s leaders to keep up the positive momentum Arizona has built, even while
confronting budgetary challenges.
The Governor delivered her sixth annual State of the State address on the floor of the Arizona
House of Representatives today. Detailing the extensive progress Arizona has made in important
areas over the past five years, the Governor also identified key new initiatives aimed at supporting
the state’s growth without raising taxes.
See what she says about Education.
http://www.governor.state.az.us/dms/upload/NR_011408_State%20of%20the%20State%20Release.pdf
CEO Breakfast: GAZeL Networking Event
Wed, 01/02/2008 - 6:38pm | 
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WHAT:
GAZEL's CEO Breakfast - 17 January 2008 at 7:30 - 9:15
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WHERE:
The Chaparral Suites Resort -- 5001 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ
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WHO:
CEO’s of eLearning Companies or their delegates .
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WHAT:
GAZeL will present an update of activities and there will be a Keynote Speaker. See a display of the lastest in small laptop computers, including the Asus' eeePC and the One Laptop Per Child laptop.
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