The next networking meeting of GAZeL will be on Tuesday, March 16^th, 2010 --

Planning for the Future: Arizona's Higher Education System

Where:  SkySong, 2^nd floor Global Conference room

When: Tuesday, March 16, 2 010, 11:30-1:15 Lunch $15 from the Wildflower Bread Co.

Who:  Fred DuVal , Vice President of the Arizona Board of Regents will speak about eLearning and Higher Education.

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The next networking event will be on May 26, Wednesday, at Skysong.  We will have lunch ($15) and inXsol will be our presenting company.  More details to come.

The next networking and informational meeting of GAZeL will take place on Thursday February 18, 2010 at Skysong at 11:30 AM -1:00 PM. The speaker will be Amy Weibel and she will speak on

Assessment Design and Development And Curriculum Development for Online Distance Learning.

We look forward to seeing you for a fun breakfast to kick off the coming year. GAZeL,s annual CEO breakfast will be held on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. If you are the CEO of an eLearning Company or the representative of the CEO and would like an invitation to this breakfast please let us know. We will send invitations to those who have attended this function in the past but there are many new companies that we do not know. This breakfast is sponsored by Pearson. For more information contact Bobbie Kraver at bkraver@qwest.net or 602-944-2324.

We look forward to seeing you at an important CEO breakfast to kick off Gazel’s 2010 year. GAZEL’s annual CEO breakfast will be held on Tuesday, January 12, 2010.It will be at the University Club at 39 East Monte Vista. Our speaker is Senator John Huppenthal who is chairman of the Senate Education Committee and will speak about the present and future of Education in Arizona.  If you are the CEO of an eLearning Company or the representative of the CEO and would like an invitation to this breakfast please let us know.  There is no charge to you as the event is being sponsored by Pearson.  We will send invitations to those who have attended this function in the past but there are many new companies that we do not know. This event is by invitation only and we are limited by the space provided at the University Club. For more information contact Bobbie Kraver at bkraver@qwest.net or 602-944-2324.

This Surprise learning center for higher education is on the cutting edge for Community Colleges, technical programs for high school students and university courses.

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Our next networking event will be presented by ABLE on Thursday, October 29, at 11:45 am.  Flypaper is sponsoring this event.  It will be located at the 2nd floor conference room at Skysong and lunch will be provided by the Wildflower Bread Co.  Registration for live and web/audio event will be available soon; live attendees pay $15 for lunch.  

 For any questions, please contact Bobbie Kraver at 602-944-2324 or bkraver@qwewst.net.

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MOBILE LEARNING PRESENTATION SUMMARY

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On May 7th 2009, at SKYSONG, GAZeL presented “Mobile Learning”.  The presenters were Ann Boland and Brad Boute’.  This is a fascinating topic.  Our children and grandchildren can’t remember a time when a cell phone was not in everyone’s pocket.  Those of us who are over 35 can well remember when we had to stop at a house or store to make a phone call. As we sat in the Global conference room at SKYSONG we saw how messages, information, lessons and just plain chit chat can come to us on a tiny phone that we carry around where ever we go.  

This presentation was really dynamic.  The presenters were enthusiastic and specific.  We not only had thirty two live participants in the room but thanks to TraCorp we were able to have participants on line.  Most of the on line people were from Tucson.  They could type questions that we could see on the computer and we could answer them. Now this is not new to many of you, but the pace of technology is awesome.  

Our sponsor, Aries Technology, provided lunch from the Wildflower Bread Company.  We wish to thank Paul Skiera and David Alexander for helping to provide the room and the lunch and the President of Aries Technology for saying yes to paying the bill.  

Be on the lookout for our next event on August 20, 2009.  This will be presented by Flypaper.  We will be sending more information during June, July and August.

Creating Cost-Effective and Engaging eLearning
Many eLearning development tools require complex programming skills and a
sizeable investment of time and resources to acquire and to learn. Find out
how Flypaper  will enable you to quickly create Flash content for
professional, high end, high-impact eLearning applications. You will also
hear about how Flypaper is being used to meet the eLearning needs of Fortune
500 companies.

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April 21-22. Mark your calendar now

A week from today, Learntrends will host a series of conversations about how to improve learning in organizations. It’s a big topic, so we plan to keep the conversation going for 24 hours.

Come and go as you wish. There’s no sign-up required. Drop by at breakfast time, during a mid-morning break, at lunch, after dinner, or in the wee hours of the morning. Everyone is busy these days; join us when it’s convenient for you.

As is our tradition, Learntrends is online and free. We’ll be using the Elluminate platform  for listening in and taking part in discussions. We’ll also be using Twitter as our back channel.

The event kicks off with conversations with George Siemens, Luis Suarez, Brent Schlenker, Ellen Wagner, Charles Jennings, Harold Jarche, Clark Quinn, Marcia Conner, and Nancy White, along with many others you probably know by reputation. They’ll be talking about networked intelligence, case studies of what works, new roles for learning pros, making informal learning concrete, and real-time learning with Twitter.

Then the event turns more informal. Tell us what you want to talk about and we’ll put it into the agenda. We’ve set aside ten hours for short talks, Q&A, and joint problem-solving. Think of it as wandering into our living room to chat about whatever concerns you.

We’re all volunteers here. We need your help in three areas:

1. We need people to moderate the conversations on Elluminate from 0:00 to 10:00 Greenwich Mean Time.

2. Volunteer to lead a 20-minute discussion on a topic you or others suggest.

3. Spread the word. The more, the merrier. Tell your local contacts to join our global event.

Click the third tab here on the Learntrends site, April 2009 Event, for complete information.

We look forward to seeing you next week.

jay

SUMMARY OF THE MARCH 12, 2009 GAZeL

Networking event at SKYSONG

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GAZeL is proud to say that our events this past year have been very interesting. The presentation at SKYSONG on March 12, 2009 was thought provoking and the building with the view of the mountains is beautiful. Paul Skiera Ph.D. spoke on how SKYSONG was developed and how ASU came to be so involved in the world of entrepreneurship. He had a powerpoint presentation to show the stages of the buildings and the programs that are offered. Dr. Skiera is a professor at ASU and also is the Business Development Manager of Sebit, a company producing curriculum software. He is currently Director of Technology-Based Learning and Research, an educational design, content and professional development center at ASU.

Our other speaker was David Alexander Ph.D., Director of the Virtual Training Center. Dr. Alexander began his career as a kindergarten teacher and rose to the position of principal. He was Curriculum Director, and assistant Superintendent in the Roosevelt Schools. From there he went through a vast array of experiences in education and joined Cisco System’s Educational Marketing Group in 1998. Currently Dr. Alexander is the Director of the Virtual Training Center, a non-profit, public benefit corporation dedicated to providing Entrepreneurship Training in economically challenged areas throughout North America.

MOBILE LEARNING Register today for GAZEL’s statewide eLearning Educational and Networking Event! May 7, 2009 11:45 am. - Registration & Lunch 12:00 pm. - Program & Conferencing begins Location SKYSONG, ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center 1475 N Scottsdale Rd Corner of McDowell and Scottsdale Road Building 1, 2nd floor   For Registration Click Here

Program

Mobile Learning will feature presentations on strategies and technologies for mobile learning.

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To register contact Bobbie Kraver bkraver@qwest.net or 602-944-2324

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