Greater Arizona e Learning Assoc The Greater Arizona

Greater Arizona e. Learning Assoc. The Greater Arizona e. Learning Association (GAZe. L) is an alliance between e. Learning Barbara Kraver – Officer/Board Member educators, practitioners & related businesses. Arizona e. Learning is a $3 billion industry GAZe. L's purpose – Promote e. Learning business, government, and education. www. gazel. org in

E-Learning Industry Trends • • Internet reduces content cost Supports faltering students Gaming builds interactive skills Annual Market Growing +$11 B

A Word About GAZe. L Transforming Education: Enabling Learning for all Arizona Students So…. . What makes e. Learning Industry so “Great”? It’s the Information that rides on Technology. Reaches Rural Areas with Broadband It Delivers Knowledge to All

e. Learning => Solution K-12 academic performance continues to lag The current economic challenge is destroying jobs and creating millions of unemployed workers. Economic Turnaround => Ability to Unlearn and Relearn. Only e. Learning offers a cost effective solution.

e. Learning Systems for Arizona Teachers and Students Ted Kraver – President Effects turnaround in unique way e. Learning Is A “Disruptive Technology” aze. Learning. org

Adoption of e. Learning Lagging • e. Learning=> education supported by digital means 1: 1 Classroom, Hybrid, Online, Virtual • Incumbent Education Resistant to Innovation • Innovation Unfunded • Lack of Innovation Tradition and Processes • Little Intellectual Infrastructure Support • 5 Governance Levels • Disruptive Innovation to the Rescue!

Organizations in Place • AZ Business Education Coalition – School Funding • AZ e. Learning Task Force – Legislature/Governor • AZ Technology in Education Assoc – Teachers • GAZEL – e. Learning Industry Cluster Organization • 14 AZ Virtual Schools – 5000+ Online students • Empire High, Wilson District, other 1: 1 schools Why no significant penetration?

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