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

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

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

eLearning => 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 eLearning offers a cost effective solution.

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

eLearning=> 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! Adoption of eLearning Lagging

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

Disruptive Innovation

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