Your Invitation
Thank you for your interest in serving on the GAZEL Board of Directors. I am Dr. Tim Harrington Ph.D. As Chair of GAZeL. We are at an exciting time in our history, and we welcome new people and fresh ideas! We are developing a Board with innovative learning advocates and innovators representing libraries, universities, community colleges, K-12, nonprofit organizations, and business and industry partners.
With your participation you will help implement GAZeL’s initiatives to lead the development of Arizona’s Innovative Learning Collaborative.
With your participation you will help implement GAZeL’s initiatives to lead the development of Arizona’s Innovative Learning Collaborative.
Expectations for Board members
We want Board members that are willing to become actively engaged and invest time in the organization. Specifically, here are some of our expectations:
- Attend at least 50% of our monthly online Board meetings
- Help secure at least one sponsor for GAZeL and our events and activities
- Actively participate in at least one GAZeL committee or project
- Attend our events and personally invite your colleagues
We Are Reinventing GAZeL!
Whether you are new to GAZeL, or reconnecting with us, we want to update you on our new mission and initiatives to create an Innovative Learning Collaborative. Here is a quick recap of what is already underway with GAZeL. We are:
- Reinventing and rebranding GAZeL as an Innovative Learning Collaborative
- Bringing on new Board members with fresh ideas for the organization
- Recruiting Corporate Sponsors, strategic partners, new board members and volunteers to help support our initiatives
- Implementing an exciting action strategy for Arizona
Interested in joining the Board? Sign-up or contact us below,
But first a little background about GAZeL
But first a little background about GAZeL
GAZeL Launches Arizona’s Innovative Learning Collaborative
You may know GAZeL as an eLearning organization Connecting Arizona’s eLearning Community, growing the eLearning industry in Arizona and promoting the use and adoption of eLearning in business, government, education and community organizations. Maybe you have participated in our events such as CEO Breakfasts, networking events, Forums, Conferences, our eLearning Summit, or our discussions about eLearning research in Arizona.
In 2015 the Board made an important decision. While events are great, we want to focus on initiatives that will have impact and enhance innovative learning in Arizona. So, on September 28, 2015 GAZeL, in cooperation with other business, education and community organizations, convened the Forum on Innovative Learning 2015 and Beyond: Challenges, Opportunities, Technologies and Strategies.
The Forum launched the Arizona Innovative Learning Collaborative.
In 2016 the Board officially adopted a Roadmap for GAZeL’s future with a new focus on Innovative Learning, and development of the Collaborative. The Collaborative reflects a broader vision for GAZeL . While GAZeL will remain committed to eLearning, eLearning is only the beginning! Innovative Learning is so much more. The focus is on outcomes, impact, benefits, and opportunities for Arizona.
Unlike many organizations that focus on a particular sector, the Collaborative will connect innovative learning advocates and innovators representing public and private colleges and universities, community colleges, K-12 education, and business, government, and nonprofit organizations.
In 2015 the Board made an important decision. While events are great, we want to focus on initiatives that will have impact and enhance innovative learning in Arizona. So, on September 28, 2015 GAZeL, in cooperation with other business, education and community organizations, convened the Forum on Innovative Learning 2015 and Beyond: Challenges, Opportunities, Technologies and Strategies.
The Forum launched the Arizona Innovative Learning Collaborative.
In 2016 the Board officially adopted a Roadmap for GAZeL’s future with a new focus on Innovative Learning, and development of the Collaborative. The Collaborative reflects a broader vision for GAZeL . While GAZeL will remain committed to eLearning, eLearning is only the beginning! Innovative Learning is so much more. The focus is on outcomes, impact, benefits, and opportunities for Arizona.
Unlike many organizations that focus on a particular sector, the Collaborative will connect innovative learning advocates and innovators representing public and private colleges and universities, community colleges, K-12 education, and business, government, and nonprofit organizations.
Collaborative Goals - Innovation, Technology, Collaboration
The Collaborative will engage the Arizona community, including educators, policy makers and community leaders, in developing Communities Of Interest to:
Innovation and technology must be infused in all Arizona discussions about education reform.
- Create a Culture of Education Innovation that will promote and support adoption of innovative ideas and new technologies that will enable Arizona to create next generation education and workforce development solutions for our state and our communities.
- Provide opportunities for education innovators to collaborate and network, share ideas and resources, exchange best practices, pursue joint funding opportunities, develop mutual professional development strategies, pursue and share research opportunities, and engage in other cooperative initiatives that will support adoption of new and innovative strategies and technologies
Innovation and technology must be infused in all Arizona discussions about education reform.
Priorities 2018 and Beyond
The Collaborative we will focus on innovative ideas, new technologies and collaboration. We are committed to producing outcomes that will have impact, benefits, and opportunities for Arizona.
We will be creating Teams/Communities of Interest to network, share ideas and resources, exchange best practices, pursue joint funding opportunities, develop mutual professional development strategies, pursue and share research opportunities and cooperate in other initiatives that will support adoption of innovative strategies and technologies. Initially the Teams/Communities of Interest will include:
We will be creating Teams/Communities of Interest to network, share ideas and resources, exchange best practices, pursue joint funding opportunities, develop mutual professional development strategies, pursue and share research opportunities and cooperate in other initiatives that will support adoption of innovative strategies and technologies. Initially the Teams/Communities of Interest will include:
- Gamified Virtual Laboratory Simulations
- Collaborative Professional Development
- Innovative Learning Conference: It's Time For Disruptive Innovative Learning! Strategic Planning for Innovation, Technology and Collaboration for our Arizona K-12 Schools, Universities, Community Colleges, Libraries and Community Organizations
- Open Education Resources Advocacy and Network
- Innovation Labs/Makerspaces Network
- State and Local Innovative Learning Plans
- Collaboration with other organizations to develop policies and strategies to facilitate deployment of Broadband to rural Arizona schools and communities
- Conferences, Forums, Workshops, Webinars
- Networking events
- Research
- Joint projects and grants
- Professional development
More About GAZeL And The Innovative Learning Collaborative
See pages on this web site to learn more about GAZeL, the Innovative Learning Collaborative, our events and initiatives for 2018 and beyond, things we have done, opportunities to get involved and invest in GAZeL, and, how you will benefit from participation
Thanks for Considering Our Request
We will greatly appreciate your participation and we look forward to a long and productive relationship. In the meantime, please contact us if you have questions
Let’s Get You On Board
- Contact us to confirm your interest
- Send us a brief bio, or a link to your LinkedIn or other online profile
