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ELI Web Seminar, December 6, 2005 1:00 p.m. EST (12:00 p.m. CST, 11:00 a.m. MST, 10:00 a.m. PST); runs one hour Visual Literacy in Higher EducationSpecial Guest
Ron Bleed is vice chancellor for information technologies at the Maricopa Community Colleges. He has held CIO level positions in higher education for 38 years, with the past 25 years at Maricopa. He served as board chair of CAUSE, vice-chair of Educom, and chair of the EDUCAUSE Board of Directors for two terms. Bleed has brought vision and expertise to the higher education community as well as to many corporate advisory councils, including those of Microsoft, Apple, HP, and Oracle. His interests include innovative instructional strategies for large-enrollment courses, library transformations, and new ideas for learning space design. He has written and spoken on a variety of higher education and technology topics.
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