Term 4 kicks off - and Connected Educators keep talking!

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Looking back: Last week's events

Welcome to those of you exploring online learning for the first time as we launch into Term 4! Connected educators were out in force at the ULearn14 conference last week in Rotorua, #cenz14 was trending in the NZ Twitter stats and there was a stream of events that took the programme out online for Connected Educator Month.

Watch the livestreamed breakouts again: Handpicked sessions that captured the spirit of Connected Educator Month were streamed live with collaborative docs to support them.

Why be a connected educator?

Listen to these ULearn educators talk about what being part of Connected Educator Month means to them:

Looking forward: Spotlighted events on this week

With at least 25 events on every day, there are more events on the calendar than you can attend in this busy first week back - but don’t let that stop you picking one or two to explore. You can export them to your own diary, too. Review all NZ events for this week and check out the full global calendar, too.

Here's a tiny taste of what's coming up:

N etSafe: The role of evidence in developing online safety (online discussion).
Putting the e in Pasifika (Part 1, 2, 3 & 4): Podcasts that explore Pasifika education in a modern learning context.
Book Group: Key Competencies for the Future - Discussions currently running in the VLN
NZQA Assessment online : Webinar with the Enabling e-Learning team - 14 Oct, 3.45pm.
T he Art of Storytelling in the Digital World: Webinar with ECE Online - 14 Oct, 6.30pm.
Increasing Learner Access Using Google Hangouts on Air: Online workshop with Saunil Hagler / Cyclone - 15 Oct, 7pm.
Beginners' Guide to Becoming a Connected Educator (AKL only): Workshop with Cognition - 15 Oct, 4.30pm.
EduCamps: EduCampDunners in Dunedin and EduCamp Nelson both run on 18 Oct.

Twitter chats...

Join these conversations on Twitter by following the hashtags below:

#scichatnz - 14 Oct 8.30pm
#kidsedchatnz - 15 Oct 8pm
#leaderchatnz - 16 Oct 9.30am
#whatisschool - 17 Oct 11am
#socscichatnz - inaugural chat for Social Science educators - 19 Oct 8.30pm

Connected Educator in the spotlight

He Whatunga Tangata: Educators get connected online: We were featured in Te Karere TVNZ talking about how the event can connect educators across different parts of the sector.

Running an event or activity?

We’d love to be able to link people back to your activity via the Connected Educator archives:

Share the link to your event with us in this Google form.
Tips for running an event or activity : Includes templates and advice for managing your own online workshops.
Feedback on being part of CEM: Let us know what it’s been like to offer an event as part of the month’s calendar.

Tell your fellow educators about Connected Educator Month!

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