Term 3 Enabling e-Learning Calendar of Events 

Tēnā koutou, talofa lava. Once the holidays are over, there are more exciting e-learning events and opportunities planned for term 3 on your return. Hopefully there are some gems here for you and your school .

Feel free to tell others as well as bookmark the following events from Enabling e-Learning calendar into your own calendar. 

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 FORUM: Social networking, social learning: 12 August - 12 September

There's a huge explosion in number, range and participation in social networking sites. How can informal online learning, such as social networking and unconferences, become part of a personalised PLD design for schools? How can social media be leveraged to help your students' learning? Join us in this forum which will feature in the Enabling e-Learning | Professional learning group.

 FORUM: BYOD Pedagogy: 26 August - 26 September

Ubiquitous learning means learning anywhere, anytime, using any device. Personalising learning means individualising learning pathways. As more and more schools trial or implement BYOD, we invite you to join us in this kōrero as we unpack pedagocial approaches and explore relevant mobile activities in learning scenarios across the pan sector. This forum will run in the Enabling e-Learning | Leadership group. 

 FORUM: How can we use e-learning to inform, engage and include our parents in the learning cycle? 1 September - 1 October

It is becoming increasingly clear that home/school partnerships have a positive impact on learning at school. How do you engage or involve others to encourage feedback from your local community about the values/principles of learning through, about and with the use of e-learning? This thread will feature in the Enabling e-Learning | Beyond the classroom group.

 FORUM: NAPP and the e-Learning Planning Framework: September - October

What does it mean to be a leader in the self-review process? This is the third thread in the NAPP series inviting National Aspiring Principals to engage in dialogue about the knowledge and skills needed to review and address a school's e-capability. This forum which will feature in the Enabling e-Learning | Leadership group.

Your input and ideas are valued and welcome in all of these forum discussions. 

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All events can be found in the Enabling e-Learning calendar. 

 WEBINAR: Smart libraries and information hubs of the future: 21 August, 3.45 - 4.45pm

Libraries have traditionally been and continue to be a centralised space to access information. But what does this mean now that we have ubiquitous access to information? What makes a library smart? Is it access 24/7? The environment? What about the role of the smart librarian? Find out more, as our guests Paula Eskett and Peter Murgatroyd joins us in this webinar. This event will be supported by a thread in the Enabling e-Learning | Teaching group. REGISTER NOW! 

 WEBINAR: Secondary curriculum, NCEA and e-learning:  28 August, 3.45-4.45pm

Increasingly secondary educators are seeking opportunities to weave e-learning into learning areas and inquiry. In this webinar, we'd like to explore how e-learning tools can be used specifically in secondary schools contexts - with references to implications for NCEA. Guests TBC. This webinar will be supported by a thread in the Enabling e-Learning | Teaching group. REGISTER NOW!! 

 WEBINAR: Schools, Google apps and the cloud: 18 September, 3.45-4.45pm

Trends such as ubiquity, personalising learning and ultra-fast broadband mean schools can operate in different and innovative ways to access, process, construct, share and archive learning. In this webinar, we'll explore ways we can we maximise learning in the cloud more - including the use of Google apps for teaching and learning. 

Join guests Fiona Grant and Tania Coutts as they discuss ways to utilise the Google suite in the classroom and across the school. This webinar will be supported by a thread in the Enabling e-Learning | Technologies group.

Your input and ideas are valued and welcome in all of these webinars. 

The weekly e-Learning Round-Up: Every 2 weeks

Enjoy our weekly digest of e-learning from across the VLN groups communities. Published every fortnight - straight to you!  Every member of the Enabling e-Learning group receives this via email.