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Learning2gether with Week 1 overview of EVO 2016 moderator training

Sunday November 1, 2015 - 1400 UTC / GMT

What was it about?

Electronic Village moderators for the EVO 2016 sessions met online in a revolving-door Hangout on Air (HoA) for a meet-and-greet to kick off the new round of EVO moderator training. Mbarek Akaddar provided an overview of the training session, and Nina Liakos talked about why moderator training is important for experienced moderators and new moderators alike. The general public were welcome to attend and share ideas and questions by listening in the stream and interacting with moderators in the hangout and other participants in real-time in our Chatwing chat space
http://chatwing.com/vancestev.

This was billed as a good opportunity to meet next year’s moderators and learn firsthand about what will be on offer when EVO opens for registration on Jan 3, 2016.

This was the 298th episode of Learning2gether, who are hosting the event.

Find more information on events of this nature at http://tinyurl.com/learning2gether

Archive of this event:
http://learning2gether.net/2015/11/01/learning2gether-with-week-1-evo-moderator-training-meet-and-greet-and-curt-bonk-at-mm7/

How this worked at showtime Nov 1, 2015

You can listen to the stream in the video embedded above while chatting with us in real-time in the Chatwing embed below
or you can
- Watch, and listen to the stream at its YouTube URL: https://youtu.be/s5oX_mPKxZ4
- And open the chat in another window here http://chatwing.com/vancestev

If there is space available (up to 10 people) you are welcome to join us in the Hangout on Air
- It is a public hangout in the profile of Vance Stevens on Google+
- Join the conversation and catch the stream on the Google+ event page:
  https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cvasclmutspo2j4snrrmchv6lvg
- You can join us in HoA via its direct link posted here at show time
  and posted to Twitter hash tag #learning2gether
- If the Hangout is full, listen to the stream and interact with us in the text chat
  - You can let us know if you want to join the Hangout
  - We will let you know via the stream when space comes available
  - When you enter the Hangout
    - Wear a HEADSET to avoid broadcasting speaker sound back into the Hangout
    - Switch OFF the stream as it is on a delay and will create an echo for you
    - Please MUTE YOUR MIC when not actually speaking into it during the HoA

Before, during, and after the live event, you can chat with us in the chat space above

and / or join the conversation on the Google+ event page

Connect with the Chatwing from any browser at http://chatwing.com/vancestev

Here's the chat from this event copy / pasted below

If you've come to chatwing from my posting to my email lists, here is where you can catch the stream when it starts,http://webheadsinaction.org/live

We'll be starting half an hour from now

16 hours ago

Good morning EVO moderators! We are here today for the launch of this year's EVO moderators' training. I am one of the coordinators.

16 hours ago

me too

16 hours ago

Hi all! I made it, but cannot stay long and will only follow chat! Hope you all have a great Sunday

16 hours ago

Hi Marijana. We start in 15 min, just waiting for Nina to resolve a problem connecting her HoA

16 hours ago

Ok, no problem. I see you have disabled comments on youtube, so I don't need to follow youtube than!?

16 hours ago

I'll post the direct link to the moderators G+C when nina is there

I didn't disable comments, maybe the stream has to start first

But the text chat should all funnel through Chatwing in any event

16 hours ago

OK, I will follow youtube than as well. I suppose you are right! Good to know that! Thx

16 hours ago

We'll know when the stream starts

16 hours ago

Hi Marijana, are you feeling better?

16 hours ago

Benjamin Stewart

Looking forward to today´s chat...

16 hours ago

Benjamin Stewart

Here to listen and learn...

16 hours ago

Hi Nina! A bit better thank you! But, can't join you live. Will follow chat with the rest!

Hi Benjamin! Do join the EVO team in the hangout on air, the link is posted in the G+Community

16 hours ago

Maha Abdelmoneim

hi ther

there is no video here at all for me

16 hours ago

Welcome to the chat!

16 hours ago

Vance, you look scary today! :)

NIce to see you to Vance and all! Hi from Croatia

16 hours ago

Benjamin Stewart

Don´t see an HOA link in G+ Community...

16 hours ago

Good morning from Colorado -- here to follow video and chat

16 hours ago

Benjamin Stewart

That´s fine...will just watch and learn...

16 hours ago

Hi Vanessa! :)

16 hours ago

Hi everyone!

16 hours ago

Benjamin, EVO 2016 Moderator G+Community

16 hours ago

Hi Marjana -- good to "see" (read) you!

16 hours ago

and Vance has posted the Live link for HOA

16 hours ago

Hi all

16 hours ago

To get the live link you need to belong to the moderators google plus community

16 hours ago

Hi Heike! Looking good!

16 hours ago

Hi, everyone! Good to see you all.

See! Talk :)

16 hours ago

@Benjamin are you a member od EVO2016 G+Community!?

16 hours ago

Minecraft MOOCers! YAY!

16 hours ago

Okay someobody can jump into my space in the hangout!

16 hours ago

Hi Bron :) MinecraftMoocer!

16 hours ago

Benjamin Stewart

No Marijana, is it a public community or private?

16 hours ago

Oops, Sue Annan has taken my place.

16 hours ago

Hi there Marijana!

16 hours ago

Hi everyone

16 hours ago

Hi hazel!

16 hours ago

@Benjamin it's a EVO 2016 MOderators Community, it should be public, but are you a moderator of any EVO 2016 sessions

16 hours ago

I see Rose Bard here, Heike, Bron, welcome to the chat!

16 hours ago

Many people joined us! Good to see that :)))

16 hours ago

Yes, indeed

16 hours ago

Hello, lovely people from all over the world. I'm Tamas from Hungary, currently destroying the planet in Dubai, UAE.

16 hours ago

Maha Abdelmoneim

ok I guess it's listening on one tab and chatting here on another :)

16 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

Hi everyone, delighted to be here with you all today :-)

16 hours ago

hahah Heike! Vance aka eveil Haloween avatar

16 hours ago

Welcome, Tamas, Maha, and Janet

16 hours ago

Maha Abdelmoneim

for some reason the video doesn't work here

16 hours ago

Hello everyone! It is wonderful to be here! Hi Nina, hi Hazel

16 hours ago

Maha Abdelmoneim

hello Nina and all :) good to see you here

16 hours ago

Maha, try logging out and coming back. Or try a different browser.

16 hours ago

Hi Helena

16 hours ago

Hi Helena, welcome

16 hours ago

Games and game-inspired activities rock learning!

16 hours ago

@Maha, try to open it in youtube

16 hours ago

Hi everyone! Looking forward to learning more about EVO and the different sessions

16 hours ago

Hi Emma, welcome

16 hours ago

A big hello from Hong Kong!

16 hours ago

Hi everyone

16 hours ago

Karin Heuert Galvão

Hello everyone!

16 hours ago

Maha Abdelmoneim

thank Marijana.. Ic an open it but not on this same page

16 hours ago

Hi, Paul, Sue, Karin

16 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

Hi everyone, sorry am a bit late, glad to be here

16 hours ago

Hi janet, WB

16 hours ago

Maha Abdelmoneim

not the chatwing page I mean

16 hours ago

Hello from Gainesville, Florida, USA

16 hours ago

Hello John

16 hours ago

Hello Nina

16 hours ago

Nellie Deutsch, Ed.D

Coding is in

16 hours ago

Paul I just authorized you to join the wiki

16 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

Hello Nina, Vance and everyone

16 hours ago

hi

16 hours ago

Yes Maha, you need to have two tabs open, one for chat other from video if you cannot open embeded video in the site.

16 hours ago

I just wanted to show my enthusiasm for EVO. I've been a participant for years and it has always contributed to my development. I look forward to the learning how to contribute to it next year by helping in the moderation of Minecraft EVO with Vance, Marijana, Barbie, Jeff, Tamas and others. I gotta go now. I'll be watching the recording and catching up.

16 hours ago

Nellie Deutsch, Ed.D

I took a scripting course for SL building in 2008 at Muvenation with other webheads like Evelyn

16 hours ago

Rose, thank you so much for dropping by! We'll post the recording link ASAP

Hi Nellie

16 hours ago

Hi Janet, John, Nellie, Rose and the rest

16 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

I am also watching youtube livestream :-0

:-)

16 hours ago

Yes, me too

16 hours ago

Nellie Deutsch, Ed.D

Hi everyone

16 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

Hi Marijana!!!

16 hours ago

Nellie Deutsch, Ed.D

I prefer to use google chat but I'm fine here, too :)

16 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

and Nellie!!

16 hours ago

Hi Janet

16 hours ago

happy to use this

16 hours ago

waves

16 hours ago

Edmodo is very popular social network among many primary teachers in Croatia as well

16 hours ago

It's tricky to have so many places to chat

16 hours ago

Maha Abdelmoneim

I went for tons of scripting courses in SL but they were mostly too theoretical for me

16 hours ago

welcome sue:)

16 hours ago

Hi Nellie

16 hours ago

hi Hazel

16 hours ago

This chat stays around forever, but the chat in the hangout vanishes when the hangout closes

16 hours ago

Maha Abdelmoneim

I think it would be much better if two or 3 work together while experimenting with scripts

16 hours ago

good to see you

16 hours ago

Hi Hazel :)

16 hours ago

hi Maha, appreciate your comment, scripting and building are great skills though

16 hours ago

CLIL--content and language integrated learning

16 hours ago

Hello

16 hours ago

Hi Heike, Nellie, NIna, Janet :-)

16 hours ago

:-)

16 hours ago

hugs Sue

16 hours ago

I will leave the call and listen in to let someone else in

16 hours ago

Maha Abdelmoneim

oh Absolutely Heike it is something that I love to learn and play with

16 hours ago

we will focus on creating language games in virtual environments

16 hours ago

Maha Abdelmoneim

was just saying that thee are better ways of doing it and it always depends on how individuals like to learn

16 hours ago

There seem to be 2 spaces in the hangout

16 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

Hi Sue, everyone!!

16 hours ago

The hangout URL is in our mods' google+ community

16 hours ago

this group of moderators is a most amaziing group

16 hours ago

Yes, indeed

16 hours ago

Machina sounds awesome! I really want to take this EVO myself.

16 hours ago

Nellie Deutsch, Ed.D

I'll repeat. Great to see you, Heike. I missed you.

Hi Janet

16 hours ago

I don't HANGOUT ... I am from SECOND LIFE

16 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

Hi Heike, lovely to see you here

16 hours ago

Hi Nellie. We keep finding each other online :-)

16 hours ago

Nellie Deutsch, Ed.D

Hi aka Hazel

16 hours ago

Maha Abdelmoneim

I found that a course on basic programming liek the one using scratch offered in Coursera or Edx is very useful to jumpstart learning how to script

16 hours ago

Lots of plaes in the HoA now

15 hours ago

Hi Karen!

15 hours ago

Nellie Deutsch, Ed.D

scratch is great, Maha

Hi Karin

15 hours ago

This Teachers as Designers team is AWESOME. I am happy to be their mentor

15 hours ago

World Wide Moderator Teams

15 hours ago

Very globally focussed

15 hours ago

Yes, that's what I love about EVO

15 hours ago

Karin Heuert Galvão

I can leave my place so someone else can join the session.

15 hours ago

If you are an EVO mod please join the hangout and say hello

15 hours ago

Nellie is a super woman!

15 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

Learning from each other is the best part :-)

Yay, Nellie!!!

15 hours ago

I agree Janet

15 hours ago

Maha Abdelmoneim

who can join and how?

15 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

Yes, Sue!!

15 hours ago

Let's hear it for Mbarek!!!!! clap clap clap

15 hours ago

clap clap

15 hours ago

clap, clap for pur Mbarek

15 hours ago

clap clap

15 hours ago

Thanks a bundle Nellie :)

15 hours ago

Clap clap

15 hours ago

clapp clappp clapclap

15 hours ago

Maha Abdelmoneim

"clap"

15 hours ago

Thanks Marijana and all :)

15 hours ago

applause for MBarik

15 hours ago

I'm clapping ;-)

15 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

Hi Mbarek :-) A very big clap!!

15 hours ago

big clap to Shelly

15 hours ago

Personalized Learning

15 hours ago

there are only 3 in the HoA, moderators please come back

15 hours ago

That's OK Nellie but watch it!

15 hours ago

@Tamas, join the hangout

15 hours ago

I m joyfulwhohoooooo :)

15 hours ago

Shelly was trying to recruit me this year as well but I couldn't join them this year

15 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

Big clap to Nellie for being our mentor this year :-)

15 hours ago

clap clap

15 hours ago

We are keeping you busy Marijana to say nothing of your 2 other sessions

15 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

Shame, Marijana,

15 hours ago

Young Learners

15 hours ago

good time to grab a place in the HoA

Vera is here, she will be next

15 hours ago

LOL Janet, I am so busy this year. You don't want to know!

15 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

Yes, I do, lol!!! You are incredible :-)

15 hours ago

I actually thought CLIL is something for non-English teachers, like Math or Science teachers, Geography teachers etc.

15 hours ago

@Nina you mean two session I will moderating or the one I am mentring

15 hours ago

marijana moderating 2, mentoring 1

too much to consider moderating a 3rd

15 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

Wow, very busy people @Nina

15 hours ago

yes, am mentoring one of Nellie's :) LOL

15 hours ago

No kidding - I don't know how they do it

Nellie doesn't need a whole lot of mentoring

15 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

Amazing, really...

15 hours ago

can we see the bigger picture ?

of person talking ?

15 hours ago

Karin Heuert Galvão

Can't wait to work with MM7 as well Nellie. :)

15 hours ago

Not in the youtube stream, Hazel, only in the hangout

15 hours ago

:-)

15 hours ago

Moodle for Teacher is my mentoring session. I am so much looking forward to it as I really want to learn more about Moodle even though I have a Certificate from CRO Moodle Platform

15 hours ago

You can go back there though

15 hours ago

okay thanks Nina

15 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

MM4 T is a super session, I learned so much when I did it twice in the past :-)

15 hours ago

I mentored them last year and it was interesting learning about Moodle, which I had never used before

There is lots of room in the hangout, I encourage you to jump in there

15 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

Moodle is a great platform to work on

Prof Curt Bonk is incredible, a great speaker!!

15 hours ago

Moodle was always a confusing platform for me but I find it very intersting lately

15 hours ago

Bravo, Mbarek!

15 hours ago

I'm doing one of Nellie's courses on Moodle. Seems very user friendly

15 hours ago

Thanks Paul :)

15 hours ago

Paul, why don't you join the hangout?

15 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

You will love it, @Sue

The book is fantastic!!

15 hours ago

Nellie Deutsch, Ed.D

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html

15 hours ago

Thx Nellie

15 hours ago

Joinhttps://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/101466780212825775554

15 hours ago

LETIZIA CINGANOTTO

Daniela and I will be presenting at Nellie's Moodle Mooc on 28th Nov. as well ;-)

15 hours ago

This is our g+community for evo mods

15 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

TEC Variety is the book by Curt Bonk and co

15 hours ago

Awesome, Letizia

15 hours ago

and Letizia will be presenting at SLanguages.org

15 hours ago

LETIZIA CINGANOTTO

:-)

15 hours ago

I am also presenting for Nellie on 22 November about Kahoot and Socrative online testing tools

15 hours ago

15 Nov

15 hours ago

Nellie Deutsch, Ed.D

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Moodle+MOOC+7+in+Nov+2015&iso=20151101T13&p1=250&ah=1

15 hours ago

Interesting!

15 hours ago

LETIZIA CINGANOTTO

Yes SLanguages with Andrea on 15th Nov :-)

15 hours ago

isnt this amazing to have 16 EVO sessions this year?

15 hours ago

I don't know where you all find so many hours in the day :-)

15 hours ago

Yes, a healthy crop of proposals, a nice mix of old and new

15 hours ago

Maha Abdelmoneim

it's the Web now Vance

15 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

Sorry @NIna and @Vance, I have to go now, as mentioned before I could only stay for approx 30 mins as other commitments shortly. It's been great and will catch up with recording later...

15 hours ago

Maha Abdelmoneim

Google translates the time for me all the time :)

15 hours ago

I don't know either Sue, I think a day isn't long enough for all this

15 hours ago

Lol @Marijana

15 hours ago

Yes, Maha, for me too, esp. for HOA

15 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

Thanks so much for this session, and hope to see everyone in the EVO MOderators G+ community later :-)

15 hours ago

Tata Janet and thanks for coming

15 hours ago

Janet Bianchini

Bye!!!, my pleasure NIna, it's been great!!

15 hours ago

Nellie Deutsch, Ed.D

so Mbarek is gong to talk about Trello on MM7

15 hours ago

Bye Janet!

15 hours ago

LETIZIA CINGANOTTO

so happy to meet all of you here!

15 hours ago

Will it be recorded Nellie? have an IATEFL BEsig webinar to host in 20 mins.

15 hours ago

I am looking forward to Mbarek's talk, as Trello still gives me headaches, but I do find it useful

15 hours ago

Nellie Deutsch, Ed.D

Yes, Sue

15 hours ago

excellent

15 hours ago

Nellie Deutsch, Ed.D

but I think you will make it

15 hours ago

Maha Abdelmoneim

by the way if you're interested in writing or creating anything on the Web or learn about it I'd like to invite you to check Digital Writing Month that starts todayhttp://www.digitalwritingmonth.com/2015/10/31/lets-launch-digiwrimo-your-month-your-goals/

15 hours ago

Nellie Deutsch, Ed.D

The opening is in 1,28 hours and Curt Bonk is in 2.28 hours

15 hours ago

Maha Abdelmoneim

I think he was in Dubai around 2000

15 hours ago

okay. should just about manage then

15 hours ago

cool to have participants certificates

15 hours ago

John Graney is waiting to talk, we have lots of places for the next speaker

15 hours ago

The problem we had with Trello is that we did not seem to be able to keep the planning there without also interacting there, which made it difficult to go back to conversations. For me, at least

15 hours ago

Nellie Deutsch, Ed.D

so Mbarek is gong to talk about Trello on MM7
Here are the webinars for MM7 in November

15 hours ago

vera is still there, we'll go to her next if we can (then John)

15 hours ago

We had a lot of motivated participants last year at ICT4ELT because we gave badges

It was a bit difficult to follow, but we made it and it was really successful

15 hours ago

Aiden Yeh

Dafne Gonzalez

15 hours ago

Nellie Deutsch, Ed.D

Join the 41 webinars on MM7 in the month of Novemberhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/19YfwWbwgP7jwJaMfJ8H2YPVuRL8awTvyDst9DCyOqPA/edit?usp=sharing

15 hours ago

we gave badges in EVO MC MOOC as well :-)

15 hours ago

I like having some kind of recognition, personally

15 hours ago