In September of 2014 I had been turning a few phrases around as I researched the term Connected Educator.  From there I created a list of current phrases and decided to get some bloggers to unpack and query what these terms meant. Then thought, why not write a book and each blogger contribute their part. Via twitter I out a call out and the following tweeps responded. Each author literally had to take a term that they used and critique why it needed to change. My other stipulation was that they needed a critically friend who would give them feedback before their post went live.

#EdBookNZ 14 Read the Digital Copy- you will need to sign in to download. https://issuu.com/ulimasao/docs/completed_book__2_ Purchase the paper copy https://www.peecho.com/checkout/issuu/332766/completed-book-2-

@arti_choke @newmarketschool @mrs_hyde @AKeenReader @BeLchick1 @eduwells @virtuallykaren @mrkempnz @vanschaijik @TahuPaki

The following year, I thought, let’s do this again.

#EDBookNZ15 Read the Digital Copy- you will need to sign in to download. http://issuu.com/ulimasao/docs/edbooknz_terms_2015 Purchase the paper copy https://www.peecho.com/checkout/issuu/332989/edbooknz-terms-2015

@FreemansbayScho @ClaireAmosNZ @Unleash_NZ @nlouwrens @temihinga @tristanpang @TopKat76 @arti_choke Christine Fernyhough

At the same time I realised that I needed to seriously look at co-construction. So running alongside the book, I set up the wiki and invited educators in to unpack the Practicing Teacher Criteria. I was aiming for a collaborative definition of each of the criteria. However as is usual I learnt the most as understanding Tataiako helped frame the terms of reference.

Here you can check out the wiki of terms. http://edbooknz.wikispaces.com/

Doing this huge collaborative helped me see where I needed to move with TeachMeetNZ, My ideas appeared so big and daunting that I literally freaked out and shelved TeachMeetNZ under the pretence that I was studying. In some ways there was no way I could carry out what I could envisage. That too and just having a year to percolate my thinking.

In 2016 I put out another call in regards to EdBookNZ as I believe in always giving back. So that was my main claim to collaboration. That and tuning communication systems for our ACCoS Community of Learners.

#EdBookNZ16 Read the Digital Copy- you will need to sign in to download. https://issuu.com/ulimasao/docs/edbooknz_terms_2016 Purchase the paper copy https://www.peecho.com/checkout/issuu/332988/edbooknz-terms-2016

@leonie_hastings @stuartkellynz @jamesanderson @newmarketschool @AKeenReader @mrs_hyde @nikora75 @Doctor_Harves @beechEdesignz @kerriattamatea

 

Now this year,

 

#EdBookNZ17  Purchase the paper copy http://www.peecho.com/checkout/issuu/458107/edbooknz-terms-2017

@rsehji @RReiri @ginnynz01 @GeoMouldey @bedegilmore @JillFarquharson @smfeasey @vanschaijik @ptuafuti @andrew_murray33

I put out another call for EdBookNZ and have my complete list of educators. I am really excited because as usual creating an artifact for the education community pushes me into hyperdrive as I also one of the authors.

With EdBookNZ I had a massive disaster on ISSUU when I accidentally deleted all my collaborative books. I was more gutted in losing the history of downloads.

But in saying that, better things happen and now on ISSUU the books can be purchased or the PDFs download free. However you do need to create an account for the downloads. I also am unsure how to make the paper copy link easily accessible but am working on that.

Finally I am really excited about holding a printed book because I have been trying and trying to do something on Amazon, but found the process of publishing too technical.

I used ISSUU because it was the easiest platform for digital publishing. 

A dear friend and mentor said to me recently, holding the completed #EdBooks in your hands is a powerful example of collaboration.

To finish with, I just have to put a shout out for Saturday’s session of #TeachMeetNZ. This session highlights our ACCoS Kahui Ako. If you register on Eventbrite, you will go in the draw to win another example of collaboration. ‘SOLO Taxonomy and English Language Learners.’