THE Caribbean Educators Network (CEN) is a social network of educators that is accessible online and supported by a number of online and social media tools.
The network began in March 2008 as an effort to facilitate the establishment of a continuing professional development (CPD) network specifically for Caribbean educators.
Presently however, the network has evolved into a complex network of online collaborators with over 920 members from across the Caribbean and other countries around the world. Membership interests and backgrounds are varied, and provide for diverse interactions and collaborations within learning communities in the network.  A statement from CEN said this growth and interest in collaborative knowledge-building and sharing is evident by the activities that form part of the network.
Members participate in live online webinars (online conferences, workshops and lectures) and engage in critical and reflective dialogue in discussion forums.  Most of the collaborative knowledge-building and sharing takes place in small to medium groups within the network.

In 2009, an advisory group emerged out of an online reflective workshop.  The CEN advisory group is working towards the development of a framework that will seek to sustain collaborative knowledge-building and sharing in groups.  In addition to this, the advisory group is planning its first Online Caribbean Educators Conference to take place in August of 2011 over a period of two days.

CEN said this is “a free event” and will feature Caribbean educators in critical dialogue using social media technology and tools.
To access the network, members must sign-up at: http://www.caribbeaneducatorsnetwork.com.