Posted by LibeRaCe on September 21, 2012
**New for Term 1**
Get your FREE tickets for the first screening of the new lunch time film club in Coleg Llandrillo, Rhos Site.
Thursday 27th September @12.00 in K18, Bodnant Building
Ask at the main Library issue desk for more details. Limited numbers of tickets available.
ID cards & tickets for Part 1 will be valid for the Part 2 screening on 4th October!
Learn more about the creator here and here
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Posted by LibeRaCe on November 17, 2011
The JISC Collection provides various links to digital collections that cover areas such as history, social sciences, science and engineering.
Try exploring the timeline:
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Posted by LibeRaCe on November 22, 2010
The National Archives, the UK government’s official archive, containing over 900 years of history have made a selection of their images available through Flickr to give some idea of the material they retain.
There are some fantastic images ranging from Jane Austens will, to The Big Three at Yalta (Churchill, Roosevelt & Stalin), Medieval manuscripts to Whitley Bay posters, maps, plans, seals & artifacts and all are in the Creative Commons with no known copyright restrictions. What about the US National Archive phototream? An amazing collection from the American Civil War to photodocumentaries of everyday life in the 1970′s.
You can comment on the pictures and make copies of them so why not have a look?
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Posted by LibeRaCe on September 17, 2010
Students can already share their opinions and favourite/most hated reads in the Blog Off and Read! group on Moodle.
BUT
Would you like to meet up with other like-minded students on a regular basis to chat about the ‘read of the week’ and share ideas face to face?
Well then, you’ll need to contact our Senior Information officer Pat Hebron and she’ll do the rest.
Send an email to p.hebron@llandrillo.ac.uk with your -
Name
ID Number
Course
Preferred Contact Email
Times of the week that would suit you best
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Posted by LibeRaCe on September 10, 2010
Skillscymru, which takes place at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, will mark the start of a year-long programme of events and activities taking place across the UK in the run up to WorldSkills London 2011. It is being hosted by the Welsh Assembly Government, which is also a Partner of WorldSkills London 2011, as part of its commitment to raise skills levels throughout Wales. Simon Bartley, chief executive of UK Skills, talks in more detail about the event here. SkillsCymru will also have a huge selection of interactive learning experiences for visitors and a fantastic group of inspirational speakers.
The World Skills competition itself takes place on the 5th-8th October 2011 in London. Their interactive website is already live. Click on the scrolling skills list to access videos and links to career information. You can choose your national flag and get up dates on that country’s competitors. Check in with the site regularly to watch the ‘Focus On’ series of videos about specific career choices.
Students from Coleg Llandrillo have a fantastic reputation for achieving awards at the UK Skills and World Skills events. Talk to your tutor about how to get involved.
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Posted by LibeRaCe on June 14, 2010
According to a recent survey by Train2Game of nearly 100 game development industry professionals, 80 per cent believe poor experience among prospective employees poses the most significant obstacle to them being recruited. You can read the rest of the article here.
If you love your gaming and think it could be career for you, why not check out the Coleg Llandrillo BTEC in Games Development.
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Posted by LibeRaCe on November 3, 2009
After sifting through all the soul-destroying clips on You Tube, you may want to give yourself a headache and try Academic Earth. This educational ecosystem, as they call it, has high quality open courseware videos from US universities like Harvard and Yale, covering subjects from both the arts and sciences.
Posted in A Levels, Art & Design, FE Students, HE Students, Online Learning, Science | Tagged: Education, Videos | Leave a Comment »
Posted by LibeRaCe on September 25, 2009
Putiton.com was created for budding artists to showcase their work to a global audience free of charge. You have one gig of free space, upload and stream audio and video files, plus, translation of your words into 10 global languages.
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Posted by LibeRaCe on September 8, 2009
The commons was launched in January 2008 as a partnership between Flickr and the Library of Congress. The aim is to increase access to public domain photography collections held in museums, libraries and archives from all over the world and to encourage the public to contribute information and knowledge. Have a look at the tags!
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Posted by LibeRaCe on July 2, 2009
Covering the Venice Biennale including the pavilions of New Zealand, Norway and Denmark and an exhibition featuring artists from Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Turner Prize winner Jeremy Deller is also turning the local residents into a live artwork. Marina Abramović to talk about performance on Twitter.
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