Student Reading Group – Recruiting Now!

 

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?

Is that a YES!?!

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

Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

This is an American website that promotes high quality research in the field of child care and education. This site is easy to navigate and gives access to thousands of full text documents in the form of government papers, journals and research papers covering a wide range of issues.

http://www.childcareresearch.org/childcare/collection.jsp

Autism on Film

This BBC article – Autistic Impressions - discusses how many films have concentrated only on characters with special intelligences (such as Rain Man) and do not explore the real life experience of those living with the disorder. But the number of films portraying the reality of the situation (with varying levels of success) are increasing. The following have been recommended -

Snowcake

Ben X (dutch with subtitles)

Blackballoon

Adam

The Serious Need for Play

The Serious Need for Play is an informative article that stresses the importance of free play for children and how crucial it is for their emotional and  cognitive development. Click on the thumbnail to read more….

The Scientific American website, from where this link originates, holds an impressive range of articles and links that cover all the sciences from, space, biology, technology, mind and brain to archaeology and much more. The latest copy of the magazine Scientific American can be found in the library, and back issues can be loaned out for seven days. Ask at the counter for any more information.

If you are studying Childcare and Development, then you may be interested in the following magazines which can be taken out on loan.

New Intute Guides Online

Eight new Intute Subject Booklets have been published this month, each providing a “taster” of the Internet resources that can be found by using Intute. They can be downloaded directly from the site or viewed as a PDF.

The new subject include:

Environmental Science
Materials Engineering
Film and Theatre
Philosophy
Education
Olympic Studies
Biological Sciences
Pregnancy and Childbirth

Over 24 booklets have been published by Intute in recent years, and you are welcome to copy, re-purpose and distribute the printed or electronic versions for non-profit, educational use with suitable attribution, as the work is licenced under a Creative Commons Licence.

 

“Spilling the Beans” – Which? magazine Feb 2008

 

BBC Health website reports on the growing number of hidden calories in your daily coffee fix …… in fact you may be drinking up to a third of your calorie in-take for the day in one cup!

See the original article on page 30 of the Feb 08 Which? magazine and todays (24th Jan) edition of the Daily Mail, both available in the library. The highlights of the article are available (for free) on the Which? website. 

Which? reports that “a black coffee with no sugar has practically zero calories and fat. But start adding milk, sugar (about 16 calories a teaspoon), whipped cream or chocolate, and the calories shoot up”.

Learn more about your recommended calorie intake and healthy eating at NHS Direct , Dept. Of Health  , Rowett Institute and Equip.

Find out more in the library at shelf number 613.2  

Subject Finder – FE Online Resources

 

Subject Finder (developed by Lambeth College) provides access to high-quality web resources for academics, teachers, lectures and students categorised by subject areas across many FE disciplines. It is designed to search only educational websites, without users being overwhelmed with a huge number of search results.

Find Online Resources for:

Construction             Carpentry            Engineering             Electronics         Sports  

Travel & Tourism          Accounting            Beauty Therapy        Social Care

     Sign Language            Sociology           Arts & Crafts          Charities        Performing

 and many more………

Previous posts on these subjects can be found by clicking the links on the left of the LibeRaCe home page.

Wild Child

Don’t kid yourself, you need all kinds of resources to pass this course! College isn’t childs play, but these links can help you take your first steps in to the big bad online world….

 

The Professionals 

National Association of Childrens Information Services, National Day Nurserys Association, The Day Care Trust, Employers for Child Care, National Childminding Association, Association of Supportive Childcare, Childcare Direct, SureStart

Business Information    

 

How to Run a Nursery

Do you really know what you’re talking about?

Modern ways

Early Years Resources

Magazines:

Education 3-13 / Early Childhood Practice / EYE Early Years Educator / Early Years Journal of Research and Developement/ Child Education 4-7 (all in the library), ChildCare (online), Children WebMag (online)

Jobs : Childcare Careers

Find books for your course in the library at 155.4 and 362.7