Archive for the ‘Online Learning’ Category
Posted by LibeRaCe on March 25, 2013
Find out more about the Social Media Units of the Professional Development Award for ICT in Libraries qualification delivered by Coleg Llandrillo Library.
If you previously took part in the ICTL before these units were added, please GET IN TOUCH!
Find out what our previous learners said about the course….
Posted in FE Students, HE Students, Libraries, library 2.0, Library Online, Online Learning, Rebel Librarian, Social Networking | Leave a Comment »
Posted by LibeRaCe on February 14, 2013

Monday 18th February – Set your Twitter accounts to Stun!
Learners on the Library Foundation Degree courses in Grwp Llandrillo Menai and Glyndwr University are linking up for the whole week through Twitter – sharing, advising, supporting and ultimately helping each group explore the possibilities of Social Media for collaboration and professional development.
Using the hashtag #FDLIB Glyndwr learners will be completing their ‘Group Work in a Week’ project to develop a marketing campaign for World Book Night. You can also follow contributions from @LlandrilloLib and @glynlib
This is hopefully the first of many Tweet-ups Library Foundation Degree course learners can take part in to link across the region and work collaboratively to see the benefits of Social Media for study, work and life! We’ll be keeping track of the conversation here and on Storify, so if you can’t access Twitter during work you can still contribute.
Good luck out there!
Posted in HE Students, ICT, library 2.0, Library Online, Online Learning, PGCE, Social Networking | Tagged: coleg llandrillo, foundation degree, glyndwr university, Twitter | 3 Comments »
Posted by LibeRaCe on July 31, 2012
Med Kharbach has compiled this excellent post of free digital tools that includes the following:
Audio Editing 
Video Tools
Blogs and Wikies
Social Bookmarking
Photo Editing Tools
Infographics
Internet Safety
Plagiarism Detector
Copyright Issues
Posted in Online Learning, Social Networking, Staff | Tagged: Audio Tools, Blogs, copyright issues, Digital Tools, editing tools, Internet Safety, Social Bookmarking, video tools | Leave a Comment »
Posted by LibeRaCe on February 7, 2011

Safer Internet Day
“Internet, it’s more than just a game – it’s your life”
Learn more about staying safe online, supporting digital life-skills and become web savvy by checking out -
InSafe the Safer Internet Day organisers
Safer Internet Day on Facebook
UK Safer Internet Centre
Race Online 2012
Twitter Safer Internet Safety Day updates and #SID2011
Beat Bullying Cyber-Mentors
ECrime Wales Space Invaders!
our delicious.com be_safe_online bookmarks
Coleg Llandrillo Staff and students can also use the E-Safety resources crreated by Library staff on Moodle. Log-in and click on ‘cross college resources’ then click on the ‘e-safety’ link.
Posted in Events, ICT, Library Online, Online Learning, PGCE, Social Networking | Tagged: e-safety, library, llandrillo, online safety, safer internet day, web aware | 1 Comment »
Posted by LibeRaCe on January 20, 2011
Coleg Llandrillo Library staff with the help of the Intro Connect students have won a share in a recent CyMAL Information Literacy grant award! While the group didn’t win the separate overall student prize, the resources created were well received and their winning entry will help to support other Intro Connect and ILS groups throughout Wales.

The short screencast entitled ‘Think Before You Click’ was created during tutorial sessions with the students and their tutors while discussing e-safety and web awareness. The students shared their ideas for the slides, gave feedback on the draft presentations and recorded their own voice-overs for the final edit. The screencast is part of a wider bi-lingual resource package with powerpoint slides, handouts and a short quiz. These are now also being used on the Llandrillo E-Safety pages for the college.

Information officer Síona Murray said ” the students were a fantastic group to work with, very enthusiastic and full of ideas. We had a great time recording the audio tracks and deciding on the slides. The class tutors were very supportive of the whole project from the start and very generously set aside class time to enable the students to get involved.”
For more information on the project and general e-safety activities for FE, please contact siona.murray@llandrillo.ac.uk or @Llandrillolib on Twitter!
Posted in Citizenship, Current Affairs, ICT, library 2.0, Library Online, Online Learning, PGCE, Social Networking, Web Quest | Leave a Comment »
Posted by LibeRaCe on November 17, 2010
This week is Anti-Bullying Week nationwide – how are you involved?
Coleg Llandrillo ILS and IT@B students will be selling BeatBullying wristbands in the heartspace today – get yours to support the cause. You can also get them at the Student Union shop on campus.
Beat BullyingUK has started their Big March campaign – join up to spead the word and get access to some great resources
Cybermentors is a online support forum when young people can support others who are the victims of bullying
Don’t forget – the College Student Welfare team have specially trained mentors to help you if you are being bullied and also with any other concerns and challenges you might face during your time here.
**You can get more information on E-Safety and Fighting Cyberbullying on the College Moodle pages**
Posted in A Levels, Citizenship, Current Affairs, Events, FE Students, GCSE, HE Students, Library Online, Online Learning, Staff | Tagged: anti-bullying week, coleg llandrillo, cyberbullying | Leave a Comment »
Posted by LibeRaCe on July 26, 2010

The Digital Ethnography group at Kansas State University highlighted the above paragraph from a reflection on teaching in 1898. How things have moved on ….. or have they?
Fast forward over 100 years and instead of telegrams, what about (SMS) text messaging, (IM) instant messaging and Twitter posts – can you harness these everyday technologies to get your students to think about how and what they are writing? Can they write a story synopsis, a one line review, an emergency announcement or an online advertisement?
If you want to know more, contact your library on ext.342 or library@llandrillo.ac.uk to find out more practical uses for Web 2.0 technology in the classroom.
Posted in General Library Info, library 2.0, Online Learning, Web Quest | Leave a Comment »
Posted by LibeRaCe on May 17, 2010

http://www.eric.ed.gov/
ERIC (the Educational Resource Information Centre), is an online, searchable database of indexed journal articles, conference papers, technical reports, policy papers and even dissertations all relating to education.
Where possible the full text versions of the item are linked to, often in PDF. Where full text is unavailable, links to library stock or publishers websites are provided.
If you search for resouces on ERIC, but cannot access the full text, please come to the library counter and we will help you find the resource. You can check your ATHENS password with us or we may be able to source the text through the British Library.
Posted in A Levels, FE Students, GCSE, Library Online, Online Learning | Tagged: database, Education, online articles, PGCE | Leave a Comment »
Posted by LibeRaCe on May 7, 2010

This new online training programme from Mimas launched on the 6th May. The programme can be linked to NVQ Levels 1, 2 and 3 Hairdressing and NVQ Levels 2 and 3 for Barbering.
An easy to navigate and well laid out site, you do not need to log in to access the resources. Topics covered include sections for Male and Female cuts, full lessons on multiple topics such as Skincare, Blowdrying, Health & Safety and also a useful section on Equipment and Skills.
Bonus features include the video demonstrations available and you can also download quizzes and worksheets to help.
Posted in A Levels, Beauty, Hairdressing, Online Learning | Tagged: barbering, hairdressers, hairdressing, Library Online, mimas, NVQ, online learning, Videos | Leave a Comment »
Posted by LibeRaCe on November 18, 2009
The University of Wales Newport have produced a learning resource exploring the impact of climate change. http://admin.rsc-wales.ac.uk/news/show_story.asp?nid=336 It aims to help educationalists and climate change activists use Google Earth to explore the impact of climate change on a global scale and it should be of use to teachers and students alike.
This e-publication provides a case study that employs Google Earth in examining climate change impacts and sustainable development issues in North Africa. Click the link below to access it.
http://idl.newport.ac.uk/celt/sandsoftime/
Posted in Current Affairs, Environment/Green Living, Geography, Online Learning, Outdoor Education | Tagged: Climate Change, Environment | Leave a Comment »