Poet Llio Elain Maddocks reads a poem from her work - "Can I just call you Clio? Like the Renault?” Stwff ma hogia 'di ddeud wrtha fi, vol.8 - to celebrate International Mother Language Day 2021. © Llio Elain Maddocks 2021
“Can I just call you Clio? Like the Renault?” A poem by Llio Elain Maddocks
Turning the Tide in Thirty Years - the importance of Welsh in modern Wales
Turning the Tide in Thirty Years - the importance of Welsh in modern Wales
This online module looks at the importance of good Welsh language skills on entering the world of work. It specifically considers the advantages of continuing to study Welsh after GCSE. The module is mainly aimed at pupils and students in schools, further education colleges and universities. It can also be of use to anyone who wishes to learn about the Welsh language's place and status in contemporary Wales and how we can all make a contribution to the Welsh Government's aim of reaching a million Welsh speakers by 2050. Winner of the Welsh-medium resource award in the Coleg Cymraeg's annual Associate Lecturers Awards.
Communication (Principles and Contexts Level 3)
This is a resource to encourage and support effective communication in Health and Social Care. The resource is suitable for students studying level 3 concepts such as Principles and Contexts (Level 3). Because it is a common subject, this information can be useful to any student studying a health based subject, e.g. Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or working in social care in the community. This resource was adapted by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Thank you to Llandrillo Menai Group for sharing the original material.
Operation Rescue by Rufus Mufasa
Poet and performer Rufus Mufasa reads one of her Welsh language poems, 'Operation Rescue' to celebrate International Mother Language Day 2021. Includes a video of the reading, a PDF copy of the words for study material and another short video where Rufus talks about her relationship with the Welsh language. © Rufus Mufasa 2021
Types of communication in the healthcare sector
This is a resource that highlights forms of communication in Health and Social Care. The resource applies to students studying level 3 concepts in the field such as Principles and Contexts or A levels. Because it is a common subject, this information can be useful to any student studying in health e.g. Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or working in social care in the community. This resource was adapted by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Thank you to Llandrillo Menai Group for sharing the original material.
Hospitality – Delivering Excellent Customer Service
Excellent customer care is an integral part of working in many areas but particularly in the field of hospitality. Below is a video which includes 8 suggestions for introducing excellent customer service in hospitality. Additionally there is a video which introduces Cambrian Training to the apprentice and outlines the range of services available. The resources below were developed by Cambrian Training with support from the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. The content is considered good practice and could also be relevant to other apprenticeship providers in other fields.
Mentimeter
This is a workshop to get you started on using the Mentimeter website confidently in your teaching as a way of engaging with your students. www.mentimeter.com This workshop will benefit anyone who wants to develop and build on online teaching methods, innovative learning, online delivery and student engagement. Trainer background: This session is led by Dyddgu Hywel. Dyddgu studied BSc (Hons) Design and Technology Secondary Education leading to Qualified Teacher Status' at Bangor University, she graduated with first class honors. Her early career started as a Design and Technology A Level lecturer at Coleg Meirion Dwyfor, before being appointed as a Design and Technology teacher at Rhydywaun Comprehensive School. She’s now been working at Cardiff Metropolitan University for the last seven years, working as a senior lecturer in the School of Education, with her expertise in innovative teaching, student engagement and technology enhanced learning.
'The Child's Voice' Conference
An online conference for university and further education students of education, childcare and children and young people's services. The conference will discuss presentations on different aspects of children's voices in relation to Covid-19, racism, and advocacy. There will also be a presentation by Sally Holland, Wales's Children's Commissioner. The coference was held online on 24 February 202. Recordings of the presentations can be viewed below:
Short course: preparing assignments
Link to a 10 hour short course on the OpenLearn Cymru website from the Open University.
We Care Wales Video (Helen Dobson, Social Work)
This video of Helen Dobson who works as a Social Worker is part of the #WeCareWales campaign. Helen was a supply teacher in primary schools for thirty years, but one day she decided that she wanted to do more to make a difference, so she did her MSc in Social Care and became a Social Worker. Further details are available on the WeCare.Wales website.
Esboniadur Newyddiaduraeth ('Journalism Explained')
'Esboniadur Newyddiaduraeth' brings different definitions and concepts of news, journalism and the media in Wales and beyond together in an easy to use resource.
Yr Ysgol Ddigidol (The Digital School)
The digital school was created by Meredudd Jones, a teacher from Ysgol Maes y Gwendraeth. It includes a range of supporting videos and tutorials that help teachers and pupils develop their digital skills to use technology to present their lessons and work. Although the videos have been created primarily for secondary school staff and pupils, they would also be suitible for lecturers in Further Education Colleges who use the same technology within their colleges. The videos includes support on how to use different elements of packages such as: Google classroom Adobe Creative Cloud Express (ne name for Adobe Spark) Microsoft Teams Scratch and Python Thank you to Meredudd Jones for allowing us to share these videos on the Porth Adnoddau.