At RSC Wales we use Moodle as a way to share information and resources about a wide range of topics, as well as to keep up our Moodling skills. As Autumn 2010 settles in we have given our Moodle a facelift, as you will see below and by visiting http://moodle.rsc-wales.ac.uk

Almost all of the information and resource areas are open for everyone to access. Many of them have been created by the RSC Wales team to support the teaching and learning and technical advice we give and the events we deliver and support; some of them have been donated by others … Plagiarism Awareness from Coleg Gwent, eSafety from JISC RSC East Midlands and Gwe-dditectif – Internet Detective from Coleg Merion Dwyfor.

New additions to this online resource include the Newsletters and publications area, which features our new @rscwales Twippets (highlights of the tweets we send out via @rscwales (Tweets + snippets = Twippets) that are shared with Tweeters and non-Tweeters alike in our monthly eBulletin), as well as the recent 2010 Work Based Learning e-Learning survey.

We have also taken the opportunity to provide links to all of our other online resources, like the JISC Advance newsfeeds, gathered in one place using Netvibes and our bookmarked websites on a wide range of topics using Delicious.

Over the next few months we will be adding to this online information and resources area and as always, any comments are gratefully recieved.

(If you would like this blog post as an audio file please click this link or right click the link and choose to save the mp3 file. Please note: the audio file was created quite simply by pasting the text into Balabolka (one of the tools available as part of My Study Bar/EduApps) and saving as an mp3 audio file).

I have long been a fan of JISC TechDis (especially when working in a college Learning Centre) and the work they do providing resources, advice and support to learning providers, with regard to making learning and teaching more accessible and inclusive. We (JISC RSC Wales) work closely with JISC TechDis and those of you who attended any of our recent events, especially ‘Barrier Busters: Accessibility and Inclusion‘ roadshows or ‘Learning in a Digital Wales‘, will know this and you, your organisation and your learners will hopefully have benefitted in some way.

JISC TechDis have just launched their new website (beta) at ALT-C 2010 and all I wanted to do in this brief blog post was take the opportunity to highlight the new website, which I think is a great improvement on the original because things are much easier to find, especially all of the really good stuff like the Accessibility Essentials series (making Word documents, presentations and pdfs more accessible). I also have to say that I’m envious of the handy ‘Accessibility’ button at the top right of the page, which opens an ‘Accessibility Tool’ menu, making it really easy to make changes to the text and background of the website

JISC TechDis say that the new website ‘will radically improve the accessibility of advice and resources by freshening and strengthening our web presence. At the same time, it will incorporate new content that, integrated with other aspects of our Service delivery, will help us meet the needs of our various stakeholders in a more efficient and cost effective way‘.  Sounds like a a good thing to me, so definitely one to keep your eye on!

(If you would like this blog post as an audio file please click this link or right click the link and choose to save the mp3 file. Please note: the audio file was created quite simply by pasting the text into Balabolka (one of the tools available as part of My Study Bar/EduApps) and saving as an mp3 audio file).

Mae RSC Cymru yn falch iawn i gyhoeddi Blog gan Gareth Jones o Metastwnsh. Mae Gareth yn sgwennu am ‘Pethau Bychain’. Mae cyfieithiad Saesneg gan ‘Google Translate’ yn dilyn.

RSC Wales is very pleased to publish a blog by Gareth Jones of Metastwnsh. Gareth writes about ‘Pethau Bychain’. An English translation by ‘Google Translate’ follows.

 Beth yw Pethau Bychain?

Mae Pethau Bychain yn ddiwrnod i ddathlu’r iaith Gymraeg arlein ac i annog mwy o bobol i gymryd rhan yn y diwylliant Cymraeg digidol.

 Pryd mae Pethau Bychain yn digwydd?

Dydd Gwener, Medi 3ydd, 2010

 Pam gwneud Pethau Bychain?

Rydyn ni’n or ddibynnol ar gyfryngau wedi eu bwydo i ni yn y Gymraeg. Mae’r We yn gyfle i ni ffurfio ein sianeli, ein gorsafoedd a’n diwylliant digidol ein hunain ar ein telerau ni. Os ydyn ni am i’r Gymraeg dyfu a ffynnu yna rhaid i ni greu diwylliant ar-lein Cymraeg annibynnol. Fel y dywedodd Ron Jones, pennaeth Tinopolis, yng nghylchgrawn Barn yn ddiweddar “os na fyddwn yn diogelu’r Gymraeg fel iaith ar-lein, ni all yr iaith hawlio’i lle yn y byd modern.” Drwy wneud un o’r pethau bychain rydych yn chwarae rhan allweddol mewn llusgo’r Gymraeg i’r byd digidol.

 Pam bod lleisiau Cymraeg ar-lein yn bwysig?

Mae’r We yn gyfrwng newydd. Mae’n bwysig iawn i weld yr iaith Gymraeg ar y teledu ac ar y radio. Mae’r un peth yn wir am y We.

 Pa fath o bobol sy’n gwneud pethau ar y diwrnod Pethau Bychain?

Rydyn ni eisiau gwahodd pawb sy’n gallu siarad Cymraeg neu sy’n Dysgu Cymraeg, hen ac  ifanc, dynion a benywod. Does dim angen profiad o flaen llaw. Does gan lawer iawn o bobol greadigol Gymraeg ddim presenoldeb ar-lein. Gallan nhw jest gyhoeddi gwaith maen nhw wedi ei wneud eisoes ar y we.

 Beth yw’r tag?

pethaubychain yw’r tag – ar gyfer gwasanaethau gyda tagiau. Bydd e’n haws ffeindio eich cyfraniad gyda’r tag:

Flickr: pethaubychain

YouTube: pethaubychain

Twitter: #pethaubychain

blogiau: pethaubychain

 Sut mae cael mwy o wybodaeth?

Mae gan Pethau Bychain wefan: http://pethaubychain.com ac App ar gyfer yr iPhone: http://stwnsh.com/pbapp

Rydym hefyd ar Twitter a Facebook.

http://twitter.com/pethaubychain

 http://facebook.com/pethaubychain

 Nodiau

 Prosiect arloesol ar gyfer ehangu’r We Gymraeg yw Pethau Bychain, sy’n cael ei redeg gan wirfoddolwyr.

 Aelodau blaenllaw o’r tîm yw:

Gareth Jones (http://twitter.com/gareth_stwnsh)

Carl Morris (http://twitter.com/carlmorris)

Am ragor o wybodaeth cysylltwch a post@pethaubychain.com

 What is “Pethau Bychain”?

 “Pethau Bychain” is a day to celebrate language and to encourage more people to participate in the digital culture in Welsh.
 

When is ““Pethau Bychain”” happening?

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

 

Why do “Pethau Bychain”?
We are overly dependent on the media have fed us. The Web allows us to create our channels, our stations and our digital culture ourselves on our own terms. If we want the language to grow and prosper then we must create a culture online. Welsh independence. As Ron Jones, head Tinopolis, said in Opinion magazine recently “if we are not taught as a protection Online, the language cannot claim a place in the modern world”. By doing one of the little things you play a key role in bringing the Welsh language into the digital world.

Why are Welsh voices online important?
The Web is a new medium. It is very important to see the language on the TV and radio. The same is true for the Web.

What kind of people do things on the day of “Pethau Bychain”?

We want to invite everyone who can speak Welsh or is learning Welsh, young and old, men and women. No prior experience is necessary. There are very many creative Welsh people, who have no online presence. They can just publish the work they’ve done already on the web.

What are the tags?

pethaubychain the tag – for services with tags. It will be easier to find your input with the tag.
Flickr: pethaubychain
YouTube: pethaubychain
Twitter: # pethaubychain
blogs: pethaubychain
“Pethau Bychain” 2010

How do I get more information?
“Pethau Bychain” has a website: http://pethaubychain.com and App for the iPhone: http://stwnsh.com/pbapp
We’re also on Twitter and Facebook.
http://twitter.com/pethaubychain
http://facebook.com/pethaubychain

Thanks to:

Gareth Jones (http://twitter.com/gareth_stwnsh)
Carl Morris (http://twitter.com/carlmorris)

For more information contact post@pethaubychain.com