Glow National Site refresh

With the new school term comes a new national site for Glow. It’s clean and fresh and there are a good few new resources and groups that users are sure to enjoy. We wanted a site that featured links for all users, so we’ve taken away some of the links that were just for staff and they can now be found in the national staff area, instead.

Glow TV will be a huge part of what we do in the coming year, so the new site features prominent links to both the full schedule and a monthly calendar, as well as a link to the schools’ channel page that explains how schools can get involved.

Glow Scotland blog: http://ltsblogs.org.uk/glowscotland/

Today – Final ‘Create’ event in Stirling

Following on from the successful Create in your community programme organised by Stirling Youth Partnership, and funded by Stirling Community Planning Partnership – massive thanks go to all partners actively involved this year. These include Stirling Council’s Youth Services, Callander Youth Project, Action in mind, PLUS (works with young people with disabilities), The Rock and Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprise & Central Scotland Police.

There were 6 create events throughout July that took place at:

Callander – The Brigdend Hotel, Raploch Community Campus, Balfron – Donaldson Park, Mayfield Centre, Dunblane Centre and Bannockburn High School.

At each event young people from 10 to 25 years old were offered the opportunity to participate in a range of fun and free activities, which enabled them to learn new skills, meet new people and try new things. Activities included a bird of prey workshop, boot camp experience, zumba workshops, animation workshops, music workshops, martial arts, pot planting, the cube (similar to the TV show), a police workshop depicting a day in the life of a police officer & a fire brigade workshop highlighting the dangers of fire.
At the end of each ‘Create’ day a BBQ was held to replenish all the hungry stomachs.

There was a fantastic turnout of between 60 – 85 people at each ‘create’ event.

The final create is due to take place on Thursday 11th August at Fallin’s Alpha Centre from 4-8pm. It is open to all young people aged 10-25 from Stirling and surrounding areas AND it’s free! There will be lots happening including a free BBQ, live music, as well as interactive activities.

Under 16’s must have a parental/guardian consent form, which can be picked up from the Information Station, No. 33, Old Arcade or sent out to you by contacting Youth Services 01786 442719.

Scottish Learning Festival

The conference programme and registration for this year’s SLF are available on the SLF website. The programme has all the information you need to book your place at SLF 2011.

SLF 2011 is free to attend and has something for everyone involved in education, including:

  • inspirational keynotes from Michael Russell MSP, the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning; Dr Ben Levin; Sir John Jones; and Dr Bill Maxwell, Transitional Chief Executive of Education Scotland
  • lively round-table discussions on Assessment and Teacher Education – new for 2011
  • conference programme with practitioner-led sessions
  • the largest education exhibition in Scotland
  • opportunities for discussion and networking with colleagues.

Visit the SLF website to browse the full programme of keynote and seminar presentations along with details of the range of additional activity at SLF 2011. Book now to guarantee your place at your first choice of sessions, as many sessions are already filling up.

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/slf/index.asp

The Illustrators – An exhibition of contemporary children’s book illustrations curated by Julia Donaldson.

An exhibition of contemporary children’s book illustration curated by author Julia Donaldson and organised by The Park Gallery, Falkirk and Artlink Central is due to start a tour of the UK taking place from 20 August – 25 September. Details here:http://bit.ly/qv4aFr

www.shetlandarts.org

Download Bonhoga 2011 Exhibition programme here. The Illustrators – Curated by Julia Donaldson Saturday 20 August –

Is It Creative? – Glow 5 day discussion around creativity and learning

Join us for this online event at any time during the next few days to contribute to a discussion around creativity and learning.

Daily challenges will give you an opportunity to explore Glow and the Creativity Portal and to see how you can make a Glow group and Glow tools work for you:

https://portal.glowscotland.org.uk/establishments/nationalsite/Creative%20Learning%20Scotland/Is%20It%20Creative/default.aspx

As well as exploring the Glow group in your own time, you can join us for scheduled activities via Glow Meet. The first two sessions (today and tomorrow) are an opportunity for you to drop in and try out the new Glow Meet tool – there’s no better way of learning how it works that playing around with it to see what it can do!

Today – Try it out – Glow  Meet Drop In,  1000-1200

Tues 9 Aug – Glow  Meet Drop In,  1000-1200

Tues 9 Aug – Exploring the Creativity Portal, 1300-1330

Wed 10 Aug – Is it Creative? – an online discussion, 1000-1100

Fri 12 Aug – The Creativity Portal Scavenger Hunt 1100-1130

Follow this link to find out more about Glow Meet and where you can find this weeks sessions on the Glow TV Channel:

https://portal.glowscotland.org.uk/establishments/nationalsite/Creative%20Learning%20Scotland/Is%20It%20Creative/Lists/Pages/Challenge%202.aspx

Some FAQs

Q Do I need a web cam?

A A web cam is not essential but it is more fun if you do have one, as everyone can see you and it’s easier to join in discussions.

Q Does it matter which internet browser I use?

A Any browser should work, but if you have trouble just try another –  Firefox, Internet Explorer etc

There are sure to be lots more questions that come out during the Glow Meets themselves.

Scottish Storytelling Centre has published their upcoming training events for September and October

With a mixture of storytelling skills, themes and contexts, the training and development programme aims to support storytellers at all levels; from curious beginners looking for a confidence-building taster to experienced storytellers interested in widening repertoire and potential audience.

You can find out more information on specific events from their programme. http://www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk/training/Trainingprogramme.pdf

If you know which event you would like to book, please call Visitor Services staff on 0131 556 9579.

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