Presentation from C-SAP cascade dissemination event which took place at University of Teesside on 16 September 2011.

1. Coleg Cymraeg CenedlaetholWelsh Medium OERs ... In Teeside?! Dafydd Trystan d.trystan@colegcymraeg.ac.uk

2. Welsh medium OERs The Welsh Language OERs in theory OERs in practice ... In a lesser used language

3. The Welsh Language One of the oldest languages spoken in Europe Dates back to the 6th Century Currently some 500,000 Welsh speakers, around 25% of the Welsh population Acts of Union 1536-43, The Treason of the Blue Books, and the ‘Welsh Not’ The Welsh Language Act of 1967 ...

4. OERs in theory The importance of collective academic endeavour The importance of openness Critical Pedagogy OER ‘Movement’

5. OERs in practice Large selection of OERs available in English Some OER development in other languages e.g. French, Spanish BUT OERs ideal for lesser used languages used in the Higher Education context

6. OERs in Welsh Welsh Medium Developments prioritised and funded post 2007 Welsh Government Y Porth – www.porth.ac.uk established in September 2009 Based on Blackboard technology But emphasis on Openness

7. Critical Pedagogy Success Reliant on p (very small p) commitment of the lectures and student to the devleopment and promotion of study in Welsh Genuine prospect of a national repository for Use, Reuse, Repurposing ... => Significant further Welsh Medium development focused on academic developments

8. Future Developments www.porth.ac.uk Training and Devleopment Commissioning Resources Identifying and sharing best practice