The World According to Google

British Computer Society Christmas Lecture

The World According to Google

Thursday 4th Dec
6.00pm - 8.30pm

National Waterfront Museum
Maritime Quarter, Swansea SA1 3RD

Guest Speaker: Ed Parsons, Geospatial Technologist at Google
The science and art behind the creation of maps has developed from ancient Babylonian clay tablets to the sophisticated hi tech world of Google Earth. Ed Parsons, Geospatial Technologist at Google takes us on a journey of discovery as we join him in his mission to build the world's most detailed map.

Doors open at 6pm for registration and light refreshments, with time to browse some of the interactive displays in the museum before the lecture which will be delivered from 7pm - 8pm.

This annual BCS Christmas lecture, held in association with ITWales, is FREE to attend and open to all ages, however advance booking is required, as numbers are strictly limited.

Bookings are welcome from both individuals and groups

To book your place click here or email events@itwales.com

JISC e-Learning grants

Circular 4/08: Learning and Teaching Innovation Grants - Round 3

JISC invites institutions to submit funding proposals for projects to undertake work under the second round of its Learning and Teaching Innovation Grants Programme.

JISC wishes to fund one year projects and activities that fit with the vision, outcomes and principles of the JISC e-Learning programme and support innovative approaches to learning and teaching. This is an open call, and projects dealing with any aspect of e-learning are welcomed. To reduce the initial investment in time and resource needed to develop a traditional JISC proposal and to encourage speculative and innovative ideas from the community bidders are invited to submit outline proposals online.

Funds of up to £75,000 for projects of one year duration are available.

The next deadline for submissions is 12 January 2008.
Please note: The lead institution may only submit one proposal per assessment point.

The full text of the Circular, guidance material and a bid template form for can be found at the following link: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2008/04/circular408.aspx

Newsfilm Online - 3,000 hours of footage

Newsfilm Online is a JISC-funded service comprising a selection of news stories and programme scripts from the ITN/Reuters archives – some 3,000 hours of footage; c. 60,000 stories.

Video playback and downloading are available to staff and students as Swansea University subscribe to the service. You can access the content here http://www.nfo.ac.uk/ using your University email and password.

The site includes:

Collections - Descriptions of and list of story titles for all the collections.
Content Selection -The met

Publish Post

hod and policy behind the choice of materials included in NewsFilm Online.
ITN Studio Scripts -Information about the c. 25,000 programme scripts available in NewsFilm Online.
History -A short history of the British cinema newsreels, the birth of television news and a short history of ITN.