{"id":3687,"date":"2021-11-25T17:01:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T17:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/LTAcademy\/?p=3687"},"modified":"2022-04-13T15:46:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T15:46:21","slug":"meet-the-team-elliw-iwan-coleg-cymraeg-branch-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/LTAcademy\/meet-the-team-elliw-iwan-coleg-cymraeg-branch-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Team &#8211; Elliw Iwan (Coleg Cymraeg Branch Officer)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW125332620 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125332620 BCX0\">What does your role with the LT Academy involve?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW125332620 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019m the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Branch Officer here at the University. I\u2019m the point of contact between the University and the Coleg.\u00a0 I work with the Welsh Language Academy within the Cardiff Learning and Teaching Academy, supporting the development of Welsh-medium education provision.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a very diverse job, and I&#8217;m lucky to be able to work for the language with energetic and enthusiastic students, researchers, staff and academics.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW137390789 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137390789 BCX0\">What did you do before working for the LT Academy?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Before coming to work for the University, I was developing the Wales Millennium Centre&#8217;s Welsh language strategy.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW239904303 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW239904303 BCX0\">Describe a project you\u2019ve enjoyed working on with the LT Academy<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW239904303 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Two months into the lockdown, I got to be a part of the Digital Education Group of the Learning and Teaching Academy and the wider University. Working to tighter deadlines than usual on innovative developments was very exciting and a great example of effective te<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW57360456 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57360456 BCX0\">What are you looking forward to working on with the LT Academy<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57360456 BCX0\">?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW57360456 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This year, the Coleg and Branch are celebrating ten years, and to celebrate, a series of events are going to be held. 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