Anti cuts website

http://falseeconomy.org.uk/

The link above is worth looking at if you are interested in cuts that are happening / imminent.

I know it is slightly off-topic in the sense that this is a blog for the work we do in class, but nevertheless, this a very important issue.

Best, Mark

Assessment details - Jamie Oliver analysis

Hi all, as I said in the class today, I would like you all to have completed the questions by TUESDAY 25TH JANUARY. This shouldn't pose a problem to you and I am sure that most of you will actually be finished before that date. Remember to answer as fully as possible and I will mark your papers when you submit them. I enjoyed the brief chat we had after we watched the talk in class and there were some insightful and interesting viewpoints. I for one have seen a new side to Jamie Oliver and I'm really quite impressed!

Mark

Jamie Oliver presentation: Teach every child about food

Awesome

Well done to Dave who finished off the last 'how to do' talk. This was a great way to finish off that outcome and it was a skillfully structured talk with a good few laughs along the way.

I enjoyed the responses of the groups this morning to the Ken Robinson presentation where we heard lots of interesting thoughts, well done all. As I said in the class, I will show the TED talk through the projector at the start of the class, so please ensure you are prompt on Tuesday, hold a brief discussion about the presentation and give you the questions to work through. There will be no surprises, just the questions you are familiar with but a different text and presenter.

See you then and have a lovely weekend. Stand free, wherever you may be...

Extra link (Sir Ken)!

This is the bonus feature as discussed by Christie this morning!

Mark

Sir Ken Robinson - creating an education system that nurtures creativity

This was the presentation that we watched and analysed this morning. Please finish off the questions that we didn't complete in class for Thursday's session so we can discuss them in class.

For more interesting presentations, please go to the TED website - http://www.ted.com/

Themes for talks in the past are: technology, entertainment, design, business, science, cultutre, arts, global issues. There should be something for everybody in there hopefully!

Any thoughts on Sir Ken, the content, the discussion today, then feedback at your leisure.

It was great to see you all again and in such fine industrious mode.

All the best, Mark

Welcome Back All!

I hope everybody had a lovely break. We will be pressing on in the next few weeks and I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow. All the best, Mark