Let’s Meet for a Mocha at Eleven

You know the drill.  You wake up in a panic.  You shower, you don the immaculate (and maybe a little uncomfortable) pinstripe suit, you eat a light breakfast, you battle the traffic, you arrive promptly at 9.15am.  Just as your clones arrive and take a seat, you are ushered into a cool, featureless room, where three, [...]

Queen’s Talks Sense(i)

Dr Tess Maginess, Senior Teaching Fellow from the Open Learning Programme at Queen’s University Belfast no less, has made a mention of Allen in her Welcome message introducing the new Open Learning Programme 2008-2009.  She said:
Communication - or the lack of it – is a big issue too and Allen Baird is on hand to give [...]

Pay Attention to the Elephant in the Room

I blogged a while ago about Twitter.  Then I wasn’t so convinced about its potential as a business tool.  However, I’ve seen the light and not only about Twitter.
I’ve been using Facebook for a while, as a way of connecting with friends now scattered to the four corners.  Recently though, I discovered that you can use [...]

Never Mind the Three Rs – What About The Three Cs?

So I’m sick to death of hearing about the golden age of learning when pupils were taught the ‘3 R’s’ of reading, writing and arithmetic… even though only one of them starts with ‘r’. So much for the golden age.

I’ve got a better idea. What about the ‘3 C’s’ of comprehension, calculation and confidence?
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