Mr Marcus McGowan MSc PgDip BA (Hons)

is Enterprise Coordinator and Teacher of Business Education at Hamilton Grammar School.



I have provisional registration in Computing and GTC Professional Recognition for Enterprise and ICT.



I have developed materials for Learning and Teaching Scotland and BBC Bitesize for Higher Business Management as well as delivering many INSETs on blogging and podcasting.



I have links with the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship through SIFE, and am a committee member of the SBEA.



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Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Ten Great Predictions

A Happy New Year to everyone.

Here is an excellent BBC article on a man called John Elfreth Watkins who predicted 10 great inventions from over 100 years ago, though he did get a few wrong:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16444966
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