Monthly Archives: August 2009

ETCon 2 – Chat Review and my Answers

There was a great discussion going on in the chat of this ETCon. Below this post you will find the complete transcript for you to download. As I could not answer all your questions during the conference or get deeper … Continue reading

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The Mimic Barrier :-) ^.^

Or why Asians misunderstand Europeans and vice versa. I came across an interesting article in “Der Spiegel” a once renowned German magazine. Well, from time to time they still publish good articles it seems. As it is in German I … Continue reading

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Personal Review of the second E-Teachers Conference

Before starting to give you my personal review I have to thank a couple of people. Let me start with Vikrama Dhiman of WiZiQ who supported me all the way from the planning to the ETCon today. I think he … Continue reading

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#Edchat 08-25 Does homework raise attainment?

As I am not a classic school teacher I would like to cover this topic from a business point of view. Being an independent language teacher homework is a very effective tool for me and for my students it definitely … Continue reading

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E-Teachers Conference 02 – Communities and the Power of Crowdsourcing

The second ETCon will be on August 27 at 3PM CEST. We scheduled it this time towards our attendees and panel members in India and Asia. As last time the E-Teachers Conference will have a first class line up of … Continue reading

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#Edchat – the new Teacher Movement on Twitter

There is a quite rapidly growing new movement amongst educators on Twitter these days. #Edchat is the chatty brother of #TeacherTuesday and although he is fairly young, #Edchat is constantly attracting moreĀ  educators to join in a weekly discussion on … Continue reading

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Royal Rumble – The Champion enters the Ring

As a kid back in the nineties I loved to watch Wrestling on TV. Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, Bret Michaels, The Heartbreak Kid, you name them. One of the events I loved the most was the Royal Rumble where every … Continue reading

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italki opens new Doors for Students

You know, it took me a while to understand italki as I pointed out in my last post about them. There are two important news I did not talk about yet and both have to do with usability and customer … Continue reading

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Let me Entertain You

Ok, today I want to talk a bit about celebrities, politics and education. And yes, they seem to have common ground these days. Us, the consumers and our, can I say need, for entertainment. I admit, I am slightly addicted … Continue reading

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Rent a Textbook

Yesterday Jon Bischke offered a new business model for content publishers on his personal blog. It’s about creating new services like better filtering, personalisation etc. The last sentences were: Humor us content producers. Start the revolution this time rather than … Continue reading

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