Monthly Archives: November 2009

ETCon 03 – Review

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Kirsten Winkler

Last friday I hosted the third edition of the E-Teachers Conference about the Future of Teachers in a Global and Digital World. The panelists were Christopher Grant of Sclipo, Duane Sider of Rosetta Stone, Shiv Rajendran of LanguageLab and Stephan … Continue reading →

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The Edublog Awards 2009 – My Nominees

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Kirsten Winkler

The Edublog Awards are in their sixth year already. And 2009 is my first time to set up a nomination list. Exciting! And my nominees for the 2009 Edublog Awards are: Best individual blog: Mixergy.com Best individual tweeter: Seth Godin … Continue reading →

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eduFire or How to Change Education, NOW

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Kirsten Winkler

Jon Bischke just announced the following on Twitter: I admit, I am a bit lost for words. This is the proof that educhange is not only a vision anymore. It is happening. Before I wrap this up in a bigger … Continue reading →

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WiZiQ or How one Company could change Education in India

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Kirsten Winkler

This post is the result of several talks I had with a couple of different people in our industry during the last year. The final impulse to write this down here is on the one hand a discussion in the … Continue reading →

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eduFire or How Four Words can Change your Business

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Kirsten Winkler

On Monday eduFire launched its new Tech Channel. Topics include for example Java, PhotoShop, php, SEO and WordPress. This is their contribution to fight structural unemployment. One can say that after teaching people how to found their own business with … Continue reading →

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Languages Out There and Vivox turn Facebook into a global Language Exchange

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Kirsten Winkler

Today Languages Out There officially launched its Facebook project in partnership with Vivox, the company which offers the first VoIP client on the social network. Facebook users can now buy Self Study, One-to-one and Group Courses in the English Out … Continue reading →

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ETCon 03 – The Future of Teachers in a Global and Digital World

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Kirsten Winkler

Yes, we are back! The third edition of the E-Teachers Conference will be on November 27th at 6PM CET.

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KWVlog 11-16-09 Do you see an Increase in the Entry Level for Language Students?

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Kirsten Winkler

This Vlog is about the entry level of language students when they take online one-to-one lessons with a teacher. There seems to be an increase in this level, less and less students start at beginner or elementary level. What is … Continue reading →

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KWVlog 11-14-09 How much should an Online Teacher earn?

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Kirsten Winkler

This is my first Vlog post on kirstenwinkler.com. As there is so much going on in our industry it is fairly hard to keep up with longer blogposts. So I decided to share some “insights” with you, small thoughts I … Continue reading →

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