“If you’re looking for “what’s next” in education, Kirsten Winkler should be your starting point — her passion for the education space is unparalleled, and her ability to connect the dots between innovative people and organizations makes her second to none.”
Dave Schappell, Founder & CEO TeachStreet
Kirsten Winkler started her career in education 2.0 as an online language tutor and was amongst the first “edupreneurs” in 2008.
Over the years Kirsten established herself as one of the pre-eminent blogger in the education 2.0 space.
Blogger
KirstenWinkler.com
January 2009
Due to her success, she began writing about her experiences in this rather new market in January 2009 on this blog, giving other aspiring edupreneurs some counseling and started connecting with the emerging start-ups in her field. The blog quickly became one of the leading outlets in education 2.0, winning the Edublog Awards in the category “Best New Blog” in 2009.
EDUKWEST
August 2009
In addition to her personal blog she founded EDUKWEST in August 2009 as a video interview series, covering promising start-ups and companies in education 2.0 early on. Today, EDUKWEST consists of a small team of online education experts covering the various fields and markets in education.
Disrupt Education
May 2011
In April 2011 Kirsten started her third blog “Disrupt Education” for Big Think where she discusses trends in education ahead of the curve targeting an audience outside of the education tech scene.
E-Teachers Academy
May 2009
Her latest venture in education 2.0 is the re-launch of the E-Teachers Academy. Founded in early 2009 as the business school for online teachers the ETAcademy is scheduled to relaunch in early 2012.
Advisor
WinklerMedia
February 2010
In early 2010 Kirsten founded WinklerMedia and is working together with both established companies and start-ups in education on a variety of different projects like social media strategies or business development opportunities in e-learning.
GrayMatter Foundation
May 2011
Since May 2011 she has also been an advisor to the GrayMatter Foundation, a non-profit that aims to raise funds for student projects.
Social Entrepreneur
Deutsch Happen
April 2008
From 2008 onwards Kirsten has maintained a project called “Deutsch Happen” with the aim to help people with an interest to learn German through free yet valuable video lessons via YouTube. In 2011 the Deutsch Happen Facebook Fan Page was nominated as one of the “Top 25 Language Fan Pages” by Lexiophiles.
TWiST Paris
July 2010
Kirsten also mentors young entrepreneurs and is the organizer of TWiST Paris, a meet-up in collaboration with US entrepreneur and investor Jason Calacanis based on the popular webcast This Week in Startups.
