Category Archives: General

A Change Would Do You Good

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Kirsten Winkler

You may have noticed some changes on this blog recently, at least I hope so . After more than one and a half years I thought that a change would do me good. The process is not yet finished completely … Continue reading →

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How will we recognize an Expert without a Bookshelf?

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Kirsten Winkler

I was just watching a video about online marketing and SEO competition and then it came to me. How will one be able to recognize an expert in the not so far future without the bookshelf he or she is … Continue reading →

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#Edchat 06-09-2010 – How do we get from a “Tech Tool” mentality to a ”Learning Tool” mentality?

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Kirsten Winkler

Yesterday, I had the time to participate in the weekly edchat after a long time. Luckily the topic “How to turn the Tech Tool mentality into a Learning Tool mentality” was one I had one or two cents to chip … Continue reading →

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Virtual Classroom vs Skype / VoIP only – Round #1

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Kirsten Winkler

Almost 10 months ago I hosted the first E-Teachers Conference and in case you are wondering what happened to it, I am working on the launch of the new and revised version . Anyway, the topic of the event was … Continue reading →

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Why not Check in – for Education

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Kirsten Winkler

As some of you might have read on Mashable this week, the fifteen year old Parker Liautaud has gone on a journey to the North Pole to unlock the “Last Degree” Foursquare Badge. He is accompanied by David Newman, an … Continue reading →

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Were the Mayans right? Is 2012 the End of the Internet?

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Kirsten Winkler

The latest episode of This Week in Startups was as always packed with interesting callers, two pitches (this time online education start ups Babbleflix and ThereNow) and a great guest. James Segil, Co-Founder and President of EdgeCast a content delivery … Continue reading →

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Will you be a Digital Nomad?

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Kirsten Winkler

My good friend and mentor Andrew Warner of Mixergy asked me this question yesterday after his interview with Colin Wright who is, of course, a Digital Nomad. This is a very interesting question indeed and I think this kind of … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas to all my Readers!

Posted on December 25, 2009 by Kirsten Winkler

I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Thank you all so much for the support and friendship through the past year. My best wishes for you and your families. Take care.

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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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#Edchat 08-25 Does homework raise attainment?

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Kirsten Winkler

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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