KWestions #19 with Tim Ridgway of Califone – In Edtech since 1947

When I was looking for a new headset and was asking for recommendations around my friends and followers on Facebook and Twitter I got contacted by Tim Ridgway, VP of Marketing at Califone about their newly launched, washable (!) USB headset. He then also asked me, if he could send one to me.

Of course I needed to find out more about this generous guy and his company and so I learned that Califone have been a manufacturer of audio devices and also audio visual tools dedicated to education since 1947!

Needless to say that I had to get Tim for a KWestions about Califone.

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

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 in, so it was a lot of fun and I had a great break out chat with Doctor Jeff Goldstein of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education which stands for what I appreciate the #edchat for. It gets you in contact with people from out of your field of expertise through a common interest, changing education.

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Great News: From now on there is an Exit for EdTech Start Ups

What a great start for the weekend. Pearson’s Director of Digital Strategy confirmed on a media briefing in London this morning that

[...] there is definitely an M&A strategy. We’ll be focusing on digital service providers and acquiring great technology.

This is big news for online education start ups which might look for an exit one day.

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