Kirsten Winkler
EDUjournalist, EDUconsultant and EDUpreneur
Covering education 2.0 in blogs and video interviews with movers and shakers since 2009.
IEPs shouldn’t just be about “Special Ed”
This is a guest post by Chris Dawson. Chris is a consultant, researcher, and freelance writer specializing in technology platforms that support education and healthcare. A longtime educator and activist, Chris […]
Pearson’s Strategic Investment in NOOK Media
Back in February I shared my thoughts on Pearson and why I think they should target the market with their own tablet device. Back then the iPad 2 was still […]
Is the iPad Mini too small for the Classroom?
Apple announced the new iPad Mini today and as so often the rumors and leaked pictures of prototypes we have seen over the past couple of months were pretty accurate. […]
Why did Pearson’s Takedown of 1.45 million edublogs stay Unnoticed for Five Days?
Today the Internet community is abuzz about a Pearson DMCA notice that took down edublogs.org and all of its 1.45 million+ student and teacher blogs. The odd thing is: practically […]
The Social Media Arms Race in College Applications
One year ago I wrote about Facebook becoming the new resume, and this week we got some fresh data from Kaplan to verify the trend. This year over a quarter […]
How Stanford wants to Ride the Wave of Online Learning
In January Stanford President John Hennessy said in a Faculty Senate meeting that online education is a tsunami academia has to face. He added that “We want to get ahead […]
Maybe your Baby can’t read. But what about Sign Language?
Today I came across an article about the FTC filing a complaint against Robert Titzer, the creator of the “Your Baby Can Read” program. The FTC accuses him of false […]
The Internet builds a Goddamn Tesla Museum
There is an interesting new campaign growing like wildfire on Indiegogo right now. After successfully completing his Bear Love Good. Cancer Bad. campaign last month, Matthew Inman aka The Oatmeal […]
The new “Life skills your Parents should have taught you” Business
Today a group of investors including three tech space leaders, namely Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Eric Schmidt of Google and Evan Williams of Twitter, put $10 million in EverFi, a […]
IKEA delivers a Blueprint for Augmented Textbooks
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about QR codes and how they could be used in textbooks over at edcetera. Now, IKEA came out with a pretty […]
Learning Profiles – a LinkedIn Killer in the Making?
On Monday, the social LMS (Learning Management System) Lore launched its entirely redesigned platform. It is not just a brushed up version of what is was before but a complete […]
The End of Language Learning?
Mobile apps, learning communities and services on the Internet now offer a far more effective and also cheaper way to do these tasks as a student.
The Business of Sharing – Sharing as a Business
I have already shared my thoughts on note sharing between students here on Big Think and other outlets. But there is also some sharing going on between teachers and like […]
Introducing Google’s Endangered Languages Project
When visiting the official Google blog today I learnt about their new Endangered Languages Project. It might sound a little funny that a company who is largely benefiting from English […]
Udacity Pearson Partnership – Sell-Out, Buy-In or the Future of MOOCs?
The recently announced partnership of Udacity with Pearson VUE testing centers has caused quite a stir in Higher Education community. I have read opinions that range from sell-out to a […]
Will Skype’s extended engagement in education result in more tech-loving and savvy teachers?
Although I have become increasingly frustrated with Skype over the past weeks due to all sorts of incompatibility issues with other users’ Skype versions, camera problems and painful recording experiences […]
Why Facebook Stock is Undervalued: Facebook Credits
First of all, I am not an analyst nor do I own any stock in any public company. The last time I did invest in a promising Internet company ended […]
Robots in the Hallway
One year ago I wrote an article for Big Think with the title walking across campus whilst sitting on your couch in which I introduced my readers to the AnyBot, […]
Coursera, edX, Khan Academy, UoPeople – Are the Floodgates for Free Education Finally Open?
It’s all but a secret these days that online education has developed itself into a hot market as founders, developers and investors get attracted to the vertical and now take […]
Crowdfunding Platforms: an Opportunity for Teacherpreneurs?
This is follow-up to last week’s post on crowdfunding and the opportunities it could provide for the so called teacherpreneurs. Let’s take it as an alternative to the traditional forms […]
Top Tier vs Low Cost in Education
Online education only seems to know two markets these days. Whether you look at companies who offer solutions for individual or lifelong learners, but also in the K-12 space and […]
We need a Dividends instead of Exits Mindset in Education
When I started to blog about online education back in January 2009 frankly no one cared. If you take a look at the major tech blogs today you notice that this […]
On the Internet Where you Learn is as important as the What you Learn
In today’s post I would to draw some conclusions about language learning based on two studies that reached me recently. The first study is a so-called Language Barometer language learning […]
Search Engines replace Teachers and Parents
A survey for Birmingham Science City amongst 500 15 year-olds across the UK came up with some pretty telling numbers about how technology changes society at its roots. When asked […]
Why Pearson should build its own Tablet
I think, there is little doubt that tablet devices have drastically changed the way a growing part of the population is consuming content. My iPad has quickly become my main […]
Children want to be treated as Humans – by Robot Teachers
This week I came across an interesting study by Latitude Research via the MindShift Blog. In collaboration with LEGO® Learning Institute and Project Synthesis, Latitude asked children from across the […]
Is Google working on Computerized Eyewear?
Rumors and, according to 9to5Google, even evidence is surfacing that Google is testing out a new physical product on its campus, Google Glasses. 9to5Google already wrote about this project back […]
Head of Ireland’s Police Force aims to “Wipe Out” Online Bullying
According to an article in today’s Irish Examiner, Martin Callinan the Garda Commissioner of Ireland aims to wipe out online bullying with a new safety campaign. A survey conducted by […]
Last Respite granted at Apple’s Education Event
Many, including myself, wondered if today’s Apple announcement would be the kiss of death for digital textbook startups like Kno, Inkling and Chegg. Now, it seems as if Apple as […]
Opening the Language Learning Classroom to the World
Two days ago Babbel, one of the language learning communities I had previously covered here on Disrupt Education, turned 4. I remember that I found the project on Facebook, connected […]