A lifetime of change

5th May 201618th January 2019Leave a comment

Anyone who started working in the 60’s and 70’s never thought that their lives would be impacted by technology in a never ending pace. Fax machines, personal computers, internet for all, the first mobile phones, mp3, widescreen color tv, flat screens, digital photography and video, car computers, GPS, YouTube, Yahoo, Google, and so on. I’m sure you can name a lot more fantastic innovations you encountered in your life and made a change. At first these innovations came gradually and the impact on the daily job wasn’t transforming the way whole companies were organized.

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Could this be the school for your child’s future

26th June 201512th July 2018Leave a comment

I’m not talking about this building. Schools as we know them today will be visible only on foto’s and video’s in a museum in this new era. That century old concept will cease to exist. No longer will kids get crammed together in the same room for most of the day, harnessed by creativity-less curricula.

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Bingel on Edsurge’s podcast (CA, USA)

5th June 201512th July 2018Leave a comment

EdSurge was started in 2011 by Betsy Corcoran, Matt Bowman, Nick Punt and Agustin Vilaseca to connect the emerging community of edtech entrepreneurs and educators. They want to share detailed information about what new technologies could–and could not–do to support learning.

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10 tips you’ll never forget for successful exams

3rd June 201512th July 2018Leave a comment

Friends studying outdoor

It’s that time of year again, exams are here. If that’s the case for you, let me give you 10 study tips you’ll never forget! Good luck.

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Learning Unintentionally vs. Stopping to Learn | Top Edu Depot

23rd May 201512th July 2018Leave a comment

This is an interesting post by my Finnish friend Santtu.

One way to make a distinction between learning strategies is: 1) the learner is unaware of the topics she is learning; 2) underlining the topics, making sure that the learner knows what the learning goal at hand is.

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Don’t miss it

23rd May 201512th July 2018Leave a comment

When it comes to the Future of Learning three basic cornerstones are the principles of making it happen.

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If learning is a journey, what could be the story

29th April 201512th July 20182 Comments

Imagine that learning is no longer a burden but an interesting, challenging, fun trip on brain island and suppose you get control over your own learning.

Wouldn’t that be great? Wouldn’t that show respect for the learner?

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Why education needs to shift from conformity to diversity

28th February 201512th July 2018Leave a comment

I won’t bother you with the same old story that educational principles of more than 100 years ago are still being used in schools today. That has been told a zillion times. Let’s look ahead and see how schools in my opinion have to shift from conformity to diversity in this post pc era.

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3 reasons why a teacher-less classroom is not likely to happen

22nd February 201512th July 2018Leave a comment

1 The teacher is key

Even if future learning will become more and more data driven, the teacher is the human footprint in the learning process. He is the counselor, the tower of strength, the one to trust, the crucial human interface. Being an ex-teacher and ex-principal I know that machine learning alone will not deliver the best outcome. Motivation is indispensable and besides the game mechanics in the learning platform of the future the teacher is no matter what key in the learning processes.

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The Future of Learning

from the inventor of Bingel

Category: Engagement

A lifetime of change

Could this be the school for your child’s future

Bingel on Edsurge’s podcast (CA, USA)

10 tips you’ll never forget for successful exams

Learning Unintentionally vs. Stopping to Learn | Top Edu Depot

Don’t miss it

If learning is a journey, what could be the story

Why education needs to shift from conformity to diversity

3 reasons why a teacher-less classroom is not likely to happen