Founder, Bon Education
United Arab Emirates
Founder, Bon Education
United Arab Emirates
edtech product development; edtech professional development workshops for educators and parents; open education resource (OER) strategy, applications and development; educational applications of social media
(E-Learning industry)
January 2009 — Present (1 year )
BON Education’s mission is to provide critical solutions that significantly improve learning and the accessibility of education worldwide.
To its clients, BON provides the professional development and consulting services needed to adopt and capitalize on the latest education technologies, supported by in-depth expertise in education, education trends and developments.
Client sectors: K-12, higher education, public & private sector learning initiatives
Visit us at www.boneducation.com
(Education Management industry)
2005 — 2009 (4 years )
Consulted various organizations on projects at the intersection of education, technology and social media. Key clients: Curriki, Columbia University Teachers College, the New York City Department of Education and SchoolNet.
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
February 2007 — June 2008 (1 year 5 months)
Led the development, release and adoption of www.FreeReading.net—an open source early literacy program currently used by educators in 170+ countries.
(Education Management industry)
2003 — 2005 (2 years )
Taught English and cross-cultural communication courses to businesspeople, engineers, professors and young children.
(Education Management industry)
2000 — 2005 (5 years )
Trained and managed a staff of international residential counselors at Julian Krinsky Camps and Programs. Developed, organized and led academic and recreational programs for organizations including Academic Study Associates (Oxford University), Academic Study Associates (Stanford University), the Virginia Governor's School (University of Richmond) and Fairfax County School Age Child Care.
MA , Comparative and International Education , 2005 — 2007
BA , Economics , 2000 — 2003
product development, education technology, charter schools, international education, international development, ICT, travel, jogging, pilates, viola, blogging
International Member of the International Society for Technology in Education. Global consultant for Curriki.