Dr Barbara Kurshan

Nationality: American

Dr. Barbara (Bobbi) Kurshan has honed her vision of "what can be" using technology while supporting the growth of new education companies and developing innovative software products. She currently serves as the President of Educorp Consultants Corporation, where she provides strategic consulting in the areas of education, technology and innovation and as the Executive Vice President of WorldSage, a consortium of higher education institutions in the EU.

As the past Executive Director of Curriki she helped to build one of the most innovative and robust global open source education communities. Curriki is a non-profit, social entrepreneurship organization that supports the development and free distribution of open source educational materials to improve education worldwide. Dr. Kurshan has previously served as the Co-CEO of Core Learning an education investment fund and the Chief Academic Officer of bigchalk. She currently serves on the Board of several education companies.

Dr. Kurshan has been involved with education and technology for over 30 years. She developed the first children's software products for Microsoft and also created award-winning products for McGraw-Hill, Apple, CCC (Pearson) and others. As a professor, she helped students research the impact of technology on learning. Numerous publishing credits include topics that explore women's attitudes toward technology, how kids learn using computers, and new ways of learning through understanding.

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Areas of specialization:

• Vision
• Policy and Plan
• Organizational Capacity and Development
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Digital Inclusion
• Innovative Solutions
• Curriculum
• Training
• Communities
• K12
• Higher Education
• Learning Methodologies
• School of the Future
• Information Management Systems
• Innovative teachers
• Speaking Opportunities

Regions of specialization

• Africa
• Asia
• MENA
• Europe