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Ben Wilkoff

3,652 posts since 2005. My name is Ben Wilkoff, and I Teach. And Learn. A Lot.

  • Measuring a year…While I do not really believe that my year has been a sum of the following things, I really needed to take a moment and look back on all of the…
  • And now, a Poem for my future.I don’t often write poetry on this blog (or much at all since I left college), but here is what I wrote today: I’m playing with fire for a reason.…
  • Educon 2.2 Prenote: What is your innovation?I have been thinking a lot about my session at Educon 2.2, and I think that I have finally figured out just what kind of conversation I would like…
  • Boulder Denver New TechnologyI finally decided to see what kind of community there was out there for startups and entrepreneurs within the local area. I guess there is…
  • Response to Paul (on PD must be better)This post is in response to a comment on my last post which went something like this: As I read your list I went back and forth agreeing with you.…
  • Why online PD must be better.Right now, we are asking teachers to learn in an unfamiliar and, many times, unintuitive way. Right now, we are asking teachers to teach…
  • SpeedGeek Learning Version .1I am pleased to announce the following features within the first prototype at http://speedgeeklearning.com: 57 Videos of Ignite Presentations from…
  • SpeedGeek Learning Update #2I sent this out to all of the interested parties via e-mail today, but I know that a lot more people are following along, so here is the update on…
  • Easy vs. HardSharing content has become easy. Video has become easy. Networking has become easy. Meaning is still hard. Context is still hard. Perspective is…
  • Focus on the Geek in SpeedGeek LearningI have it on some very good authority that geeks are very passionate people. We seem to take much more upon ourselves just so that we can get…