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article in Academic Matters, the Journal of Higher Education, by Stephen Carson and Jan Philipp Schmidt, May 2012 issue. Excerpt: "Expertise will be earned and maintained through ongoing lifelong education, not conferred once and good for life. Open learning systems offer the possibility for the kind of continuous lifelong learning that will be necessary as the pace of technological and scientific knowledge development increases. Like athletes, learners will not just learn once, but will maintain a level of performance ability in their chosen field through ongoing study and participation in learning communities."

The state of Minnesota offers an efolio for each state resident to 'showcase' their education, career, and personal achievements. It doesn't go quite far enough as a developmental PKM tool but is still very cool!

An amazing chapter on Personal Learning Networks and their sustainability and longevity that occur based on individuals pursuing their own interests within a context of communal learning.

Beautiful 5 minute video on Personal Learning Networks for educators but I believe this orientation could/should extend to all professionals in their work/personal lives, too. Uploaded by skipvia on June 10, 2010 on YouTube.