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Another justification in Copyblogger for the WLStudio, May 2012

How the Golden Years Disappeared by Marc Freedman, Salon, April 2, 2012. This is an excerpt from the Big Shift, a book written by Marc Freedman, the man who started Civic Ventures about 10 years ago. Perhaps the WLStudio takes on this social imperative and this is how we get funding? "The new migration is across time and the life course, as tens of millions (8,000 a day, one every ten seconds, are turning sixty) reach the spot where middle age used to end and old age once began, the new territory where a resurgent purpose gap, and gulf in identity, stands. Opportunity is there as well. The surge of people into this new stage of life is one of the most important social phenomena of the new century. Never before have so many people had so much experience and the time and the capacity to do something significant with it. That's the gift of longevity, the great potential payoff on all the progress we've made in extending lives. Realizing these possibilities will require the courage to break from old and familiar patterns that once were our friends but just don't work any longer. It means considering ideas like "gap years" for grown ups, new kinds of internships and fellowships for Americans moving beyond midlife, remodelling higher education to help retrain people who have been working for 40 or 50 years, even the creation of new kinds of investment accounts to help cover the costs of transitioning to new careers. What we're facing is not a solo matter; it's a social imperative, an urgent one that must be solved as the great midlife migration gathers scale and momentum."

Provides the rational for reimagining education for young people. I believe that most of these principles apply to adults in the workforce, too. Premise for WLstudio.

Love this video by the two instructors of this course by Stanford/Online for explaining how and what this course is all about for practitioners in the arts. Is both structured and informal. Video format and content are instructional for WLStudio learning facilitators.

Tom Peters introduced the concept of "personal branding." In this introductory article, he describes the need to have a brand and how one establishes it.

Tom Peters, who is credited with introducing the term "personal brand" discusses what a personal brand is not.

This article describes some free courses and give sites that list these courses.

Valuable discussion of SMART goals

Useful tips for job searches

Useful discussion of free web and media tools to Rebrand and Market Yourself

Good suggestions to set yourself apart.

useful suggestions for branding and markeing

In depth discussion of goal setting...what kinds, how, etc.

Online template for developing a personal learning plan. Although k-12 focused, it is a good template for creating a PLP

Great wiki to help build a personal learning network. Has FAQs, steps, 5 top tools, getting started

Ofsted good practices database on individual learning plans. This plan has 6 action steps. It is in a MSWord format that can be made into a template for use.

Report on Leadership and Networks, written for leadership programs that develop and support leadership for social change.

New report from Leadership Learning Community on networked leadership for organizations devoted to social change.

Beth Kanter used a LinkedIn tool to assess her network and how to improve it. Several visuals are included. Comments are not all positive though.

Slides that show how to connect with an audience.