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Blog post by Beth Kanter on best kinds of learning at conferences/seminars, 5.23.13 Excerpt: It cites Sharon Bowman's book on Using Brain Science to Make Science Stick. "The book offers several simple principles to incorporate: Movement is better than sitting Having participants talk is better than listening Images are better than words for instructional aids Writing is better than reading Shorter is better than longer Different delivery options are better than the same"

Very nice poster/advertisement from University of Phoenix on top ten skills for successful 21st century worker. Note emphasis on leadership, communication, global citizenship, entrepreneurialism, and accessing, analyzing and synthesizing information

Jeff Cobb on Knowles' six adult learning principles

Learning Counts.org to help adults get college credit for what they already know--resource for WLStudio?

About page from Social Learning Centre (UK)

Great example of the Social Learning Centre's (UK) approach to "other" learning activities on its website.

Excellent list of Diigo linked resources assembled by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on traditions in adult and workplace learning. Has implications for how we structure the learning processes/places for WLS.

Great distillation of the Studio's message and raison d'etre-wow

great post on six characteristics of adult learning--Malcolm Knowles based