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excellent explanation by Tom Vander Ark on why parent-managed learner profiles are becoming more important all the time for young people.  Is the corollary true for adults owning their learning in portable, digital carry-alongs for sharing with potential employers, etc.  

excellent interview with Liz Coleman, former president/reformer of Bennington College on action, engagement, learning, real-time issues, etc.

Good history of Mozilla's open badge project, a joint venture between the Mozilla and MacArthur foundations. The open badge system is now called Badgr and is launched by a new entity for this purpose, Concentric Sky in partnership with edX. It is still open source and badge criteria still displays with the badge when awarded and displayed on a web site, profile, etc.

real measures of how online social activities yield offline results in who volunteers for you, how many volunteer who is donating and repeat donating, downloading your reports, attending events, more clients being served, comments on your work by people who matter to you, perceptions of greater support for org, etc.

This book, The Start Up of You, looks very good to me because it explains how networks (most easily maintained online!) create value that extends beyond finding a job and includes learning, building connections, etc. Reviewed by Claire Reinelt, April 26, 2012.

Interesting site for women to find out and act on what they desire to be. She has courses (paid), groups, workshops, etc. Worth looking at for her content, offerings, and possible connection to the Studio. Plus, she is something else!

I like the feel of the site. It is a little more fluff than I think we would use, but it offers some interesting components for us to consider. Thanks.

Blog post by Stephen Downes exploring what a MOOC does and does not do--it does not replicate or build on past failed educational pathways where a person--adult or child--is not motivated enough to invest time in his/her own learning path. He mentions that online gaming is the best pre-MOOC and equivalent to MOOC for young people. Makes me wonder about my addiction to WordsFree and Scrabble on my iphone and desire to beat the computer again and again. Or enrolling in a MOOC where the opportunity to connect with smart, similarly-quested learners/achievers/doers must motivate me to overcome challenges of schedule, technology, serendipitous approach to learning, self-expression, etc. The MOOC is simply a much bigger playground where my motivation and my two feet (or eyes!) rule my behavior .

Look at this page of online learning communities for different gatherings of educators--the numbers of members, who's running them, where they are located, etc. It's a virtual constellation of learning networks/communities. Could WLS directory look like this someday?

explanation by Diigo of its users--those who affiliate for professional as well as personal reasons--and its utility as the "best personal knowledge managment (PKM) on the market."

Interesting and VALUABLE links-rich how-to blog post by Wade Foster at Zapier, a distributed company, June 27, 2013 on managing remote teams. Identifies excellent resources elsewhere assembled by practitioners in remote work places. Identifies three key things: team, TOOLS (great list for work team), and processes for success. Team--hire doers, hire people you can trust, trust the people you hire, hire people who can write, hire people who are okay without a social workplace Tools--Campfire for virtual office; Sqwiggle, a persistent video chat room that takes a picture of you every 8 seconds which people can see on their computers and instant video chat; email, Trello for joint to-do list; GitHub for issues and pull requests; iDoneThis for daily digest of accomplishments--notes that "it is great for personal use as well because it can help build habits." Also Chrome profiles, LastPass Enterprise, Draft for easily versioning drafts, and Google Docs, Hello sign (for signatures without hassle of scanning, etc.), and Google Talk Processes--everyone does support on regular schedule to stay close to customers; a culture of shipping, weekly hangouts, weekly learning, monthly one on ones, culture of daily feedback

Blog post by David Truss, Pair-A_Dimes, January 4, 2011, on learning at work by professionals, i.e., teachers. Has much more good stuff to say than this excerpt but I find this useful for Information Overload. Another term I ran across lately--practical obscurity--in relation to why we are now part of NSA's scope--because costs have fallen so low to monitor so much behavior online--voice and text--that what was once unavailable without a lot of costs is now quite feasible for someone to monitor, such as NSA, Google, Facebook, etc. Excerpt: "I read a post recently by Jeff Utecht, whom you have worked with, that said this: "Today at school I answered personal e-mail, updated my Facebook status, Tweeted, looked up flights for winter break, and even read articles that didn't pertain to school. And they say we're becoming less productive at work. What really is happening is the line between our work life and our social life is becoming blurred more and more every day." and he continues: "Sure I use some of my work time to do social things, yet I get home from work after 3pm and answer work e-mails, text faculty members about a computer problem, and work on lessons and things that need to be done. So it's an even swap. I'll use some of your time, you can use some of mine.""

website on using breathing to get healthier, smarter, more accomplished, etc. Has good links to other interesting and seemingly valid sources.

Excellent blog post by Suzanne Choney, TODAY Tech, 2/3/12, on dopamine addiction to social media. Chastises researchers who are still running experiments noting that it's already been proven--what's the need to do more research? Has some great links to research, writing, etc. on this topic

Excellent resource page for building intelligence dashboard using RSS feeds, Yahoo Pipes, persistent searches, etc. Rheingold uses short videos (usually <10 minutes) to staircase steps for building the dashboard.

Forbes 9/02/2013. Kerry Hannon suggests 10 tips from working at home. In addition to the tips about designating a space, etc. Kerry also talks about the challenge in convincing others you can manage other people when you telecommute. Use a digital way to "show up" at the office, be an online extrovert to keep your face and presence known to those in the office.

Matthew Brimer helped found General Assembly which has a wide range of practical learning opportunities on-campus in NYC and online. Ranges from 8-12 week "immersives", courses, to one hour classes, etc. Doris will list in the WLC learning directory.

As I was reviewing Nancy White's blogs, one included a link to this page on virtual leadership development. Knowing Nancy, I was confident that it would be good and it is. What I like about it is the emphasis on developing leadership skills within an organization for a bunch of people, not just a few named leaders at the top. Plus the integration of the online work with an onsite team that chooses and collaborates on a critical issue in the workplace--this is real world leadership to solve problems facing the organization or environment, etc.

Google Chrome Store--includes Astrid, Google Search, etc.

benefits of online book clubs: get along with participants as you don't have to hear about their lives, can go online to discussion at anytime, be exposed to books you would not read ordinarily, and no small talk about kids, jobs, kitchen remodels, etc. Something for us to think about!

Great resource by Idealware for nonprofits to use to use social media well for different purposes such as events, outreach, volunteer recruitment, etc. Oddly, professional development or learning by staff/volunteers/across organizational boundaries is not mentioned. Wonder if we should reach out to Idealware's authors to discuss adding another section to guide next year?