CogDogBlog » Fear of Googled Past
Some common sense in response to fears of "Oh no! Someone might Google me someday and find out I'm not perfect!"
Personal Branding in the Classroom? | Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
Response to a question about whether universities should teach personal branding
Angela Maiers Educational Services: Personal Branding and Education - Thoughts on "Me 2.0"
A discussion of personal branding and its connections to education, arguing that being able to demonstrate your talents and passions is a 21st century skill
Speaking from both his head and heart, Dan makes he compelling case that it is <strong>no longer is it enough to show that you are great, you have to show why you are a great</strong> match for a culture and brand of the company you want to work for. You have to be able to sell yourself, your talents, your passions, your uniqueness. (<a href="http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=261&Itemid=120">Aren't these Key 21st Century Skills?</a>)
Drape's Takes: edubloggeretiquette
Collection of posts and ideas about etiquette and expected behavior in the edublogosphere, including dealing with inappropriate comments, online reputation, and healthy debate.
Blogger Credibility
Series of posts from Darren Rowse on Problogger about blogger credibility and building trust through longevity, experience, expertise, generosity, transparency, and more.
The Bamboo Project Blog: Dump Your Resume--Build a Reputation Instead
Even perfect resumes won't always get interviews, according to a recent small-scale experiment. So what do you do instead? Build your reputation online, create an identity for yourself, and develop your online portfolio.
I mean, really, where did we think all of this was going to go?
George Siemens further explores the idea of a world without courses in 3 areas: 1. Content
- Conversations and Connections
- Reputation and Accreditations This would be a real revolution in learning and education, and it's intriguing to imagine the possibilities even if it is (as Siemens admits) very speculative.
elearnspace: A World without Courses
George Siemens presents ideas about what a world without courses would look like. We have lots of pieces of content that can be distributed for learning, but how do we assign value to that learning? What about a reputation system, where experts recognized within the network can evaluate the work of others? What about recommending other learning resources, like Amazon recommends other books? Siemens raises some very interesting possibilities here.