Here are some of the best links we’ve found that sum up the activities and experiences from last week’s DML 2012 conference:

• John Seely Brown gave an inspiring keynote. Imagine there was a little bump in “Montessori” searches on Google following this… (DMLResearchHub)
• Connie Yowell introduces a new model for learning. (Huffington Post)
• Steve Hargadon blogs about the long tail of ed reform and how support doesn’t just look like this –> $$$. (SteveHargadon.com)
• Philadelphia-based humanities teacher Chad Sansing raises important questions about education conference models.  (Classroots.org)
• Bud the Teacher offers tips for DML 2013 (Bud the Teacher)
• Doug Belshaw recaps day 2 of the conference, including his participation in the Hive Learning Networks panel (Doug’s Conference Blog)
• Representatives from a new youth media network hosted a panel entitled, “Case Study in Digital Media and Learning Partnerships: A Youth-Centered Design Framework in San Francisco” (Community Media in Transition)
• Introducing the winners of the HASTAC Badges for Lifelong Learning competition. (OpenMatt)
• David Theo Goldberg discusses excitement and skepticism around badges for lifelong learning. (DMLCentral)
• Hive NYC member Downtown Community Television had three representatives at the conference, and they share impressions and lessons learned here and here. (DCTV)
• Hive NYC member Barry Joseph (Global Kids) compiled this participatory document to define a “Comprehensive Understanding of Badging Systems”. Also, check out these photos from the Global Kids panel and Mozilla Science Fair.
• The week that crushed all others, from Mozilla’s Erin Knight.

And then there was this!  Our own Chris Lawrence capped off the event with his Ignite talk, “How to Throw a Learning Party.”