15. Three things we need to create a new
(decentralized) learning currency
1. Tools
– Free tools to design, create and issue Open Badges
– Open source standard
2. Community / ecosystem
– Vibrant ecosystem that connecting teachers, nonprofits
& employers
3. Maps – skills, competencies & achievements & knowledge
navigation
56. How are they being used?
1. Learner feedback & motivation
2.
3.
4.
5.
Recognising skills outside of assessed curriculum
Creating a fuller picture achievements
Continual professional development
Build links with employers
57. How will value develop in
badges?
- Endorsement
- Distributed ecosystem
- Community rated
59. Three things we need to create a new
(decentralized) learning currency
1. Tools
– Free tools to design, create and issue Open Badges
– Open source standard
2. Community / ecosystem
– Vibrant ecosystem that connecting teachers, nonprofits
& employers
3. Maps – skills, competencies & achievements & knowledge
navigation
63. The Web Literacy Standard comprises a map of competencies and skills that Mozilla
and our community of stakeholders believe are important to pay attention to when
getting better at reading, writing and participating on the web.
65. Ask us hard questions!
On Twitter:
@triches / @dajbelshaw / @openbadges
Via the discussion group:
http://community.openbadges.org
Useful links:
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h=p://openbadges.org
h=p://digitalme.co.uk
h=p://webmaker.org
66. I’m using microaccreditation to
make achievements
more granular
I love badges for
motivating me in
my learning!
We use metadatainfused credentials
aligned with the OBI
68. 3 main ways to issue badges (pre-BadgeKit):
Roll your own solution
(using onboarding documentation)
Use plugin for an existing system
(plugins available for most major platforms/systems)
Third-party issuing platform
(URLs in metadata point to their servers)
69. Use plugin for an existing system
(plugins available for most major platforms/systems)