Open Badges A high level overview of emerging badge use cases and technology. June 14, 2011 Mark Surman - Mozilla
badges: 1. examples 2. opportunity 3. experiment
mozilla: open technology and culture of the web
badges: visual representations of a skill or achievement
badges: 1. examples 2. opportunity 3. experiment
example: scouting may be the first example that comes to mind
example: more and more, we see badges representing achievements on the web
example: sometimes these badges are just for fun or social status
example: but increasingly the skills are real, based on online tasks and work
example: but increasingly the skills are real, based on real online tasks and work
example: but increasingly the skills are real, based on real online tasks and work
example: can combine technical and social, both of which employers are looking for
example: ... and sometimes willing to pay for > jobs
example: mozilla also experimenting with badges, which got us thinking about ...
badges: 1. examples 2. opportunity 3. experiment
badges: if many orgs issued and recognized badges
badges: learners could show skills gained in many places
badges: educators could engage and assess in innovative ways
badges: employers could easily find people with web era skills
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what’s needed for people to take badges seriously?
how do you validate and prove that badges are legit?
what does success look like in 3-5 years?
badges: 1. examples 2. opportunity 3. experiment
open badges: open approach to testing badge concepts in the wild
open badges idea: many players test badges, benefits flow to learners
open badges idea:
Badges. Skills. Learning. A high level overview of emerging badge use cases and technology. June 14, 2011 Mark Surman - Mozilla
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