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Issue #13
Friday 23rd June 2017
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Welcome to Badge News from We Are Open Co-op! Our bi-weekly newsletter keeps the Open Badges community informed of what's going on, in-and-around the ecosystem.
We're going to be sending out this newsletter on a monthly basis over the summer, and then switch back to our regular rhythm in September. Just to keep you up-to-date, here's the publishing schedule through to the end of January 2018:
- Issue 14: July 21st
- Issue 15: August 18th
- Issue 16: September 1st
- Issue 17: September 15th
- Issue 18: September 29th
- Issue 19: October 13th
- Issue 20: October 27th
- Issue 21: November 10th
- Issue 22: November 24th
- Issue 23: December 8th
- Issue 24: January 12th (2018)
- Issue 25: January 26th (2018)
This week's featured article has been chosen by Credly. Click through to read about how the focus needs to shift from solely being about qualifications of students to the broader soft skills acquired in the course of their education.
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A quotation from the article:
"Individuals, particularly those leaving education, need to be able to assure prospective employers they are a team player, a good communicator, or that they can resolve conflict and be positive in the workplace. But in order to do so, they need to go beyond the traditional CV – which essentially just lists what they have done – to paint a fuller picture of the human skills they can offer, not just technical and academic."
Also see Toby Beresford's take on the Digitalme.Credly launch event.
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Education Design Lab have just finished the first phase of their badging challenge. In this post they outline five things they've learned from students, and five things they've learned from employers.
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In this post from We Are Open Co-op's very own Doug Belshaw, he explains what the new version of the Open Badges specification means in practice. Also see Mark Otter and Kerri Lemoie's post on the Participate blog.
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The Humanitarian Passport Initiative (HPI) is an exploration of Open Badges as a common language to establish and document skills, experience and learning in the humanitarian sector. HPI is currently funded by the Humanitarian Leadership Academy.
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If you're reading this issue of Badge News on the day it's published, then the 2017 Badge Summit is tomorrow! This interview with Marc Lesser from Mouse.org explores their collaboration with Parsons School of Design, as well as the value of alternative credentials more broadly.
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Agile development is a methodology in software development and project management which prioritises evolution, self-organisation, continuous improvement, and cross-functional teams. Thanks to Agility in Mind, you can now earn Open Badges to demonstrate your ability to work in this kind of environment!
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This episode of the TeacherCast podcast features Cate Tolnai, who discusses the value of badges in creating professional development courses.
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Have you read a great article about badges you'd like us to include in an upcoming issue? Get in touch with a link!
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Last orders!
We're going to be retiring the current iteration of Badge Bootcamp at the end of the month. If you want to check it out, be quick...
Click here for more details!
(don't worry, it will be back once we've polished it up!)
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Innovative uses of badges
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USGBC energy efficiency badges
A great use of Open Badges is to define and drive positive behaviours. In this case, the United States Green Building Council have created badges in high-priority topic areas such as zero energy buildings and energy conservation.
This means they have a clear path to their high-status LEED award, and can encourage the kind of knowledge and skills they want to see in their industry.
Click here to find out more
Note: the point of contact for this initiative is Arnold Kee: akee@usgbc.org
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- Buchem, I. Distributed Assessment with Open Badges of 21st Century Skills. (Link)
- Fanfarelli, J. R., & McDaniel, R. (2017). Exploring digital badges in university courses: relationships between quantity, engagement, and performance. Online Learning, 21(2). (Link)
- Keele, B. J. (2017). Using Digital Badges to Enhance Research Instruction in Academic Libraries. (Link)
- Motheeram, P., Botha, A., & Herselman, M. (2016). A scoping review towards the conceptualization of a digital Open Badges ecosystem in South Africa. (Link)
Did we miss one? Incorrectly cite something? Send in a correction! Note that if an article listed above does not feature a link, this is because it is not available on the open web. You may be able to get access to it via your local library.
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Upcoming events, webinars, and community calls
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Know about an upcoming event — either online or offline? Get in touch with details!
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