Open Badges in action Applications for your workplace

Bob Pricebob.price@newportcityhomes.com

Open Badges• Open, online

standard for verifying skills, learning, interests and achievements

• Images with hard-coded Metadata

Badge nameDescription

CriteriaIssuer

EvidenceDate issued

StandardsTags

CVs are a bunch of claims

Open Badges are a bunch of evidence

How it works….

Who is using them?

Badges for schools

Badges for schools

Badges for employability

In house training for staff

• E-learning, blended learning, pathways

• One off, flat form or levelled

• Special awards• Manual or

automated award

• Awarded to recognise the voluntary efforts

• Can be as a result of a formal course or vocational activity

Awards for volunteers

Awards for volunteers

NHS England• Combination of

education activities and voluntary activities

• Awarded for completion of the necessary training to be able to sell or support products

Badges for B2B/B2C

What else?

MOOCs

Conferences

One off events

CPD

Lifelong learning

Employment schemes

Issuing Badges using the Learning Pool DLE

Issuing Badges using the Learning Pool DLE

Need to know more..?

http://www.slideshare.net/Huxleypiguk/badges-book

Coming soon

Need to know more..?

Thank You

bob.price@newportcityhomes.com

@bobpricepln

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