You get badges for things you achieve like camping, helping in the community or being able to read a map or demonstrating other skills.
Photo: Girl Guides of Canada via Flickr
You wear badges on your shirt, sleeve or a sash so that other scouts can see who you are and what
your skills are easily and quickly.
Photo: Wikipedia.Org
But for the rest of the world it isn’t that easy. Take applying for jobs.
Letters, CVs, LinkedIn Profiles.How do you stand out digitally?
What about those small skills you have that you wouldn’t put on your CV?
How do you record small life experiences?
Here’s how they work
You complete an online activity. It could be
anything.
Maybe you evaluate something you did in real
life.
Maybe you write a programme.
Maybe you submit a file.
Here’s how they work
You complete an online activity. It could be
anything.
Maybe you evaluate something you did in real
life.
Maybe you write a programme.
Maybe you submit a file.
You get awarded a badge.
It looks just like a picture file.
You can share it like a picture file on email or social media.
It contains hidden data that says what you go it for, who
you got it from and how long its valid for. This data only
works with your email address.
Here’s how they work
You complete an online activity. It could be
anything.
Maybe you evaluate something you did in real
life.
Maybe you write a programme.
Maybe you submit a file.
You get awarded a badge.
It looks just like a picture file.
You can share it like a picture file on email or social media.
It contains hidden data that says what you go it for, who
you got it from and how long it’s valid for. This data only
works with your email address.
You upload your bade to your “Mozilla Backpack”
Now you can share it directly
with employers, colleges, whoever you want.
You can have private or public collections.
Any badge associated with your email stays there as
long as it is valid.
As more courses and activities are done online, more places will award badges. Badges are your digital skills portfolio.
Awarding bodies (the people who award qualifications like GCSEs and A-Levels) were asked to look at OpenBadges in a
2014 government report.
...and we’re issuing them to adult learning professionals across Europe as
part of our AE-Pro Training.
Find Out More....
Sign Up:https://backpack.openbadges.org/
Follow:@OpenBadges@AEPRO_2014@KevAtNIACE@NIACEhq
Read:https://www.jisc.ac.uk/blog/so-what-are-open-badges-28-aug-2013 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Open_Badges
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