Open Badge lightweight accreditation

Posted by David Jennings on March 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Here’s one of several case studies showing how Mozilla’s Open Badge gives credit for learning that takes place outside educational institutions and formal settings. Clipped from openmatt.wordpress.com How do we explain Mozilla’s Open Badge Project to beginners? These user stories — drawn from Erin Knight’s “Open Badge System Framework” paper — are meant to illustrate … Continue reading →

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Ragged Uni: free, peer-based learning

Posted by David Jennings on March 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Another model of peer-based self-organised learning, based so far in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, and London (though Glasgow seems the most active by some distance). In addition to the “everyone has something to teach” ethos, the Ragged University is also working on a hub of free educational resources, supported and discounted entry into formal education, plus … Continue reading →

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