New book on how to hack your own education & get a qualification

Posted by David Jennings on August 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

“Hot” off the “press” comes Anya Kamenetz’s follow-up to DIY U. Thanks to support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, this is a free e-book (all formats). Styled as an Edupunk’s Guide, the emphasis is on practical guidance for the individual, picking up where DIY U’s journalistic survey of the state of play left … Continue reading →

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Wonderful debunking of e-portfolios by @donaldclark

Posted by David Jennings on May 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

On his blog, Donald Clark has built a strong track record of laying into some cherished ideas and proclaiming that the emperor has no clothes. This post is the perfect antidote to my post here a few months ago http://agilelearning.amplify.com/2011/01/25/the-new-breed-of-tools-for-building-online-portfolios-myshowcase-zesti-others/ I’ve just included the headings of Donald’s seven reasons — click through for full details … Continue reading →

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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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How you can help with an Edupunk Guide to getting accredited qualifications DIY-style

Posted by David Jennings on February 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

This looks like it could be a very useful extension and update of Anya Kamenetz’s DIYU book (the guide at the end of that book took too much for granted in terms of sticking with established education providers). Click through to the original post if you can help make suggestions to Anya to inform this … Continue reading →

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The new breed of tools for building online portfolios: MyShowcase, ZESTi, others?

Posted by David Jennings on January 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Interesting to see the latest generation of tools for building online portfolios & records of achievement. (zesti.com is another I’ve been looking at — if you know of more, please post in the comments) The recognition of learning and achievements outside institutional contexts has been a challenge that seems to have resisted solutions for at … Continue reading →

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