The Open Badge Academy is closing.

The Open Badge Academy was built by our small team in Leeds to…

Raising the standard: Open Badges 2.0

There are few things as eagerly awaited in life as a sequel. From The Dark Knight to Harry…

Backpack to the future

In 2011, Mozilla’s bold Open Badges project changed the digital credentialing landscape as we knew it. With support from the MacArthur Foundation the project brought partners together worldwide, empowered by the new opportunity to recognise learning wherever it happens, and created a…

Quality considerations in Open Badge initiatives

The Open Badges standard is over five years old and there are many examples of its application, with badge issuers ranging from those in industry to education, government to the 3rd sector. But in Digitalme’s experience of working with…

Digitalme and Makewaves join City & Guilds Group

Digitalme and Makewaves are joining the City & Guilds Group to form a new business unit known simply as Digitalme. We will be working with the City & Guilds Group to combine our expertise around Open Badges with their experience in assessment…

Make me a badge — using LED’s and Java (and a little bit of meta data sprinkled on top)

Why aren’t the Maker Community making more of Open Badges?

Snapchat your CV

The average time spent looking at a CV is less than that of a Snapchat!

What does a prospective employer actually look for when they receive your CV? Do they (or more likely HR) really dig into the detail and try to find out…

A journey into the open

I’ve always been a fan of working in the open and ensuring that the work I do (we do) as an organisation helps as many individuals as possible. But to be honest I’ve never quite…

Struggling to recognise engagement and progression in arts programmes?

We tested open badges with the Leeds Dance Network. A more in-depth report with further results of the study can be found in our…