Education

What next for developing & showcasing Intercultural Competence through Open Badges?

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…

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…

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…

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?

MozFest 2016 — putting Open Badges back on the map!

Following on from several amazing years of Open Badges at MozFest, we’re planning to bring Open Badges to their inaugural home and explore how we can…

Safe together with O2

O2 supports online safety in schools

We are delighted to announce a new partnership with O2 to support the development of our Safe programme, to enable us to reach many more teachers, students and parents across the UK.

5 reasons why teachers need to know about Open Badges

Open Badges are emerging as a highly effective tool to track, engage and reward the knowledge and skills of people both young and old. The Open Badge movement is being propelled by Mozilla, creators of Firefox, and aims to create a…

Parents encouraged to earn open badges on Safer Internet Day 2014 #SID2014

Parents are being urged to join in the annual celebration of e-safety, as Safer Internet Day 2014 (SID2014) arrives on Tuesday February 11.