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Digital badges – the display problem

badges, digital badges, open badges by Colin Simpson 2 Comments on Digital badges – the display problem

For all the promise of digital badges, the fact that they still can’t easily be displayed and shared is a significant failing. If we look at three of the four main types of digital badges […]

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A hierarchy of digital badges – level 4 Classroom

badges, education design, game based learning, open badges by Colin Simpson

The final level of digital badges (in education at least) is Classroom badges. Now in keeping with the let’s-not-get-caught-up-on-semantics theme of this series of posts, it applies equally to the training room, the tutorial group […]

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A hierarchy of digital badges – level 3 Community

badges, community of practice, information literacy, open badges, Uncategorized by Colin Simpson

In addition to accredited study and work skills, digital badges can provide rich insights into a person’s wider interests and their engagement with their professional community. While this doesn’t seem to be happening widely yet, […]

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A hierarchy of digital badges – Level 2 Work skills

badges, education design, open badges, skills, Uncategorized by Colin Simpson

In my last post on this topic, I discussed why I think it helps to identify different types of digital badges and looked at more formal badges that are linked directly to accredited qualifications. The […]

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