Earning, Learning & the Currency of Schools
“Congratulations! You earned an ‘A+’!” “You have all worked hard and earned these diplomas.” “You gave me an ‘A’?” “No. I didn’t give you an ‘A’. You earned it.” We hear this word “earn” mentioned...
View Article15 Organizations That Model & Inspire Educational Innovation
We live in exciting times. There is unprecedented educational experimentation and exploration. Even more exciting, people and organizations are exploring new and creative ways to address important...
View Article10 Reasons Why People are NOT Using Open Badges
I recently published an article about the many reasons people are using digital badges, so here is the flip side…reasons why people are not using them. 1. “Open what?” The entire concept is still in...
View Article5 Impending Badge Battlegrounds
Are we beginning to see evidence of impending battles about digital badges? Some of them are quietly but already underway. Others are on the horizon. All of them seem to be about power and control....
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The Values-Laden Nature of Open Badges
Following is a rough draft reflection about the values-laden nature of digital badges. These are tentative and early-stage thoughts, but I publish them here to provoke more conversation. What are the...
View ArticleWill #OpenBadges Remain Open? That is up to us.
Reviewing a critique presented by Dr. Michael Olneck at the pre-conference event on Open Badges at the Learning Analytics 2015 Conference, I was reminded of a 2012 quote from Tim O’Reilly, something...
View Article4 Reasons Why Credits & Credentials are Killing College
“Killing” is too strong of a word, but credits and credentials are not, nor have they have ever been, the greatest value of a higher education. That comes from the community, mentors, and time to...
View Article6 Factors Impacting Micro-credential Adoption
Will we see an increase in micro-credential adoption? Micro-credentials and open badges continue to gain attention as experiments persist, expand and even move from pilot to full implementation. Yet, a...
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