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File:Translatewikibadgegrön.svg|Pilot Badge of activity with Wikimedia Sweden
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See Sara Mörtsell blog, [http://info.p2pu.org/2014/02/11/using-p2pu-to-badge-swedish-educators-mooc/ Using P2PU to Badge Swedish Educators’ MOOC]
See Sara Mörtsell's blog, [http://info.p2pu.org/2014/02/11/using-p2pu-to-badge-swedish-educators-mooc/ Using P2PU to Badge Swedish Educators’ MOOC]


===IdeaLab===
===IdeaLab===

Revision as of 15:56, 13 January 2015

By January 2015, Open Badges have been a subject of discussion for well over two years in the Wikimedian community. Wikimedia UK is now looking at ways we can make some actual progress on this.

Situation in January 2015

Recent initiatives:

Sweden

File:Badge system design English.svg|thumb|Badge system design

  • Our colleagues in Wikimedia Sweden have started using Open Badges in October 2014.
On translatewiki.net (scroll down a bit and you will see the badges described in English). Also see Utveckling (Development) which is in English. translatewiki.net is a web-based translation platform used to enhance Mediawiki
  • Idea for Open Badges for students editing Wikipedia.

    Idea for Open Badges for students editing Wikipedia.

  • How a set of badges can visualize key tasks for educators when integrating Wikipedia in the curriculum.

    How a set of badges can visualize key tasks for educators when integrating Wikipedia in the curriculum.

  • Wikipediapedagog badge, for educators who have used Wikipedia in education in 2014

    Wikipediapedagog badge, for educators who have used Wikipedia in education in 2014

  • Sample image of the badge on translatewiki.net

    Sample image of the badge on translatewiki.net

  • Pilot Badge of activity with Wikimedia Sweden

    Pilot Badge of activity with Wikimedia Sweden

See Sara Mörtsell's blog, Using P2PU to Badge Swedish Educators’ MOOC

IdeaLab

Historic discussions

2013 discussion

A discussion about Wikimedia UK using Open Badges took place in July 2013. It has been archived here

2012

Panel discussion: Assessment and accreditation in an age of open learning
Doug Belshaw (The Mozilla Foundation), on Open Badges

Notes

Methods of verifying/issuing

  • Expert / Mentor
  • Peer
  • Self-Assessment
  • Algorithmic / programmatic
  • Stealth (through Backpack)

Types of badges

  • Affiliation
  • Participation
  • Skill / Activity
  • Cumulative
  • Badge system
  • Endorsement
  • Early adopters
  • Mentors
  • Silly / playful
  • Soft skills / non-cognitive
  • Hard skills / cognitive
  • One-offs

Related links

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