Badger Beats: The Week In Review [79]
Hey there, badgers! Here's your weekly run-down of projects, updates and articles for the open badges community:
We heard from Matt Rogers of Digital Me on this week's community call, and he shared some of the recent work they’ve been doing in the UK - the audio and summary are here;
Serge Ravet responded to a question posed by Kate Coleman about ePortfolios and Open Badges - read his blog post here;
Michael Robbins wrote about necessary changes schools must make to "fully realize the potential of the digital learning revolution" - including the integration of badges into credentialing systems;
The New York Times adapted Kevin Carey's essay “The End of College: Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere,” in a piece titled Here’s What Will Truly Change Higher Education: Online Degrees That Are Seen as Official;
Exciting news from the UK: Nesta and the Scouts Association launched the new Digital Maker badge this week, bringing digital making skills to their network of 400,000 young people;
The Chronicle of Higher Education asks if badges can help graduates access more jobs than bachelor's degrees (article is accessible to subscribers only);
Pearson’s Acclaim platform gets a spotlight in this BBC article on CV / résumé fraud:
Over on Forbes, James Marshall Crotty wrote a piece titled "Education Is The Answer To Income Inequality: Part One" - looking forward to the next installment!
Going to SXSWedu?
If you're heading to Austin for SXSWedu, don't forget to check out Badge the World: Global Lessons in Open Badging with Kate Coleman, Serge Ravet, Tim Riches and Mark Riches. It's going to be great!
