Open Badge Factory Academy webinars are starting for this fall. Join the webinar on October 9 at 2pm BST where Satu Järvinen is presenting on the topic “Badges as signposts for self directed learning”. Read more and join us at https://openbadgefactory.com/academy/?direct=portfolioModal-2018-10-09-webinar
This is nice, Open Recognition Week recognised Satu and SkillSafari for the work done to promote badging and create learning solutions for Africa!
The Open Recognition movement and their ideas are very much in line with SkillSafari badging ideology. As they describe themselves: (more…)
SkillSafari and the Institute of Accounting & Economic Development (IAED) in Namibia have signed a cooperation agreement. The purpose of the cooperation is to enhance the quality of education through professional development of teachers. SkillSafari and IAED will join forces in bringing the SkillSafari badging approach to Namibia. (more…)
Last summer, we conducted a badging project in Tunisia in collaboration with CNTE (Centre National des Technologies en Education), a government body in charge of all ICT related matters in education in Tunisia. The purpose of the project was to see if badging brings added value to the services offered by the CNTE and how teachers respond to this new approach. (more…)
These first months of 2018 have been packed with all sorts of actions required to get a new company on its feet. That work is not over yet, but fortunately some hurdles have been crossed and things are shaping up. One big concern is, that no matter how fast I want things to proceed, they still take time. Getting things started is like a solving a big puzzle, one piece at a time.