We Are Open Co-op<p>Trends shaping the future of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microcredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microcredentials</span></a> <a href="https://blog.weareopen.coop/reframing-recognition-part-4-4a0811255a00" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.weareopen.coop/reframing-</span><span class="invisible">recognition-part-4-4a0811255a00</span></a></p><p>This is Part 4 (of 7!) in our series sharing insights from the NDLN report which will be released later this week.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VerifiableCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VerifiableCredentials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBadges</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a></p>
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We Are Open Co-op<p>Part 3 of our seven(!) part series introducing a new report on digital and micro credentials for the NDLN is now out:</p><p><a href="https://blog.weareopen.coop/reframing-recognition-part-3-c3c956c09574" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.weareopen.coop/reframing-</span><span class="invisible">recognition-part-3-c3c956c09574</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VerifiableCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VerifiableCredentials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBadges</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenRecognition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microcredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microcredentials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a></p>
We Are Open Co-op<p>We recently authored a report for the Irish NDLN on the transformative potential of micro and digital credentialing in recognising learning and achievements.</p><p><a href="https://blog.weareopen.coop/reframing-recognition-part-1-50b0fc77cd05" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.weareopen.coop/reframing-</span><span class="invisible">recognition-part-1-50b0fc77cd05</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microcredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microcredentials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalCredentials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBadges</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VerifiableCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VerifiableCredentials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenREcognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenREcognition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a></p>
Doug Belshaw<p>I've created a playlist for Badge to the Future development updates. The latest video shows the new 'My Portfolio' feature!</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8W9hGhCnY0&list=PLSm74rBWs_MX_cUq4qIaVSwZSN0ei5UJG" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=I8W9hGhCnY</span><span class="invisible">0&list=PLSm74rBWs_MX_cUq4qIaVSwZSN0ei5UJG</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/VerifiableCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VerifiableCredentials</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/OpenBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenBadges</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Microcredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Microcredentials</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalCredentials</span></a></p>
Doug Belshaw<p>A quick development update to show transactional emails (i.e. recipients are now notified they've been issued a credential!)</p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/VerifiableCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VerifiableCredentials</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/OpenBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenBadges</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Microcredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Microcredentials</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalCredentials</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/lqkeGt5-FBg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/lqkeGt5-FBg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Doug Belshaw<p>Looking forward to presenting (virtually) at the Awards Network event today!</p><p>When I started with <a href="https://social.coop/tags/OpenBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenBadges</span></a> back in 2011, small awarding bodies issuing digital credentials for informal and non-formal was absolutely what I had in mind.</p><p>Given budgets, awareness, and the pace of change in the sector, we're only just getting there. But exciting times, especially given the power of the <a href="https://social.coop/tags/VerifiableCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VerifiableCredentials</span></a> data model</p><p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/awards-network-annual-event-4-mar-2025-tickets-1232906880669?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eventbrite.co.uk/e/awards-netw</span><span class="invisible">ork-annual-event-4-mar-2025-tickets-1232906880669?aff=oddtdtcreator</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalCredential" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalCredential</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/OpenRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenRecognition</span></a></p>
We Are Open Co-op<p>Join us at the top of the hour for the Open Recognition is for Everybody (ORE) community call. All welcome! <a href="https://lu.ma/qkhp92r6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lu.ma/qkhp92r6</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenRecognition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBadges</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VerifiableCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VerifiableCredentials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microcredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microcredentials</span></a></p>
We Are Open Co-op<p>We've been noodling on a new domain which pulls together some of our work around <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalCredentials</span></a></p><p><a href="https://digitalcredentials.fyi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">digitalcredentials.fyi</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBadges</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenRecognition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microcredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microcredentials</span></a></p>
We Are Open Co-op<p>New on the blog: Towards an Open Recognition Wallet</p><p><a href="https://blog.weareopen.coop/towards-an-open-recognition-wallet-327fff86b0d5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.weareopen.coop/towards-an</span><span class="invisible">-open-recognition-wallet-327fff86b0d5</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenRecognition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VerifiableCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VerifiableCredentials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBadges</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microcredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microcredentials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a></p>
Doug Belshaw<p>Enough. <a href="https://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2024/12/04/calling-short-courses-microcredentials-is-cringe/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dougbelshaw.com/blog/2024/12/0</span><span class="invisible">4/calling-short-courses-microcredentials-is-cringe/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/microcredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>microcredentials</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/OpenBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenBadges</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/VerifiableCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VerifiableCredentials</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalCredentials</span></a></p>
Doug Belshaw<p>A bit of fun <a href="https://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2024/11/26/digital-bodges-and-badges/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dougbelshaw.com/blog/2024/11/2</span><span class="invisible">6/digital-bodges-and-badges/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/OpenBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenBadges</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Microcredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Microcredentials</span></a></p>
Doug Belshaw<p>I finally had chance to write a response to a question Bryan Mathers and I received in an N-TUTORR workshop a couple of weeks ago!</p><p><a href="https://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2024/11/11/open-badges-for-organisational-performance" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dougbelshaw.com/blog/2024/11/1</span><span class="invisible">1/open-badges-for-organisational-performance</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/OpenBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenBadges</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/VerifiableCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VerifiableCredentials</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/OrganisationalPerformance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OrganisationalPerformance</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Microcredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Microcredentials</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a></p>
Bryan Mathers<p>What creates the spark behind an illustration? There’s nothing I love better than playing idea ping-pong with a co-collaborator.</p><p>This illustration was created for a series of credentialing workshops with Badge guru Doug Belshaw for the N-TUTORR project.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/OpenRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenRecognition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/OpenBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBadges</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/VerifiableCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VerifiableCredentials</span></a></p>
Doug Belshaw<p>After the great AMA with Kerri Lemoie from MIT's Digital Credentials Consortium I've updated the Glossary page on Badge Wiki ✍ </p><p><a href="https://badge.wiki/wiki/Glossary" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">badge.wiki/wiki/Glossary</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I've also added a link to the Glossary from the main sidebar (see screenshot)</p><p>Anyone can request an account on Badge Wiki, which uses the same software as Wikipedia. Feel free to update/amend the page!</p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/VerifiableCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VerifiableCredentials</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/OpenBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenBadges</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Microcredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Microcredentials</span></a></p>
Doug Belshaw<p>It's been a while since I wrote a post about <a href="https://social.coop/tags/OpenBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenBadges</span></a> on my personal blog. This one is simply me writing down something I noticed about a decade ago - and which hasn't really changed:</p><p><a href="https://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2024/05/28/levelling-up/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dougbelshaw.com/blog/2024/05/2</span><span class="invisible">8/levelling-up/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/VerifiableCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VerifiableCredentials</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalCredentials</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Microcredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Microcredentials</span></a></p>
Doug Belshaw<p>I wrote a post about the history of the <a href="https://social.coop/tags/OpenBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenBadges</span></a> infrastructure using a <a href="https://social.coop/tags/SystemsThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SystemsThinking</span></a> model I came across during a UCL short course last week: <a href="https://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2023/09/28/seven-samurai-and-open-badges/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dougbelshaw.com/blog/2023/09/2</span><span class="invisible">8/seven-samurai-and-open-badges/</span></a></p><p>As I haven't yet started my MSc in Systems Thinking, I might have got the wrong end of the stick about how to apply the model. </p><p>Hopefully some people will learn something about the history of badges, and how they differ from microcredentials while doing so. (Hint: learner agency)</p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/microcredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>microcredentials</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Doug Belshaw<p>A quick blog post from the air on the way to The Badge Summit @ CU Boulder using a couple metaphors to explain differences between <a href="https://social.coop/tags/microcredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>microcredentials</span></a> and <a href="https://social.coop/tags/OpenRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenRecognition</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2023/07/22/the-unseen-threads-of-open-recognition/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dougbelshaw.com/blog/2023/07/2</span><span class="invisible">2/the-unseen-threads-of-open-recognition/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/OpenBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenBadges</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/VerifiableCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VerifiableCredentials</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a></p>
Doug Belshaw<p>5 reasons why microcredentials are not Open Badges in name, spirit, or ethos<br /> <a href="https://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2023/03/23/microcredentials-badges-ethos/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dougbelshaw.com/blog/2023/03/2</span><span class="invisible">3/microcredentials-badges-ethos/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/OpenBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenBadges</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Microcredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Microcredentials</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mozilla</span></a></p>
Mara<p>Hi Friends. Here is my blog site in case you are curious about my work. I develop talent and connect it with vulnerable <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/communities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communities</span></a> and <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> through <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a> and <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a>. We focus on <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/SDGs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDGs</span></a> and locally led development initiatives. <a href="https://marabhuber.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">marabhuber.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Mara<p>Hello! I could use some wordsmithing help. I am engaging in the most exciting work but have had difficulty explaining it in a way that is succinct and accessible. Would appreciate feedback and especially suggestions for tweaks…<br>“I connect students with <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> leaders in <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> for virtual experiential learning projects and award them <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a>. And I work with the leaders to develop the <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Projects</span></a> and <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/leverage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leverage</span></a> the outputs toward <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/BroaderImpacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BroaderImpacts</span></a>.”<br>Does that make sense?</p>
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