Five reasons we need a new learning currency. Seven ways to create it.
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5 Reasons we need a new learning currency
Transcript of Five reasons we need a new learning currency. Seven ways to create it.
5 Reasons we need a new learning currency
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#1 We don’t recognise the cool stuff kids do
#1 We don’t recognise the cool stuff kids do
#2 We’re measuring the wrong stuff
#3 The robots are coming and they want your job!
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Almost 50% of jobs at risk of being destroyed!
Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael A. Osborne Sep 13
#4 “Schools are becoming exam factories” Confederation of British Industry 2014
“…qualifications are worthless as a criteria for hiring”
Google 2013
#5 “What am I supposed to do with 1000 CVs?” Zach Holman Github
Seven ways Open Badges are gaining currency
#1 Authenticity
#2 Endorsement
#3 Feedback
#4 Community
#5 Niche learning at scale
Badge Stats 235,000 badges issued 1900 issuers 50k+ Backpacks 1400% Growth since Nov 12-13
#6 Findability
#7 Discoverability
DigitalMe is a social enterprise working with schools, charities, employers and platforms to create a new digital skills currency using Open Badges.
We run Badge the UK, a Nominet Trust funded initiative to support the implementation of Open Badges across the UK
Find us at www.digitalme.co.uk @digitalme_
