Why Badges? Why Not? | HASTAC [16Sep11] - 0 views
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Any other organization can join them in asking for partners to design a new way of offering accreditation to their own organization.
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you don't need much technology or money to implement a badging system--or, at least, that is another of the goals of this Competition.
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Individuals can earn badges from multiple organizations, some certifying human skills such as collaboration or even helpfulness, that mean as much to future employers as skills and experience and credentials from traditional institutions. And an individual can choose to reveal or not reveal an e-portfolio. YOU own your portfolio.
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If you contribute, you can have a record of that contribution. That’s the beauty of digital badge systems or eportfolios such as Top Coders where you can actually click on the badge and see all the specific contributions or skills of a person that were recognized by peers in the form of a badge.
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Badging helps one developer to know how much they can trust some unknown contributor and then, if the project goes well, one participant in the virtual team can recognize the skills, collaborative attributes, and other technical as well as social collaborative skills of another.
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Another inspiring aspect of open badges for lifelong learning: they recognize achievement and contribution, not reputation or credentials.