The Badge Cycle

11 years ago

This is a generic version of the badge cycle visual thought I created for the BBC. In it I'm trying…

Teachers…

11 years ago

In my work with young people in wapisasa, I've realised just how important self confidence is achieving anything - and…

A certificate is just an offline badge

11 years ago

When thinking about Open Badges, its easy to get stuck on the paper certificate paradigm and think about why an…

edTech innovation

11 years ago

I've got a few tech products off the ground in my time, and I'm still not sure how it happens.…

Qualification Sweet Spot

11 years ago

One thing I've learnt from being part of City & Guilds, is that it's not easy getting a public funded…

Eyes wide open

11 years ago

This piece of thinkery was created in collaboration with Doug Belshaw for FE Week - there's something about how an…

Higher Education

11 years ago

This thought made me giggle - and that's OK - even if it's a bit of a #dadjoke.

Soft skills aren’t so soft

11 years ago

I liked this thought about "soft" skills by Beverley Oliver, at #epforall Barcelona Indeed, as Scott Wilson commented, they are…

The T-shaped Student

11 years ago

I met some excellent people from JISC at the EPIC conference in Barcelona (2015). Simon Whittemore discussed using Open Badges…

Membership vs Alignment

11 years ago

What would a Union look like if started a new one today? Here's a thought from a "Union MVP" conversation…