A certificate is just an offline badge

10 years ago

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

edTech innovation

10 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

10 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

10 years ago

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

Higher Education

10 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

10 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…

Funding Form

11 years ago

Sadly, this tickly thought is my experience of the funding world - which I suppose is understandable - who wouldn't…

Levelling the Playing Field

11 years ago

This is a thought inspired by the Open Badges conference organised by @szerge in Barcelona recently. I am increasingly aware…