open badges discovery research call

Open Badges Discovery Research Call Feb 19th 2014

What are we building?

A directory of badges linked to customisable career pathways, whose

content we are developing in direct collaboration with industry partners.

What are we building?

careerspathwaysdirectory

Directory

Pathways

Pathways

Careers

Sales & Retail Healthcare Technology

Economic Perspective

Learners Perspective

Employers Perspective

2013 Parthenon Labor Market Research Summary

Why is this important?

Who is this for?

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Design Principles : Maleable

Design Principles : Playful

Design Principles : Storylike

C E E+ S

Building A Pathway

Institute For The Future

Tiered Linear ClusterFreeform

Pathway Types

Institute For The Future

Linear

Pathway Templates

Institute For The Future

Freeform

Pathway Templates

Institute For The Future

Tiered

Pathway Templates

Cluster

Pathway Templates

User Personas

William !• Creating a pathway with a

facilitator to plan his college career. • Does not have mentors at

home or school • Self-motivated • Has degree in mind but not a

career • Has access to mobile device. • Want to build on computer

Darnice !• Creating a freeform pathway

as a way to organize goals. • Not clear on a degree. Hoping

badges will give her some inspiration. • "Not convinced college is right

for her" • Does not have a career in

mind.

Dorey !

• Using a pathway attached to an internship application • First time pathway user. • Just wants to meet the

requirements of the pathway and not customize it. • Parents and counselor asked

College E- Started mobile development club E- Teaches other students C- Systems Design Engineering E- Hackathon participation C- Entrepreneur residence E- Jack of all trades C- Undergrad

High school E- Tech enthusiast E+ - Report card system project badge E- Tinkerer E- Gamer C- HTML E- Hacking C- Internship project E- Internship C- Graduated high school

Interviews

Mozilla intern UX designer

Interviews: Summit

Interest badges - Badges relate to an interest or project !

Group badges - Badges for group activities !

Event badges - Badges for attending or participating in events !

Attribute badges - Badges that define character traits or attitudes !

Accreditation badges - Badges that point to a certification of competency !

Proficiency badges - Badges that represent a skill !

Knowledge badges - Badges for thinking, analyzing, or having general knowledge !

Habit badges - Badges that are earned for having a good habit over a period of time

Badge Types