Open Recognition and its Enemies (3) — Informal recognition in the Walhalla...
In my previous post I tried to find resources on how recognition works within the field of informal learning. Unfortunately I felt as though I was swimming against a strong current that kept me away...
View ArticleOpen Recognition and its Enemies (4) — Quality Assurance
“There being no recognition that each individual constitutes his own class, there could be no recognition of the infinite diversity of active tendencies and combinations of tendencies of which an...
View ArticleOpen Badges and Quality
Following yesterday’s post I’ve tried to structure some elements for an overview of the relationships between Open Badges and quality. This is just a rough draft, an ice breaker to open a conversation....
View ArticleThe Open Recognition and its Enemies (5) — Saved by Open Endorsement!
“On the social plane, the understanding that identities are formed in open dialogue, unshaped by a predefined social script, has made the politics of equal recognition more central and stressful.”...
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Towards an Ethical Framework for #OpenRecognition
“Open Recognition” is the association of two words that, when taken independently, cover such a wide range of connotations and values that they can easily become confusing, while, when combined, they...
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The World Brain Experiment
“We want a reconditioned and more powerful Public Opinion. In a universal organisation and clarification of knowledge and ideas, in a closer synthesis of university and educational activities, in the...
View ArticleKirkpatrick and Open Badges: Can do better!
Ensuring that the competencies acquired during training are actually transferred to the workplace—what the “Kirkpatrick methodology” defines as assessment level 3-—is a classic human resource...
View ArticleAre micro-credentials the mortal enemy of culture?
The title of this post is inspired by a text written in 1935 by the French poet Paul Valéry which I received from my friend and colleague Philippe Petiqueux (@misterppqx). The opening words of Paul...
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It’s about Trust, Stupid! Why Blockchain-based BlockCerts are the wrong...
Prolegomenon Blockchains have become both a kind of a fashion item and a religion. Not having one on display can be considered as a sign of bad taste, ignorance, misplaced skepticism, Luddism or...
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Competency Badges: the tail wagging the dog?
Introduction More than three decades ago, I started a journey exploring how technologies could contribute to making one’s competencies more visible, especially for those who didn’t have the chance to...
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