Gráinne Hamilton - Blueprints, Publications & Recognition
A collection of the pioneering concept architecture, papers, conference proceedings, blueprints & prototypes Gráinne has developed, and recognition she has received for her work
Pioneering concept architecture
Blueprints, prototypes & initiatives
Open Badges: the original, global open recognition standard
- Open Badge standard. Contributing author, with Mozilla. (2013-2014)
- Open Badge Pathways. Concept, blueprints & prototype creation, with Mozilla. (2013-2014)
- Open Badges in Scottish Education Group (OBSEG). Founder and Chair of the first network created to consider open badges / digital credentials in a national context, with Jisc. (2013-2014)
- Open Badges Assessment Extension. Concept & extension specification, with IMS Global. (2017-2020)
Cities of Learning UK: award-winning, place-based approach to enhancing lifelong learning and access to enrichment opportunities
- Cities of Learning UK. Concept, blueprint & prototype creation, with the RSA & Digitalme. (2017)
- Cited in the UK Government’s: Good Work, The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices as an initiative recommended for development to “equip working people to succeed in a rapidly evolving marketplace”. (Pages 82-89, 2017)
- Recognised as one of the top 100 global education initiatives of 2019 with a HundrED award. (2019)
Invited expert
IMS Global Digital Credentialing Initiative. Aiding the transition of the Open Badges standard from Mozilla to the new stewards, IMS Global. (2016-2017)
- Open Badges 2.0 (OBv2). (IMS Global). URL: https://www.imsglobal.org/activity/digital-badges#digcredpublic
Opening up Education: A Support Framework for Higher Education Institutions (2016)
- Inamorato dos Santos, A., Punie, Y., Castaño-Muñoz, J. (2016). Opening up Education: A Support Framework for Higher Education Institutions. (JRC Science for Policy Report). URL: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-technical-research-reports/opening-education-support-framework-higher-education-institutions
Mozilla’s 21st Century Skills Assessment Guidelines. Advisor and Reviewer. (2015-2016)
Guest articles, editorials, toolkits & personal blogs
Ongoing blogs
- Gráinne Hamilton on Medium. (2015-present): https://grainnehamilton.medium.com
- Grainne’s blog (WordPress). (2012-2015): https://grainnehamilton.wordpress.com
2020
- Hamilton, G., & Kelchner, J. (2020). Building Connected Cities & Lifelong Learning. Guest talk and Q&A. Online. April 2020. Link to talk
- Hamilton, G. (2020). Participatory Community Calls. Engaging openly early because more perspectives are better than one. Guest blog post published on the Greenpeace, Planet 4 blog. Link to post
- Hamilton, G. (2020). Editor of The Learning Fractal newsletter. (WAO). Newsletter archive
2019
- Hamilton, G. (2019). Editor of The Learning Fractal newsletter. (WAO). Newsletter archive
2018
- Hamilton, G. (2018). Badge Pathways. (Ardcairn) published on Badge Wiki (WAO). URL: https://badge.wiki/wiki/Badge_pathways
- Hamilton, G. (2018). Editor of Badge News newsletter. (WAO). Newsletter archive
2017
- Hamilton, G. (2017). Cities of Learning in the UK: a place-based approach to enhancing lifelong learning and access to enrichment opportunities. Article published in: Learning Cities Networks, PASCAL International Observatory. http://lcn.pascalobservatory.org/pascalnow/blogentry/cities-learning-uk-place-based-approach-enhancing-lifelong-learning-and-access-e
2016
- Mozilla’s 21st Century Assessment Guidelines, Open Badges and Quality Management discussion paper, and Guidelines for Open Badges in Territories recognised in Grant. S. (2016). Promising Practices of Open Credentials: Five Years of Progress. Mozilla, p19
2013
- Hamilton, G. (2015). Jisc Open Badges Design Toolkit. URL: https://www.slideshare.net/grainnehamilton/jisc-open-badges-design-toolkit
Chair roles, Board & Steering Committee membership
Board Membership
- Equate Scotland. Championing inclusion and diversity in STEM. Representative of the tech sector in Scotland. (2016-2017). https://equatescotland.org.uk/
- Open Badge Network Steering Committee. EU Erasmus+ funded project influencing policy and uptake of Open Badges across Europe. (2015-2017). http://www.openbadgenetwork.com
- e-Assessment Association. (2011-2013). https://www.e-assessment.com/
- Scottish Social Services Sector Knowledge Management Board. (2008-2010). A Knowledge Management Strategy for the Social Services
Forum Founder & Chair
- Women in Tech, Scotland. (2014-2018)
- Open Badges in Scottish Education Group (OBSEG). (2013-2014)
- Scottish MOOC forum. (2013-2014)
- Scottish Open Badges Forum. (2012-2014)
- Scottish e-Assessment Forum. (2011-2014)
Forum Chair
- Scottish Moodle User Group (2010-2014)
Committee Membership
- The Scottish Colleges e-Assessment Group (2010-2014)
- The Scottish Blackboard User Group (2010-2014)
- ALT Scotland (2010-2014)
Awards & recognition
- Cities of Learning UK recognised as one of the top 100 global education initiatives of 2019 with a HundrED award. (2019)
- Made an honourary Mozillian for contribution to the development of the original global open recognition standard, Open Badges. (2013)
- Listed on the Mozilla Monument in San Francisco, with the following dedication: “Doing good is part of our code. These are the educators, technologists, thinkers and builders, past and present, who help us keep the Internet alive and freely accessible – a global community working to empower people to be informed contributors and creators of the Web”. (2013)
Publications & conference proceedings
2019
- Hamilton, G. (2019). No citizen left behind. Proceedings of the 53rd ICA Conference: Seamless Government | Anticipating citizen’s needs. Bucharest, Romania, October 2019. URL: https://ica-it.org/pdf/Conference-Report-2019.pdf
2018
- Hamilton, G. (2018). Raising attainment through place based, technology-enhanced approaches: The importance of place and community. Keynote for an invited audience from government and education on “Opening the school gates, building a culture of learning to tackle the attainment gap”. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland 2018. Presentation slides
- Hamilton, G. (2018). Lessons learned from helping cities become ‘Learning Cities’. Proceedings of the Connected Spaces EU Erasmus+ project event, online, September 2017. Presentation slides
2017
- Konert, J., Buchem, I., Lewis, L., Hamilton, G., & Riches, T. (2017). Competency Alignment of Open Badges. In C. M. Stracke, M. Shanks, O. Tveiten (Eds.) Smart Universities Education’s Digital Future. Official Proceedings of the International World Learning Summit and LINQ Conference. Kristiansand, Norway, 2017
- Hamilton, G. (2017). Can Open Badges Enhance Employability? Proceedings of: Employability Week, The Open University, Milton Keynes, England, November 2017
- Hamilton, G. (2017). Keynote: Where are we with Open Badges? Proceedings of: Open Badges in HE, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, June 2017. https://blog.dundee.ac.uk/academic-skills/event-resources/open-badges-in-he-what-why-and-how
- Hamilton, G. (2017). Digital Credentials. Proceedings of: Cities of Learning Stakeholder event, Plymouth, England, June 2017
2016
- Hamilton, G. (2016). Are you sure you want to use Open Badges? An Open Badges Quality Hack Session! Proceedings of the ALT-C Winter Conference, online, December 2016
- Hamilton, G. (2016). Open Badges are Quality! Proceedings of MozFest 2016, London, England, November 2016
- Hamilton, G. (2016). Open Badges and Quality Management. Open Badge Network Project Report. (Open Badge Network, Erasmus+), October 2016. www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/quality
- Hamilton, G., & Foley, V. (2016). Exploring employer perceptions of open badges in supporting young unemployed people into employment, education or training. Proceedings of the ALT conference, University of Warwick, England, September 2016
- Hamilton, G. (2016). Sharing achievements across the web with Open Badges – How to design a badge of value. Proceedings of the 25th European Distance and E-Learning Network Conference, EDEN 2016, Budapest, Hungary, June 2016. http://www.eden-online.org/publications/proceedings.html
- Hamilton, G. (2016). Guidelines for Open Badges in Territories. Open Badge Network Project Report. (Open Badge Network, Erasmus+) June 2016. Guidelines for Open Badges in Territories
- Devedzic, V., Nowakowski, M., Hamilton, G., Lewis, L. (2016). Open Badges in Education. Proceedings of the Open Education Global Conference 2016. Krakow, Poland, April 2016
2015
- Hamilton, G. (2015). Badge-based Pathways to Employment. Proceedings of MozFest 2015, London, England, November 2015
- Hamilton, G. (2015). Open Badges as Bridges: Design, Create, Connect. Proceedings of MozFest 2015 Fringe Event, Glasgow, Scotland, October 2015
- Hamilton, G., & Buchem, I. (2015). Open Badges as part of the Open Education ecosystem. Proceedings of EduCamp 2015. Berlin, Germany, September 2015.
- Hamilton, G. (2015). Creating a new learning currency which recognises people’s skills and achievements. Proceedings of Scot-BUG event, Perth Scotland, September 2015
2014
- Hamilton, G. (2014). The role of badging for recognising skills, abilities and learning. Proceedings of the Open University Symposium, Glasgow, Scotland, June 2014. Presentation slides
- Hamilton, G. (2014). Open Badges. Proceedings of Crossover Edinburgh, Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 2014. Presentation slides
- Hamilton, G. (2014). Open Thinking, Open Learning. Proceedings of the D14 Summit, SECC, Glasgow, Scotland, June 2014. Presentation slides
- Hamilton, G., & Casilli, C. (2014). Discover Open Badges. Proceedings of: MoodleMoot 2014. Edinburgh, Scotland, April 2014
- Hamilton, G. (2014). Open Badges. Live talk for RSCtv. Online, February 2014
2013
- Hamilton, G., & Scott, S. (2013). Meeting the needs of digital learners and improving employability through open accreditation. Proceedings of: Association of Colleges (AoC) Annual Conference 2013. Birmingham, England, November 2013
- Hamiltoh, G. (2013). Open Badges. What? How? Why? Proceedings of the Open Knowledge Foundation meetup. Glasgow, Scotland, November 2013
- Hamilton, G. (2013). Developing an Open Badge Eco-system. Proceedings of The Mozilla Summit 2013, Brussels, Belgium, October 2013
- Hamilton, G. (2013). Enhancing Assessment Practices. Proceedings of The Assessment Summit. Stirling, Scotland, March 2013
2011
- Hamilton, G. (2011). Learning Online – A Guide to Empowering and Facilitating Online Communications
2007
- Hamilton, G. (2007). eLearning – it’s not just about the technology. Proceedings of LNSE Conference 2007: Towards a Learning Culture. Glasgow, Scotland. March 2007
2006
- Hamilton, G. & Blair, J. (2006). Learning to Learn in Scottish Social Work Education. Proceedings of PICTAL 2006, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
2005
- Hamilton, G. & Blair, J. (2005). Online Collaborative Learning in Social Work Educationmmunications
