{"id":814,"date":"2020-11-13T17:28:14","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ardcairnassociates.com\/?p=814"},"modified":"2021-03-24T11:47:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T11:47:56","slug":"badgepathways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ardcairnassociates.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/13\/badgepathways\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating the blueprints for Open Digital Badge Pathways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;FAIR RECOGNITION&#8221; subhead=&#8221;How we co-defined the concept and developed the blueprints for open digital badge-based pathways&#8221; background_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(73,88,110,0.8)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#ffd34e&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; title_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; content_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; content_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; content_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; content_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; subhead_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; subhead_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; content_ul_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ardcairnassociates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Discoverfrontpage.jpg&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||100px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||100px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Introduction&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.6&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;50px|0px||0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;550px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>In 2013\/14 Ardcairn&#8217;s Gr\u00e1inne Hamilton worked with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/en-GB\/\">Mozilla<\/a> team that created the <a href=\"https:\/\/openbadges.org\/\">Open Badges standard<\/a>, as well as employers, employees and educators, to define a radically new way of thinking about recognition.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/mozilla\/openbadges-discovery\">Mozilla Discover Open Badges<\/a> project defined the concept and developed blueprints for open digital badge pathways. It explored how a digital badge-based approach could support underprivileged youth in the USA broaden career horizons and engage with job opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Its purpose was to help people build confidence in their skills, and develop pathways to opportunities, opening the way for revolutionising career discovery and how we think about skills.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ardcairnassociates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-shot-2014-05-21-at-15.49.43.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Screen shot 2014-05-21 at 15.49.43&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.6&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#677a9d&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ardcairnassociates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-shot-2014-05-22-at-09.54.00.png&#8221; 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