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Open Badges – What you need to know

Gyrus

Open Badges – What you need to know. Regardless of how you slice it, a very important aspect of the gamified mix is badging. Open Badges Capabilities. The badging rewards for doing “stuff” can be anywhere we as learning experience providers see fit. Open Standard.

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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Forj

There are other projects underway to solve it, including the MedBiquitous Activity Report standard and (in a sense) the Mozilla Open Badges project. As Mark Iafrate of Accredible , an evangelist for badges, has suggested, these standards could continue to exist in a layered system that rests atop distributed ledgers.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I was profiled on Linux.com. I “live the open source lifestyle.&# But, anyway, I’m not putting the silly badge in the sidebar, sorry. This news is so old it’s embarrassing – NPR opened up their content API. That’s kinda fun! That must have been before the iPhone. This blog is rated 8.2

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New on SSIR: Letting Technology Lead

Amy Sample Ward

In a big way, removing the Causes application from MySpace will mean many people don’t have the “space&# to bare their badges of support, to leverage a networked dashboard of lapel pins that align them and define them. What will be the requirement in an open data or open web for applications serving communities?

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New on SSIR: Letting Technology Lead

Amy Sample Ward

In a big way, removing the Causes application from MySpace will mean many people don’t have the “space&# to bare their badges of support, to leverage a networked dashboard of lapel pins that align them and define them. What will be the requirement in an open data or open web for applications serving communities?

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Four Benefits of “Gamification” for Nonprofits

NTEN

For instance, the location-based mobile platform foursquare incentivizes individuals to share their locations with others by offering points for check-ins and badges, sometimes even discounts for their efforts. Implementing a badge system or leveling-up can reward them for their contributions. Motivating volunteers.

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Top Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Platforms for Nonprofits

Qgiv

In fact, 84% of Generation Z is open to becoming a fundraiser on behalf of your organization! . These features include leaderboards, fundraising thermometers, and fundraising badges. While baby boomers are less interested in peer-to-peer fundraising, other generations love the idea. Social integrations to spread awareness.