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In 2011 when Ivan Owen received support from an on line community to collaborate with people who needed prosthetics, shared his designs using open source licences, and Applied the feedback to 8nnovate and gift a better design for the need knower to test. The community suggested redesign using 3 d Read more…
Dr. Orna Mager is the director of the Multi-disciplinary center in the city of Modiin, Israel (MDCM). The MDCM is a center for Adult Education and Lifelong learning, operated by the Municipality of Modi’in, and leading the Learning Cities Network in Israel. The center provides advanced educational services and sets Read more…
Edulai is a intelligent software integrated into the learning management system ( LMS ) that easily assess how online students develop employability skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, team working, communication, leadership and interculturalism. Edulai suggests students high quality targeted content according if the skills developed are at a Read more…
Parce qu’il est à l’interface entre la recherche, l’éducation formelle et informelle, et la demande sociale en matière d’information et de débat sur les enjeux de société, de sciences et de technique sans oublier les cultures numériques et les pratiques artistiques, l’Espace Mendès France s’intéresse depuis longtemps avec le concours Read more…
Leurs projets s’articulent principalement autour de la production de la vanille du Mexique. Afin de préserver et valoriser le savoir-faire ancestral et artisanal de cette agriculture, SOLYA travaille en étroite collaboration avec une équipe de partenaires directement sur place. Leur équipe sur place travaille directement avec les producteurs (pour la plupart des communautés indigènes) afin Read more…
Les associations intermédiaires – par exemple, Contact Service à Evreux – visent à favoriser l’accès à l’emploi à travers l’accompagnement des personnes et le développement d’activités économiques et de services aux entreprises.
The University of Milano-Bicocca, a mid-size state University, a multi-disciplinary institute, training and educating professionals in a range of fields, in recent years is building a revolution: it has launched a series of initiatives to transform itself from a place of knowing into a place of “know-how”, a series of Read more…
LibreTexts is home to the most downloaded open educational resources (OER) on the Internet today and has already saved students $31 million dollars. The LibreTexts’ mission is to unite students, faculty, and scholars in a cooperative effort to develop an easy-to-use online platform for the construction, customization, and dissemination of Read more…
I’d like to recognize Talent Cloud, a gig marketplace for Canada’s Public Service; redesigning credential recognition for the digital age – a potential global first for the Public Sector. The GC Talent Cloud aims to create a thriving marketplace where today’s talent can find exciting, high-quality job opportunities that fit Read more…
La Galerie Capazza est un lieu d’exception à Nancy mais c’est aussi et surtout une “équipe” d’exception, avec Laura et Denis, Sophie et Gérard Capazza. Ensemble ils rendent l’art moderne vivant et accessible à tous, dans tous les sens du terme. Sans jugement, sans a priori, ils vivent pour les Read more…
Fondazione Aldini Valeriani – FAV is the management school of Industrial Management Confindustria Emilia Area Centro. FAV’s goal is to ensure greater competitiveness for local companies and to develop people skills, encouraging synergies between technical and managerial cultures. FAV issues Open Badge on Bestr for a number of its courses Read more…
DVV International Regional Office and the Department of Non-Formal Education initiated a project in order to train a group of 35 Master trainers in youth and adult education in Lao PDR. The workshops were organized around the following themes: Methods of Adult Education, Gender, Group Dynamics and Approach to Adult Read more…
Exploring Emerging Technologies for Lifelong Learning and Success (#EmTechMOOC) is an open-access learning opportunity provided by the State University of New York (SUNY) to identify the value and implications of using established and emerging technology tools for personal and professional growth. Participants gain lifelong learning strategies to keep pace with Read more…
Bridge Partners® is an Italian training company specializing in the field of negotiation and effective communication. Along with management consulting and team coaching activities, Bridge Partners® has been working to spread the culture of managerialism based on structured approaches and focusing on one particular soft skill: negotiating ability (find out Read more…
OVS S.p.A., the leading brand in Italy for clothing, is not only the largest employer, but also the largest trainer of professionals in the clothing sector, thanks to the OVS Store Management School and the development programmes for new graduates over the whole of Italy. The training pathway perfected by Read more…
The University of Venice Ca’ Foscari recently set up Ca’ Foscari Competency Center with the mission to improve people’s performance through the development of their Soft Skills. To further highlight learners’ competencies concerning soft skills, such as motional and Social Competencies, Personal Development and Self Awareness, is experimenting with Open Badge through Read more…
With about 120 offices spread over seven main centres, high-level scientific research and state-of-the-art teaching, the University of Turin is one of the most prestigious academic institutions among Italian universities. The University of Turin has promoted two projects in the enhancement and development of the competencies of the internal staff: Read more…
The Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, promotes internationalisation, as testified by its multilingual courses taught in German, Italian, English and Ladin. Open Badge are issued to recognize the soft skills developed by students who participate in educational activities related to the management of career guidance events and counselling, promotion and information Read more…
National and international ratings include the University of Trento in the leading places among Italian universities. The academic range offered by its 10 departments and 4 college centers comprises 61 first degree and masters degree courses, a number of first and second level masters and permanent education courses. There are Read more…
The University of Padua, with more than 60,000 students and almost 800 years of history behind it, has decided to turn the spotlight on to all the learning opportunities, which make the university a place for all-round growth. The objects chosen to turn on this light are the Open Badges. Read more…
AICA – the Italian Association for Informatics and Automatic Calculation has undertaken the mission of disseminating and developing the digital culture, knowledge and competencies in all aspects: scientific, economic, social and educational. The ECDL is the certificate of informatics competencies that is most in demand, sought after and shared. It Read more…
Junior Achievement (JA) is a world no-profit organisation dedicated to economic- entrepreneurial education in schools. JA Italia is a partner of JA Europe, the European operational arm of JA Worldwide,with its head offices in Brussels. JA Italia issues Open Badges on Bestr to Dream Coach, volunteer business experts, who – Read more…
The project called B.O.A.T gathers several education institutions that want to share and collaborate to develop tools for the recognition of people, projects, skills, places and activities based on “recognition, trust, boldness and benevolence”. Based locally, the network called “Badges Ouvertes à tous – Reconnaître en Nouvelle Aquitaine” gathers actors Read more…
The Adult Education Programme run by St Andrew’s Refugee Services (StARS) stems from a need to fill a major service gap: although education is key for successful integration, refugees in Cairo have few opportunities to take up learning. StARS offers a range of computer skills courses, language classes, and a Read more…
“Ndarugu Community Learning Centre” is an initiative that aims to help adult learners gain literacy skills and become familiar with new agricultural practices. While the key goal of the initiative is helping the local community generate self-employment, the centre also works as a community place, with a number of social Read more…
Reconnaître et valoriser les compétences invisibles : Connaissez-vous le concept « OPEN BADGE » ? Les badges numériques ouverts sont des accréditations numériques, créées et émises par des organisations telles que les entreprises et les employeurs, les organisations professionnelles, les écoles, pour leurs étudiants, membres, personnels, clients ou partenaires. Vous Read more…
Participants can regain active working skills after a periode of distance to the labour market. Volunteers and professional mentors help to learn new basic and working skills on the job for a renewed active working life. Werk aan de Wijk offers a wide range of services to the neighbourhood and Read more…
Netzwerk N is a collaborative network, which encourages and supports discussion groups, workshops and initiatives for change within German higher education institutions. Netzwerk N also supports the idea that the issue of sustainability of our world should be a key part of higher education for all. Through its platform “plattform Read more…
The volunteers and professional practitioners of the Dutch Council for Refugees accompany refugees in Breda. They accompany them in their asylum procedure, housing, integration, language and work. In addition, they provide information and guest lectures about refugees. They started a new project for the status holders in March 2018 which Read more…
Mountain Heights Academy is the most highly rated accredited online charter school in Utah for its high standardized test scores, unparalleled teacher interaction, graduation rate, and personalized instruction. Open Educational Resources are used as the basis of their curriculum.