Recognition of the contributors to technologies that #OpenRecognition
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…
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…
Val Thomas has been advocating for talent recognition since 2013 when she initiated an Open Badges pilot – a first-of-its-kind for the Government of Canada. Since then, she has been building momentum towards unearthing the unique potential of all people as contributors to meaningful experiences, at work and in everyday 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…
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…
The Fab Lab Kä Träre belongs to the Distance State University of Costa Rica. This is the only university in this country that has a model of distance learning whose main objective is to democratize higher education. This goal is also supported and promoted with the projects and initiatives developed Read more…
GFOSS – Open Technologies Alliance is a non-profit organization founded in 2008. Its main goal is to promote Openness through the use and the development of Open Standards and Open Technologies in Education, Public Administration and Business in Greece. GFOSS is a platform for Open Standards, Free Software, Open Content, Open Data & Open Hardware Read more…
I wish to recognise the work of Open Learning Exchange Nepal (OLE Nepal) a social benefit organization dedicated to enhancing education quality and access through the integration of technology in classrooms. Since its inception in 2007, OLE Nepal has pioneered the use of technology in schools and provided open and Read more…
Code for NL is the Dutch network of open source developers and designers working on digital government. Their goal is the successful digital transformation of municipalities, other governments, and society as a whole. It places innovative fellows with technical skills at (semi) governments to work on concrete solutions to social problems. Code Read more…
Gentlestudent focuses on meaningful and profound learning and does so in constant dialogue with the students and the initiatives in the city itself. With Gentlestudent Arteveldehogeschool provides an online platform where the neighborhood and students find each other. On this platform residents and organizations from the neighborhood can post very Read more…
Dr. Tarek Chehidi works relentlessly in to create equal opportunities towards education and employment in Africa. He is an out-of-the-box thinker who looks for new innovative solutions and ideas that can have a positive impact in education. Dr Chehidi is a widely known and recognised leader in developing strategies for effective Read more…
I am keen to give my recognition to this marvelous grassroots initiative! Over 20,000 women of STEM and supporters from more than 100 countries have signed in support of 500 Women Scientists, pledging to build an inclusive scientific community dedicated to training a more diverse group of future leaders in Read more…
Eric Rousselle deserves to be recognised for his trustworthiness and ethics in the building and running of his company Discendum, and the work that he has done to promote and support recognition, learning and endorsement with Open Badges, ePortfolio and other technologies, in Finland, Canada and further afield.
Robert Trappl as an older person who has remained as inquisitive as a child despite being a highly respected professor in artificial intelligence. Perhaps this very special trait is the reason why he is still so active and why he inspires so many students still today and what I would Read more…
The City of Milan is building a hub for peri-urban agriculture renovating Cascina Nosedo, an ancient farmhouse at the southern limit of the city. 18 innnovative projects have been selected and will build their innovative ideas in periurban agriculture around the hub, with the support of 16 partners. Skills developed Read more…
Nate has been instrumental to the adoption of Open Badges and the evolution of its standard. Far from a mere cosmetic change, with the introduction of endorsement, the 2.0 specification has moved Open Badges from infancy to adolescence — yes, there is still a bit of work to become adult, but Read more…
I want to recognize the mentorship of Roland Chervet, a great IT director who inspired me to leave my consulting firm and start working for Universities.
Cineca is the main consortium of italian universities. It developed Bestr in 2015 to support lifelong lifewide learning and the recognition of competencies; it was also among the first entities to sign the Bologna Open Recognition Declaration. Cineca uses Bestr for the recognition of internal training and is involved in Read more…
A wonderful project! Girls in ICT Rwanda is a group of women, young and old – professionals and students, who are passionate about Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths and have come together to inspire more girls to join these exciting fields. It was founded in December 2011 when Rwanda decided Read more…
Two years after publishing the Bologna #OpenRecognition Declaration (ePIC 2016) one year after exploring alternative credentials and alternative to credentials (ePIC 2017), ePIC 2018 is exploring how opening recognition technologies and practices could lead to the emergence of #OpenRecognition Ecosystems. We are looking for contributions exploring either one of the components of recognition ecosystems (e.g. an institution, a technology Read more…