OCWC Global 2011 - Alternative Certification

School of Webcraft Badges and other examples of Hacking Certification OCWC Global – Boston – 5 May 2011 http://bit.ly/p2pu-ocwc

The current model is Iron broken! Triangle

COST Iron TriangleQUALITY ACCESS

WHAT HAS CHANGED?

Content? [a] Iron Triangle

Connectivity? [a] Iron Triangle

Free and open access to the worlds greatest educationalresources and millions of people to learn with.

The current model is Iron broken! Triangle

But noweveryone Ironcan fix Triangleit.

Learning for everyone, by everyone, about almost anything.

• Open content + Open social web• Designed for participation• Anyone can get involved• Volunteers facilitate courses• Learners are in charge• Not top-down instruction

• Jan 2011 (10,000+ users) – 50+ courses (Eng, Esp, Por) – 3000+ people signed-up – 2200 accepted – 1400 enrolled• March 2011 (17,000+ users)

But now everyone Ironcan fix it. Triangle thelearning piece

What aboutcertification? Iron Triangle

The current model is Ironalso broken! Triangle

Nevertheless,hes an Oxford man.

Nevertheless,hes an Oxford man.Oxford, New Mexico!

Web DeveloperCertification• Not relevant for hiring• Quickly outdated• Relevant skills not reflected – Team-work, communication• Practical experience undervalued

What about certification? IronLets build Triangle one!

New sources of authority Iron Triangle

http://bit.ly/wiley-twist

IronTriangle

New typesof credentials Iron Triangle

Something tohang on your Iron wall ... Triangle

IronTriangle

… your Facebook wall. Iron Triangle

IronTriangle

Next Step:Open Badges IronInfrastructure Triangle

More on our work in this area:http://bit.ly/peer-recognitionhttp://bit.ly/badgepaper4http://wiki.mozilla.org/badgeshttp://eknight.com (Erin Knight)

.orgphilipp@p2pu.org

OCWC Global 2011 - Alternative Certification

by Philipp Schmidt on Jun 19, 2011

Accessibility

Tags

Upload Details

Usage Rights

Statistics

OCWC Global 2011 - Alternative Certification — Presentation Transcript