This document discusses the SkillTag project, which allows students to tag the skills they learn in courses and reflect those tags on transcripts and resumes. It also allows faculty to tag the learning outcomes of their courses. The SkillTag project won a hackathon competition and is being developed by Georgetown's in-house innovation incubator. It has the potential to engage students and faculty while providing exposure for the project. The project timeline includes research, prototyping, testing, and a pilot launch over 2014-2015. Areas for potential collaboration include web development, design, data management, and research assistance.

1. Skill-Tag
Michael Wang | @zmwang

2. A Story… Inspired By:

4. Like a candy-store… but less calories

8. Where was the
experimentation?

9. Where was the R&D?

10. Which leads me back to…

11. Frank Underwood, Democratic Majority
Whip

12. “For those of us climbing to the top of the food chain, there
can be no mercy. There is but one rule: hunt or be hunted.”

18. Experiments

19. Design Challenge – SkillTag

20. Francis J. Underwood

21. Francis J. Underwood
FU6@georgetown.edu

22. What If…

23. What If…this was a Skills-
Transcript?
Francis J. Underwood

24. SkillTag
• What if students could “skilltag” the courses they
took to reflect the skills (hard or soft) that they
believe they learned in courses?
• What if students could see these skilltags before
they registered for courses and reflect them on their
transcripts / resumes?
• What if faculty could tag the learning outcomes they
believe that their courses produced?

25. SkillTag
• SkillTag was a project that won during our recent
hackathon (SkillHack: Provost’s Challenge)
• Project is being developed by h.innovation – Georgetown’s
in-house innovation incubator
• Project is being mentored by the Office of the Provost
(Chief Academic Officer) and Office of the CIO (Chief
Information Officer) as part of the Future(s) Initiative
• Strategic Benefits: Engagement with university leaders
and resources (be it students or faculty)
• Exposure (on a big platform) if project is successful
• Potential for other collaborations on SkillHack and Future(s)
projects

26. Project Details
• Project Timeline / Milestones
• Spring 2014 – Research / Prototype
• Summer Semester I 2014 – Alpha Testing (Product)
• Summer Semester II 2014 – Beta Testing (Product)
• Fall 2014 – Pilot Launch (Product)
• Total budget: $10,000-$30,000
(depending on validation after prototypes)
• Potential Areas for Collaboration
• Web Development
• Web Design
• Data Management
• Research Assistant / “Due Diligence”

27. Thank You
Michael Wang
• Georgetown University
• Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation
• Designing the Future(s) Initiative
• zw6@georgetown.edu | @zmwang