2. Open Badges are a form of personal social currency that build and communicate reputation and identity

3. They act as representations of achievements, learning, skills, interests, competencies, etc.

4. Stackable lifelong credentials that convey experience to key stakeholders like potential employers

5. They map learning pathways connecting formal & informal learning

6. Through a shared infrastructure: a universal standard

7. Badge metadata spec + Issuer API

8. badge name badge URL (description) badge criteria badge image issuer issue date recipient alignment (standards) expiration date evidence URL

9. THE BADGE ALLIANCE launching publicly in June http://badgealliance.org

10. A network of organizations and individuals building and enhancing an open badges ecosystem

11. Framed on a constellation model of working groups

12. open badges standard endorsement workforce k12 higher ed messaging globalization policy digital / web literacy research cities teacher badges

13. Fostering an ecosystem where learning is connected across contexts, subjects, and lifetimes

14. THE BADGE ALLIANCE carla@badgealliance.org @carlacasilli