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Open Badge Network O6-A3 Community Portal
Outcome O1A6 – Business Plan
Document information
Declared due date of deliverable May 2016
Reviewed due date of deliverable May 2017
Actual submission date 31 July 2017
Organisation name of lead contractor for this outcome EDEN
Revision Final
Author Partner
Kriszta Mihalyi EDEN
Gabor Roman EDEN
Ilona Buchem Beuth
Reviewers Partner
Marta Jacyniuk-Lloyd CamProf
NIgel Lloyd CamProf
Ilona Buchem Beuth
Grainne Hamilton DigitalMe
Johannes Konert Beuth
Hülya Delen Beuth
Lucy Lewis DigitalMe
Tim Riches DigitalMe
Erik van den Broek DUO
Denes Zarka EDEN
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Copyright licence: This work is licensed under a Free Culture Licence Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
The creation of these resources has been (partially) funded by the ERASMUS+ grant program of the European Union under grant no. 2014-1-DE01-KA203-00675. Neither the
European Commission nor the project's national funding agency DAAD are responsible for the content or liable for any losses or damage resulting of the use of these resources.
Index
Michal Nowakowski ITeE
Ireneusz Wozniak ITeE
Lilia Infelise ARTES
Leonardo Franceschi ARTES
Stefania Augustoni SUPSI
Index 2
Executive Summary 3
1. Content structure 4
1.1 Welcome 6
1.2 About us 7
1.3 News & Events 8 1.4 Resources 9
1.5 OBN Outputs 10
1.6 Join us 15
1.7 OBN MOOC 16
2. Technology 18
3. Design elements 18
4.Thematic structure 1
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Executive Summary
The Open Badge Network (OBN) is a 3-year-long Erasmus + project (September 2015 – August 2017) which brings together organisations from across Europe to support the development of an Open Badge ecosystem, promoting the use of Open Badges to recognise non-formal and informal learning.
During the lifetime of the OBN project the Network is maintained and promoted by the project partners and funded from the support received from the European Commission. As in the case of all projects the sustainability of the developments beyond the lifetime of the project is an issue that has to be cared for. It is the aim of the project consortium to keep up the Network following Aug 2017 and prepare for its self-sustainability.
This document is a specification of the Open Badge Network Portal, which is the Intellectual Output O6-A3 of the Open Badge Network Erasmus+ Project.
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1. Content structure
The content structure of the Open Badge Network Portal includes the following elements:
• Welcome page translated into 14 languages thanks to the contributions of the OBN
partners and members
• Inventory of Open Badge Projects (interactive map)
• OBN Mission and Charter
• Information about OBN partner organisations
• Information about OBN team members
• Contact information
• Project information including founding
• News with blog posts by OBN partners and members
• Events with a calendar of events related to Open Badges
• Gallery with pictures from the OBN project
• A collection of resources related to Open Badges (divided into publications, tools,
videos and issuer platforms)
• Outputs with all outputs published under CC licences
• OBN registration page
• MOOC resources incl. webinar recordings
• Twitter stream with all Tweets with the hashtag #OpenBadges
The key seven menu tabs on the Open Badge Network Portal are: (1) Welcome, (2) About
us, (3) News & Events, (4) Resources, (5) Outputs, (6) Join us, and (7) MOOC. These tabs
are visible from the home page and all following subpages enabling a user-friendly and
consistent navigation on the OBN portal. The screenshot below shows the content
structure with the key seven tabs on the homepage of the OBN portal.
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Image 1: Homepage of the OBN portal: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com
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1.1 Welcome
The welcome page is a description of the Open Badge Network project and includes liks to
the Inventory of Open Badge Projects, to Open Badge Network Charter and to the OBN
community registration. This page was translated into 14 languages thanks to the
contributions of the OBN partners and members. The 14 language versions can be accessed
by using the dropdown menu from the main menu under “Welcome” in the top navigation
bar.
Image 2: Welcome section translated into 14 languages
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1.2 About us
The About us page includes the following information related to the project and the
project partners: (1) Mission and Charter, (2) Partner organisations, (3) Team members, (4)
Contact info, and (5) Project information. These five subpages can be accessed from the
top menu bar in “About us”.
Image 3: About us section with partner information (here: Beuth University as an example)
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1.3 News & Events
The News & Events page includes the following categories: (1) News, (2) Events, and (3)
Gallery. The news section includes blog postings from Open Badge Network Community
members including project partners. The screenshot below illustrates an example of a
blog posting in the news section. The events section is a calendar with events related to
Open Badges. The gallery section includes pictures from the Open Badge Network project.
Image 4: News section with blog posting (here: OBN Meeting in Berlin and EDEN event as examples)
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1.4 Resources
The OBN portal includes a wide range of resources dedicated to Open Badges in the menu
section “Resources”. This section is divided into four subsections: (1) Open Badges
Publications, (2) Open Badges Tools, (3) Open Badges Videos, and (4) Open Badges Issuers.
The screenshot below illustrates examples of Open Badges Publications in this section.
Image 5: Resources section (here: Open Badges Publications as an example)
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1.5 OBN Outputs
The Outputs section is divided into seven subsections for each of the seven Outputs. In
each Output subpage the partner organisations leading the given output and the
intellectual outputs themselves are listed according to the numbering O1-A1, O1-A2 etc.
The title of each outputs is an interactive link leading the the published output, mostly in
the PDF/Word format. The screenshot below illustrates an example of the Output section
with the Twitter stream on the right hand-side.
Image 6: Outputs section (here: O1 Framework as an example) with Twitter stream on the right.
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Below we present the list of results including intellectual outputs created by project
partners during the lifetime of the project as published on the project portal in section
Outputs:
• Buchem, Ilona; van den Broek, Erik; Lloyd, Nigel (2016): Discussion Paper on Open
Badges at Policy Levels (Open Badge Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://
www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/policy-levels/ • Buchem, Ilona (2016): OBN Poster NA DAAD 2016 (Open badge Network, Erasmus+).
URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/open-badges-network/ • Poster Mozilla Festival 2016: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/open-
badges-network/ • Buchem, Ilona (2017): OBN Poster Open Education Global 2017 (Open Badge
Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/open-
badges-network/ • Buchem, Ilona (2017): Resources and Handouts: Diversity Scenario Template (Open
Badge Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/
open-badges-network/ • Buchem, Ilona (2017): Affinity Diagramming for Scaling-up Open Badges (Open
Badge Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/
open-badges-network/ • Hamilton, Gráinne (2016): Discussion Paper on Open Badges in Territories (Open
Badge Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/in-
territories/ • Hamilton, Grainne (2016): Guidelines for Open Badges in Terrirories (Open badge
Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/in-
territories/ • Hamilton, Grainne (2017): Executive Report – Testing the Guidelines for Open
Badges in Territories (Open Badge Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://
www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/in-territories/ • Hamilton, Grainne (2016): Open Badges and Quality Management (Open Badge
Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/quality/ • Infelise, Lilia; Franceschi, Leonardo (2016): Discussion Paper on Open Badges for
Individuals (Open Badge Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://
www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/individuals-and-organisations/
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• Infelise, Lilia; Franceschi, Leonardo (2017): Open Badge e loro svilluppo a livello
individuale Discussion Paper (open Badge Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://
www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/individuals-and-organisations/ • Infelise, Lilia; Franceschi, Leonardo (2017): Open badges Quality Management
Guidelines (Open Badge Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://
www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/quality/ • Infelise, Lilia; Franceschi, Leonardo (2017): La gestione della qualitá in un
progretto Open Badge Linee guida (Open Badge Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://
www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/quality/ • Konert, Johannes (2017). Competency Alignment and Directory (Open Badge
Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/
infrastructure/ • Lewis, Lucy (2016): Green Paper (Open badge Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://
www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/obn-framework-and-leadership/ • Lewis, Lucy (2017): Infrastructure Implementation (Open Badge Network, Erasmus
+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/infrastructure/ • Lewis, Lucy (2016): Open Badges Inventory (Open Badge Network, Erasmus+). URL:
http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/in-territories/ • Mihalyi, Kriszta (2017): Business Plan (Open Badge Network, Erasmus+). URL:
http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/obn-framework-and-leadership/ • Mihalyi, Kriszta; Roman, Gabor (2017): Open Badge Network Community Portal
(Open Badge Network, Erasmus+) URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/
outputs/open-badges-network/ • Neale, Lucy (2017): Framework (Open Badge Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://
www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/obn-framework-and-leadership/ • Neale, Lucy (2015): Open badge Network Charter (Open Badge Network, Erasmus
+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/obn-framework-and-
leadership/ • Neale, Lucy (2017): Associate Partners – Internal Briefing Document (Open Badge
Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/obn-
framework-and-leadership/ • Nowakowski, Michal; Wozniak, Ireneusz (2016) Discussion Paper on Open Badges for
organisations (Open Badge Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://
www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/individuals-and-organisations/ • Nowakowski, Michal; Wozniak, Ireneusz (2017): The Open Badge Network
Guidelines for the implementation of Open Badges for individuals and organisations
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(Open Badge Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/
outputs/individuals-and-organisations/ • Nowakowski, Michal (2017): Testing the Guidelines for the Implementation of Open
Badges for Individuals and Organisations (Open Badge Network, Erasmus+). URL:
http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/individuals-and-organisations/ • OBN Project Brochure: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/open-badges-
network/ • OBN Badge Design Canvas (German version): http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/
outputs/open-badges-network/ • Rousselle, Eric (2016): Automatic MOOC Badging (Open Badge Network, Erasmus+).
URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/infrastructure/ • Rousselle, Eric (2016): Badge Application for RPL (Open Badge Network, Erasmus+).
URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/infrastructure/ • Rousselle, Eric (2016): Building a portfolio from badges (Open Badge Network,
Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/infrastructure/ • Rousselle, Eric (2016): Centralised management (Open Badge Network, Erasmus+).
URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/infrastructure/ • Rousselle, Eric (2016): Collaborative design of badges (Open Badge Network,
Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/infrastructure/ • Rousselle, Eric (2016): Competency Framework 2016 (Open badge Network,
Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/infrastructure/ • Rousselle, Eric (2016): Diploma Supplement badge (Open Badge Network, Erasmus
+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/infrastructure/ • Rousselle, Eric (2016): Employers reviewing badges (Open Badge Network, Erasmus
+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/infrastructure/ • Rousselle, Eric (2016): Hygiene management (Open Badge Network, Erasmus+).
URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/infrastructure/ • Rousselle, Eric (2016): Language proficiency badges (Open Badge Network, Erasmus
+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/infrastructure/ • Rousselle, Eric (2016): Open badges in Distance Education (Open Badge Network,
Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/infrastructure/ • Rousselle, Eric (2016): Open badges in schools and HE (Open badge Network,
Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/infrastructure/ • Rousselle, Eric (2016): Organisations sharing the badges they created (Open Badge
Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/
infrastructure/
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• Rousselle, Eric (2016): Presentation and Participation (Open Badge Network,
Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/infrastructure/ • Rousselle, Eric (2016): Rewarding students with Geo4work projects (Open Badge
Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/
infrastructure/ • Rousselle, Eric (2016): Rewarding students who help other students (Open Badge
Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/
infrastructure/ • Rousselle, Eric (2016): Using badges as a way to express social or political
statements (Open Badge Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://
www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/infrastructure/ • Rousselle, Eric (2016): Validation of in-house training (Open Badge Network,
Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/infrastructure/ • Turzo, Livia; Mihalyi, Kriszta (2016): Dissemination and Communication Plan (Open
Badge Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/
open-badges-network/ • van den Broek, Erik; Buchem, Ilona (2017): White Paper on Open Badges at Policy
Levels (Open Badge Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://
www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/policy-levels/ • van den Broek, Erik (2017): Steering Committee – Statuses (Open badge Network,
Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/obn-framework-
and-leadership/ • Zarka, Dénes (2017): MOOC Specification: Concept and Design (Open Badge
Network, Erasmus+). URL: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/outputs/open-
badges-network/
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1.6 Join us
The Join us section is divided into two subsections: (1) Register and (2) OBN Members. The
following screenshot shows how users can register to the OBN portal.
Image 7: OBN registration page.
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1.7 OBN MOOC
The OBN MOOC section is divided into the following subsections (1) OBN MOOC Session 1
Employers’ engagement with Open Badges, (2) OBN MOOC Session 2 - Policy and Open
Badges, (3) OBN MOOC Session 3 - Open Badges in Higher Education, and (4) Webinar
recordings. The following screenshot shows the MOOC start page from which the
subsections can be reached.
Image 7: OBN MOOC page.
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The Webinar recordings have been done using Adobe Connect recording functionality and made
available to the public on the OBN portal: http://www.openbadgenetwork.com/mooc/mooc-
webinar-recordings/
Here is the list of all OBN MOOC webinar recordings organised into 3 OBN MOOC Sessions and
activities, which were parts of the respective sessions:
Session 1 – Employers’ engagement with Open Badges
• 16/1/2017 A1 Activity: Can Open Badges open up employment opportunities?
• 30/1/2017 B1 Activity: Who is using Open Badges? Siemens’ perspective on badges and quality
• 13/2/2017 C1 Activity: Designing Badges of Value
• 27/2/2017 D1 Activity: Review of Activity over Past 6 Weeks and SCOT Analysis
Session 2 – Policy & Open Badges
• 14/03/2017 A2 Activity: Webinar around Policy Green Paper
• 28/03/2017 B1 Activity: Webinar on Implementation aspects
• 11/04/2017 C1 Activity: Webinar Interview – EU Challenges around Transparency tools
• 04/05/2017 D1 Activity: Webinar “Big Badges”
Session 3 – Open Badges in Higher Education
• 17/05/2017 A2 Activity: Webinar – Use Cases for Open Badges In Higher Education
• 01/06/2017 B2 Activity: Webinar – Open Badge Standard and Quality Issues
• 12/06/2017 C1 Activity: Webinar – Competency Alignment for Open Badges
• 29/06/2017 D2 Activity: Webinar – Open Badges and Open Policies in Higher Education
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2. Technology
The Open Badges Network portal was designed using WordPress, BuddyPress, LearnPress
and a number of widgets and plug-ins. The site is powered by WordPress 4.8.1 Content
Management System with a modified Evolve 3.5.0 Theme4Press. The MOOC was created
and served by LearnPress 2.1.8.1 LMS plugin. The website functionality was enhanced by
several plugins. E.g. the OBM Membership was served by BuddyPress 2.9.1 and the forum
by BuddyPress 2.5.14.
3. Design elements
The OBN portal includes the following design elements:
A. Erasmus+ logo and Erasmus+ disclaimer
B. Project logo, color scheme and font
C. Interactive map transferring to the Badge the World web page
The images below visualise these design elements
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Image 8: Erasmus+ logo and disclaimer.
Image 9: OBN logo, color scheme and font.
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4.Thematic structure
The following table summarises the thematic structure of the portal.
Welcome About Us News & Events
Resources Outputs Join Us MOOC
Arabic Mission and charter
News Open Badges Publications
01 Framework
Register Session 1 – Employers’ engagement with Open Badges
German Partner organizations
Events Open Badges Tools
02 Infrastucture
OBN Members
Session 2 – Policy & Open Badges
Spanish Team members
Gallery Open Badges Videos
03 Guidelines Session 3 – Open Badges in Higher Education
Finnish Contact info Open Badge Issuers
04 Territories Webinar Recordings
Hindi Project information
05 Policy
Hungarian 06 Network
Hebrew 07 Quality
Italian
Swedish
Dutch
Portugal
Polish
Serbian
Turkish
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