MacBook Maestro: BadgeOS and Credly in Action
Author and digital learning consultant Dr. Wes Fryer has released MacBook Maestro, a free, BadgeOS-powered and Credly-enabled website that helps individuals learn the features of Mac OS 10.8 Mountain Lion.
BadgeOS and Credly Featured in THE Journal
BadgeOS, Credly and related badging projects are featured prominently in a cover story about digital badges in the May 2013 issue of THE Journal. The article, entitled, "Digital Badges: Career/College Readiness," quoted BadgeOS Project Director Jonathan Finkelstein.
Center for the Future of Museums Offers ‘Future Traveler’ Credit
The Center for the Future of Museums is offering recognition to anyone attending the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Annual Meeting in Baltimore who attends any four of the sessions listed in the 2013 edition of CFM's "Guide to the Future at the Annual Meeting," and submits an insight, favorite quote or key take-away.
Recognize Community Engagement with the Community Add-on to BadgeOS
The "BadgeOS Community Add-on" integrates core BadgeOS features into WordPress sites running BuddyPress and bbPress. The incredibly powerful addition to the BadgeOS family allows site members to complete achievements and earn badges based on a wide range of community activity and triggers.
Video – Rewarding Museum Participation and Learning: New Approaches
The Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access hosted an event for the museum community entitled, “Rewarding Museum Participation and Learning: New Approaches." The program featured a talk by: Maxwell L. Anderson, the Eugene McDermott Director of the Dallas Museum of Art; Jonathan Finkelstein, director of the BadgeOS Project; and educators from three Smithsonian museums conducting badge-based initiatives.
BadgeOS Powers AASLH Project Management Online Workshop
American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) offers a program called Project Management for History Professionals, which is a series of workshops providing formal project management training to history professionals. The program utilizes a BadgeOS-powered WordPress site as the home for of the online learning activities and discussions.