14. • Open content + Open social web
• Designed for participation
• Anyone can get involved
• Volunteers facilitate courses
• Learners are in charge
• Not top-down instruction
15. • Jan 2011 (10,000+ users)
– 50+ courses (Eng, Esp, Por)
– 3000+ people signed-up
– 2200 accepted
– 1400 enrolled
• March 2011 (17,000+ users)
16.
17. But now
everyone
Iron
can fix it.
Triangle the
learning piece
22. Web Developer
Certification
• Not relevant for hiring
• Quickly outdated
• Relevant skills not reflected
– Team-work, communication
• Practical experience undervalued
44. More on our work in this area:
http://bit.ly/peer-recognition
http://bit.ly/badgepaper4
http://wiki.mozilla.org/badges
http://eknight.com (Erin Knight)