This cool new feature makes it possible for OBF user organisations to endorse badges created by other OBF organisations as well as endorse single organisations. Endorsement feature was presented in our OBF Academy webinar on Feb. 27 2018 by Eric Rousselle. Watch recording of the webinar here: https://openbadgefactory.com/academy/?direct=portfolioModal-2018-02-27-webinar

1. Endorsements in Open Badge
Factory and Open Badge Passport
Eric Rousselle
27.2.2018

2. “An endorsement is
a statement or action which shows that you support
or approve of something or someone.”
Collins English Dictionary
What is an endorsement?

3. What value endorsements bring to Open
Badges?
• Widely recognised badges issued by endorsed
issuers will bring more value to their earners
• Endorsement shoud resolve tiresome questions
about the “credibility of badges”
• Endorsement will strengthen collaboration
between badge creators and issuers and foster the
development of meaningful badge ecosystems.

4. Networks of trusted partners will unlock the potential
of Open Badges

5. Endorsements in OBF
• Version 1 released the 20th of February
• Endorsements are baked in the badges
(version 2.0 compliant)
• You can endorse:
• Badge issuers
• Badges created by your partners

6. Endorsement of badge issuers

7. About Discendum

8. You can endorse partners or send them endorsement
requests

9. About Discendum
Sending an endorsement request to a partner

10. About Discendum
Request sent. Let’s wait for acceptation or rejection

11. About Discendum
Partner making an endorsement

12. This partner has endorsed us

13. You can accept or decline an endorsement

14. Management of issuer endorsements
• You need to have admin rights to access the
network –section
• Endorsements and endorsement requests can be
deleted by admins ”from both sides”

15. Badge endorsement

16. Endorsement feature in the badge creation wizard

17. Let’s send an endorsement request to our patners

18. Your pending endorsement requests for this badge

19. Managing partners’ badge endorsements requests in
the Network session

20. About Discendum

22. About Discendum

23. Endorsements in Open Badge Passport

25. Issuer information contains the list of endorsers

26. Badge endorsements displayed

27. • Notification system: pending requests, you have been
endorsed etc…
• Sending notifications to endorsers, when endorsed badge
contents are modified by the badge creator
• Endorsements of badges by Open Badge Passport’s users
Main future plans

28. openbadgepassport.com
Thank you!
eric.rousselle@discendum.com
@eric_rousselle