During the youth exchange project “Pop up English” we are using
Open badges in order to promote learning and support Youthpass process. “Youth
Exchangers” badge system is like a quest based game. It encourages participants’
proactivity and supports intercultural learning. Young people complete missions
of their choice, collect evidence of achievements and unlock digital Open
Badges. By playing the recognition game, participants get a sense of
achievement and can track their learning progress in a visually clear and
attractive way. They can share their achievements online every day. In this way,
they show themselves as constant learners during the activity.
The idea of this game is developed following the concept of
gamification - the use of game design elements in non-game contexts. We chose
the type of gamification called ‘serious game’ to highlight two of the main
elements: recognition can be a playful but at the same time a serious
‘business’.
Some people even dared to be testers of the beta version of Badge Wallet app, which allows easily
earn and manage their open badges. All these developments are brought by the exchange
project partner NGO “Nectarus” from Lithuania, actively using open badges for
recognition of youth work and non-formal learning.
Here you can check descriptions of badges
If you wish to introduce open badges and use them in your
youth exchange project in the future, follow these guidelines
Follow this blog for checking on earned badge statistics of this project.
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