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There are only 3 days remaining to submit your learning content Stage One application in the Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition.

Stage One applications due November 14, 2011 at 5pm PST/8pm EST.

  *   Who should apply: Institutions/organizations/legal entities from any sector and of any size--from a small non-profit to a large corporation--with compelling learning content, activities, or programs for which a badge or set of badges would be useful for recognizing and making visible learning that takes place in a particular area or topic.
  *   Application requirements: 1,000 word description of your learning content and inclusion of optional supplementary materials that help visualize the proposed learning content, programs, or activities.
  *   http://dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-stage-1.php

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NEW WEBINAR SCHEDULED:

We hope you can join us for a new webinar on badge system models and design!

"Stage 2 Preparation: Badge System Models and Design," Wednesday, Nov. 16 @ 3pm EST/Noon PST

In this webinar for prospective Stage Two badge design applicants, we will delve deeper into the badge conversation and explore badge system design and development considerations. We will review different models of existing badge systems and discuss general guidelines and best practices. We will also walk prospective applicants through content, technological and team characteristics that should be considered when developing a badge system and putting together a proposal for Stage 2.

"Stage 2 Preparation: Badge System Models and Design"  takes place Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 3pm EST / Noon PST

  *   Time: 3pm EST / 12pm PST
  *   Duration: 50 minutes
  *   Location: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/922871318    Advanced registration recommended, but not required. Webinar will open at 2:45 PM EST to allow registrants time to establish access to the webinar.
  *   Hosted By: Erin Knight, Assessment and Badge Project Lead, Mozilla and P2PU; Carla Casilli, Project Manager, Open Badges, Mozilla Foundation.

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HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Competition 4
Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition


Full information at: http://www.dmlcompetition.net<http://www.dmlcompetition.net/>

This year’s Competition, held in collaboration with the Mozilla Foundation, focuses on badges for lifelong learning and explores digital badges as a means to inspire learning, confirm accomplishment, and/or validate the acquisition of knowledge or skills.

Awards will be made in two separate, but related competitions:

Badges Competition (three stages)
(http://dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-competition-cfp.php)

Awards: $10,000 to $200,000

The Badges Competition is designed to encourage the creation of digital badges and badge systems that support, identify, recognize, measure, and account for new skills, competencies, knowledge, and achievements for 21st century learners wherever and whenever learning takes place. It is comprised of three stages, with finalists being chosen in Stages One and Two, and ultimately forming a collaborative team in Stage Three. It is this collaborative Stage Three proposal that is subject to award. Institutional/organizational applicants from outside of the United States are welcome to apply in any stage.


  *   Stage One: Identify Badge Learning Content and Programs (http://dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-stage-1.php)
     *   Deadline: November 14, 2011
     *   Who should apply: Institutions/organizations/legal entities from any sector and of any size--from a small non-profit to a large corporation--with compelling learning content,  activities, or programs for which a badge or set of badges would be useful for recognizing and making visible learning that takes place in a particular area or topic.
     *   Application requirements: 1,000 word description of your learning content and inclusion of optional supplementary materials that help visualize the proposed learning content, programs, or activities.


  *   Stage Two: Badge Design and Technical Proposals (http://dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-stage-2.php)
     *   Deadline:  January 12, 2012
     *   Who should apply: Organizations, teams, or individuals skilled in design that are interested in submitting an early prototype for badge systems. These applicants will focus their designs on the content and programs proposed by either Stage One applicants or Digital Media and Learning Competition Collaborators (including Intel, Microsoft, NASA, Department of Education, American Library Association, Department of Labor, Department of Veteran Affairs, and more).
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Application requirements: Visual materials that graphically represent the proposed badge system, as well as a 1,500 word written description of how the badge system will perform. Mozilla’s Open Badge Infrastructure makes it easy to issue, display, and manage badges, and as such, platforms proposed by Stage Two applicants must work within the Open Badge Infrastructure standards and APIs (http://openbadges.org<http://openbadges.org/>). Applicants are also encouraged to develop software and widgets that extend the Open Badge Infrastructure.


  *   Stage Three: Match-making and Finals (http://dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-stage-3.php)
     *   Stage 3 Meeting: February 28-29, 2012
     *   No application needed--finalists from Stages One and Two will be selected to advance.  Stage Three pairs Stage Two finalists with Stage One finalists and/or collaborators, to form comprehensive teams who will work together to finalize collaborative badge proposals.



Mandy Dailey
Director of Administration, HASTAC and the HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Competition

Duke University
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Durham, NC 27708

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