Makewaves is an international online platform that awards digital badges to recognize students' achievements and encourages social learning. Over 53,000 badges have been awarded to 26,000 students from 1,400 schools for completing challenges. Students enjoy discovering new badges and helping each other learn. The platform allows schools to share their learning and creativity through open badges.
1. A community of schools sharing their
learning and creativity with Open Badges
2. safe social learning
An international
platform for young
people to find exciting
challenges, connect
with others and build a
digital record of their
achievements through
badges.
10. Badge Club
Students love to
discover and earn badges
and help each other
‘One of the biggest impacts
we have seen is the
eagerness of children to get
involved and try something
new.’ Matt Rogers, Teacher
This shows the Makewaves homepage, some of the national badge missions that young people can take. Young people can also interact via mobiles and the Makewaves app.
Parliament Education Service have a hub on Makewaves which we manage, engage young people in two way dialogue around issues such as education, political literacy, the media, health and wellbeing.
Exanple – office of Gordon & Sarah Brown
Why Open Badges are different. The data they carry about how the young person has earned them, From Mozilla , Based on gaming incentives.
Badges on students’ pages, in members’ newsfeed and in public library. Evidence unique to their own activity.
Badges created by partners and by other schools can be found in the public badge library on Makewaves. This is just a snapshot of that. Learner-led. Schools – track achievement and all types of learning & engagement.
Evidence can be rich media – social media tools of Makewaves,
Young oeople can se which members have chosen to take a badge. Mexican wave effect. Young people are notified when a friend / clasmate earns a badge. Quality not quantity.
