Another example of interesting trends in the Open Data galaxy. Although giving frequent flyer miles of AmEx points might be more appreciated than "badges."
Today, we’re announcing plans for a School of Data. The School will be a joint venture between the Open Knowledge Foundation and Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU). We also welcome other organizations who would like to participate — see below for more on this.
The School of Data will adopt the successful peer-to-peer learning
model established by P2PU and Mozilla in their ‘School of Webcraft’
partnership. Learners will progress by taking part in ‘learning
challenges’ – series of structured, achievable tasks, designed to
promote collaborative and project-based learning.
As learners gain skills, their achievements will be rewarded through
assessments which lead to badges. Community support and on-demand
mentoring will also be available for those who need it.
http://blog.okfn.org/2012/02/08/announcing-the-school-of-data/--tom johnson
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