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TIG Badges: Inspiring Global Learning & Citizenship - Michael Furdyk & Liam O’Doherty

Social Networking for Social Good since 2000

At the intersection of three major trends…

To empower young people to understand and act on the world’s greatest challenges

Our Mission

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Action Tools

Resources

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Youth Media

freedom of expression intellectual property

arms control genocide youth violence HIV/AIDS

child and maternal mortality mental health

sexuality sports substance abuse animal rights climate change

sustainable development digital

citizenship digital divide media literacy child

labour CSR food security labour rights

migration poverty educational technology

global education experiential learning

language global citizenship

Global Issues

TIGed: Bridging Formal & Informal Learning

TIG Badges: Initial Experimentation

24 badges, 10,361 issued in 1 year

Examples of Current Badges: Basic & Fusion

What’s Next? Our goals with DML funding:

• Expand badges with levels

• Enhance badges with badge quests

• Enrich partnerships, programs, and online learning platform with custom badges

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Start an Initiative, contribute to 4 others

Upload 3 videosStart 5 threads with atleast 10 replies each

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Create or attend 5 eventsPost 3 opportunities

Support 5 organizations

Post 3 audio blogs

Future Fusion Badge Possibilities

Badge Quests: Guided Learning & Exploration

Example Quest Criteria: Global Explorer Badge

• Make 2 commitments to individual action on a global issue

• Mutual friendships with 5 members outside member’s country

• Share a resource & select 3 organizations to support

• Submit a photo or art piece to the Global Gallery

Create-Your-Own Badges for Partner Programs

Questions, Issues, and Challenges to Explore

• Are members seeking badges explicitly or simply earning them for activity they’d already do?

• How can badge quests support exploration of our vast web site features and resources?

• How can badges be integrated into and customized for mobile applications?

Why Support TakingITGlobal?

• Working with a vibrant partner network

• Connecting badges to challenge-based learning

• Exploring and showcasing new badging methods