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==Infrastructure Technical Documentation==
<h2>Infrastructure Technical Documentation</h2>
 
<h3>STATUS</h3>
===STATUS===
<ul><li> Currently in: <b>BETA1</b>, September 15th, 2011  (<a href="https://github.com/mozilla/openbadges/"><b>Source Code</b></a>)
* Currently in: '''BETA1''', September 15th, 2011  ([https://github.com/mozilla/openbadges/ '''Source Code'''])
</li><li> Next Up: <b>Public Beta</b>, April 2012
* Next Up: '''Public Beta''', April 2012
</li></ul>
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<h3> Mozilla Open Badge Infrastructure (OBI)  </h3>
=== Mozilla Open Badge Infrastructure (OBI)  ===
<p><b>BACKGROUND / FRAMING</b> <br /> <i>Why Are We Doing This?</i>
 
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'''BACKGROUND / FRAMING''' <br> ''Why Are We Doing This?''
<ul><li>Learners are learning everywhere -- but most of that learning doesn't count
 
</li><li>Exploring badges as an alternative accreditation/credentialing system
*Learners are learning everywhere -- but most of that learning doesn't count
</li><li>Must avoid more silos
*Exploring badges as an alternative accreditation/credentialing system
</li><li>To truly support learners learning everywhere == support badges issued from multiple issuers across the Web
*Must avoid more silos
</li><li>To optimize the value of those badges, need to be remixable and shareable with many different audiences/sites
*To truly support learners learning everywhere == support badges issued from multiple issuers across the Web
</li><li>Need a supporting infrastructure to standardize the process and support each user collecting badges from multiple users and sharing subcollections out across various displayers.
*To optimize the value of those badges, need to be remixable and shareable with many different audiences/sites
</li><li>This infrastructure needs to be open and as decentralized as possible to give learners control and support
*Need a supporting infrastructure to standardize the process and support each user collecting badges from multiple users and sharing subcollections out across various displayers.
*This infrastructure needs to be open and as decentralized as possible to give learners control and support the entire ecosystem
 
''Description'' <br> Enabling learners to earn badges wherever they're learning across the web requires support for multiple individual badge issuers. Empowering learners to use their badges as legitimate credentials requires support for sharing of badges across many display sites. The Open Badges framework is designed to allow any learner to collect badges from multiple sites, tied to a single identity, and then share them out across various sites -- from their personal blog
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