WeeklyUpdates/2014-02-10: Difference between revisions

The Open Badges team will be making 4 big announcements at this week's [http://www.reconnectlearning.org/summit/ Summit to Reconnect Learning]:  

*'''Big Players to issue Open Badges:''' We will be announcing 5 new, large organizations that will be committing to exploring the integration of Open Badges within their communities and platforms. The names are confidential until this Thursday, so we will fill you in on next week or keep an eye on @OpenBadges for real-time updates.

*'''Cities of Learning 2014:''' We will be announcing 10 cities who are committing to implementing the Cities of Learning (COL) badging model, based on the success of the Chicago Summer of Learning initiative last year.

*'''Cities of Learning Tech Package:''' To support the Cities of Learning initiative, we will be announcing the COL Tech package that will be powered by Mozilla, Digital Youth Network, and additional partners. This will include access to a shared technology infrastructure built off BadgeKit's foundational tools to support each cities' badge system needs.  

*'''Badge Alliance:''' We will be announcing a new alliance that is forming to support the growing Open Badges ecosystem. More details to come next week.